We Are Moving to Our New Home!

Posted on September 26, 2018 by Luana

TODAY is the last and biggest part of our move to the new eQuilter building. We will be back in business, cutting and shipping our droolworthy fabrics on Monday. We still have fantastic new fabric collections arriving all this week, so if you see something you like, snap it up now!

Our first Charity Sewing Day in our new classroom will be Sat Oct 27. We are expecting a very special visitor on this day – Bhupal Raj Khatiwada is a key partner of Engineers Without Borders in rural Nepal. He will be in Boulder as a guest of EWB, and would like to come to personally thank our group for the quilts made for the new mothers in their community. We hope you can attend, to hear his stories and insight from more than 30 years of working in sustainable community development in Nepal.

Who is MJ Kinman? You’ve probably seen her work in magazines or online, but perhaps haven’t heard her name…but her patterns are one of our TOP Sellers. Here is a video about her rapidly approaching workshop at eQuilter.

Please come and join us for creative inspiration and color camaraderie Oct 6-7, in our NEW CLASSROOM. MJ Kinman is a master of design and piecing, and will share her secrets of how to make the biggest diamonds in the world.

sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
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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.

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eQuilter Classroom & Event Calendar:
Oct 6-7 – MJ Kinman Gemstone Quilt workshop @ eQuilter – Register Now!
Oct 27 – Charity Sewing Day in our NEW CLASSROOM
Dec 2 – Victoria Findlay Wolfe CQC workshop @ eQuilter

Booking more Classes for 2019 – stay tuned for more announcements!

Luana’s Travel Calendar:
Oct 1-2 – Houston at Quilts Inc
Nov 2-8 – Houston Quilt Market/Festival
(Nov 8 – Love Your Mother Awards @ Teachers Luncheon)
Nov 13-19, 2018 – POLAR BEAR Tour
Dec 23 – Jan 4 – China

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Free Pattern – Autumn Surprise

Posted on September 25, 2018 by Luana

This week we are celebrating the beauty of wildlife and shimmering Fall colors, with this stunning Free Quilt Pattern. The warm hues of the Autumn leaves and the Deer, contrast with the soft cool colors of the shadows and tree trunks, giving these illustrations a glowing quality.

Start with a block panel, fussy cut more blocks featuring wildlife vignettes, then add in coordinates, including detailed tree bark and bright leaves. This 42″ x 42″ quilt makes a beautiful wall hanging for your cabin, or hang it in any space to bring in the ambiance of the Great Outdoors.

… from the ‘Autumn Surprise’ collection by Greg Alexander for Elizabeth’s Studio.

And don’t miss the wonderful ‘Dragonfly by Night‘ and ‘Dreaming in Color‘ quilt patterns.

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.

Click Here for a Video Tutorial of the Free Pattern Designer.
Download Instructions for the pattern at the bottom of the pattern designer page.

 

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It’s Official – We Are MOVING

Posted on September 24, 2018 by Luana

Tonight is the Fall Equinox, as we look forward to the changing of the seasons and more temperate weather.

It is appropriate that today we got our final Certificate of Occupancy which means we can now officially move everything to our GORGEOUS new building! The end of this week we have an army of professional movers swarming all over our warehouse to pack up and move all of our shelves and fabrics to our new home. We will get it done in just a few days so we can be up and running again with only a small hiccup.

As you can imagine, it was a very emotional day for us. We have built this new building from the ground up, and it has been a long winding path and a labor of love. I remember the day we first stood on the barren piece of land, and dreamed that we could have a new custom structure built here. How far we have come from our early days in the basement of our family home, and our first small warehouse that still smelled like mint tea from the previous tenant – Celestial Seasonings.

Yes we will remain open during our big move! Our offices are already partially moved, and we hope you will order this week’s new fabrics so you will be the first to receive them when our cutting and shipping departments spring back into action. Dana has worked with several charity quilt guilds around the country to distribute all the boxes of scraps we needed to donate before our big move. Many thanks to all the quilters who plan to make comfort quilts from these donated fabrics!

Only 2 weeks until MJ Kinman comes to teach her ‘Treasure Hunting’ Gemstone Quilt class. Snag a seat in our NEW CLASSROOM to learn how to make your own pieced GEMSTONES and BIRTHSTONE quilts!

If you follow me on Facebook you saw lots of photos of the airy new classroom with big windows, during our 6 days of workshop with Betty Busby. I’ve just uploaded a timeline of photos about the building and our first messy happy workshop in the new classroom – enjoy!

I hope you will come and PLAY with us in our new space very soon…which will include a tour of our new space.

sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul

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Free Pattern – Kitten Cuties

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Luana

Everybody knows that Cat fabrics are the most popular among quilters, for obvious reasons!
This week’s exclusive eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern features the most adorable Kittens, causing spontaneous outbursts of “Awwwwww” by anyone who sees these digital printed Kitty panels.

