Category Archives: Quilts

Janet’s Master Award, and Hurricane Helene Quilt Drive

Posted on October 15, 2024 by Luana

On Saturday the big winners of the Houston International Quilt Festival were announced online, by Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. We are excited to announce that Janet Stone won the eQuilter.com Master Award for Machine Artistry, and we hope you … Continue reading →

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Disaster Relief Resources for Hurricane Helene

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Luana

Appalachian Voices (Several Non-Profits Listed Here) What’s Up – Ashville, NC – Info about communities and non-profits https://www.facebook.com/groups/1156106031497698 Beloved Asheville www.belovedasheville.com Also Susan Brubaker Knapp says, consider three counties in Western NC  – Avery, Mitchell & Yancey – that are … Continue reading →

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Another Page Turns…In the Story of Quilting

Posted on August 17, 2024 by Luana

This week we lost 2 important matriarchs in the quilting world. Freddy Moran was 94 when she went to the big rainbow in the sky. She was an early advocate of bright colors and whimsical art quilt design, when others … Continue reading →

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Returning from Quilt Canada

Posted on June 22, 2024 by Luana

As you read this newsletter, I am flying back home from Quilt Canada in Edmonton. The convention center sits on the side of a steep hill, and it has long steep escalators and a funicular instead of an elevator. It … Continue reading →

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Ciao, Bella!

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Luana

This week I am opening up my Textile & Costume Tour in Italy, for registration. I have been obsessed with Italy since I was a kid. I read “The Agony and The Ecstasy” so many times the cover fell off … Continue reading →

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Free Quilt Pattern – Alaskan Harvest

Posted on April 28, 2024 by Luana

If you’ve spent much time in Alaska or Northern Canada, you know that picking Blueberries in the berry season is a ‘thing’…and all 3 or 4 generations of indigenous households come out to fill their buckets. There’s usually someone standing … Continue reading →

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Hello from Gateway Canyon

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Luana

This week I am finally attending the Alegre Retreat in Gateway Canyon in Southwest Colorado. This is something I’ve wanted to do for at least 15 years. 20 years ago I took a class with Katie Pasquini Masopust at Art … Continue reading →

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Multitudes

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Luana

I’ve been on a quest for 35 years. My goal is to fill out my stash with every color, every shade and tint and hue and value so that when I need something for a project, it is (somewhere) on … Continue reading →

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Spring Chocolate Sale

Posted on March 30, 2024 by Luana

Well, the time has come to clear out our Artisan Chocolates for the season, and I know from experience they go fast. Place your order now for 30% off. If you order 5 chocolate bars and a spool of thread, … Continue reading →

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Feelin’ Groovy

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Luana

This week, for you avid Midweek newsletter readers, I am giving you a little sneak peak of a beloved collection we just got back in stock:Caryl Bryler Fallert-Gentry’s “Gradations” which is 24 different color combinations of Ombre prints. If you … Continue reading →

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