Here in Colorado
we’ve had a ridiculous amount of snow in the first half of the month – but
we’re having a sunny break from Winter this weekend. Our 2 weeks of almost nonstop
snow has created some ginormous icicles around town! However Spring is almost
right around the corner and it is going to be a gorgeous Spring season here,
with all the moisture.
I spent Valentines Day at the hospital with my mom, fortunately a minor injury
but it required a trip to the ER, XRays and a splint. Mom has had several falls
and is in a nursing home, so our time together is precious.
As I mentioned a week ago, I am curating an exhibit at IQM in Lincoln Nebraska,
that will open on June 26. If there is a chance you can come to the opening
reception, please save the date!
We still have room in MJ Kinman’s class for her stunning Elizabeth
Diamond quilt. MJ’s gemstone patterns have been runaway best sellers
for us, especially since she taught here in late 2018. We are offering a
special “Rainbow Unicorn”
multicolor version of the diamond, an eQuilter exclusive, and we will be
cutting class kits for the Rainbow and Blue versions of the diamond if you
order in advance. If you are still thinking about this class, NOW IS THE TIME TO SIGN UP if you’d
like us to cut a kit for you before the class. Check out MJ’s video about the exclusive Rainbow Unicorn Diamond quilt
here. We will also have a special eQuilter fabric gift for all workshop
attendees.
eQuilter is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of QuiltCon
in Austin this year, and watch out for our full page ad in the QuiltCon
Magazine that just arrived here this week. It has been so rewarding to closely
follow the growth of the MQG over the years, and to personally water many
Modern seeds around the world. It was originally my idea to start a Modern
category in Quilt Canada for instance, and we have sponsored that category
every since. When I travel and lecture about quilt trends, I spend a good chunk
of time showing and telling what Modern Quilting is all about, and how it is
changing each year. There has been a lot of overlap between Modern and Art
Quilting, which is my particular interest.
This year is shaping up to be very busy in terms of my traveling to lecture
about “International Quilt Trends”. I know many of you have come to
my power point lecture at events around the world, when I review the most
trend-setting quilts by cutting edge artists. See my travel schedule below, to
see if you can attend one of my lectures this year!
In the meantime check out my photo page for
the recent Tokyo Quilt Festival, and past QuiltCon
exhibits. I will be at the award ceremony in Austin Weds night, and walking the
show Thursday and Friday. Hope to see you there!
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
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Classroom:
March 6-8 – MJ Kinman – “Unicorn
Rainbow” & “Elizabeth Diamond” Gemstone Workshop
April 13-15 2020 – Susan
Carlson
June 1-5 2020 – Paula Nadelstern – Kaleidoscopes & Quilts
Luana’s Travel Calendar:
Feb 19-22 – QuiltCon
in Austin TX
Mar 18-27 – World Wilderness Congress – Jaipur India – Lecture & Panel
June 17-21 – Quilt Canada – Edmonton (Lecture 6/19)
June 26 – Intl Quilt Museum – Lincoln NE – Exhibit Opening & Lecture
July 29 – Aug 2 – “Love
Your Mother” in Birmingham UK (Lecture 8/1)
Oct 16-17 – Visions Art Museum – San Diego (Lecture 10/16)
