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Luana Rubin is an entrepreneur and artist-activist from Boulder Colorado. Her business eQuilter.com has raised $1.7 million for non-profits such as Ocean Conservancy, Doctors Without Borders, and Engineers Without Borders. She is a Bernina Ambassador, and a member of the Color Marketing Group, an international color trend forecasting organization.

She has worked as a designer in the quilting, textile, and garment industries since 1980. Her weekly e-newsletter at eQuilter goes out to 120,000 subscribers, and she has spoken at quilt festivals around the world on the topic of International Quilt Trends. She has also spoken at textile trade shows and trend conferences around the world.

Luana reviews 150,000 products per year and buys 14,000 from her textile manufacturing suppliers who are mostly in New York and Los Angeles.

Here are some links to articles that may be of interest – the first one just came out tonight:

Gunbarrel business eQuilter supports COVID-19 mask-making efforts
https://www.lhvc.com/story/2020/11/04/news/gunbarrel-business-equilter-supports-covid-19-mask-making-efforts/5832.html

Create Whimsy Profile
https://createwhimsy.com/projects/spotlight-luana-rubin-designer-artist-and-creative-entrepreneur

Quilting Arts Podcast: Color Trends
https://www.quiltingdaily.com/color-confidential-quilting-arts-podcast-episode-5/

 For the Love of Gaia exhibit – virtual opening @ Intl Quilt Museum
https://youtu.be/yVy3po63C94

 Sign up for the eQuilter Newsletter here:
https://www.equilter.com/account/ur_registerform

• eQuilter is a family-run business that gives 2% of sales to charity.
• eQuilter has the largest online selection of high-quality quilt fabrics and related products, with over 20,000 products online and in stock.
• The eQuilter 15,000 sq ft warehouse is located in Boulder, Colorado.
• Luana Rubin is a member of the Color Marketing Group and has traveled around the world as a speaker, giving PowerPoint lectures on design and color trends. In the last few years, she has lectured in Thailand, Japan, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Mexico, France, England, and Canada.
• Luana is a licensed designer for Robert Kaufman Fabrics of California and has curated fundraiser collections for SAQA with Andover Fabrics. She is a consultant for textile and surface design, and color trends, advising US and international companies.
• As a licensed artist herself and skilled quilt designer, Luana has a BIG heart for seeing artists succeed in fabric licensing. Join us for a delightful conversation!