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Want to see the second hint for The Quilt Show's 2026 Block Of the Month? It was the inspiration for this year's BOM. Click through to see the hint.

There are only two months left to go for Laurel Ridge, our 2025 Block Of the Month designed by Lynn Wilder. Regardless of where you are in making the quilt, there is plenty of help available to get you all caught up by the end of year. One of the best places is Barbara Black's monthly blog featuring her helpful tips and tricks for making the BOM. For Month 11, she'll be providing info on how to work on "the rest of the block piecing. There are two parts to this month's pattern: the CENTER BLOCK and the remaining 20 FOUR PATCH IN A STAR BLOCKS."

Do a puzzle of Jamie Kalvestran's quilt, Dancing with Irene - Lesson One.

Want to see the first hint for The Quilt Show's 2026 Block Of the Month? Click through to see the hint.

Do a puzzle of Pat Holly's quilt, Happy Halloween.

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.