Category Archives: Travel

Quilts for Guatemala, Hurricane Sandy and Colorado Fires

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Luana

Quilters know that the holiday season is all about GIVING…that's what we do best! Between our Hurricane Sandy Quilt Relief project, and my trip to support eQuilter's charity Mission of Love in Guatemala this week, I am appreciating the smiles … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Guatemalan Mission

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Luana

I have just completed my 3rd day in Guatemala, and it feels like I have been here for a week! I am here with one of our charities – Mission of Love – and the director Kathy Price who has … Continue reading →

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Guatemala City – Assessment Day at the Hospital

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Luana

Guatemala City: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_City     Today was one of those days where there was SO much packed into one day, by the end of the day it felt like "this morning" was yesterday!   Last night we had an organizational … Continue reading →

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A Story To Be Told

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Luana

  By the time you receive this newsletter, I will have flown down to Guatemala City today. I am catching a 6 am flight in Denver, so I can meet Kathy Price (director of Mission of Love) and a team … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Sandy Quilts – Setting Goals

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Luana

The Hurricane Sandy quilts are rolling into the Timeless Treasures warehouse in Roselle, New Jersey. They are also being dropped off in person at our eQuilter warehouse in Boulder Colorado. In the last week I've meet a couple of the … Continue reading →

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Quilters, Engineers and Rwanda….

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Luana

Last Friday I went to an Engineers Without Borders gathering for CU Engineering students, professors, and EWB donors. (like us!) Here is a link to a video showing one of the projects that eQuilter is directly supporting in Rwanda, with … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Quilt Nerd

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Luana

  Our first real snow of the season will arrive early Thursday morning, and the winds are blowing away the last few leaves clinging to our trees. Many of you have started holiday projects, but we still have an excellent … Continue reading →

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It’s a Small, Small World

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Luana

You've heard of the term " Six Degrees of Separation"? The more I travel, the smaller the world becomes, and lately I am thinking that Earth is just a series of connected villages on an orbiting spaceship. While on this … Continue reading →

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Day 7 – Weds Sept 26 – Leo Tolstoy House

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Luana

Late morning on Weds I visited Leo Tolstoy's city house. ( author of War and Peace, Anna Karenina, etc.) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy http://www.concierge.com/travelguide/moscow/seeanddo/500203 http://www.frommers.com/destinations/moscow/A34510.html http://www.ehow.com/how_2313357_visit-moscows-house-tolstoy.html   This was particularly interesting to me, after seeing the 2010 movie The Last Station, with Christopher … Continue reading →

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Day 7 – Weds Sept 26 – Fallen Monument Park

Posted on October 2, 2012 by Luana

My first stop Weds was the Fallen Monument Park, which is a Sculpture Garden near Krymsky Most Bridge and Peter the Great Ship Sculpture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallen_Monument_Park http://www.moscow-russia-insiders-guide.com/peter-the-great-statue-moscow.html The park has an area for contemporary artists to show and sell their new … Continue reading →

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