Category Archives: Travel

Creative Nudge – A Walk in the Garden

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Luana

Last week Sophie and I were in New York City for her Spring Break. We go to the Metropolitan Art Museum every time we are there, and now it is Sophie who insists that we add it to our itinerary. … Continue reading →

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Happy Easter….Happy Spring!

Posted on April 2, 2018 by Luana

This week I’ve been in New York City with Sophie during her Spring Break. We visited some of our suppliers, bought some embroidered trims for eQuilter, enjoyed the Parks and Gardens exhibit at the Met Art Museum, visited the Macys … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Big City Girls

Posted on March 28, 2018 by Luana

This week Sophie and I are spending Spring Break in New York City. (Where I lived and worked in the fashion industry.) Sophie has been working as a sound technician in theater at her high school, so we are taking … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Spring is Here!

Posted on March 21, 2018 by Luana

Today was the Spring Equinox here in the Northern Hemisphere. (and Happy Fall Equinox to our friends Down Under!) For those of you on the East Coast enduring your 4th Nor’Easter, I thought I’d send you some Spring Floral Cheer … Continue reading →

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Notes from QuiltCon & Registration Reminders

Posted on February 26, 2018 by Luana

In the world of trendwatching, it is important to note the existence of something called “An Idea Whose Time Has Come”. Several years ago when Midcentury Modern Design was sweeping the Home Dec and Fashion industries, the Modern Quilt Guild … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – The Molas of Fumiko Nakayama

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Luana

One of the featured artists at the Tokyo Quilt Festival was Fumiko Nakayama, who is a master artisan and teacher of the Mola reverse applique technique, which is the traditional art form of the Guna people of Panama. The large … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Cherry Blossoms & Bubbles

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Luana

Having just returned from the Tokyo Quilt Festival, I am just starting to go through all my photos of the beautiful quilts. As I mentioned in the Saturday night newsletter, there is more machine quilting and also an indirect Modern … Continue reading →

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Hello from Tokyo

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Luana

Today I am flying home from the Tokyo Quilt Festival, where I’ve been photographing the quilt exhibits and meeting with Japanese quilters. It snowed right before I arrived, and it has been very cold here! There is a huge shift … Continue reading →

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Hello from California

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Luana

Today I am writing to you from Ontario California, at the Road to California quilt show. This morning I had a meeting with Carolyn Reese who has been running the show since 1996, and her grandson Matt who has purchased … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – King of the Serengeti

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Luana

One of the great joys of photographing wild animals, is when you have that face-to-face moment in the wilderness – when your eyes meet with that noble wild creature. Up until now, my most profoundly intimate wild animal moments had … Continue reading →

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