Free Quilt Pattern – Hedgehog Hollow

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Luana

Whether you live in the country, the surburbs, or even the city….often we are surrounded by wildlife like bunnies, birds, and foxes. Hedgehogs and toadstools live alongside squirrels and sparrows. Tonight’s Free Quilt Pattern celebrates the woodland animals who bring Nature into our lives on a daily basis, if we have eyes to see.

To make this delightful 64″ x 64″ quilt design, you will start with the block panel which features these charming little creatures. Cut and piece Hoffman Hand-Dyes with the individual blocks to create the central section. Then use the coordinating wildlife stripe to create the border, and finish with another Hand-Dye for the binding.

We love this artist’s detailed sensitive portrayals of these adorable little animals who live in the fields, thickets and hedgerows all around us.

…from the ‘Hedgehog Hollow’ collection by In The Beginning Studio for In The Beginning 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).

Don’t miss the ‘Steampunk Stitchery‘ and ‘Child of the Force‘ 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.

Luana and Paul Rubin

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Not Afraid of Color

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Luana

Today I say once again, step into my rainbow salon, where we are not afraid of color, and not afraid to take creative risks….which is the foundation of all creative genius. You my friends are the tribe of creative savants, and our business has grown and thrived upon your healthy thirst for vibrant hues and visionary design. As we start a new year full of hope and innovative productivity, I dare you to take a deep dive into the fertile waters of Unexpected Color, and see where it leads you!

Have you charted a course for your own creative path in 2023?

I have found that writing down my creative goals once a year, helps to manifest those goals 12 months later. You can do it at the New Year, you can do it on your birthday, but please do take the time to write down the things you dream of accomplishing with your art and craft in the coming months. Then make it an annual ritual to review those goals one year later, mark your targets obtained, and re-focus for the next year. You will be amazed at how much you will accomplish on this list!

I have a dear friend (a lifelong artist) who used to get flustered with me because I had too many goals on that page. “You’ll never achieve them all!” she would complain. Then I pointed out this fact: If I make 3 goals, I accomplish 2 of them. If I make 10 goals, I accomplish 5 or 6 of them. That’s what works for me. I spend the whole year re-prioritizing, depending on the little roadblocks that life throws in my way, like….you know…a pandemic.

But that’s just me. You will have your own architecture for how to build a plan for 2023. I just urge you to do it now. Do it this week. Tack it up on the wall in your workspace, and see what happens.

It is always an honor and privilege to be part of your creative explorations each year.
Now let’s toast the New Year, put on our goggles, and get back to flying our sewing machines!

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!

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

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Free Quilt Pattern – Morning Blossom

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Luana

We start the New Year with hope, optimism and COLOR….in this week’s special Free Quilt Pattern featuring large scale florals and bold summertime hues. Peach, Tangerine, Lemon, Raspberry and Coral-Red make up the color palette for this delicious botanic-themed collection.

To make this 62″ x 62″ patchwork quilt design, you will fussy-cut the full-blown blossom-and-butterfly print with both the red and white backgrounds. Piece with a Hoffman Hand-Dye and set on point. Finish the border with a white-on-white and a coral floral blender with the coordinating stripe.

This glorious quilt design will bring the joy of a summer garden into your home, no matter what season. Hooray for large-scale floral prints, and fabulous bold COLOR!

…from the ‘Morning Blossom’ collection by Michel Design Works for Northcott 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).

Don’t miss the ‘Steampunk Stitchery‘ and ‘Child of the Force‘ 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.

Luana and Paul Rubin

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Free Quilt Pattern – Steampunk Stitchery

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Luana

Happy New Year from all of us at eQuilter.com!

We aim to start the year with a SMILE, and this whimsical Steampunk sewing-themed quilt is a great way to add a visual giggle to your sewing space.

To make this 61″ x 61″ Free Quilt Pattern, you will start with the central 24″ x 44″ Birdcage Panel. Silly Steampunk Birds are perched with buttons, threads and other colorful notions. You will use a 2nd block panel to add the two side sections. Then add the coordinating stripe, blenders and Kona Solid Black to finish the border.

These sassy birds will give you a goofy grin wherever you hang them, and it is also a great quilt for a kids’ sewing class, or your local sewing group. Have fun!

