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Presented by the Quilt Alliance​​: "One area of a quilter’s life that often goes undocumented is their workspace. We’ll sample studio tours with artists interviewed for the StoryBee project, and hear quilters talk about their workspace in excerpts from the QSOS oral history project. Quilt Alliance staff will give you tips on how to include your workspace in a personalized documentation plan for 2025.​" Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.

With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it's the perfect time to get working on that project for the one you love. And Lori Kennedy of WeAllSew will show you how to Free-Motion Quilt Hearts in a Border to put that love in your project.

Do a puzzle of Barbara Yates Beasley's quilt, Sun Worship.

From the Victoria and Albert Museum: "This fragile silk costume was once worn on the West End stage by Julie Andrews in her role as Eliza Doolittle – star of the classic musical My Fair Lady. Designed by iconic designer and photographer Cecil Beaton, the exquisite ballgown was influenced by Beaton’s glamorous mid-century fashion photography. Follow the gown’s transformation in our Conservation studio, as we prepare it for display in our Theatre and Performance galleries."

Do a puzzle of Lynn Wilder's quilt, Country Courthouse.

From Salley Mavor: "Come along on a video tour of Enchanting Threads: The Art of Salley Mavor, my current exhibition at the Albany Institute of History & Art. The show will be there through March 2, 2025, so, there’s plenty of time to plan a trip to Albany, NY with your friends and family! For those of you who live too far away to visit, please take 5 minutes to walk through the galleries with me."

Do a puzzle of Lynn Wilder's quilt, Bridle Path.

Have you memorized ALL of the quilt blocks? If you haven't, Jinny Beyer's Memory Match can certainly help you out. Play the game and start learning all of them today!

Do a puzzle of Cyndi McChesney's quilt, Juvenile Jungle.

Presented by the International Quilt Museum: "Join the International Quilt Museum for a discussion of "Studio Showcase: Judy Kirpich and Karen Schulz," an exhibition opening at the International Quilt Museum at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln on Jan. 17. Led by IQM Curator of Collections Carolyn Ducey, the artists will discuss their bold and evocative work that explores formal design, texture, color, and emotion." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.

Do a puzzle of Cheryl Arkison's quilt, Mountain Meadow.

From the Met: "The magnificent sixteenth-century Emperor's Carpet from Safavid Iran was acquired by the Metropolitan Museum in 1941, but its condition was so fragile that it was only displayed for public twice over the next sixty years. This video documents the ambitious three-year conservation program that was launched in 2006 to stabilize the condition of the carpet so its lustrous wools and dazzling colors can be displayed the Museum on a regular basis."