Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern celebrates both Dragons (panel is now re-stocked) & Antique Books. This Bibliophile Dragon is perched on a stack of books, and studying one which is quietly smoldering.
To make this 68″ x 68″ quilt design, you will start with the 43″ x 44″ fabulous panel. Use other exclusive prints from this collection (Dragon Stripes & Antique Tossed Books) to construct the border, plus Kona Solid Black to set a dramatic mood. Finish with a Blue Dragon Scale binding.
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.
We now have 4 of UK artist Cas Holmes’ books in stock including her brand new title “Soulful Stitch” with Deena Beverley. You can find a video interview with Cas in June, when I visited her home studio in Maidstone UK. Her books are all softly clothbound and we like to pet them like cats!
Traveling to Houston this week… I look forward to seeing many of you there! If you see me, please don’t be shy and come up to say hello.
I do want to invite you to come hear me speak about my work in 2 different galleries, during their Friday and Saturday Artist Talks.
On Friday and Saturday I will be in these talks: 11 am – Sacred Theads – my quilt is “Children of War” 3 pm – SAQA Camouflage – my butterfly quilt is on the cover of the exhibit catalog!
Our daughter Sophie Quinn is joining me for a couple days, and she will be coming with me to the SAQA party on Friday 5-7 pm.
I have posted “Part 2- First Ladies and the White House” on my artist blog. You can subscribe to my blog so you will receive an email whenever a new blog is published. Scroll down on this page for the Subscribe box.
Are you making quilts for Hurricane Helene victims? Our non-profit contact for the community of Swannanoa says they will gladly take thousands of quilts for those who lost their homes. It was a huge loss.
The quilts may be sent to: KPC Buddhist Relief c/o Kelly Zarcone 155 Buckner Rd. Black Mountain, NC 28711
A reminder that quilts can be dropped off in person to eQuilter. All other quilts should be shipped directly to North Carolina so there is no delay.
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
Tonight’s Free Quilt Pattern features our best-selling Mystical Fox digital panel, intricately illustrated with nature-themed imagery.
To make this 57″ x 71″ quilt design, you will start with the central 29″ x 44″ Mystical Fox panel. You will use three Hoffman Hand-Dyes for the borders and coordinating Fox Paw corner blocks.
This exclusive pattern displays a powerful, contemplative image, and would make a great gift for fox-loving friends!
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.
The last few months we’ve been fortunate to have an exhibit of Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry here in Colorado. Her quilts were hanging at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, and this stunning show closed on Saturday. We were a proud sponsor of this exhibit!
This is my favorite quilt from the exhibit, and many of you may have seen this in Houston last year, or at the Iowa Quilt Museum in Winterset, earlier this year. The colors are so luscious, you could just eat it with a spoon!
“Confabulation” is 61″ wide and 84″ tall. Depicting Herons & Cranes, in a rainbow of sherbet colors. I’ve wrapped the image above in a yummy stripe that we have in stock now.
For those of you wishing to donate quilts to Hurricane Helene victims in Western North Carolina:
Please ship your donated comfort quilts directly to: KPC Buddhist Relief c/o Kelly Zarcone 155 Buckner Rd. Black Mountain, NC 28711
If you are in the Boulder Colorado area, you may also drop them off in person at our warehouse. Please DO NOT ship to eQuilter. Ship directly to North Carolina. Any quilts dropped off IN PERSON at eQuilter will be shipped by us to NC.
We ask that you send quilts that are Lap, Twin, Full or Queen size.
Travel/Quilt Dates: Oct 31 – Nov 3 – Houston Quilt Festival 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
Our new, intricately detailed Mysterious Kitty fabric is featured in tonight’s Free eQuilter pattern. Behold the all-seeing eyes of this colorful & mystical kitty.
To make this 71″ wide x 55″ high quilt design, you will start with our exclusive 28″ x 44″ digital-printed panel. We have used our Mysterious Forest Leaves against a solid black background to construct the magnificent pieced border.
