From the Quilt Alliance: "The Quilt Alliance is hosting two special Zoom events on December 3 in celebration of seven-time Tony Award-winning actor and playwright (and quilter!) Harvey Fierstein, and you’re invited!" Find out more about these exciting events to come and how you can participate!
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Stories are embedded in quilts. Alongside fabric, batting, and thread, you'll find history, emotion, and meaning. This week on Textile Talks, we’ll share some of the inspiring voices and quilt stories we’ve recorded as part of the Go Tell It! video documentation project. You’ll be amazed at what you can learn about a quilt in 3 minutes or less!" Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
From the Quilt Alliance: "Join the Quilt Alliance for a special virtual fundraising event celebrating the voices shaping the quilting world. “Quilt Alliance Spotlight” will feature a Quilters’ Save Our Stories (QSOS) oral history interview with Designer Sarah Watts conducted by Project Manager Meagan Guité of Ruby Star Society, offering a rare behind-the-scenes look at Sarah’s creative journey, inspiration, philosophy, and the stories woven into her work. Following the interview, Sarah and Meagan will be joined by RSS Creative Director Melody Miller, Moda’s Lissa Alexander & the Modern Quilt Guild’s Karen Cooper for a panel discussion about Ruby Star Society's community impact."
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join us for Textile Talks on Aug. 6 at 2pm EDT when we spotlight the African American Quilt Documentation Study Group led by A’donna Richardson. A’donna is unable to be with us for the program, but QA Project Manager Emma Parker will share some of the fascinating oral history and video documentation that A’donna has gathered recently, and will be joined by Eric Galindo, a young textile artist who sought out the AAQDSG quilt registry to document his grandmother’s quilt story." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, August 6, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
From the Quilt Alliance: "Shelly Zegart, one of the founding visionaries of the Alliance for American Quilts (Quilt Alliance), died at home in Louisville, Kentucky, on July 22, 2025, after succumbing to a brief but grave illness. Shelly’s contributions to the scholarly world of quilts are remarkable, and her loss is deeply felt." Click through to learn more about Shelly, her role in the creation of the Quilt Alliance, and her contributions to the scholarly world of quilts.
From the Quilt Alliance: "The Quilt Alliance is dedicated to the stories behind the quilts, so we’re challenging you to tell your story… with a quilt! We are thrilled to relaunch this annual tradition as a fun and educational membership benefit. We are also challenging you to sharpen your documentation skills by including a label, short artist statement, and optional video and audio documentation. Don’t worry, we’ll help!"
Congratulations to Michael A. Cummings, who was just named a 2023 NEA Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts. Michael, who was previously featured on The Quilt Show in a field piece, brings his quilts to life with a rich level of artistry and history. In this Go Tell It at the Quilt Show! interview from the Quilt Alliance, you'll be able to see both on display as he talks about his Frida Kahlo quilt.
From the Quilt Alliance: "Join us for an urgent community discussion this week. Hear how recent federal funding cuts are affecting fiber artists and organizations, and find out how you can help. Panelists include Amy Milne of the Quilt Alliance, Elaine Y. Yau of UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Susan Hudson, a Diné Artist and 2024 NEA National Heritage Fellow, and Karena Bennett of the Surface Design Association." The free community panel discussion is happening via Zoom webinar this Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 4 pm EDT.
Are you a fan of Star Wars? If you are, or even if aren't, we're sure you'll love what Star Wars fan Becky Glasby made that hung in the National Quilt Museum in 2024 as part of her solo exhibition, My Quilting Medley: Becky Glasby. Hear the story behind her Star Wars Trilogy quilts as part of the Go Tell It at the Quilt Show series from the Quilt Alliance.
National Quilting Day is this Saturday, March 15, 2025, but here at The Quilt Show, we like to celebrate all weekend long.
From The Quilt Alliance: "As you may have heard, we've been hard at work re-designing and re-launching our flagship project, Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS). The project will have updated guidelines and new ways to get involved. But we need help! We're seeking volunteers to conduct an interview and test our new instructions."
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join us for an hour of diverse quilt stories from across the country! Dive into bite-size videos from the Quilt Alliance’s Go Tell It! project, featuring one person sharing one quilt for three minutes. We’ll hear from quilters throughout the United States, and learn about documenting and sharing your own quilt story in a Go Tell It! video." Register today and watch when this episode airs TODAY, October 9, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is less than one week away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The sixth one from the Quilt Alliance is Sustainable Routines for Quilt Documentation with Jenni Grover.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is one week away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The fifth workshop featured by the Quilt Alliance is Documentation as Creative Practice with Hannah Parks.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is less than two weeks away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The fourth one featured by the Quilt Alliance is Video As A Tool For Documenting Your Quilts with Lyric Montgomery Kinard.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is two weeks away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The third being highlighted by the Quilt Alliance is Documenting Your Guild or Group with A’donna Richardson.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is less than three weeks away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The second being highlighted by the Quilt Alliance is Using Spreadsheets to Describe and Catalog Your Quilts, taught by Rachel Ivy Clarke.
Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance will be here before you know it. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. TQS will be highlighting these to give you a better idea of what to expect. The first is Telling the Story of Your Quilt Through Photography with Kitty Wilkin.
This week we return to the Go Tell It at the Quilt Show series from the Quilt Alliance and are introduced to Kathy York's quilt, i Quilt, which took home Best in Show at QuiltCon 2015. It is a two-sided quilt, and both sides have a story of why they were constructed the way they were.