Category Archives: Trends

Superhero Quilts

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Luana

To the Conscious Holiday Consumer: We are not going to flood your inbox with obnoxious Black Friday emails. Aren’t you glad? 🙂 Instead we are going to share photos and videos and insights from Quilt Festival in Houston. 2% of … Continue reading →

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BLUE – A Trend or a Classic?

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Luana

If you were in Houston last week, you could not fail to notice the presence of BLUE…. The huge Sapphire Quilt Collection was a centerpiece for the show, giving one a complete immersion experience walking into a vertical cube of … Continue reading →

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Turn Your Clocks Back – Houston Part 2

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Luana

Daylight Savings ends at 2 am Sunday (tonight) so turn your clock back one hour and enjoy that extra hour of SLEEP. Here is Part 2 of our Quilt Market Preview. If you missed Part 1, you can still check … Continue reading →

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Hello from Houston!

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Luana

We’ve just finished our first day of Quilt Market, and we wanted to share some of the most exciting collections with you. These are all on order, so watch the newsletters over the next few months to see when they … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Avian Peril

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Luana

There’s a lot going on in the news these days, but I bet many of you were shocked by the report from the Cornell Ornithology Lab that nearly 3 billion birds have disappeared from North America in the last 50 … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – A Colour Study from Wales

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Luana

Today I am uploading my first set of photos from the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham. You can find this on my photo page. There will be more to come! Also here I’d like to introduce you to Nicholas Ball, … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – African Prints

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Luana

It All Starts with the Fabric… Tonight I am writing to you from…Newark Airport! My first 2 flights from Birmingham to Shannon were fine, but there was a weather delay at Newark and now I am waiting for a replacement … Continue reading →

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Birmingham Festival of Quilts

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Luana

It is Saturday night here in England, and I spent my 3rd and final day at the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham. Last night we had a wonderful networking dinner with European SAQA members, and they shared some exciting news: … Continue reading →

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Creative Nudge – Quilt National 2019

Posted on May 31, 2019 by Luana

Sunday I got home from Quilt National at the Dairy Barn in Athens Ohio. (Monday I put Sophie on a plane to Italy – her high school orchestra is touring and performing in 4 European countries!) Now I have some … Continue reading →

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Quilt Market Preview – Part 2, and Quilt National

Posted on May 28, 2019 by Luana

Tonight I am writing to you from Athens Ohio, where I attended the star-studded opening of Quilt National at the Dairy Barn Arts Center! For art quilters, this is considered the pinnacle of a career to get into this show. … Continue reading →