{"id":11828,"date":"2026-03-28T21:17:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T03:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=11828"},"modified":"2026-03-31T21:18:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T03:18:05","slug":"to-be-or-not-to-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/to-be-or-not-to-be\/","title":{"rendered":"To Be, Or Not To Be\u2026.."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hey fellow Shakespeare fans!
Paul has developed 2 new Shakespeare-themed fabrics that are a must-have collectible for Bard buffs.

Our brand new Steampunk Shakespeare<\/a><\/strong> and Shakespeare Pages<\/a><\/strong> are just the thing (besides the play) for your next literary sewing project. If you attend outdoor Shakespeare festivals in the summer (like we have here in Boulder) then perhaps a cushion for the outdoor seating, or a quilted picnic blanket for seating on the lawn, would make a great project to start now. (Check out our large selection of book\/literature<\/a><\/strong> prints as coordinates.) I just wish I had these designs years ago when I was hosting the Boulder Writers’ Club.

When I met Paul in 1994, I found out right away that he was a serious Star Trek and Shakespeare fan. (You may know that many Star Trek actors started out as Shakespeare thespians.) But I found it hard to follow the language in Shakespeare plays and movies. We came up with a brilliant way for me to overcome that barrier – we started watching classic Shakespeare films with the subtitles on. After a few years I was able to go to a Shakespeare festival and actually understand what they were saying.

Eventually this led to my quilt in the Washington DC project<\/a><\/strong>, depicting the inside of the Folger Shakespeare Library<\/a><\/strong>, which sits right behind the Supreme Court.

For many years, when I attended the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham UK, I would go to Stratford Upon Avon to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, to see an authentic but creatively diverse version of the repertoire. Often the stage actors are people we’ve seen in British films or BBC series. The RSC play I remember the most was when I was in the front row for The Tempest, and they had a tank full of water at the front of the stage. The play started with an actor bursting out of the water (from the shipwreck) and splashing on my feet. I love sitting in the front row!

You can see some of my photos from the English countryside and UK museums on these pages<\/a><\/strong>.

Sharing your passion for fabrics….
Luana and Paul

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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 4-5 – Featured Speaker – World Environment Day – Houston
July 28 – Aug 2 – Festival of Quilts – Birmingham UK
Nov 12-15 – Intl Quilt Festival – Houston



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