Tonight’s exclusive Free Quilt Pattern is a Peaceable Kingdom of adorable Baby Animals, painting and drawing their world in happy bright colors. These wild little artists are full of playful smiles in a vivid jungle background, from the Moon in the sky, to the coral reef and dolphins in the water below.
To make this 58″ x 58″ quilt design, you will start with the 36″ x 44″ central panel. Fussy cut animal vignettes and set on point, to make the 2 side panels. Then use Solid Kona Blue and a Rainbow stripe to make the border.
This makes a fantastic baby gift, or playmat for a toddler learning about wild animals. And of course it is a sweet nap quilt for a little person who dreams of baby animals!
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.
Do you know a little girl taking ballet classes, or a young adult in a ballet company? Many little girls (and some little boys) want to take ballet lessons, and thanks to Misty Copeland there is much more diversity in ballet schools and professional ballet companies.
Our exclusive Free Quilt Pattern celebrates the graceful athleticism of Ballet, with a 50″ x 53″ (Pink!) quilt design that can hang on the wall or become a favorite Nap quilt for a tiny ballerina with stars in her eyes. It would also make a great gift for a dance teacher, to hang in a dance studio.
You will start with the central Prima Ballerina 24″ x 44″ panel, then cut a second block panel to make the side sections. We’ve added a Faux Satin Swirl blender, plus 2 Kona Solids and 2 Hoffman Hand-Dyes, to make the simple border. This is a quick and easy quilt project that will delight your favorite dance diva!
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 January and February are the hardest months for me, because we have a seemingly permanent layer of snow and ice in our yards and streets. I am not complaining. It is what it is when you live in a place with 4 seasons, but it is the time when I most need a colorful uplift. The colorful birds visiting our neighborhood bird feeders, bring me cheer as I gaze outside with my cup of coffee or tea. I know that many of YOU are bird enthusiasts, which is why we expanded our offering of Songbird – Raptor/Waterfowl – Peacock prints into 3 categories several years ago. Not to mention your obsession with Chickens!
We are busy stocking up on Spring and Summer Floral prints (over 5 categories) for the same reason, but of course many of them are in stock now so you can have some cheerful summer/garden fabrics to brighten up your sewing projects in the shorter and chillier days of Winter. I really love mixing those luscious marble prints with bright florals, and I am grateful that our suppliers have embraced the artistic talent that is flowing now because of the creative freedom that comes with digital printing technology. Yay for more COLORS!
I need to point out 2 groups of new products this week:
We have a one-time-only shipment of Valentine Chocolates. The Oat Milk Pink Chocolate bar is my fav. (Also Strawberry, Rose Petal Cardamom, & Icelandic White Toffee Chocolate are new also.)
Also students and fans of Betty Busby will be happy to hear that we have one of her favorite substrates in stock now: Evolon 58 gsm
We are starting with packages of 20 sheets – a smaller Sample pack and a larger Artisan pack. Next week we will introduce Evolon by the yard – 40″ wide. It is en route now. I am super excited to start painting and cutting on this incredible non-woven product. If you have taken one of her classes you know she uses a Silhouette Cameo digital cutting machine to cut out her intricate shapes. For all of you who have looked at her work and wondered how she does it – this is the answer! We also carry Fosshape for Betty’s students and fans.
We have another group of special products coming in a couple weeks, for SAQA fiber art customers. Watch this space!
Travel/Quilt Calendar: Feb 15 – Virtual lecture for Victoria BC Quilt Guild Feb 22-25 – QuiltCon – GOLD SPONSOR – Atlanta April 18-26 – Pour l’Amour du Fil – Nantes, France June 8-10 – Quilt Canada – Halifax, Nova Scotia August 18-24 – Bear Camp in Alaska – Sign up Now!
“Sweet” – is the word that comes to mind with this Baby Animal artwork by South African designer Clint Eagar. This exclusive Free Quilt Pattern uses 7 fabrics from his “Baby Safari Animals” collection, to create this 56″ x 67″ quilt design.
We ran this pattern last Fall and it sold out, but we now have a reorder of this delightful collection so grab it before it sells out again!
We love the soft colors of sand, sky and water….but the expressions on the young animals’ faces are just precious. Gently wrap your favorite little person in this charming wildlife quilt for sweet dreams and quiet playtime.
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.
