Save the Planet

Posted on November 13, 2024 by Luana

eQuilter.com was the sponsor of prizes and galleries in Houston, and we appreciated Benartex co-sponsoring Paula Nadelstern‘s quilts, and the “Save the Planet” gallery.

This charismatic polar bear was one of the favorite crowd pleasers in the “Save the Planet” exhibit, and you may have seen it right next to our sponsor sign! How perfect…as you probably know I have traveled up to Churchill 6 times to photograph the polar bears.

Ricki Silva is the quilt-maker for this wildlife portrait quilt “Isbjorn”, which I am featuring in the center of this fabric collage. The artist writes about this piece:

“The forever loss of magnificent creatures is a horrific slow-motion tragedy. It will take the passionate actions of the entire world to turn this calamity from the brink…Save our Ice Bears.”

From a photo by Kasey Carrothers.

Quilt images from Houston are now up on my photo pages!

Sharing your love of fabric…and bears.
Luana and Paul

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Travel/Lecture Dates:
Nov 13 – Canada CQA Zoom Lecture – International Quilt Trends – 5 pm MST
December 3-16 – Italy Textile & Costume Tour – Alpine Xmas Markets.
Jan 9 – Fraser Valley Modern Guild – Art & Activism Zoom Lecture
Jan 21 – Visions Museum Zoom Lecture
Feb 25 – Mar 5 – Kyoto Quilt Festival

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Free Quilt Pattern – American Beauty Rose

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Luana

Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern features vivid hues and lush scenery of this dazzling oversized rose panel. The two alternating, spliced floral panels gives this quilt a bold, shimmering effect.

To make this 68″ x 68″ quilt design, you will start with 2 different colors of the 60″ x 60″ American Beauty Rose panel, then sew three jewel-tone Hand-Dye colors to make the border and binding. It looks complicated, but it is easy-peasy, and the results are stunning!

… from the ‘American Beauty’ collection by Oasis Fabrics.

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.

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

Sharing your passion for fabric and color,
Luana and Paul Rubin

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Free Quilt Pattern – Amazing Grace Hymn

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Luana

Tonight’s exclusive Free Quilt Pattern depicts ‘Amazing Grace’ hymn lyrics in a central panel, elegantly bordered by a Northcott Stonehenge tonal and Hoffman hand dye, with ‘God’s Eye’ blocks in the corners.

The 58″ x 64″ quilt design makes up into a lovely wall-hanging, or a wonderful, comforting lap quilt. My grandma would have loved this quilt hanging on the wall over her piano!

…from the ‘Inspiration’ 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.

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

Sharing your passion for fabric and color,
Luana and Paul Rubin

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Snow in the Mountains….and our Front Yard!

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Luana

Hello from Snowy Colorado, where winter has truly and finally arrived with a blanket of white. This is a quiet weekend and a good time to finish up holiday sewing, and start to make plans for 2025.

Our 100 donated comfort quilts from Colorado guilds have arrived in Western North Carolina, and our partners on the ground are so excited to gift these to those who lost everything after Hurricane Helene. They also send their thanks to those of you who have shipped directly to them. They are hoping to reach all of the families in Swannanoa who had devastating losses, sharing your comfort quilts by the holidays. This quilt drive is not over yet. I’ll be posting photos from the community in the next week.

It is a quiet day for me personally also. Today is one year since I lost my mother. I have spent a lot of years taking care of others and now it is time to take care of myself. I am sure many of you can relate. Years of being in the Sandwich Generation have left me hungry for Creative Time in my studio, which is the best ‘me’ time I can imagine. For those of you also grieving, remember to take care of yourself.

I am still editing and reviewing my Houston photos, preparing for my Zoom power point lecture next week on ‘International Quilt Trends’ for the Canadian Quilt Association.

I will post a link one more time on the eQuilter Facebook page and on our blog in case you wish to attend online with me. It is an interesting time in the quilting world and I enjoy sharing those images and trends with all of you.

sharing your love for fabric,
Luana and Paul

Travel/Lecture Dates:
Nov 13 – Canada CQA Zoom Lecture – International Quilt Trends
December 3-16 – Italy Textile & Costume Tour – Alpine Xmas Markets.
Jan 9 – Fraser Valley Modern Guild – Art & Activism Zoom Lecture
Jan 21 – Visions Museum Zoom Lecture
Feb 25 – Mar 5 – Kyoto Quilt Festival

Visit eQuilter’s Instagram, Pinterest or TikTok pages for Color and Design ideas.

