{"id":11807,"date":"2026-03-18T18:29:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=11807"},"modified":"2026-03-18T18:29:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T00:29:14","slug":"need-a-little-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/need-a-little-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"Need a Little Magic?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We are a family of readers<\/a><\/strong>, sci-fi geeks<\/a><\/strong>, and fantasy nerds<\/a><\/strong>. Thankfully all 3 of our kids grew up to be readers (and writers) as well. We love Star Wars<\/a><\/strong> and Star Trek, Harry Potter<\/a><\/strong> and Lord of the Rings. Dragons, Magic Trees<\/a><\/strong>, and the music of John Williams…stretching across so many genres! My alarm that wakes me up in the morning is the theme song from Indiana Jones. I personally love having adventures abroad, to visit medieval castles<\/a><\/strong>, historic sites, and rainforests dripping with moss. Fairies and elves<\/a><\/strong> live there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve been going to ComicCon and Starfest for 20 years, photographing costume contests before it was named ‘cosplay’ and became cool. My favorite experience was the Klingon costume workshop: the teacher was a 6′ 6″ guy in full Klingon attire (wig, prosthetics, armor, and platform boots) hunched over a tiny sewing machine. Our kids all have fantasy costumes and I have some period costumes purchased at the Renaissance Faire long ago. And there are some fairy-floral-antler headpieces and a tiara or two. I started sewing my own costumes as a teenager, and our kids all grew up with costume options at Halloween and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For many years I was the keynote trend speaker at the Las Vegas textile show. Back then there was a Star Trek Experience at the original “Elvis” Hilton Hotel. I have a buddy from the fabric industry who is also a Trekkie, and we would always go to this Trek museum, and then have dinner at Quark’s Cafe. Ah, those were the days….<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So for those of you who also love to escape from reality at times….in a book, a movie, or on a trip…I’d like to share this new exclusive design…the Stonehenge Dragon<\/a><\/strong>. Isn’t he gorgeous?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing your passion for fabric…
Luana & Paul<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Subscribe to my artist website and blog!<\/a><\/strong>
www.luanarubin.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel\/Lecture Dates:
Apr 26 – May 1 – Alegre Retreat, Gateway CO
May 16 – New England Quilt Museum, Soul Stories Artist Reception
May 18-26 – Montpellier, France
June 5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston
July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK
Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit eQuilter’s Instagram<\/a><\/strong>, Pinterest<\/a><\/strong> or TikTok pages for Color and Design ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Luana’s Flickr Photo Pages<\/a><\/strong> for travel images, comment on our blog<\/a><\/strong>, or follow us on Facebook<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out our Video pages<\/a><\/strong> for interviews and show reviews.<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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