| One of the great joys of quilting is taking something old and making it new again. Grandma’s collection of vintage teacups becomes a digital-printed fabric. A traditional pineapple block is re-colored or re-scaled so it is ‘not your grandmother’s quilt anymore’… which is a tired old cliche that is still dredged up by non-quilters. (*cue the giggles*) I went to our state guild’s fall retreat over the weekend, and we had a one-day Pineapple Paper-Piecing class with Carolyn McCormick. I consider myself an art quilter but I like to brush up on my various traditional quilt techniques because so many of them are being re-invented by contemporary and modern quilters. Long ago I made paper-pieced and foundation-pieced quilts, but I figured I was rusty and needed to dive into the deep end to grease up those creaky paper-piecing joints. You know – like when Dorothy takes an oil can to the Tin Man? Here is the result of that one day class, made from scraps I grabbed from the eQuilter cutting department as I ran out the door to drive to the retreat. I used Jewelscape Ombre strips and a Black-on-Black music print that I dug out of my stash. I am really addicted to using Ombre strips because you get several different colors or values out of each ombre strip. I also like using these Black/Charcoal prints to make those colors ‘pop’ – like using a Solid Black but with a little more texture interest. How do you re-make and re-imagine traditional quilt ideas to make something new…and make it your own? eQuilter.com and Mission of Love are teaming up again to deliver comfort quilts to those who lost their homes due to the hurricane in Florida. If you wish to contribute, Ship to: Mission of Love Marta Ockuly 1280 Tree Bay Lane Sarasota, FL 34242 If you are local to eQuilter, you may *drop off* donated quilts at our office in Boulder. (Please do not ship to us. Ship directly to Florida.) If you have a question, please CALL US. As always, thank you so much for your generosity for those in need. We will ship a few batches of quilts to Florida as they accumulate, but we do encourage you to ship asap to the Sarasota address if you are not local to us here in Boulder. Sharing your love of fabric, Luana and Paul Quilt/Travel/Sponsor Calendar: October 17-24 – Luana’s Polar Bear Tour – Churchill Manitoba Canada Nov 3-4 – Intl Quilt Museum – Lincoln NE Dec 1-2 – Clinton Presidential Library Feb 22-25 – QuiltCon – Atlanta 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. |
