In my travels around the world to quilt festivals, I have met some of the most amazing creative geniuses. My “job” as I see it, is to share that talent and inspiration with all of you.
One of those people is MJ Kinman, who I met in Houston last year. I saw her large gemstone quilts and was just blown away. I ordered a large quantity of her Gemstone Quilt Patterns and it turned out you all agreed with me! Because we are setting up an eQuilter Workshop program in our classroom, I asked if she would come and teach in our space. She said yes! Her workshop “Treasure Hunting” will be offered on Sat & Sun, Oct 6 & 7, 2018.
Registration for this workshop is OPEN NOW…
along with Lea McComas’ 2 Portrait Workshops in July.
MJ is really interested in the Creative Process, not just the nuts and bolts of how to teach her gemstone quilt techniques. She is very generous and enthusiastic about sharing her ideas. This is going to be an introductory workshop and we hope to have her back again for a longer in-depth creative retreat. She suggests using Gradients (Ombres), Solids and Hand-Dyes for these quilts. Of course we stock all of these categories in depth, in yardage and precuts, for your convenience.
As you can see by the calendar below, we are trying to set up a regular schedule of talented national teachers to come share their ideas, techniques and inspiration in our 15,000 sq ft warehouse. We’ve already hosted Lisa Walton, the first international president of SAQA. So many people have come into the classroom, seen the project we made in Lisa’s workshop, and wished they had come.
So please come and join us!
We are delighted to host both local and out-of-state workshop attendees, and you can stay in the beautiful Hampton Inn with our corporate discount.
Now you may have noticed from my calendar that I am going to Sweden next week. Yes! It’s true!
I will be there for 2 weeks and I’ll tell you all about it, and of course I’ll be taking lots of photos to share. I am going to be doing some design research in my spare time as a parent chaperone.
If you live in Sweden and want to connect while I am there, please send us an email.
I want to meet you for Fika!
You can find my photos from Quilt Canada on my photo pages now. Many thanks to Gabi for sharing that link in her Quilt Art News. Feel free to share links to Quilt Photos on my photo pages – they are there for YOU.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
Enjoy artist interviews, tutorials, and quilt festival tours, on our eQuilter Video Page.
eQuilter Classroom & Event Calendar:
June 20 – Love Your Mother notification emails go out.
June 23 – eQuilter Charity Sewing Day & Sophie’s Sweet 16 Party! (Please RSVP)
July 16 – 20 – Lea McComas Workshops @ eQuilter
Sept 14-19 – Betty Busby FRCQ workshops @ eQuilter
Oct 6-7 – M.J. Kinman Gemstone Quilt workshop @ eQuilter
Dec 2 – CQC workshop Victoria Findlay Wolfe @ eQuilter
Luana’s Travel Calendar:
June 27 – July 11 – Sweden
Aug 5-12 – London & Birmingham UK Festival of Quilts
Sept 8 – Color Marketing Group – Wash DC
Nov 13-19, 2018 – POLAR BEAR Tour
Dec 23 – Jan 4 – China
