Your Free Quilt Pattern – Mythical Mermaids

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Luana

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Mermaids have been inspiring filmmakers, artists, authors, and composers over many centuries, and this week’s Free Quilt Pattern features the dreamy artwork of one of our most popular designers.

To make this 47″ x 67″ quilt design, you will start with the 24″ x 44″ central panel, starring 3 beautiful mermaids set in a seaweed-scroll frame. We’ve added a richly saturated Indigo Hoffman Hand-Dye with the coordinating stripe, to make the undersea-themed border.

This dreamy quilt is sure to inspire fans of films like “The Little Mermaid”, “Splash”, “Harry Potter”, “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “Aquaman”. We love Mermaid Movies!

…from the ‘Atlantis’ collection by David Galchutt for Benartex.

PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping
when you order the fabrics for this rather eccentric quilt pattern
(orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).

Don’t miss the ‘Spooktacular Gnomes‘ and ‘Fantastic Foxes‘ 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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eQuilter Labor Day Sale – New Timeless, Hoffman, Quilting Treasures

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Luana

Our Huge eQuilter Labor Day Sale starts NOW!
8 Categories, 1600 Products on Sale, 40% to 50% Off!
Shop early for the best selection on our Blowout Sale.

Sunday is the last day of our Quilt Backing Bonanza Sale!
Don’t miss these savings at 20% off.

Untamed Beauty is filled with brilliant, multi-color florals.

Sleeping Under The Stars features breathtaking camping views.

Jewelscape kaleidoscopic ombres by Dan Morris are best sellers!

Little Ones illustrates adorable, baby forest friends

Classic barns are the focus of Hoffman’s ‘Sun Up to Sun Down‘.

Don’t miss Charley Harper’s 100% Organic Cotton ‘Alpine Northwest‘.

Spooky kitties & pumpkins await you in ‘Trick or Treat‘.

Reach for the ‘Top Shelf’ for Bourbon, Scotch, Tequila & more!

Enjoy the cool hues of ‘Butterfly Bliss‘ garden prints.

Go on a Christmas ‘Doggie Holiday‘ by Loralie Designs.

There are 26 detailed new Batiks from Hoffman Fabrics.
New Color Palette selections include Windswept & Heavy Metal.

Check out this week’s *Rubin Design Studio* Digital Exclusives!

eQuilter Labor Day Sale – New Timeless, Hoffman, Quilting Treasures

What is Meaningful?

Wednesday evening I got home from the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK. (Plus a couple extra days in the Worcestershire countryside with friends from London.) It was very meaningful to be involved with the SAQA exhibit “Forced to Flee” on the topic of refugees. I appreciated hearing some of the artists speak, at the lecture about the project. I am working on editing photos from the Festival of Quilts and my trip to Worcester, and will share them next week on my photo pages.

I have 2 quilts in this new companion book “Inspired by the Nation’s Capital” – an exhibit about Washington DC that will premiere at the Houston Quilt Festival. Congratulations to Donna DeSoto and all the artists involved in this project! Watch for my quilts (White House and Folger Shakespeare Library) in the book and the exhibit.

The CU Boulder Students are back this week, so traffic is heavy again, and the students were out enjoying today’s sunshine. Our warm weather is lasting longer than usual, so I have taken refuge reviewing our seasonal Autumn/Harvest category of fabrics. I may have to go spend some time with our Winter/Snow prints this weekend also. Ha.

With gas prices coming down, kids back in school, and cooler weather just around the corner (hopefully) I can feel my creative juices building up like a ripening peach. You know that feeling when you are full, ready to burst, but you are not quite sure what it is or where it will go? Now that we are in the almost-post-pandemic, I am anxious to break loose and take on new projects. Can you relate? But first, I need to go in and do some cleaning and organizing in my workspace. Perhaps you are doing the same thing this weekend….

One thing is very clear to me. Whatever I work on next must have meaning. It must have a purpose, or a goal. I am not sure yet if I will make an activist quilt, a healing quilt, or a skill-building quilt…but I know I need to make something that helps me to deal with a feeling of wasted time the last couple years. That feeling of an impending fertile explosion is a result of frustration I suppose, but I am determined to make it have meaning.

Are you having a mix of emotions around how to move into this almost-post-pandemic time also? You are not alone!

