Our fabulous Christmas Party Animals are back, just in time for your Holiday projects. These Wild animals are full of personality, dressed in hand-knit sweaters, hats and scarves, holding holiday party drinks with festive backgrounds.
To make this 69″ x 69″ quilt design, you will start with the absolutely delightful 43″ x 44″ panel featuring blocks with Zebra, Cheetah, Hippo, Lion, Giraffe, Gorilla, Rhino, Leopard and Chimp. Add coordinating the Party Animals Border Stripe and three Hoffman Hand Dyes to complete the border and binding.
PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping when you order the fabrics for this exquisite quilt pattern (orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).
Order the pattern as configured, or customize it to your liking with any of our thousands of fabrics. Just place your desired fabrics in your Wish List, and these fabrics will appear in the Fabric Selector below the pattern.
As I have mentioned before, our house is full of dogs and cats. This week we are coming to terms with the fact that our 2 yr old Rosie is going to be a special needs doggie. Our boy Leo is turning 10 soon so we just hope he lives a long healthy life. Rosie has epilepsy, and we’ve had a lot of visits to the vet in the last several months. But she is the sweetest girl and we love her so much so….we will take care of her. I know many of you can relate, with similar pet situations.
In 2 weeks I’ll be in Houston, celebrating the talent and beauty created by fellow artists! I have 2 pieces in the show, and I will be at the Soul Stories gallery talks on Friday and Saturday at 2 pm. Please make a note in your schedule to come to one of those talks. I am excited to share this talented group of artists with you.
Travel/Lecture Dates: Oct 9-12 – Houston Quilt Festival – Soul Stories Nov 2-6 – Art Quilt Tahoe – Independent Study Nov 7-10 – Sacred Threads – Indianapolis – Art & Activism lecture Nov 21-23 – Taiwan Quilt Festival – Taipei – Feature Artist & Speaker Dec 10 – Canadian Quilt Association – Zoom Lecture – Intl Quilt Trends Feb 2 – SAQA Europe/Middle East – Zoom Lecture Feb 18-21 – QuiltCon – Raleigh NC
Capture the magic of a Full Moon rising on a wild horizon, in tonight’s Free Quilt Pattern, featuring one of our most beloved exclusive eQuilter scenic panels.
To make this 71″ x 55″ quilt design, you will start with the stunning nighttime Moonlit Forest panel, which captures a luminous moon against a forest silhouette. Then use our cobalt blue Celestial Galaxy print, with Solid Black to create the pieced borders.
This reminds us of Summertime camping trips…sleeping under a velvet black sky and watching falling stars shoot across a the Milky Way Galaxy on the Southern horizon. What memories might this spark for you, or a fellow star-gazer?
Order the pattern as configured, or customize it to your liking with any of our thousands of fabrics. Just place your desired fabrics in your Wish List, and these fabrics will appear in the Fabric Selector below the pattern.
Ten days ago I was in Tucson at the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum for the Camouflage exhibit reception. It was a super fast trip because I have too many pots on the stove (so to speak) right now, but it was a glorious 24 hours. I had been to this museum about 9 years ago, and always wanted to go back. One of the reasons was because of its proximity to the Saguaro National Parkland, but also the museum is set in a huge botanic garden full of desert flora. At the end of summer the gardens are full of blooming cacti, and buzzing with many kinds of pollinators. I was also tickled to see a quail family come skittering out of the underbrush as the sun set.
One of our great inspiration opportunities is travel, and often it is the landscape and the local flora and fauna that delight us the most. In this case it was a chance to wander through a wonderland of statuesque saguaro, stickery cacti, and the kind of chittering birds who come out as the sun drops along with the temperature.
I stayed as the staffed cleaned up after the party, and caught a ride with the director of the art institute. We shared our love of sunset and landscapes so she took me on a scenic back road so we could enjoy the golden hour and the colors of the sky reflected on the red rocks.
Here I share some of my photos from that afternoon, and I hope it will inspire you to get out and gather inspiration from the turning colors of the Fall season. Fall landed with a thump on Monday here in Colorado – with up to a foot of snow in the high country – and a dark monsoon rain with overnight temps in the 40s. Today we had a steady soaking rain, and as I drove home, I enjoyed the brilliant golden-greens of the wet landscape that is just starting to turn colors.
Enjoy the colors of your season, wherever you are!
Sharing our passion for fabric…and cats! Luana & Paul
Travel/Lecture Dates: Oct 9-12 – Houston Quilt Festival – Soul Stories Nov 2-6 – Art Quilt Tahoe – Independent Study Nov 7-10 – Sacred Threads – Indianapolis – Art & Activism lecture Nov 21-23 – Taiwan Quilt Festival – Taipei – Feature Artist & Speaker Dec 10 – Canadian Quilt Association – Zoom Lecture – Intl Quilt Trends Feb 2 – SAQA Europe/Middle East – Zoom Lecture Feb 18-21 – QuiltCon – Raleigh NC
Our fabulous Gilded Stallion Horse panel is back in stock, with delicately gilded detail and curled, windswept mane. Set your quilt free with this gallant horse’s spirit.
To make this 57″ x 68″ quilt design, you will start with the central 30″ x 44″ Gilded Horse Portrait panel. Then combine three Hoffman Hand Dyes to piece the borders and dynamic blocks. This gorgeous artwork is a delight for a true horse lover.
PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping when you order the fabrics for this exquisite quilt pattern (orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).
Order the pattern as configured, or customize it to your liking with any of our thousands of fabrics. Just place your desired fabrics in your Wish List, and these fabrics will appear in the Fabric Selector below the pattern.
