Category Archives: Trends

Happy Birthday to eQuilter!…and Daylight Savings Time

Posted on March 8, 2025 by Luana

Don’t forget to move your clock forward an hour tonight for the start of Daylight Savings, unless you live in Hawaii, Arizona, or the rest of the world. This week we are celebrating our 26th anniversary, since we opened up … Continue reading →

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Prayers for So Cal

Posted on January 4, 2025 by Luana

Our hearts and prayers are with Southern California now. Although there have been some early queries about donating comfort quilts to fire victims, please understand that what they need now are the basics of existence. We are donating to World … Continue reading →

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Peace on Winter Solstice

Posted on December 21, 2024 by Luana

Today (Saturday) is the Winter Solstice here in the Northern Hemisphere, and the Summer Solstice for our friends in the Southern Hemisphere. The Winter Solstice is a time of quiet contemplation for me, as I take stock of the year … Continue reading →

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Ebony Gaze

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Luana

Today I am featuring another quilt from the Houston Quilt Festival. eQuilter was the sponsor of this gallery “Tales from Africa” featuring the work of Uzoma Anyanwu and his mentor Nike Okundaye. I am focusing here on a collage quilt … Continue reading →

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Houston on the Horizon

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Luana

We now have 4 of UK artist Cas Holmes’ books in stock including her brand new title “Soulful Stitch” with Deena Beverley. You can find a video interview with Cas in June, when I visited her home studio in Maidstone … Continue reading →

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New Partner for NC Quilt Drive

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Luana

This weekend we are a sponsor for the “Recharge and Reinvent” online retreat for Quilt Guild leadership, hosted by the Intl Quilt Museum in Lincoln Nebraska. I am speaking towards the end of the retreat tomorrow. Hopefully your guild attended … Continue reading →

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Houston Quilt Festival Awards Announced

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Luana

Today the awards for the International Quilt Festival (Houston) were announced live by Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson. We have shared the recording on our Facebook page if you’d like to see who won! Congratulations to Janet Stone, who won … Continue reading →

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Maximum Juiciness

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Luana

In my 40+ years working with design and color, it has been remarkable to see women’s progression from safe(boring) colors, to juicy joyful colors. In the 1990s when I was moving from the fashion industry to the quilt textile industry, … Continue reading →

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How to Help

Posted on October 5, 2024 by Luana

We continue to think about what we can do to help others who have suffered losses in the hurricane. Right now of course, those who have lost homes have the most urgent needs and I have posted a list of … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Simple Things

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Luana

We are thinking of all of you affected by the hurricane, and we hope you, your loved ones, your home and your stash are safe. Things don’t always go the way we plan. I got home Wednesday night, decided to … Continue reading →

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