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

Check out our Video pages for interviews and show reviews.

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Free Quilt Pattern – Bear Hugs

Posted on November 7, 2024 by Luana

Everyone can use some ‘bear hugs’, and tonight’s exclusive Free Quilt Pattern features our best-selling, heartwarming Bear Hugs collection. The panel & coordinating stripe display black, brown, & polar bears, and even Pandas walking hand in hand.

To make this 59″ x 59″ quilt, you will start with the adorable 36″ x 44″ panel, then add a textured paw print, filial stripe, and then a Hoffman Hand-Dye for the outer border. This uplifting quilt design makes a great baby quilt, or even a wall-hanging for nature lovers.

…from the ‘Bear Hugs’ collection by Dan Morris for Quilting Treasures.

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.

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

Sharing your passion for fabric and color,
Luana and Paul Rubin

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Happy Kids & Dogs

Posted on November 6, 2024 by Luana

Having just returned from the 50th Anniversary of the International Quilt Festival in Houston, of course I have to share one of my favorite quilts with you!

This exuberant image is “Joyful Spring” by Hiroko and Masanobu Miyama, of Nagano Japan.

This happy quilt uses machine piecing, applique, fusing, embroidery, and hand-dyeing.

The artist statement reads:
“I wanted to make a fun quilt, so I made all the characters jump for joy. Mount Jonen is our town’s symbol. These are reverse appliqued with over 4000 pieces, 1900 leaves, and 300 flowers of apple trees.”

This quilt reminds me of how our daughter Sophie Quinn used to play with our golden retrievers when she was little. She still loves our Goldens!

More quilts to come soon on my photo pages!

Sharing your love of fabric…
Luana and Paul

Visit eQuilter’s Instagram, Pinterest or TikTok pages for Color and Design ideas.

Follow Luana’s Flickr Photo Pages for quilt & travel images, review our blog, or follow us on Facebook.

Check out our Video pages for interviews and show reviews.

Subscribe to Luana’s Artist Website blog for more creative inspiration.

Travel/Quilt Dates:
Nov 13 – Canada (CQA) Zoom Lecture
December 5-13 – Textile & Costume Italy Tour. Alpine Xmas Market Extension Dec 13-15.
Jan 21 – Visions Museum Zoom Lecture

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Free Quilt Pattern – Sundance

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Luana

Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern invites you to enjoy a gorgeous Sunflower garden. These large golden flowers are illustrated in a painted watercolor style with splashes and drips of multi-color paint.

To make this 52″ x 70″ wall-hanging or lap quilt, start with the 24″ x 44″ rainbow sunflower panel. Then piece the borders with the coordinating allover and striped engineered border print. The bright sunflowers really pop against the solid black background.

Imagine walking through a sea of sunflowers, carrying that sunshine into the winter months with this beautiful quilt!

…from the ‘Sundance’ collection by Chong-a Hwang for Timeless Treasures.

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.

Sharing your passion for fabric and color,
Luana and Paul Rubin

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Greetings from Houston

Posted on November 2, 2024 by Luana

For most of us in the US, daylight savings ends tonight, which means we get an extra hour of sleep Sunday morning. Yay!

The last couple of days I have been at the quilt festival photographing the quilts and meeting with talented artists. It has been an exciting time. I have had fun standing in front of my 2 quilts, telling viewers the stories related to my quilts in the SAQA Camouflage and Sacred Threads exhibits. eQuilter is also sponsoring several exhibits and the Master Award, so our logo is all over the place. I had lunch today with master Japanese quilter Sachiko Chiba, who makes her large intricate applique quilts all by hand!

