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Sea Serenade by Dan Morris follows the mermaid's song.
Glowing roses fill both borders of the Floret Cascade from
RJR's magnificent Arcadia Collection.
An
Elephant and Giraffe stand before a large African Super Moon.
Hoffman's Dream Bigger 108" x 108" panel is back in stock!
Graceful Bloomsbury from the V&A Museum comes with pre-cuts.
Sail through an
Ocean of Batiks on
Antique Pirate Ships.
Hunker down a Pumpkin Spice Latte for some Holiday Sewing -
Glory for Christmas
Pumpkin Patch and Thankful for Thanksgiving
So Adora-Boo black cats for Halloween
Four Seasons Tree and Around the City are new additions to
Quilting Treasure's Artworks collection.
The Hero collection is full of Girl Power!
Cozy up with Wild Rose and Taos Yarn-Dyed Flannel.
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Cross Pollination
It is gratifying to see the amount of cross-pollination going on between the major quilt festivals and exhibits around the world, and I hope that I have contributed a tiny bit to that mutual inspiration. I have very lucky to be able to combine my love of travel, photography, and my passion for quilting, into a vehicle for sharing the brilliance of international quilt artists.
The organizers of the Tokyo Quilt Festival have asked me to pass on their invitation to quilters outside of Japan:
The Tokyo Quilt Festival happens each year at the Tokyo Dome (Baseball Stadium) in late January. Over 200,000 people attend this show over one week. In the past it has been 99% Japanese quilts, but this year they are extending a big welcome to outside quilters to submit their quilts to be considered for the 2020 exhibition.
The guidelines will be posted shortly, and the deadline for entry will be in September. I will be sure to give you the link as soon as it is available in English, but in the meantime I invite you to study the photos I have taken at the Tokyo Quilt Festival over the last several years, on my photo album page. The Japanese quilters also want to be inspired by YOUR quilt art!
You will see my photos from the Pour l'Amour du Fil quilt festival in Nantes France are up now too.
This show is put on by QuiltMania publishers - we carry 2 of their magazines - "QuiltMania" and "Simply Moderne" which are 2 of my favorites! As you will see if you click through, we DO carry back issues because usually when our customers discover these magazines, they want to grab the available back issues as well! The publisher Carol Veillon has become a great friend, because she travels to all the same shows that I do. It was wonderful to be able to finally experience this Nantes show in person. (We have been a sponsor of this show for several years - this year eQuilter sponsored the QuiltCon / Modern Quilt exhibit there.)
My Lilacs, Crab Apples and Grape Hyacinths were all in bloom when I returned home from Paris this week, so I am enjoying Springtime in Colorado! Hope you are also enjoying your Spring (or Southern Hemisphere Fall) weather also.
sharing your Passion for Fabric...
Luana and Paul
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Check out our 180 videos from international quilt festivals, PBS TV, artist and curator interviews on our eQuilter Video Page. Subscribe and catch the latest videos on our eQuilter YouTube Channel.
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Luana's Travel Calendar:
May 16-19 - Quilt Market
May 24-25 - Dairy Barn - Quilt National Opening - Athens OH
June 11-15 - Quilt Canada Ottawa - (lecture Fri 6/14)
July 18-22 - Sacred Threads & Not Fade Away (VA & DC)
eQuilter Classroom:
June 1 - Charity Sewing Group - RSVP
June 27-30 - Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli - Altar Quilts & Embellished Garments Workshops
July 11-14, 2019 - Cindy Lohbeck - Shibori, Ice-Dyeing and Ombre Dyeing Workshops
Oct 8-10 - Jacqueline de Jonge - eQuilter Classroom
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