I would like to invite our local quilt guilds to come for tours again. Because we are still keeping our staff safe, I will schedule tours after-hours and we will limit the size of the group. If your group is interested in visiting us in the near future please contact us and I will schedule a time so I can personally lead a tour which will include my studio. It will be nice to see you in person and have a ‘normal’ gathering of quilters again.

Sharing your love of fabric,
Luana

Visit eQuilter’s Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter 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.

Quilt/Travel/Sponsor Calendar:
Sept 21-24 – SAQA Conference – San Diego CA
October 2022 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Manitoba Canada
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A Celebration of Color

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Luana
It is my last night here in England, and I am looking over all the photos I took in the last week. In addition to my time at the Festival of Quilts, I’ve spent a few days in the countryside with friends. There is something very restful about sleeping with the window open, and hearing sheep baa-ing and birds twittering…and nothing else.

I am posting photos from my castle and museum visits, on my personal Facebook page, in case you want to have a look.

Today I was at the Worcester Cathedral where I took this photo of the floor tiles. You may find it an inspiration for a quilt design. I’ve added the ‘Strawberry Thief’ William Morris fabric print, which I think goes very nicely! I’m exhausted, so I am going to sleep early, and getting up early to catch my flights home. I’ll be sharing photos from the quilt festival soon.

Good night!

Sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul


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

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

Quilt/Travel/Sponsor Calendar:
Aug 17-21 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK – Quilt Trends Lecture & SAQA Forced to Flee
(Register for Luana’s trend lecture – Friday 10 am.)
Sept 21-23 – SAQA Conference – San Diego CA
October 2022 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Manitoba Canada
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Free Quilt Pattern – Spooktacular Gnomes

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Luana

This delightful Halloween Gnome Free Quilt Pattern is so cute, you’ll want to make a couple for the little people who like to go Trick-or-Treating on your block.

To make this 56″ x 62″ quilt design, you will start with the 24″ x 44″ central panel. Then fussy-cut individual gnomes from the ‘toss’ print, and set on point, pieced with Solid Kona Black to make the side panels. Add the fun Spooky Gnome Stripe to finish with an adorable border.

…from the ‘Spooktacular Gnomes’ collection by Andi Metz for Benartex.

PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping
when you order the fabrics for this rather eccentric quilt pattern
(orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).

Don’t miss the ‘Mother Nature‘ and ‘Fantastic Foxes‘ 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 – Mother Nature

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Luana
This week’s Free eQuilter pattern celebrates Mother Nature and her magnificent Power of the Elements.

To make this 52″ x 60″ quilt design, you will begin by cutting the four season frames from the main Mother Nature panel, piece together with coordinating autumn leaves, cream and brown textures, and then bind with our black fresco tonal.

The details and luscious painterly artwork in these fabrics will capture your imagination! Magical dreams await whoever naps beneath this enchanting quilt!

…from the ‘Power of the Elements’ collection by Josephine Wall for 3 Wishes Fabric.

PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping
when you order the fabrics for this rather eccentric quilt pattern
(orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).

Don’t miss the ‘Spirit of the Bush‘ and ‘Northern Lights Wildlife‘ quilt patterns!

Your Free Quilt Pattern – Mother Nature
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 – Spirit of the Bush

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Luana
Today’s Free Quilt Pattern takes us to the land Down Under, with the distinctive style and colors of Australia’s aboriginal artist Chern’ee Sutton.

Start with the 30″ x 44″ Red Cockatoo center panel, add the Crocodile print set in jewel-shaped diamonds and earth-tone textures, and finish with a coordinating orange binding.

You’ll be captivated by Chern’ee’s renowned modern Indigenous art, while making
this 46″ x 61″ Spirit of the Bush quilt. Don’t miss the opportunity to celebrate Chern’ee expressive, optimistic and contemporary style.

…from the ‘Spirit of the Bush’ collection by Chern’ee Sutton.

Don’t miss the ‘Christmas Timber Gnomes‘ & ‘Northern Lights Wildlife‘ quilt patterns!

Your Free Quilt Pattern – Spirit of the Bush
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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New Quilting Treasures, Tula Pink – Quilt Backing Bonanza

Posted on August 22, 2022 by Luana

All Our Finest Quilt Backing is on now sale at 20% off!

Sunday is the last day of our Fabulous Fabric CLEARANCE!
Don’t miss these savings at 40% to 50% off.