Congratulations to all the big winners in the Houston Quilt Festival, which were announced last Monday. Caryl Bryer-Fallert Gentry was the winner of the eQuilter Master Award, and Ricky Tims won Best of Show. I look forward to seeing all the fantastic quilts in person in 2.5 weeks!
Monday is the Fall Equinox, so this weekend is truly the end of Summer. Do you find that you are drawn to a different palette of colors as the leaves begin to turn, and the air cools at night? Perhaps you will experiment with new textures in your projects, or play with new embellishments? Trying new things is what keeps textile art and quiltmaking fun…and fresh.
If you have not tried a magazine for new ideas, the turning of the season might be the perfect time to consider something unique? I have my favorites (Quilting Arts and Art Quilting Studio) and I look forward to new techniques whenever a new issue lands on my desk. What is your favorite magazine?
Travel/Lecture Dates: Oct 9-12 – Houston Quilt Festival – Soul Stories Nov 2-6 – Art Quilt Tahoe – Independent Study Nov 7-10 – Sacred Threads – Indianapolis – Art & Activism lecture Nov 21-23 – Taiwan Quilt Festival – Taipei – Feature Artist & Speaker Dec 10 – Canadian Quilt Association – Zoom Lecture – Intl Quilt Trends Feb 2 – SAQA Europe/Middle East – Zoom Lecture Feb 18-21 – QuiltCon – Raleigh NC
Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern features a closeup golden retriever puppy, surrounded by our puppy blocks stripe with a variety of cute and cuddly puppies.
To make this 62″ x 72″ quilt design, you will start with the beautiful 34″ x 44″ golden panel, then miter our puppy stripe along with solid black to piece the borders.
PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping when you order the fabrics for this exquisite quilt pattern (orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).
Order the pattern as configured, or customize it to your liking with any of our thousands of fabrics. Just place your desired fabrics in your Wish List, and these fabrics will appear in the Fabric Selector below the pattern.
We are very aware that many of you are dedicated Crazy Cat Ladies (and Lads), with kitty assistants lolling across your current quilt projects on your sewing machines. Yes many of you are dog lovers as well, but this is an Ode to the Ailurophiles out there. You know who you are.
I got my first dog at 5 years old, but I picked out my first cat at a pet shop when I was about 12 years old. I picked out an adult rescue cat and brought it back to my home which for some reason my mother accepted. The shop keeper told me it was a boy, so I named him Timothy. However as the weeks went by and Timothy’s belly swelled with mysterious wiggles, we suspected that he was a she. Yes in fact Timothy had kittens a few weeks later which was a shock and delight. That was back in the day, before we knew to spay cats.
Now our daughter is away at college and has an apartment. A year ago she got herself a 5 year old rescue kitty named Grapefruit, whom she adores. Grapefruit is a grey, peach and cream calico.
And here’s a funny story….when Paul and I first met in 1994, we each had 2 cats. He had 2 British Shorthairs. I had a tuxedo and a tabby. So our first home together had 4 cats. And multiple lint brushes. Now we have 2 dogs and 3 rescue cats. We adore our furry family and we can see from all the cat and dog fabrics that you collect…that you share our devotion to fuzzy friends.
Fellow crazy cat lads & ladies can join my Fabriholic Kitty Club on Facebook, where you can post as many cat photos, memes and videos as you like, and nobody will unfriend you. Meow!
Sharing our passion for fabric…and cats! Luana & Paul
Travel/Lecture Dates: Oct 9-12 – Houston Quilt Festival – Soul Stories Nov 2-6 – Art Quilt Tahoe – Independent Study Nov 7-10 – Sacred Threads – Indianapolis – Art & Activism lecture Nov 21-23 – Taiwan Quilt Festival – Taipei – Feature Artist & Speaker Dec 10 – Canadian Quilt Association – Zoom Lecture – Intl Quilt Trends Feb 2 – SAQA Europe/Middle East – Zoom Lecture Feb 18-21 – QuiltCon – Raleigh NC
Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern features our delightful portrayal of colorful Songbirds and florals in illuminated stained-glass style on fabric. These beautiful birds are perched in a garden landscape backdrop, with intricate branches, leaves & flowers.
To make this 54″ x 63″ quilt design, you will start with the magnificent 37″ x 44″ stained glass bird panel, then piece the diamond and square blocks with sunny coordinates, which pop out against the solid black background. A blue Hoffman Hand-Dye frames the panel and provides a coordinating outer border.
PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping when you order the fabrics for this exquisite quilt pattern (orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).
Order the pattern as configured, or customize it to your liking with any of our thousands of fabrics. Just place your desired fabrics in your Wish List, and these fabrics will appear in the Fabric Selector below the pattern.
As this email goes out, I’ll be flying home from Tucson Arizona. My butterfly quilt – “Uncompahgre Fritillary” – is in the SAQA Camouflage exhibit at the Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum through September 28.
I’ve put up several batches of photos in 3 albums, so you might want to take a peek at my photo pages online.
eQuilter is the sponsor of a $5K Master Award for the Houston Quilt Festival, and the big winners will be announced on Monday.
We are excited to see a new crop of stunning quilts in Houston, the second week of October. Please do note that this year Festival is earlier than usual – which means we can all stay home for Halloween this time.
Travel/Lecture Dates: Oct 9-12 – Houston Quilt Festival – Soul Stories Nov 2-6 – Art Quilt Tahoe – Independent Study Nov 7-10 – Sacred Threads – Indianapolis – Art & Activism lecture Nov 21-23 – Taiwan Quilt Festival – Taipei – Feature Artist & Speaker Dec 10 – Canadian Quilt Association – Zoom Lecture – Intl Quilt Trends Feb 2 – SAQA Europe/Middle East – Zoom Lecture Feb 18-21 – QuiltCon – Raleigh NC