…from the ‘Steampunk Stitchery’ collection by Desiree’s Designs 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).

Don’t miss the ‘Untamed Beauty‘ and ‘Kyoto Garden‘ 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.

Luana and Paul Rubin

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Hope for the New Year

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Luana

It is the end of another long strange year, and we are also saying goodbye to Barbara Walters along with 2022. There is something very bittersweet about Ms Walters bowing out on this New Years Eve. Those of you who grew up with her, will understand.

This week we’ve saved the best for last, with some of the most dramatic and gorgeous fabric designs of the year. This bodes well for 2023, and I promise we will have a fantastic curated selection of beautiful fabrics each week in the coming year. I should know….I have already chosen fabrics shipping over the next several months! As usual we are following the color and design trends, to make this your one-stop-shopping for those with refined contemporary tastes. As I review the collections in the pipeline for early 2023, I feel like a kid in a candy store!

Paul and I would like to take this time to thank you again for supporting our family-owned business. As we approach the end of the third year of the pandemic, with all its challenges for small businesses, we are proud to have maintained our non-profit program, including our sponsorship of many quilt exhibits that would not have been seen otherwise. Your support allows us to support conservation and endangered species projects, and also to pay for food, medical supplies, disaster relief, and relief for refugees. Your quilt donations have been distributed to fire and hurricane victims, and to Ukraine refugees, through our partnership with Mission of Love.

Next year, together, we will reach a total of $2 million raised for non-profits. We love that we can share this accomplishment with all of you who have made this possible.

This is my bright star going into 2023 – that together we have truly made a difference for so many in need.

Wishing you a creative joyful New Year!

Luana and Paul, Sophie Quinn, Sam & Mason
and the eQuilter Staff

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.

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!

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Free Quilt Pattern – Paris Wonderland

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Luana

In the depths of Winter, we love to dream of Spring Flowers and romantic travels…
and this Free Quilt Pattern is a dreamy ‘April in Paris’….with bursting blossoms, the Eiffel Tower, and the City of Light in the background. C’est magnifique!

To make this 55″ x 71″ quilt design, you will start by fussy-cutting the Paris scenic yardage for the central panel. Then you will cut and piece the lovely French reproduction florals, and Aqua shades of Hoffman Hand-Dyes, to make the border.

Whether you are remembering a special trip to Paris, or dreaming of a voyage in the future, this quilt design….will recall the elegance and esthetic of this beautiful City of Love.

…from the ‘Wanderlust’ collection by Hoffman 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).

Don’t miss the ‘Orca Majesty‘ and ‘Kyoto Garden‘ 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.

Luana and Paul Rubin

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Love is in the Air

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Luana

Here we are in the last few days of 2022, and most of us are trying to put a cap on another crazy year….not to mention anticipating the New Year…and maybe even trying to pick our own special “Word of the Year”. Oxford has very wisely just recently chosen a word of the year for 2022 (who would even dare predict the word for 2023?!?) and it is “Goblin Mode”. Yes it is two words, which is confusing. Kind of like when Pantone chose two colors for the Color of the Year. But these are the times we live in….

Looking back on 2022, I have to admit it all mushes together with 2020 and 2021. My sense of time passing is irrevocably warped. As I have checked in with many quilter friends in the last week or two, this is what I am hearing from everyone else. So hey, lets all do the Time-Warp again! (Sorry about the earworm, Rocky Horror nerds, couldn’t resist.)

As you may know, I found my way to the quilting industry after leaving the cut-throat fashion industry of 7th Avenue. As soon as I went to my first quilt guild meeting, I knew I had found my peeps. (The guest speaker was Paula Nadelstern – talk about inspiration!) I still feel that way. Time spent with the Quilting Tribe is never wasted. No matter where I travel in the world, there are always quilters to connect with in a new town. And what is it that we share? Love of quilting. Love of fabric. Love of color. Love of community and family.

In a word…LOVE.

Maybe a year from now I’ll have a word for 2023, but for now that’s the word I am going with…it is a word that fits all sizes, beliefs, values, and cultures. Research shows that love literally helps us to live longer.

So I am featuring a fabric collage on the theme of LOVE this week (head start on a Valentine’s Day project?) and I hope it brings you a smile.