I know you may be distracted Tuesday night, but watch out for my first post-festival report going out around midnight Tuesday night. The quilts this year were vibrant, detailed, and so creative!

sharing your love for fabric,
Luana and Paul

Travel/Quilt Dates:
Oct 31 – Nov 3 – Houston Quilt Festival
11 am, Fri & Sat – Sacred Threads Artist Walk
3 pm, Fri & Sat – SAQA Camouflage Artist Walk

Nov 13 – Canada Zoom Lecture – International Quilt Trends
December 5-13 – Textile & Costume Tour – Italy. Alpine Xmas Market Extension Dec 13-15.
Jan 21 – Visions Museum Zoom Lecture

Visit eQuilter’s Instagram, Pinterest or TikTok pages for Color and Design ideas.

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

Check out our Video pages for interviews and show reviews.

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Free Quilt Pattern – Mystic Squirrel

Posted on October 31, 2024 by Luana

Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern features our fantastic forest squirrel emerging from a delicately illustrated woodland.

To make this 49″ x 62″ quilt pattern, you’ll start with the 30″ x 44″ panel, then piece the fall leaves blocks with four Hoffman Hand Dyes, and finish with two additional hand dyes for the outside border and binding.

This project will make a stunning wall or lap quilt, and the squirrel’s magical multi-color tail against the brilliant sunset will dazzle your friends and family.

…from the ‘Mystic Animals’ 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.

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

Sharing your passion for fabric and color,
Luana and Paul Rubin

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Blooming Mandala

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Luana

Tonight I’ll be arriving in Houston, to photograph the quilt show, and meet up with the quilting community. On the eve of this big show, I’d like to share with you one of my favorite quilts from the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK this summer.

This is “Blooming Mandala” by Helen Creasey.

You may remember that a year ago I shared her amazing foundation-pieced giant mermaid quilt from that same show. (Which won Viewers Choice) In the last year I tracked her down, and met her on my two trips to the UK in 2024. This fabulous eye-popping quilt is a great example of the ‘Black & White & Color’ trend that I talk about, in my ‘International Quilt Trends’ Zoom lectures.

Helen’s masterful machine quilting earned her a nice cash prize, which I am sure she spent on more fabric. Ha! Helen is a busy mom with school-aged children so we take off our hat to the Super-Moms who can produce award-winning quilts and raise a family. I did it, so I know what it takes!

As always, I’ll be editing my photos of the best quilts to share with you after Houston.

Please note below –
I will be attending artist talks at 11 am and 3 pm on both Friday and Saturday, to talk about my quilts in the SAQA Camouflage exhibit and the Sacred Threads exhibit. Exciting news – a detail of my butterfly quilt is on the cover of the Camouflage show book! I’ve printed up postcards of this quilt and they will be on the SAQA table, so please come by and pick up a postcard.

ALSO – If you are coming to Houston, be sure to check out “Tales of Africa” and Janet Stone’s Master Award, sponsored by eQuilter.

We have also co-sponsored “Save the Planet” and Paula Nadelstern’s gallery, with Benartex Fabrics. Watch for our rainbow logo as sponsor for these 4 galleries. We are thrilled to sponsor the work of these incredible artists.

Hope to see you there!

AND…a HUGE THANK YOU to our generous local quilters and guilds who have dropped off ONE HUNDRED donated comfort quilts to eQuilter offices for Hurricane Helene victims. We have shipped 30 last week, 35 yesterday, and the balance will go out tomorrow. Arapahoe County Quilters and Quaking Aspen Guild – you ROCK!

Sharing your love of fabric…
Luana and Paul

Visit eQuilter’s Instagram, Pinterest or TikTok pages for Color and Design ideas.

Follow Luana’s Flickr Photo Pages for quilt & travel images, review our blog, or follow us on Facebook.

Check out our Video pages for interviews and show reviews.

Subscribe to Luana’s Artist Website blog for more creative inspiration.

Travel/Quilt Dates:
Oct 31 – Nov 3 – Houston Quilt Festival
11 am, Fri & Sat – Sacred Threads Artist Walk
3 pm, Fri & Sat – SAQA Camouflage Artist Walk

Nov 13 – Canada (CQA) Zoom Lecture
December 5-13 – Textile & Costume Italy Tour. Alpine Xmas Market Extension Dec 13-15.
Jan 21 – Visions Museum Zoom Lecture

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