Category Archives: Quilts

Trend Report from Birmingham Quilt Festival

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Luana

  I am writing to you this weekend from my hotel in Birmingham England, after attending the largest annual quilt festival in Europe. Bonnie McCaffery met me here, and we've walked the show and filmed several videos, reviewing quilt exhibits … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – A Story to Tell

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Luana

Those of you who have older kids have probably experienced "story fatigue" – when you tell a family legend and they roll their eyes and start reciting the tale along with you. But hey, some stories are worth telling again … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Hearts and Good Wishes

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Luana

Last week while I was at the Not Fade Away conference, someone asked me if we had received a 100 Good Wishes Quilt ("Bai-Jia-Bei") while we were waiting for Sophie's adoption. This is a Northern Chinese tradition of friends and … Continue reading →

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The Good Stuff

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Luana

Wow, I am on quilt overload! (In a GOOD way.) I am still processing all the information – visual and otherwise – that I took in on my trip last weekend. Between the 19th century quilts in the DAR Museum … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Sacred Threads

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Luana

My weeklong trip to Washington DC and New York City is coming to an end, and I am still marveling at the Sacred Threads exhibit I saw near Dulles Airport. It has been set up, literally as a labyrinth. When … Continue reading →

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DAR Museum Quilts

Posted on July 20, 2013 by Luana

What a difference a week makes! Last week I was distributing quilts to tornado survivors, and visiting neighborhoods that were wiped off the map by the big twister. This weekend I am in Washington DC, visiting the DAR Museum, and … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Fabric, Fabric Everywhere

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Luana

It is always amazing to me, how many creative things we can do with color and fabric. Just when I think I've seen the boundaries stretched as far as possible on what can be called a quilt, I go to … Continue reading →

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Tornado Quilts for Moore Oklahoma

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Luana

I am home from Oklahoma City, but I definitely brought back the visceral images of the tornado's destruction. After spending time in neighborhoods that had been reduced to twisted piles of rubble, and as I drove home into my own … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Tornado Quilts

Posted on July 10, 2013 by Luana

Today was one of those days that I will remember for the rest of my life. Today Sam and I flew to Oklahoma City, went to the Town Hall, starting spreading out some of the 400 donated quilts, and then … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma Update

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Luana

 This week our June 20th deadline arrived for Oklahoma Tornado Relief Quilts, and I was just blown away by the response we received. Wow, THANK YOU so much to all of you – individuals and groups – who very quickly … Continue reading →

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