‘Spirits of the Wind‘ inspires with a powerful stallion & eagle.

Tula Pink’s new ‘Parisville’ is elegant and mysterious.

‘Reflections of Autumn‘ captures the forest in deep fall hues.

Four Seasons are portrayed in Carol Cavalaris’s Seasons panel.

There’s Waterlily Magic in scenic panels and coordinates.

David Galchutt illustrates Country Roosters with floral borders.

Enjoy a celebration of fashion in Dan Morris’s ‘All Dolled Up‘.

Charley Harper’s new ‘Holiday Best’ features winter wildlife.

Satin Moon says, ‘Let’s Partea!‘ with stacked Teacups & Tea Bags.

Enjoy a ‘Sweet Holiday’ filled with cupcakes & confections,
and a string of Christmas Tree Lights in bright colors.
Farm fresh goods await you in Cherry Pie & Homemade Happiness.

And there are 18 new Batiks from Anthology Fabrics and Northcott.

Check out this week’s *Rubin Design Studio* Digital Exclusives!

New Quilting Treasures, Tula Pink – Quilt Backing Bonanza

Greetings from Birmingham UK
My visit to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham England is drawing to a close, and it has been a confirmation of my love of quilting, and quilters. It has been so enriching to see old friends and have real hugs. In fact there was some teary-eyed reunions. The quilt exhibition is an explosion of creative energy, and it got crowded enough that I had a little late-pandemic-anxiety. However I am happy to put on a mask in the crowd, and enjoy not only the quilts, but also the reactions of the viewers!

Right now I am just having a spot of tea before I meet a friend from the Bernina-verse, to drive down to Stratford Upon Avon. We’ll be having a pub dinner and then a proper Shakespeare play at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre on the River Avon. I like seeing the flocks of Swans in residence there. Lately I’ve been doing deeper research on ancestry.com and have traced several branches back to the 1400s in England, so returning to the UK carries an extra layer of interest. I am finishing Hilary Mantel’s 3rd and final book from the Wolf Hall trilogy, about Cromwell and the court of Henry VIII.

There is always something else going on at our hotel, in all the years I’ve been coming here, and at the moment it is overrun with elves, wizards, witches and nondescript costumed characters from another time and place (The Discworld convention). Everyone is very friendly and many smiles have been exchanged with the costumed characters. I just now shared an elevator with The Positive Affirmation Fairy and she gave me a card with this positive affirmation:
“I have the power to achieve my goals.”
“Today you are overflowing with power. Use this power to energize and promote your day.”
Well OK then! *smile*

I enjoyed being one of the speakers at the SAQA “Forced to Flee” presentation today, on the topic of Refugees. I spoke about being an artist activist, and activist curator and sponsor, an activist collector and retailer. We all have a voice, and we can all make a difference when we stand up and speak up for those with no voice and no power.

Tomorrow my old friend from London is picking me up and I am spending a few days in the countryside. After so many years of travel here, I’ve seen most of the major tourist attractions, so now we are visiting the places that the locals like in the summertime. We’ve been friends since 1987, and on this trip I get to meet her new 77 year old ‘boyfriend’. They have planned out a very busy few days together.

I am mindful of the fact that September and cooler weather are just around the corner, and the students have returned to their classrooms.
It’s a good time to be a quilter!

Sharing your love of fabric,
Luana

Visit eQuilter’s Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter 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.

Quilt/Travel/Sponsor Calendar:
Aug 17-20 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK – Quilt Trends Lecture & SAQA Forced to Flee
Sept 21-24 – SAQA Conference – San Diego CA
October 2022 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Manitoba Canada
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Free Quilt Pattern – Deja Boo!

Posted on August 19, 2022 by Luana

Halloween is just around the corner, and here’s a fun Free Quilt Pattern that features a skeleton with a owl filled hat, spiders, bats and ravens set in spooky hues. There’s even a witch on her broomstick in the festive hat buckle!

To make this 53″ x 61″ quilt design, you will start with the central 24″ x 44″ scenic panel, add owl, raven and skeleton coordinates, and piece together with jet black sashing, then finish off with a spider web binding.

This ‘Deja Boo’ quilt makes a wonderful Halloween wall hanging – stitch one up today and you’ll be ready for ‘All Hallows’ Eve’!