If you are a self-professed Cat Lady (or Lord), this 58″ x 73″ quilt will find a place of honor on the wall, the couch, or even on the floor for your own Herd of Cats. If you are a frustrated Cat Lady in the closet, you can proclaim yourself as an Ailurophile (Cat Lover) by hanging this at work.

For more Kitty Fun, join ‘Luana’s Fabriholic Kitty Club’ on Facebook.

… from the ‘Favorite Pets’ collection by the Rubin Design Studio, designed exclusively for eQuilter.

And don’t miss the wonderful ‘Dragonfly by Night‘ and ‘Dreaming in Color‘ quilt patterns.

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.

Click Here for a Video Tutorial of the Free Pattern Designer.
Download Instructions for the pattern at the bottom of the pattern designer page.

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Creative Nudge – Autumn Whispers

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Luana

We’ve had our first little taste of Fall, and the first few trees have started to change colors and drop a few leaves. After a long hot summer, we are ready for a change of season, and the colors that go with the arrival of early Autumn. Here in Colorado the Aspens are turning golden in the high country, and there’s a cooler breeze in the air.

So we bring out our shawls, our scarves, our jackets for the upcoming cooler evenings. We start to think about turning on the oven and baking again. We bring home chrysanthemums, sunflowers, and roses…and we find ourselves drawn to the fabrics that express the hues of this changing season. We chat with our friends about how this summer went by even faster than last summer.

Now is a great time to reorganize your stash and see what color families need a boost. Perhaps a dash of jeweltones like Cobalt Blue, Cranberry Red, or Pine Green? Or perhaps Modern Midtones like Spa Blue, Avocado Green, and Flamingo Pink? Perhaps more moody hues such as Mauve and Charcoal Gray? Color inspires us, feeds our creativity, and invites us to try something new.

As the seasons turn, so do we. What colors are calling to you as Autumn whispers on the wind?

Please come and join us for creative inspiration and color comaradarie Oct 6-7, in our new headquarters. MJ Kinman is a master of design and piecing, and will share her secrets of how to make the biggest diamonds in the world.

sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul

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eQuilter Classroom & Event Calendar:
Oct 6-7 – MJ Kinman Gemstone Quilt workshop @ eQuilter – Register Now!
Dec 2 – Victoria Findlay Wolfe CQC workshop @ eQuilter

Luana’s Travel Calendar:
Nov 2-8 – Houston Quilt Market/Festival
(Nov 8 – Love Your Mother Awards @ Teachers Luncheon)
Nov 13-19, 2018 – POLAR BEAR Tour
Dec 23 – Jan 4 – China

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Free Pattern – Stars of the Zoo

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Luana

You will definitely earn some Cool Quilter points with this Alphabet quilt, featuring the hot trend of Trixelated wildlife artwork, in this week’s Free Quilt Pattern.

This generous 62″ x 75″ quilt will make a colorful and educational bedcover for a young person’s twin bed, and won’t they be impressed that you know what ‘Trixelated’ means! (It is the triangular version of Pixels.) The central digital printed panel features an amusing collection of wildlife, marine animals, and domestic creatures that will keep your favorite little person busy for hours.

… from the ‘Zookeeper’ collection by Hoffman Fabrics.

And don’t miss the wonderful ‘Dragonfly by Night‘ and ‘Dreaming in Color (Dream Big)‘ quilt patterns.

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.

Click Here for a Video Tutorial of the Free Pattern Designer.
Download Instructions for the pattern at the bottom of the pattern designer page.

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Textile Art – Digital Prints and eQuilter Classes

Posted on September 16, 2018 by Luana

Click Here to read in your Browser — 263 NEW Products this week!

Guess where I am this weekend? I am HOME! ….spending 6 days in the classroom hosting Betty Busby’s 2 workshops for FRCQ. (our local art quilt organization) Sophie is here in class this weekend too. Betty has such a great sense of humor and she is so generous with her innovative techniques, the ambiance in our classroom is joyful creativity. Wish you were here!

Oh wait – you CAN be here – in a few weeks when MJ Kinman comes to teach her ‘Treasure Hunting‘ Gemstone Quilt class. We still have a few spaces so Register NOW and save your place to learn how to make your own pieced diamonds and birthstone quilts!

Have you noticed how the fabric industry is *exploding* with color and creativity, thanks to the new digital printing technology? This business never gets old for me – the creative possibilities are like an infinite ever-expanding Universe. This is not your grandmother’s quilting industry, that’s for sure. We are inspired by the past, and we stand on the shoulders of those who have laid a foundation with quilt guilds, quilt festivals and quilt exhibitions…and then we reach for the stars and create something new with those techniques that we learned as beginner quilters and budding artists. Aren’t we lucky?

eQuilter is still in the process of finishing our new building and moving over the next couple weeks. It is such a busy time for us, but we will continue to offer new fabrics every week before, during and after our move. We will let you know when the process is complete. Thanks for your support!

