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Quilt Show Newsletter - October 29, 2025

First Place - Pieced at Houston 2025, See How Jamie Kalvestran Goes From Doodle to Design and Beyond, Barbara Black LIVE: "Laurel Ridge" - Month 11, In The Store - Sally's Stitches 1840 - 1860 Fat Quarter Bundle by Betsy Chutchian, Memory Match Game, A Puzzle Up In "Lights"

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Jinny's Memory Match: 10/29/25

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.

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Quilt Show Newsletter - October 27, 2025

First Place - Pictorial at Houston 2025, Watch Jamie Kalvestran's "Great" Show, Alex Anderson LIVE: Rediscovering Your Creative Superpowers, Textile Talks: An Artist in the Family - Documenting Susanne's Story, In The Store - Gather Around Quilted Table Runner Kit, A Puzzle Out of the "Shadows"

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Textile Talks: An Artist in the Family - Documenting Susanne's Story, presented by Quilt Alliance

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.

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Quilt Show Newsletter - October 26, 2025

First Place - Naturescape at Houston 2025, See "Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop" at the Fashion and Textile Museum, Join Patricia Belyea for the 2026 Blue Japan Indigo Tour, Quilt Stories Featuring Betty Busby, In The Store - Mid Century Modern Precuts from Clothworks, A Teachable Improv Puzzle

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See "Costume Couture: Sixty Years of Cosprop" at the Fashion and Textile Museum​

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."

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Join Patricia Belyea​ for the 2026 Blue Japan Indigo Tour​

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!"

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Quilt Stories with Lisa Walton Featuring Betty Busby's Quilt "Vertex"

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.

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The Quilt Show Puzzle: "Next Dimension Still Life" by Jamie Kalvestran

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

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Quilt Show Newsletter - October 24, 2025

First Place - Handmade at Houston 2025, Create Halloween Totes with a Witch Hat Pattern, Victoria and Albert Museum: Conserving a Delicate 18th-Century Fan, Dee LIVE: Quilting by the Book With a Splash of Color - Class 04, In The Store - 5.5 Inch Surgical Seam Ripper by Tula Pink, A Puzzle To "Hear" Out

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WeAllSew Tutorial: Halloween Totes with Witch Hat Pattern

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.

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Victoria and Albert Museum: Conserving a Delicate 18th-Century Fan

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."

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The Quilt Show Puzzle: "Hear Me Roar" by Jamie Kalvestran

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

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Trailer 3709: Spiraling Pineapples And Crazy Piecing Using Luxe Fabric And Manipulating Sheer Fabrics With Julia McLeod

Debuting November 2, 2025: On the next Quilt Show, Julia McLeod loves to reimagine traditional blocks with luxury fabrics and creative design. That's why we had to ask her to come back to our show and share the latest from her innovative mind and hands. Look what happened when she reimagined some pineapple blocks. Plus, check out her crazy piecing techniques that keep you from fumbling with your scraps.

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Quilt Show Newsletter - October 22, 2025

First Place - Balanced Piecing and Appliqué at Houston 2025, See How Alex Blends Art with Hand Embroidery, WeAllSew Tutorial: Make Your Own Custom Dog Collar and Leash, In The Store - "Hand Sewing" by Becky Goldsmith, Memory Match Game, A Negative Space Portrait Puzzle

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Jinny's Memory Match: 10/22/25

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!)

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WeAllSew Tutorial: Make Your Own Custom Dog Collar and Leash

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.

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