Our Enchanting Emerald Kitty returns, in tonight’s Free Quilt Pattern, featuring one of our most beloved exclusive eQuilter kitty panels.
Use the Coupon Code: KITTY on the checkout page to receive $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, through April 10th only! (This gift coupon cannot be combined with other Promotions or Gift Certificates.)
To make this 71″ x 55″ quilt design, start with the exquisitely illustrated Emerald Kitty panel. Then use coordinating green Feathered Scroll & Forest Leaves prints, together with Solid Black to create the pieced borders.
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.
Late today I am going to say goodbye to an old dear friend who is in hospice, and in her final days. She was one year younger than my mom, and was a close friend to both of us. When I started eQuilter she took over my client list from my previous business. She was more like the older sister that I never had. She and her daughter have had the great privilege of spending the last few years living together in a small house, in the same neighborhood where I grew up. So going to visit her is also a trip to my own past.
There are a few rare people in our lives who have the ability to always see the glass full, always see the bright side of a situation, who always have hope, and always value the lessons learned when life is challenging. My mom was like that, and our friend Jackie is another one of those wise souls. Those of us who have had more than one of these bright lights in our lives, are privileged to have spent time with them. I hope to pick up her lantern and go forward to illuminate dark spaces, as she has. I hope you have also had these kinds of precious friendships that fill your heart during the challenging chapters of life.
So many of the friendships I’ve made in the quilting community over the years, are also filled with this kind of nurturing warmth. When I found the quilting community, and was embraced, I knew I had found my home. We are blessed to have found our tribe, where we hold a safe space for each other, even when the storm rages outside. Even when I am alone, working in my studio on the next piece of quilt art, I feel the embrace of our community. I hope you feel it too.
Travel/Lecture Dates: Apr 26 – May 1 – Alegre Retreat, Gateway CO May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception May 18-26 – Montpellier, France June 4-5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
This one’s for all of you diehard Midweek Creative Nudge email readers. Sometimes when I am chatting with quilter friends, I say ‘hey did you see my newsletter last Wednesday’ and they say…..’huh?’
But I know that many more of you DO read my Wednesday morning missives, so here is a little gift….a preview of what will be introduced in the Saturday new product e-newsletter.
We just got a giant shipment of the entire Tim Holtz Palette collections, and I am sure part of it will sell out fast. So jump on it NOW to pick out your favorites!
As a kid, I think I had April Fools Day trauma. So I am not going to freak you out with a prank, but I will tell you something very true:
For many years I had an annual VIP tour of NASA in Houston, because of our close relationship with the NASA chapter of Engineers Without Borders. On the 2015 tour, my guide was astronaut-in-training Victor Glover. If that name sounds familiar, it’s because he is set to PILOT the historic Artemis II mission to the moon. He will become the first black person to fly to the moon.
The mission is set to last 10 days as the crew flies by the moon. It will be the first US lunar flyby with a crew onboard, since the Apollo 17 mission in December 1972.
Godspeed, Victor…and the Artemis II crew. We’ll be watching.
Travel/Lecture Dates: Apr 26 – May 1 – Alegre Retreat, Gateway CO May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception May 18-26 – Montpellier, France June 5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
In tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern, we bring you our New exclusive, gorgeously opulent Klimt Kitty fabrics, perfect for lovers of Klimt & Kitties!
Use the Coupon Code: KLIMT on the checkout page to receive $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, through April 3rd only! (This gift coupon cannot be combined with other Promotions or Gift Certificates.)
To make this dazzling 70″ x 78″ Cat-themed quilt design, you will start with the 37″ x 44″ panel. Piece the borders with the Klimt Kitty allover and gilded crazy quilt print, all boldly set within Solid Black. This quilt is an awesome conversation piece for the serious Cat-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.
Hey fellow Shakespeare fans! Paul has developed 2 new Shakespeare-themed fabrics that are a must-have collectible for Bard buffs.
Our brand new Steampunk Shakespeare and Shakespeare Pages are just the thing (besides the play) for your next literary sewing project. If you attend outdoor Shakespeare festivals in the summer (like we have here in Boulder) then perhaps a cushion for the outdoor seating, or a quilted picnic blanket for seating on the lawn, would make a great project to start now. (Check out our large selection of book/literature prints as coordinates.) I just wish I had these designs years ago when I was hosting the Boulder Writers’ Club.
When I met Paul in 1994, I found out right away that he was a serious Star Trek and Shakespeare fan. (You may know that many Star Trek actors started out as Shakespeare thespians.) But I found it hard to follow the language in Shakespeare plays and movies. We came up with a brilliant way for me to overcome that barrier – we started watching classic Shakespeare films with the subtitles on. After a few years I was able to go to a Shakespeare festival and actually understand what they were saying.
For many years, when I attended the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK, I would go to Stratford Upon Avon to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, to see an authentic but creatively diverse version of the repertoire. Often the stage actors are people we’ve seen in British films or BBC series. The RSC play I remember the most was when I was in the front row for The Tempest, and they had a tank full of water at the front of the stage. The play started with an actor bursting out of the water (from the shipwreck) and splashing on my feet. I love sitting in the front row!