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 weekend we are a sponsor for the “Recharge and Reinvent” online retreat for Quilt Guild leadership, hosted by the Intl Quilt Museum in Lincoln Nebraska. I am speaking towards the end of the retreat tomorrow. Hopefully your guild attended and this fantastic programming will filter out to inspire new members and new projects.
This week I’ve been working with setting up the plan with our new partner in Western North Carolina, for our comfort quilt drive, focusing on those who lost everything. We are mostly concentrating on the community of Swannanoa where the center of town was wiped out.
Right now they are focusing on urgent survival needs, but they are asking to receive quilts over the next 1-3 months to distribute to those who truly lost everything. I am amending my size guidelines to include queen size quilts because some of these families are sleeping together in temporary housing. So anything from lap size, to twin and full/double size, and queen size.
Please make sure they are stitched, not tied, so they will last for a long time. We want to gift quality handmade quilts to these folks. We encourage you to put a label on the back with your name and anything else you wish to include. A message of hope and encouragement is always received with deep appreciation.
A comfort quilt stitched with unconditional love is a gift of hope, and you cannot imagine how precious these quilts are to those who receive them after losing their home and possessions, and sometimes a neighbor or pet or family member.
The quilts may be sent to: KPC Buddhist Relief c/o Kelly Zarcone 155 Buckner Rd. Black Mountain, NC 28711
We have sent a collapsible wagon to Kelly to help her haul your quilts to distribution points. Thanks to Kelly and Dara for making this happen!
A huge thank you to the Quaking Aspen Quilt Guild and Joy who have dropped off 30 quilts for this project! Woo hoo!
A reminder that quilts can be dropped off in person to eQuilter. All other quilts should be shipped directly to North Carolina so there is no delay.
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 December 5-13 – Textile & Costume Tour – Italy. Alpine Xmas Market Extension Dec 13-15. Jan 21 – Visions Museum Zoom Lecture
We are excited to announce that Janet Stone won the eQuilter.com Master Award for Machine Artistry, and we hope you will see her beautiful quilt in person the end of this month! (image above)
While the news cycle has already moved on from the recent hurricanes, for the most part, we are still hearing about very difficult conditions on the ground for those who lost their homes. We are working with a new partner in North Carolina, and we have new information about where to ship quilts for those who are most in need.
But first let me share a backstory: In 2001 I met a quilter named Dara in an online quilt group. She is a Buddhist nun, and at the time was a 2nd grade teacher. She lives in the Washington DC suburbs, and has been involved with many service projects and non-profits over the years. She is one of those lovely selfless people who has dedicated her life to helping others. Every year when I go to the DC area, we try to get together. She took me to the annual Lotus Festival one year, and we’ve visited many quilt exhibits and art museums together over the years.
I reached out to her this last week, and it turns out that her Buddhist temple is deeply involved with a disaster relief project right now in Western North Carolina. They have a trusted local member there who is helping Hurricane Helene victims. We will be working with this organization to help those most impacted by the storm in this area.
Please ship your donated comfort quilts directly to: KPC Buddhist Relief c/o Kelly Zarcone 155 Buckner Rd. Black Mountain, NC 28711
If you are in the Boulder Colorado area, you may also drop them off in person at our warehouse. Please DO NOT ship to eQuilter. Ship directly to North Carolina. Any quilts dropped off IN PERSON at eQuilter will be shipped by us to NC.
We ask that you send quilts that are Lap, Twin or Full size. Please send stitched quilts, not tied quilts, so they will have a long life of use with their recipients. You are welcome to include a pillowcase if you wish.
We do encourage you to put your name & town on a label, and a message of support if possible. You can also donate directly to this organization to directly fund their local relief efforts.
