Category Archives: Travel

Creative Nudge – An Ornamental Age

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Luana

Last week while I was in Vienna, I took a one day trip to Budapest because I just had to have another look at the amazing Matthias Church. The reason I am so madly in love with this church is … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Pastel Confections

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Luana

Travel can bring us some of the most exciting inspirations for our creative work, and museums are often the fountainhead for a whole series of works that are inspired by another era. Knowing how many of you love to work … Continue reading →

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Danube Blues or Strauss March?

Posted on June 15, 2015 by Luana

This week I am writing to you from the musical city of Vienna in Austria. After saving up United points and hotel points all year, (free tickets! Whoo-hoo!) we are on a musical tour to celebrate Sam’s scholarship to music … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Diego and Frida

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Luana

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo had a powerfully intense creative relationship. It is hard to imagine how two such strong artistic personalities made a life together, but they both created a body of work that was strongly influenced by the … Continue reading →

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Nepal, Athens and Vienna

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Luana

Last week we were a corporate sponsor for a fundraiser for the Nepal Earthquake and Doctors Without Borders. On behalf of our customers, we made a $2000 donation targeted to relief efforts already on the ground in Nepal. The fundraiser … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – China Costume Exhibit

Posted on May 20, 2015 by Luana

I am writing to you from New York City, after a very inspiring weekend of Quilt Market, a New York design show, and the costume exhibit on China at the Metropolitan Museum. It was also one of those travel weeks … Continue reading →

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Quilt Market Previews – Part 1

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Luana

Twice a year when we go to Quilt Market, I am asked by so many people “Did you see anything new and exciting?” Of course there is *always* lots of great fabric that we know you’ll love, but the ultimate … Continue reading →

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Free Pattern – Springtime in Paris

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Luana

Travel back in time in with these glamorous retro girls, to the City of Light …and the romance of a blossoming Springtime in France. Stroll along the River Seine, to the Eiffel Tower, and linger at a charming sidewalk café … Continue reading →

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Monsoon May

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Luana

We seem to have entered the monsoon season here in Boulder – and we wish we could send some of this rain to you all in California! After our big floods a year and a half ago, we watch those … Continue reading →

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Sunshine in Portland

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Luana

By the time you read this, I’ll be at the Portland Airport, waiting to fly home from the SAQA Fiberlandia conference. Usually it rains in Portland, but they are having a drought too, so it was mild and sunny this … Continue reading →

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