…from the ‘Deja Boo!’ collection by Satin Moon Designs for Blank Textiles.

PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping
when you order the fabrics for this rather eccentric quilt pattern
(orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).

Don’t miss the ‘Fantastic Foxes‘ and ‘Dazzling Dolphins‘ quilt patterns!

Your Free Quilt Pattern – Deja Boo – Free Shipping
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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A Celebration of Color

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Luana

I am dashing off this note to you before I head to the airport for the Festival of Quilts (FOQ) at Birmingham in the UK. This is my first overseas trip since the Tokyo Quilt Festival in January 2020! I am excited to be attending this big quilt festival with exhibits from all over Europe. The last time I attended FOQ was in August 2019.

eQuilter is sponsoring the SAQA “Forced to Flee” gallery at FOQ, on the topic of refugees. As you know this topic is even more timely now since the war in Ukraine started. The number of displaced people worldwide has surpassed 100 million for the first time. It is truly hard to comprehend, unless you have witnessed this firsthand. Because of our close relationship with our non-profit partners, I have had many meetings with those who have actually worked in refugee camps around the world. Today, one in every 78 people on earth is displaced. Through our partnerships with Doctors Without Borders, Mission of Love and Engineers Without Borders, we are using our business as a force for good and we thank you for your support of our family business and our charity program.

10 days ago you might have attended the Long Beach Quilt Festival, where we sponsored the “Celebration of Color” exhibit and cash prizes. I wanted to share this beautiful burst of color – the First Place winner in the Modern category of this contest. (quilt image above)

“Chroma Infinitum” by Susan McKinney – Artist Statement:
“Ordered chaos and infinite color. A promise of what lies beyond what is seen. Paper-pieced with over 50 colors from 77 unique block templates. Tessellated triangles were digitally drawn, no 2 triangles alike, then quilted by machine.”

Through the crazy Supply Chain Rollercoaster of the Pandemic, we have maintained our commitment to stocking Modern Solid products for you – currently we have over 640 colors of Modern Solid Cottons, and over 100 Solid Pre-Cuts for your slicing and stitching pleasure.

Recently I was interviewed via Zoom by Bob Ruggiero, VP from Quilts Inc (organizer of the Quilt Festival in Long Beach and Houston) on the topic of COLOR, and you can watch that interview HERE.

Are you coming to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK?
Register now for my power point lecture “International Quilt Trends” this Friday at 10 am, lecture code #512. You will be inspired! (Bring a notebook.)

If you see me on the show floor, please do say hello! Keep an eye out for my quilt “Stardust Mothers” – which was recently at the ‘Sacred Threads’ show in the Washington DC area.

Sharing your love of fabric,
Luana and Paul


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

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

Quilt/Travel/Sponsor Calendar:
Aug 17-21 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK – Quilt Trends Lecture & SAQA Forced to Flee
(Register for Luana’s trend lecture – Friday 10 am.)
Sept 21-23 – SAQA Conference – San Diego CA
October 2022 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Manitoba Canada
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Free Quilt Pattern – Northern Lights Wildlife

Posted on August 16, 2022 by Luana
Somewhere in the Far North, the short summer season is coming to a close under the Aurora Borealis. The bugling of the elk…the howling of the wolf…and the roar of the bear are filling the frosty air with the sounds of the North Woods. The forest is illuminated by the shimmering colors of the Northern Lights in a starry sky.

To make this 60″ x 57″ Free Quilt Pattern, you will start with the 24″ x 44″ central scenic panel with the Grizzly Bear, Wolf and Bull Elk. Our eQuilter exclusive quilt design uses Northern Lights prints and Hand-Dyes to create this atmospheric quilt design.

Hang this on the wall of your cabin, or put a flannel backing on this Nap/Lap quilt for a super cozy winter snuggle! You will love the gorgeous colors and the dreamy ambiance of this special quilt design.

…from the ‘Aurora Borealis’ collection by Dawn Gerety for Northcott Fabrics.

PLUS – you’ll receive Free USA / 50% off INTL shipping
when you order the fabrics for this rather eccentric quilt pattern
(orders $100 and over, no coupon needed).

Don’t miss the ‘Fantastic Foxes‘ and ‘Dazzling Dolphins‘ quilt patterns!

Your Free Quilt Pattern – Northern Lights Wildlife – Free Shipping
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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