This lavish Free Quilt Pattern features one of our most opulent and beloved collections with the rich jewel-tones and gold metallic highlights that were treasured by the Egyptian Pharoahs. Lapis Blue, Turquoise, Amethyst, Emerald, Garnet, Carnelian and Gold reflect the semiprecious & precious stones and metals that were valued in Ancient Egypt.
Cleopatra’s favorite gem was Emerald, and ancient Egyptians highly valued personal adornment. Egyptian jewelry was worn by women and men, from all social classes, especially after gold was discovered so their multicolored gemstones could be set in precious gold.
The kaleidoscope pieced blocks in this quilt design are set on point, and the papyrus stripe makes a detailed border. You will see the influence of Egyptian art and jewelry expressed in these detailed fabrics.
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This weekend I am writing to you from the Color Marketing Group color trend forecasting conference in Tucson Arizona. As I write this note to you, I am preparing to go out with my camera to capture the colors and images in the desert this afternoon. The Saguaro cacti have particularly captured my imagination, so I hope to photograph the cactus landscape at sunset and share the images in our exclusive eQuilter digital fabric collections in the future. (and on my photo pages)
At the CMG events, we don’t just talk about color trends. We talk about the events, the social changes, and consumer trends that drive color trends. It can be a cerebral exercise, but it is also intuitive and FUN! I am so appreciative of the amazing tool we have at eQuilter – that by presenting over 1000 new products each month – we have our finger on the pulse of trends like no other business in our industry. We can put out a product group on the weekend and react on Monday, to restock the items that have captured your imagination. We see that YOU too are trendwatchers and you enjoy riding the wave of new colors and new ideas in design. Then we can react and give you even more of what you want. It is a lovely symbiotic dance.
One of the biggest consumer trends is corporate ethics – consumers seeking out companies who are operating with integrity and making the world a better place. As you know, this has been part of our mission since 2000, when we started our charity program. Through our business we have raised over $1.6 million for our list of 7 charities, and also for non-profit arts organizations. Through our close partnerships with our charity organizations, we have distributed over 14K comfort quilts that you have made and donated. Together, we have truly made a difference for thousands of people in need. I thank you deeply for your support of our charitable programs.
As an artist, designer and retailer, I have been passionate about color in my work and creative life…forever. It is such a joy to be able to share that passion with all of you through our company. It is also a thrill to identify or predict a trend, invest in that trend, and then see you respond to the trend with enthusiasm. To walk through the aisles of our warehouse year after year and see the results of trends and colors that we share, is a joy. I hope that you find as much joy in our products and our company ethics, as we have in serving you.
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‘The Kiss’ is surrounded by Klimt coordinates, including Geometrics and Venetian Glass, richly ornamented with gold accents and gold spatter. These iconic design elements will forever say ‘Klimt’ to art lovers.
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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 your purchase will go to charity, as always.
Watch for our Thanksgiving Sale.
Thanks for your support of our family-owned business.
Here is a detail from Katalin Horvath’s “Aquaman” quilt, in the
Superhero and Comic category at Houston. The exhibit was full of superheroes
who fight for what’s right, and protect the innocent. There were some of these
quilts that I only knew about…because I have kids. “Adventure
Time”, the TARDIS, Zelda, Black Panther and Batman all made an appearance
here.
I think we live in a time where we and our kids need to be inspired by
superheroes. I applaud the quilters who contributed to this category. You made
me smile.
This week we have 2 video interviews with Jacqueline
de Jonge, from her visit to our classroom. Jacqueline is from the
Netherlands, and travels around the world teaching her special piecing
techniques. She is known for her brilliant color sense, and on top of that she
is a lovely human being.
Today I am traveling to Tucson for the Color Marketing Group annual conference.
This is a collaborative event where color trend experts gather from around the
world, to forecast color palettes that will affect design choices over the next
few years. Then I bring that forward vision back to eQuilter, to plan our
buying for the next year.
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
* The quilt shown is by Katalin Horvath, along with current in-stock fabrics
from the Rubin Design Studio.
Check out our 180 videos from international quilt festivals, PBS TV, artist and
curator interviews on our eQuilter Video
Page. Subscribe and catch the latest videos on our eQuilter YouTube
Channel.
