Category Archives: Quilts

Just Around the Corner

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Luana

After a year-and-a-half of severe restrictions on visitation, this last week I was finally able to start visiting my mom again in her room at the nursing home. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted. We had several … Continue reading →

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Rustling in the Bushes at Midnight

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Luana

If you’ve been reading our newsletters for awhile, perhaps you’ve found your way to my photo pages and our video pages. Over the years I’ve photographed a lot of quilt shows, and interviewed a lot of quilters! One of the … Continue reading →

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Honoring Native Land

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Luana

Several years ago I experienced, for the first time, the practice of honoring the indigenous tribes on whose land we stand. This first time was when I was at Quilt Canada, and it struck me so deeply to hear that … Continue reading →

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Portland – Sorry We Got Your Weather

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Luana

There is still a lot of online activity for quilting events, but we’re seeing ‘in-person’ events on the horizon and it is exciting to think about coming together again. I have been enjoying local, state, regional, national and international online … Continue reading →

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Dripping With Color

Posted on June 23, 2021 by Luana

We love our magazines, don’t we? We quilters are so tactile…when the demise of print magazines was predicted, we just kept on caressing those glossy pages, swishing through the images, and soaking up all that eye candy on the printed … Continue reading →

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Summer Came Early

Posted on June 21, 2021 by Luana

This time of year is the best time to snap up seasonal Christmas and Halloween prints. Our suppliers consider these “one and done” which means they do not reprint most of these holiday designs. Currently we have over 400 Christmas … Continue reading →

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Free eQuilter Pattern – Country Home Dreamscapes

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Luana

This week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern invites you to enter artist Ira Kennedy’s dreamy landscape, imagining yourself in another place and time. It may remind you of your ancestors homesteading on a beautiful and wild piece of land, or … Continue reading →

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A Summer of Love

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Luana

Most of us are feeling pretty optimistic now, as Summertime has arrived, we are getting vaccinated, public venues are opening up, we are seeing old friends and beloved family IN PERSON after such a long time! Many of us are … Continue reading →

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Memorial Day Remembrances

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Luana

For many of us in the US, the long Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of Summer. Memorial Day takes on a whole new meaning this year, for those who have lost loved ones in the pandemic year. We remember … Continue reading →

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Your Free Quilt Pattern – Kittens for Halloween

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Luana

Adorable Kitten Fairies are playing Hide-and-Seek in orange Pumpkins, chasing Autumn leaves and striking a cute pose, in this week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern. To make this 53″ x 53″ quilt design, you will fussy cut the Halloween main … Continue reading →

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