KPC Buddhist Relief is the humanitarian arm of Kunzang Palyul Choling, established in 1985 by Jetsunma Ahkon Lhamo. In 2005, Jetsunma started Buddhist Relief as an immediate response to Hurricane Katrina. One group traveled from Maryland to New Orleans to provide food, clothing, and emotional support to those in need, while another group brought over 100 abandoned dogs back to a ranch in Arizona to care for them until they were adopted or moved to a long-term facility. We continued supporting local food relief efforts, partnered with United Sikhs to support Ukraine refugees on the ground in Poland, and collected items for newly arrived immigrants and refugees. As the pandemic waned and food insecurity rose, Buddhist Relief established partnerships with other non-profits to provide items not normally donated to food pantries and kitchens – fresh produce, cultural foods, condiments, and seasonings. Today we work with 8 different organizations to supply over 2000 pounds of food a week, tailoring our donations to their specific needs.
If you would like to make a financial donation to support the hurricane relief effort in the Swannanoa, NC community, please click here.
Kelly is our Buddhist Relief contact on the ground in western NC. She lives in Black Mountain, about 10 minutes away from Swannanoa, a community that has been devastated by the hurricane. She has established connections with Bounty and Soul, a local food pantry who are distributing food, clothing, hygiene items, and much more, and Blunt Pretzels, whose staff and volunteers are feeding hundreds of people daily. Buddhist Relief has been collecting highly requested items to support their efforts in this area. Kelly has a large storage area in her home to house the quilts and is working with Bounty and Soul to find the best way to distribute the quilts. She also has personal connections with families who have lost everything and is deeply touched by the outpouring of makers who want to send comfort in this way.
Over 25 years eQuilter has helped to collect and distribute over 20K donated comfort quilts, with our partners Mission of Love, Engineers Without Borders, and other local groups. You can see photo albums from these past projects on this page. We are very serious about working with trusted partners so that your precious quilts will be personally distributed to those in the most dire need. When possible, we request photos from our partners on the ground, and we will share those photos whenever possible.
Our humble thanks to those of you who choose to give generously to this effort.
Sharing your love of fabric… Luana and Paul
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Tonight’s Free Quilt Pattern features our new, best-selling Fox digital panel, intricately illustrated with jewel-tone colors and mystical, mandala shapes.
To make this 70″ x 56″ quilt design, you will start with the central 29″ x 44″ Mystical Fox panel. You will use two Hoffman Hand-Dyes, offset by solid black, to create the coordinating four Fox Paw corner blocks.
This exclusive pattern displays a powerful, contemplative image, and would make a great gift for fox-loving friends!
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.
Today the awards for the International Quilt Festival (Houston) were announced live by Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson. We have shared the recording on our Facebook page if you’d like to see who won!
Congratulations to Janet Stone, who won the eQuilter Master Award. I can’t wait to see this beautiful quilt in person in a few weeks. A special congratulations to Chinese quilt artist Chen Jing whose beautifully stitched 18″ x 17″ quilt won Best of Show. There are so many gorgeous intricate pieces that were featured in the awards announcement today. I hope many of you will be able to come and experience the beauty and artistry in our talented community, at Quilt Festival.
Please make a note of the dates and times that I will be participating in Artist Talks on Friday and Saturday – 11 am at Sacred Threads, and 3 pm at the SAQA Camouflage artist walk. (Noted below) I hope you will mark that in your calendar and come to hear me and the other artists speak about their work.
We have had a change in our hurricane comfort quilt drive. Mission of Love has had to withdraw due to other commitments so we are setting up an alternate plan with another trusted partner in North Carolina. You can still drop off quilts to eQuilter, and stay tuned for the address to ship quilts directly. (Do not ship to eQuilter)
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 December 5-13 – Textile & Costume Tour – Italy. Alpine Xmas Market Extension Dec 13-15. Jan 21 – Visions Museum Zoom Lecture
Tonight’s Free eQuilter Pattern feature our exclusive Stylish Victorian Kitty, with a classic Victorian top hat surrounded in luscious florals.
To make this 63″ x 63″ quilt design, start with our Victorian Kitty panel, then piece the dynamic border with ab Terracotta Jewelscape ombre print and Kona Solid Black for added drama. Finish with an Auburn Jewelscape ombre for the binding.
Someone who receives this quilt will have fun making up adventurous tales (tails?) about this classy kitty, because the more you look at this illustration, the more details you notice. Meow!
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.