We are thinking of those of you in the path of Florence, hoping you are staying safe and dry.

sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul

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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.

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eQuilter Classroom & Event Calendar:
Sept 14-20 – Betty Busby FRCQ workshops @ eQuilter
Oct 6-7 – MJ Kinman Gemstone Quilt workshop @ eQuilter – Register Now!
Dec 2 – Victoria Findlay Wolfe CQC workshop @ eQuilter

Luana’s Travel Calendar:
Nov 2-8 – Houston Quilt Market/Festival
(Nov 8 – Love Your Mother Awards @ Teachers Luncheon)
Nov 13-19, 2018 – POLAR BEAR Tour
Dec 23 – Jan 4 – China

See my Flickr Photo Pages for travel images, comment on our blog, or follow us on Facebook.

Get your Daily Dose of Eye Candy on Pinterest, eQuilter’s Instagram or Twitter for more Color and Design ideas.
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Free Pattern – Black Panther

Posted on September 14, 2018 by Luana

If you spent the last several months saying “Wakanda Forever“, or renewing an appreciation of African themes and textiles, this fabulous Free Quilt Pattern is for you!

This eye-popping digital printed panel features the characters from the record-setting film, and we’ve added coordinates from the licensed collection to make a 53″ x 59″ quilt design that will be treasured by your Black Panther fan.

… from the ‘Black Panther’ collection by Marvel for Springs.

And don’t miss the wonderful ‘Dragonfly by Night‘ and ‘Butterfly Awakening‘ quilt patterns.

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.

Click Here for a Video Tutorial of the Free Pattern Designer.
Download Instructions for the pattern at the bottom of the pattern designer page.

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Creative Nudge – A View to the Universe

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Luana

Tonight I am writing to you from my hotel in Ohio, and I am flying back home early tomorrow. I spent a few days in Washington DC at a Color Marketing Group meeting, and then 48 hours in Ohio doing a couple segments for Quilting Arts TV. (You can see previous clips from QA TV here.)

Today on 9/11 I had to pause to remember those we lost 17 years ago. We might wish that the world is a better place since then, but the reality is, it is not going to happen unless we get involved ourselves.

17 years ago we started our charity quilt program, and we distributed 3500 donated quilts (from our generous customers, and quilt guilds) to those who lost loved ones on 9/11. Since then we have gathered and distributed now close to 13,000 quilts to those in need around the world, with *your* help.

This week we shipped out the last batch of donated quilts for Hurricane Harvey victims, as we wait for Florence to hit. I know that when there is loss, our customers and friends will count on us and our partners (like Mission of Love) to help those in need.

We have friends and family in the path of Florence, and we can hope for minimal damage…but we’ll be ready if there is another major hurricane event. For those of you evacuating or hunkering down, we are thinking of you.

This last week while in DC, I went to visit our senators to express my opinions on a few topics. While in the Senate office building, I snapped this photo. It reminds me of the Pantheon in Rome…which has stood under starry skies since the 2nd century. The dome also could be a mandala design for a quilt. The oculus (eye) gives a view to the heavens, just like the Pantheon…reminding us that we are part of a greater Universe.

sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul

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eQuilter Classroom & Event Calendar:
Sept 14-19 – Betty Busby FRCQ workshops @ eQuilter
Oct 6-7 – MJ Kinman Gemstone Quilt workshop @ eQuilter – Register Now!
Dec 2 – Victoria Findlay Wolfe CQC workshop @ eQuilter

Luana’s Travel Calendar:
Nov 2-8 – Houston Quilt Market/Festival
(Nov 8 – Love Your Mother Awards @ Teachers Luncheon)
Nov 13-19, 2018 – POLAR BEAR Tour
Dec 23 – Jan 4 – China

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Free Pattern – Sun Valley

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Luana

Join the song and dance of Kokopelli in this week’s Free Exclusive Quilt Pattern, featuring one of the hottest color trends in the design world. This complementary color story vibrates with warm Terra Cotta textures, played against the cool Turquoise of deep desert waters.

We’ve stocked up on the panel, stripe and Stonehenge coordinates from this collection, because we know it is going to be one of our biggest sellers! If you live in the Four Corners, or you just adore those Santa Fe Southwest colors, you are going love this 63″ x 77″ quilt (The fabrics are even more gorgeous in person.)

… from the ‘Stonehenge – Sun Valley’ collection by Linda Ludovico for Northcott Fabrics.

And don’t miss the wonderful ‘Dragonfly by Night‘ and ‘Butterfly Awakening‘ quilt patterns.

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.

Click Here for a Video Tutorial of the Free Pattern Designer.
Download Instructions for the pattern at the bottom of the pattern designer page.

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