Travel/Lecture Dates: Apr 26 – May 1 – Alegre Retreat, Gateway CO May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception May 18-26 – Montpellier, France June 4-5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern features our New Steampunk Shakespeare panel, depicting The Bard of Avon decorated in ornate mechanical steampunk gear.
Use the Coupon Code: BARD on the checkout page to receive $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, through March 31st only! (This gift coupon cannot be combined with other Promotions or Gift Certificates.)
To make this 59″ x 68″ quilt design, start with the 36″ x 44″ central panel. Then cut and piece our exclusive Library Books and Shakespeare’s Plays prints for the borders.
…from the ‘Library’ collection by the Rubin Design Studio, designed exclusively for eQuilter.
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.
This week I bring you another standout quilt from last month’s event – QuiltCon. This group quilt, simply named “Hilma”, was created by the members of Beesewcial (pronounced Be-Social….get it?) in Denver Colorado.
The 8 participants made improv blocks that were curated into a cohesive design by the bee leader that month. The organic designs were overlaid by bold black inset and applique squiggles that flow into the colors.
Techniques used: Machine pieced, improvisational piecing, hand applique and machine quilted. 100% cotton solids and silk batting.
Denver Metro Modern Quilt Group: Stephanie Ruyle, Leanne Chahley, Debbie Jeske, Karen Foster, Felicity Ronaghan, MR Charbonneau, Marci Debetaz and Kari Barber.
I invite you to find out a little more about the group’s inspiration: Hilma af Klint. (1862 – 1944)
She was a Swedish abstract artist ahead of her time. In fact she was secretly making abstract art before it had a name, and is considered to be among the first major abstract artists in Western art history. She left her 1200 paintings to her nephew, but stipulated they were not to be seen until 20 years after her death.
Af Klint’s work is set in a wider context of the modernist movement, inspired by the paranormal, spiritual, political, geometric and scientific systems in the early 20th century. She used grids, circles, and petal-like forms, sometimes biomorphic. Her colors were symbolic, and she often used spirals in her compositions.
In the last few years her work has been shown at the Guggenheim and MOMA in New York, and the Tate Modern in London. Modern quilters will find much inspiration in the paintings of Hilma af Klint.
Travel/Lecture Dates: Apr 26 – May 1 – Alegre Retreat, Gateway CO May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception May 18-26 – Montpellier, France June 5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
Tonight’s Free Quilt Pattern features our adorable Magic Kitten Pumpkin Ride fabric. An adorable pair of cute kittens are dressed in witches outfits, riding a pumpkin wagon, and a bright orange Halloween moon glows in the background.
Use the Coupon Code: PUMPKIN on the checkout page to receive $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, through Mar 27th, 2026 only! (This gift coupon cannot be combined with other Promotions or Gift Certificates.)
To make this 51″ x 66″ quilt, start with the Kitten Pumpkin Ride panel, piece the borders with coordinating Decorative Illuminated Pumpkins & Orange hand dye, and set against solid black borders. Make this as a wall hanging or Halloween door-panel for all your kitty and Halloween friends to enjoy !
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.
It is always fun when textile friends around the world let you know that your work was shown or mentioned. I got a text from a curator friend today, that my “Enslaved People of Mount Vernon” quilt was in a presentation at a textile museum conference in North Carolina this weekend. (Thanks Alicia and Alden!)
Based on my genealogy research, I had 18th century ancestors in NC, so it is always possible the textiles they study were made in my ancestors’ community. I find the older I become, the more my quilt interests intersect with my genealogy work. But then, many of you know that already!
This brings me to the topic of labels again. I urge all of you to put detailed labels on the backs of your quilts. Lately I’ve been adding some labels to detail the places my art quilts have been exhibited. I know that will be of interest to someone in the future. I have been to AQSG seminars twice now, and I’ve caught the bug. After seeing hundreds of women intensely combing through provenance on one quilt or one historic textile item, I understand how important it is for us to document our work on the piece itself, for those who come after us.
I shipped off my Hoffman Challenge quilt for judging this week, and I am finishing another larger piece for the Soul Stories Part 2 exhibit that will be in Houston this Fall. I hope you have enjoyed the first weekend of Spring, and are having a productive month.
Travel/Lecture Dates: Apr 26 – May 1 – Alegre Retreat, Gateway CO May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception May 18-26 – Montpellier, France June 4-5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston
Tonight’s Free Quilt Pattern features our exclusive Forest Gathering panel, depicting a curious cast of forest friends, gathered in the woods.
Use the Coupon Code: WILDERNESS on the checkout page to receive $10 off your purchase of $50 or more, through Mar 24th, 2026 only! (This gift coupon cannot be combined with other Promotions or Gift Certificates.)
To make this 55″ x 63″ quilt design, you will start with the central 36″ x 44″ panel. Add paw-print blocks from our Maple Brown Fur print and borders from solid black and latte brown Hand Dyes.
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.