Some of my most precious memories are spectacular views of stunning landscapes, that I’ve been privileged to experience. I am sure you have similar memories. Sometimes being at the right place and the right time….sometimes after a long journey…sometimes simply because you took the time to stop and look.
It might be the view of a misty valley from a mountaintop, or a golden sunset reflecting off the ocean waves. It could be sitting on a rock deep in a forest listening to the birds in the trees. It could be a memory of sitting on your grandma’s porch watching bumblebees buzzing in her flower garden. Those memories are where we go when we close our eyes and ‘go to our happy place’ or perhaps when we meditate. From what I have seen over almost 24 years of selling fabric at eQuilter, that is also where many of you go when you make a scenic quilt and hang it on the wall.
This time of year we are meeting with sales reps from many of our suppliers, and I am struck by how many of these ‘happy place’ views are being offered by these companies. I think that is a good thing! Today was one of those appointments, and I shared several of the samples with our staff, and with Paul, who is always busy planning our future Free Quilt Patterns. We were excited to dream up the next round of Free Quilt Patterns when these collections start shipping in the Summertime.
I try not to watch the News so much that it keeps me awake at night, but I need to keep up to date with events as a responsible business owner. We’ve sailed this ship through the choppy waters of supply chain issues, pandemic ups and downs, and labor market upheavals, partially because we anticipate what crazy turn our industry and our economy might take next. We are so proud to have stayed open and employed a full crew through the whole thing. But how do I go to sleep at night? I always look at a peaceful calming image, often a view of a beautiful landscape, and I do a meditation in that setting. And like I said, I think many of you do the same thing, considering how many peaceful landscape views we’ve sold over the last several years!
For those of you who follow our daughter: Sophie has just now transferred to MSU Denver at the Auraria campus, and is commuting to downtown Denver, which was a very sudden and rather traumatic change when her violin professor died of cancer Jan 9. However she just learned she is the assistant concertmaster of the MSU orchestra, and she is excited to get on with this next chapter of her life. She is determined to get her Music Education degree and become a music teacher. Follow your dreams!
Sharing your love of fabric, Luana and Paul
Travel/Quilt Calendar: Feb 15 – Virtual lecture for Victoria BC Quilt Guild Feb 22-25 – QuiltCon – GOLD SPONSOR – Atlanta April 18-26 – Pour l’Amour du Fil – Nantes, France June 8-10 – Quilt Canada – Halifax, Nova Scotia August 18-24 – Bear Camp in Alaska – Sign up Now to travel with Luana!
Graceful paisley peacock feathers undulate like the cascading notes of a beautiful symphony, in this week’s exclusive Free Quilt Pattern. This luscious collection is by another one of our favorite designers – David Galchutt – a talented artist who is a relatively new licensed designer in the quilt fabric industry.
To make this 46″ x 66″ quilt design, you will start with the luscious 24″ x 44″ Peacock panel. Create the ‘peacock feather’ corner blocks with 3 Hoffman Hand-Dyes, then use Kona Solid Black and the coordinating stripe to create the border. Finish with a frame using a cool green hand-dye.
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.
A family of wolves cuddles beneath a Howling Full Moon, in tonight’s Free Quilt Pattern. Wolf Medicine reflects the family bonds of the pack, symbolizing loyalty, teamwork, protection and playfulness. Native American lore sees wolves as sacred animals…instinctual and intuitive.
To make this 54″ x 62″ quilt design, you will start with the 36″ x 44″ central panel, with 2 parent and 2 wolf pups in a bed of wildflowers with a silhouetted forest background. Cut and piece 3 Hoffman Hand-Dyes to make the striking ‘wolf tracks’ in the upper and lower sections, then add the border strips.
This beautiful Lap/Nap quilt is a great gift for a Lobo-Phile who dreams of running wild and free! Remember the book written by Dr Clarissa Pinkola Estes – “Women Who Run With the Wolves”?
Here is a quote from this book: “The doors to the world of the wild are few but precious. If you have a deep scar, that is a door, if you have an old, old story, that is a door. If you love the sky and the water so much you almost cannot bear it, that is a door. If you yearn for a deeper life, a full life, a sane life, that is a door.”
