Category Archives: Quilts

Long Beach, Birmingham, Ohio, Rome and Moscow. Whew!

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Luana

Today was one of those glorious end-of-summer days that was filled with sunshine, mild temperatures, and lots of happy people in town for the USA Pro Cycling Challenge. The 6th stage was here today, and a Boulder athlete won the … Continue reading →

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Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Luana

This weekend I am writing to you from the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, England. It is the biggest quilt festival in Europe, and quilters come from all over Europe, and indeed from across the globe, to participate in this … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – A Scoop of Mashup

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Luana

  Imagine, if you will, that you were in a foreign country and you stumbled upon a candy shop with 1000 types of candy and chocolate, sitting in big glass jars. Imagine that you were so far away from home … Continue reading →

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Fire Quilts, Colorado Quilts and Hawaiian Quilts

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Luana

This week, thanks to our generous local quilters, Sam and I were able to have a truly remarkable experience. We were able to personally give several quilts to people who experienced a loss in the High Park fire in Fort … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Hemispheres and Applique

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Luana

Today as I was making final preparations for my long journey Down Under, I tried to explain to Sophie that since I was going south of the Equator, the season would be the opposite of our current season here in … Continue reading →

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A French Twist

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Luana

It is kind of surreal that in a few days I'll be starting my long journey to Australia. I leave Weds night, and arrive Friday the 13th! Ha! In case you missed my Creative Nudge Weds, I wanted to let … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Fusion of Yin and Yang

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Luana

One of the things I truly love about traveling to all these international quilt shows, is to see how the art and craft of quilting is mutating and expanding every year. I love seeing how techniques and ideas develop in … Continue reading →

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A World of Beauty

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Luana

One of the places that we see trends and new techniques popping up first is in the wealth of contemporary and international quilt magazines available to us today. This week we had magazines from 3 other continents, and these imported … Continue reading →

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A Time for Gratitude

Posted on November 20, 2011 by Luana

(above – Sophie with Paula Nadelstern)   I don't know about you, but I find the term "Black Friday" a little scary. Personally, I stay as far away from the crazy Black Friday crowds as possible. We'd like to spare … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Never Would Have Guessed

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Luana

My big Creative Nudge for you this week is that I've uploaded a bunch of quilt photos from the Houston Quilt Festival! Check out my photo page and you'll see over 100 photos uploaded so far – more on the … Continue reading →

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