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!

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

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

Check out our Video pages for interviews and show reviews.

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Free Quilt Pattern – Kyoto Garden

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Luana

As we have shared with you over the last year, it has become increasingly difficult to source and stock Asian fabrics. We had another supplier close their doors this last year. However we know that we have a special group of customers who collect these exceptional Japanese prints, and we wanted to share this gorgeous Free Quilt Pattern on this holiday weekend.

This lush collection is a high quality screen print with opulent gold metallic highlights and traditional Japanese motifs. To make this 58″ x 64″ eQuilter exclusive quilt design, you will start with the central 24″ x 44″ Geisha scenic panel. She is standing in a beautiful garden of Peonies, Chrysanthemums, and Ginkgo leaves, with a pagoda landscape in the background.

You will fussy-cut the coordinating floral print and set those squares on point with Solid Kona Black which really makes the Red-Ivory-Gold colors POP. Add the beautiful floral stripe for the engineered border, and finish with a Solid Black frame and Red/Gold Kanji binding. This exquisite quilt will be a treasured heirloom, and if you have traveled to Japan it will bring back memories of their carefully curated arts and crafts.

…from the ‘Kyoto Garden’ collection by Chong-A Hwang for Timeless 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).

Don’t miss the ‘Orca Majesty‘ and ‘Unicorn Mystique‘ 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.

Luana and Paul Rubin

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Free Quilt Pattern – Goldilocks

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Luana

Today’s eQuilter Free Quilt Pattern features Goldilocks who has fallen asleep in a bed that is ‘just right’, after eating Porridge in the house of the Three Bears.

To make this 64″ x 52″ quilt design, you will start with the beautifully illustrated Goldilocks panel, and piece the border with four rich, Hoffman hand dyes.

Make this unique and charming nap quilt for someone special in your family; what better way to share this classic fairy tale with your little ones?

…from the ‘Cherished Animals’ collection by Bridget Voth for David Textiles.

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).

Don’t miss the ‘Orca Majesty‘ and ‘Unicorn Mystique‘ 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.

Luana and Paul Rubin

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Family is at the Heart of the Holidays

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Luana

The holidays snuck up on me too fast this year. I guess many of you feel the same way. Even though we are having a White Christmas in the aftermath of the Bomb Cyclone (the snowstorm and cold temps that are still hammering parts of the US) I need to sing some Christmas carols and wrap some more gifts to get fully into the holiday spirit for tomorrow. My kids are grown up, we don’t have grandkids, so there is a wreath and a baby pine tree but no lavishly decorated tree. So if you have those things this year, with tiny tots and their eyes all aglow….enjoy the moment!

We will have a family cooking session, a special family meal, opening presents and playing a board game tomorrow, and then go visit my mom in the nursing home. She is not well enough to come to our house. We will make the best of it and focus on the positive. There are so many Christmases to remember at Nana’s house, with my grandmother’s special vintage china set, all of us dressing up for Christmas Eve dinner, and holiday music playing in the background. Since we are all musicians, many years we played live Christmas music in the living room. The kids waking up early on Christmas Day, making noise to wake us up too, and as they got older, making coffee to get me out of bed…opening presents in our pajamas and then making a Christmas morning brunch. Over the years, the way we gather for the holidays may change, but the love and the memories are there, and Family is at the heart of it all. The memories you make today, will be with you always.

Some of you may be having a different holiday than planned, due to this big storm. My friends in Europe and Australia have been emailing to ask if we are ok! Yes we are used to cold temps in Colorado, but there are other areas that are suffering. Many of you have purchased gift certificates or asked your spouses to give a gift certificate this year. That is especially helpful with this disruptive storm! But whether you are stuck at an airport, waiting for guests to arrive, or gathered together with everyone safe in a warm home…we all pause to thank the fates that have allowed us to make whatever holiday memories are in store for us this year…and we hope that you have yourself a Merry Little Christmas now…and always.

We send special prayers for peace to Ukraine, and everywhere mothers are struggling to keep their children safe. May God bless you and give you comfort.

Wishing you a warm, safe, joyous holiday…
Luana and Paul, Sophie Quinn, Sam & Mason
and the eQuilter Staff

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.

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!

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