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 the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year (although it is celebrated in many other places besides China) and this weekend we are entering the Year of the Rabbit. In Chinese culture the Rabbit is a symbol of peace, prosperity and hope. Chinese astrology is based on a 12 year cycle – so every twelve years you have a new crop of Rabbit people being born. After the Year of the Tiger, the Rabbit year is a year for self-reflection, rest, and thoughtfulness. The Rabbit is also a symbol for intellect and cautiousness, patience and inner wisdom, diplomacy and building bridges. But the quality that give me the most hope is….Peace. This is the year of the Water Rabbit, which rules teachers, artists and musicians.
I’ve celebrated Lunar New Year in Hong Kong, Korea, the Philippines, Hawaii, and Chinatown in New York. When I worked in the garment industry in Asia, the factories would shut down for 10 days and workers would go home to their families for the holiday. In Hong Kong, we would wish each other the traditional New Year greeting in Cantonese – “Gung Hei Fat Choi!” as strings of red firecrackers exploded all around us on the streets.
After we adopted Sophie from China, we would take her for CNY celebrations including lucky long noodles, red envelopes with cash, and a Lion Dance. I have vague recollections of Chinese New Year as a kid in the San Francisco Chinatown as well. It is a colorful exciting holiday!
We have rabbits in our neighborhood, and it is not unusual to see baby bunnies in our yard in the Springtime. In the Western world, we associate rabbits with fertility, Springtime and Easter. Whatever your affinity for Rabbits and Hares, you’ll find a large selection of Bunny fabrics here, featuring these gentle lovable little creatures.
May the Year of the Rabbit bring Peace to our world.
Travel/Quilt Calendar: Feb 15 – Virtual lecture for Victoria BC Quilt Guild Feb 22-25 – QuiltCon – GOLD SPONSOR – Atlanta April 18-26 – Pour l’Amour du Fil – Nantes, France June 8-10 – Quilt Canada – Halifax, Nova Scotia August 18-24 – Bear Camp in Alaska – Sign up Now!
Mystical shimmering colors emanate from this forest scene, in today’s exclusive Free Quilt Pattern. We are featuring the artwork of Tara Turner, a self-taught artist who lives in the Similkameen Valley in British Columbia, Canada.
Her artworks are inspired by the colors of changing seasons and the magical energy flow of the forest. She spends her free time roaming the mountains and along the banks of the Similkameen River, where she creates artworks inspired by the colors and textures of fallen leaves, driftwood, wildflowers, and river stones.
To make this 43″ x 50″ quilt design, you will start with the beautiful 24″ x 44″ central panel depicting a dreamlike Forest Sunset. Then piece stars for the corner blocks, and inset coordinated blenders with a Hoffman Hand-Dye for the dramatic 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.
A couple weeks ago we visited the holiday light show at the Denver Botanic Gardens. The trees and shrubs were wrapped in spirals of twinkling lights, and we marveled at the thousands of hours it must have taken to clothe the gardens in shimmering rainbows. As we wondered how long it took to create this fantasy winter wonderland (which was reflecting off the new-fallen snow) it reminded me of the one question that everyone asks when they view an intricate amazing quilt. You know the question! “How long did it take you to make that quilt?”
The answer is not weeks or months. It is years, and decades. How long did it take me to perfect that applique stitch? How long did it take me to be brave enough to use orange and purple together in one piece of textile art? How many hours and weeks and years have I practiced freemotion quilting? How long did it take for me to find the right sewing machine? How long did it take to acquire the palette of colors in my fabric stash and thread collection, to put this quilt design together?
It all starts with fabric, in my personal opinion. If you have the right fabrics, you can go to work with your stash and take an idea from concept to reality pretty quickly, by auditioning fabrics and laying them out side by side. All you have to do is give yourself permission to trust your eyes. When you land on the right combination, you know know it, right?
We have another big snowstorm arriving overnight. Our gardens lie sleeping beneath a blanket of snow, and we dream of summer blossoms as we play with our fabrics on a winter’s day.
Snow Days are the best days to stay indoors and sew!
Sharing your love of fabric, Luana and Paul
* The collage above has a photo from the Denver Botanic Gardens, plus several fabrics in stock now at eQuilter.com
Travel/Quilt Calendar: Feb 15 – Virtual lecture for Victoria BC Quilt Guild Feb 22-25 – QuiltCon – GOLD SPONSOR – Atlanta April 18-26 – Pour l’Amour du Fil – Nantes, France June 8-10 – Quilt Canada – Halifax, Nova Scotia August 18-24 – Bear Camp in Alaska – Sign up Now to travel with Luana!
