Category Archives: Travel

Guatemalan Textile School

Posted on March 4, 2020 by Luana

Here is another quilt from QuiltCon, with a weaving technique and colors that remind me of Guatemalan yarn-dyed fabrics. The quiltmaker Kyona Nason explains in her artist statement for “Afterglow” that she is exploring Lorie Cranor’s interweaving techniques, merging two … Continue reading →

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Leap Thinking

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Luana

When I was a kid we had a thick clothbound storybook, with one short story per page for every day of the year. I read this beloved book every night before I went to sleep. It followed the life of … Continue reading →

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QuiltCon Review

Posted on February 26, 2020 by Luana

Having just returned from QuiltCon in Austin TX, I wanted to tell you about the show and give you a taste of the quilts we saw. Here is a detail shot of Terry S. Peart’s quilt “Seasons”. She wrote “In … Continue reading →

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Free eQuilter Pattern – Hot Air Balloons at Sunrise

Posted on February 24, 2020 by Luana

This breathtaking view features a hot air balloon launch at dawn, over fields of Lavender in full bloom. Our Free Quilt Pattern invites you to imagine being in one of those jeweltone balloons ascending into a brilliant sunrise, with the … Continue reading →

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Free eQuilter Pattern – Mountain Vistas

Posted on February 21, 2020 by Luana

Enjoy a Southwest Mountain Landscape in this week’s Exclusive Free Quilt Pattern. Northcott’s scenic wilderness panel captures this glorious mountain landscape with exquisite colors and textures. The focus panel is elegantly surrounded by Northcott’s famous Stonehenge textured coordinates, pieced in … Continue reading →

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QuiltCon, Modern Quilts, and Diamond Quilt Workshop

Posted on February 17, 2020 by Luana

Here in Colorado we’ve had a ridiculous amount of snow in the first half of the month – but we’re having a sunny break from Winter this weekend. Our 2 weeks of almost nonstop snow has created some ginormous icicles … Continue reading →

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My Latest BIG Project!

Posted on February 10, 2020 by Luana

I’d like to give you a preview of a project I’ve been working on for awhile. In 2018 I was invited to curate an exhibit in 2020 for the International Quilt Museum (IQM) in Lincoln Nebraska. It was originally because … Continue reading →

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Traveling Day!

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Luana

Luana and Sophie are in transit today so watch for their photos and post-show report from the Tokyo quilt Festival in the Wednesday newsletter! sharing your Passion for Fabric… Luana and Paul See my Flickr Photo Pages for travel images, … Continue reading →

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Hello from Tokyo!

Posted on January 27, 2020 by Luana

Sophie and I arrived in Tokyo at Narita Airport after an 11 hour nonstop flight. Over the years it has gotten so much easier to get to this show at the Tokyo Dome. It used to take 2 flights and … Continue reading →

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Felting, Genealogy, Bob Ross and Tokyo

Posted on January 20, 2020 by Luana

Many thanks to felting teacher Dawn Edwards and our new friends at the Handweavers Guild! After a rollicking good time with the felting fanatics in our classroom this week, I am tying up loose ends in preparation for our trip … Continue reading →

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