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Is it a game? Is it a learning tool? Actually, it's both! Play Jinny Beyer's Memory Match today and get all the benefits of learning quilt blocks while sharpening your memory skills along the way.

Do a puzzle of Jane Hall's quilt, Indigo Lights.

Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join the Quilt Alliance as we turn the spotlight on Murilo dos Santos, a high school student in Maryland, whose video documentary about quilt artist Susanne Clawson received over 11,000 views in only a few weeks on YouTube. We’ll watch the video about Susanne’s life and work, and then hear from Murilo and his grandfather, Steve Klees, Susanne’s husband, on what motivated them to record her story. If you need an inspirational push to get out your camera and document an artist in your life, this Textile Talk is for you!​" Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.

Do a puzzle of Deb Tucker's quilt, Star Shadows.

From the Fashion and Textile Museum: "This exhibition is a celebration of sixty years of Cosprop’s creativity and a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of this celebrated costume house. Through stunning costumes, accessories and sketches, the visitor will learn the design and making process from script-to screen. Leading costume designers and actors will share their thoughts on favourite costumes, showing how Cosprop brought these magical moments to life."

Patricia Belyea and Victoria Stone, co-owners of Okan Arts, invite you to join them on their 2026 Blue Japan Indigo Tour to give you, "a more in-depth understanding of indigo, as well as memories for a lifetime." What does that include? Well, here's just a small sampling of the adventures you'll go on: "You venture into the mountains to dye indigo at a 13th-generation family business that makes huge koinobori. You go behind the scenes at a banner factory to dye a koi wall hanging. You tour an indigo farm in Tokushima Prefecture. You make paper embellished with indigo at a famous washi factory. You wander Kojima Jeans Street, the heart of Japanese denim. And more!"

Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks to Betty Busby​ about her quilt, Vertex​, which has won many awards including the Quilt Japan prize at Visions 2020 and Best Art Quilt Festival of Quilts - Birmingham UK 2019. Learn how Betty created her quilt in another enthralling installment of Quilt Stories.

Do a puzzle of Jamie Kalvestran's quilt, Next Dimension Still Life.

Halloween is just one week away, and Pat Bravo at WeAllSew has a fun project to get you into the spooky spirit. Whether you have someone in your home who is going trick or treating, or you just want a festive accessory for the season, you can't go wrong with these Halloween Totes, which feature a FREE Downloadable Witch Hat Pattern that you can adorn to it or any other Halloween decoration you may have.

From the Victoria and Albert Museum: "Join Senior Paper Conservator Susan Catcher as she conserves a fragile 200-year-old fan from the era of Marie Antoinette. Using specialist conservation techniques (plus plenty of patience and a porcupine quill!) Susan addresses the structural integrity of the fan – reinforcing the back and creating a hinge to allow it to open and close once again. She also re-adheres fiddly loose sequins, stabilises areas of wear, and subtly retouches the design using watercolour paint."

Do a puzzle of Jamie Kalvestran's quilt, Hear Me Roar.

What sort of magic do you conjure up to become a Memory Match expert? Well, if you're a mere mortal like most of us then you just play Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game each week to get better and better. Otherwise, you probably just wave a wand or something and get it solved for you. (Which is cheating we think!)

Do a puzzle of Lola Jenkins' quilt, Malcolm X.

Today is National Make a Dog’s Day, and what better way to celebrate than by making something special for that special friend of yours. Heather Stadelman​ at WeAllSew has just the gift for the occasion, as she'll show you how to make your Own Custom Dog Collar and Leash that'll show off your dog's personality and your own creativity.