Category Archives: Travel

The Healing Power of Stitch

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Luana

This week I’d like to introduce you to a remarkable organization called the Common Threads Project. It is an international group that exists to help those who have suffered the trauma of sexual and gender-based violence, so they can heal … Continue reading →

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Queen Takes Knight

Posted on February 24, 2021 by Luana

For those of you who joined me at QuiltCon over the weekend….wasn’t that glorious? We have to appreciate that it was happening during the crazy ice storm, and that QuiltCon staff in some cases had to evacuate to other locations … Continue reading →

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Pont des Arts – Bridge of Love

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Luana

I think we could all use a vacation right about now. Let’s imagine we are going to Paris for Valentine’s Day…to the Pont des Arts next to the Louvre. Lovers have been attaching padlocks to this pedestrian bridge, engraving locks … Continue reading →

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Looking to the Future

Posted on January 23, 2021 by Luana

Sewing in the time of COVID-19 – Week 45 There has been a lot of chatter and speculation about future quilt exhibits and quilt festivals, so I’ve spent the last week or two reaching out to organizers and trying to … Continue reading →

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Half a World Away

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Luana

One thing that I have learned in my travels around the world (49 countries so far…) is that women are the same the world over. Mothers, Sisters, Grandmothers, Daughters, and Aunties…we care deeply about each other, and especially for our … Continue reading →

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South of the Border

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Luana

My goal each week, when we send out this Midweek Creative Nudge, is to give you some inspirational juice to get you through the week. I see about 150,000 pieces of art each year, and choose less than 10% of … Continue reading →

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Spaceship Earth

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Luana

We are all traveling through space together on this beautiful blue marble – Spaceship Earth. All of us except the astronauts now on the International Space Station. Unless you’ve been living under a rock (which is possible during this pandemic) … Continue reading →

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While We Wait….

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Luana

The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides and in its depths it has its pearls too. – Vincent van Gogh with hope for the future…Luana and Paul Share Post:

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Profile Article – Luana Rubin – on Create Whimsy

Posted on October 24, 2020 by Luana

Here is a lovely profile article on Create Whimsy, if you’d like to read more about my life history and creative evolution. Thanks to the ladies at Create Whimsy for giving me a place to tell my story! They included … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Autumn Steam

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Luana

All Aboard for a bracing autumn ride on this vintage Steam Train – this week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Pattern Design! If you have a train buff in your life, now is a great time to start sewing this fantastic large … Continue reading →

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