This 57″ x 77″ design also uses a 2nd panel with vignette blocks for the quilt’s corners, then combines a gradient border and more peacocks to give a lush impression of peacocks everywhere!
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).
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This week we have 2
video interviews with Jacqueline
de Jonge, from her visit to our classroom. Jacqueline is from the
Netherlands, and travels around the world teaching her special piecing
techniques. She is known for her brilliant color sense, and on top of that she
is a lovely human being.
This week I am launching a GoFundMe fundraiser for Earthworks, the organization
that helped us when Sophie was poisoned in her school. The International Quilt
Museum asked to acquire my Rocky Mountain Poison quilt (premiered at the UN in
Geneva, seen by over 100K people) so I am ‘auctioning’ the quilt as a fundraiser
for Earthworks, and they will donate the quilt to the IQM for future
stewardship.
If you would like to support my efforts, visit
my GoFundMe blog page here. Scroll down for more details, and links to
these organizations’ pages. My humble thanks to those of you who are
contributing to this effort.
To those veterans and their families on our list, we thank you for your
service. Thank you also to the quilters who contribute their time and efforts
to the Quilts of Valor project. We wish you all a Happy Veterans Day.
This painting also inspired Stephen Sondheim’s musical play ‘Sunday in the Park with George’, which opened on Broadway in 1984, and returned to NYC in 2017 during the revival of the play with Jake Gyllenhaal.
This huge scenic painting lives at the Art Institute in Chicago…but you can have your own copy to hang in your own home gallery!
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This quilt was made for the 2016 exhibit “Water is Life” which premiered
at the United Nations in Geneva Switzerland. It has traveled around the
world to tell the story of ‘Rocky Mountain Poison’ – when the Gold King
Mine spill turned the Animas River orange with toxins – and sickened
communities downstream.
Then my daughter was poisoned by VOCs
(fracking byproducts – benzene styrene and toluene) in her public
school, and Earthworks.org helped our community to identify what was
happening. I never could have figured out that she needed to be tested
for VOC exposure on my own. They educated us so we had the strength and
courage to go after those who were poisoning our children and covering
up the truth. https://earthworks.org/
After this story quilt traveled for 3 years, seen by thousands of people in many venues around the world, I offered to sell this art quilt to benefit Earthworks…as a thank you for the work they do. (scroll down for image of quilt)
The
original idea of a fundraiser auction began to grow into a larger dream
when the International Quilt Museum (IQM) in Lincoln NE asked to acquire
the quilt!…Your generosity in making this dream come to fruition is
greatly appreciated by Earthworks, the IQM and our family.
This
quilt is being donated by artist Luana Rubin to raise money for
Earthworks.org, then they will donate the quilt to the International
Quilt Museum, who will steward this historic work of art for future
generations. https://www.internationalquiltmuseum.org/
Thank you for supporting my efforts to protect the Earth and her future generations of children, by supporting Earthworks, and the acquisition of ‘Rocky Mountain Poison’ for IQM. Now I know my art quilt will continue to tell this important story long after I am gone.
************** The
quilt has been displayed in a wide variety of venues, from the halls of
international diplomacy, to museums, quilt festivals and a university
gallery dedicated to Human Rights. The artist was thereby able to
connect with viewers from the highest levels of political influence to
the deepest level of knowledge and skill in the art of quilting.
The list of venues where this quilt was seen in the “Water is Life” exhibit includes: The
United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the Frascati Art
Gallery, Frascati, Italy, the International Quilt Festival, Houston,
Texas, the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, the World
Quilt Show, Manchester, New Hampshire, the National Quilt Extravaganza
in Oaks, Pennsylvania, the Pacific International Quilt Fest, in Santa
Clara, California, the World Quilt Show in Orlando, Florida, the
MidAtlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, Virginia, the New Jersey Quilt
Fest, Somerset, New Jersey, and the Human Rights Gallery, Kean
University, Union, New Jersey. It is estimated that over 100,000
attendees viewed the quilt at these events.
****** Luana
Rubin is the president and co-owner of eQuilter.com, which has raised
over $1.6 million for charity. She is an artist activist, entrepreneur
and philanthropist, dedicated to giving to those in need, and protecting
the children, wildlife and the environment on Mother Earth.
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