The Sew & So... podcast with host Meg Goodman recently featured superb sewing sisters Sue Nickels and Pat Holly as its guests. Come and listen to a fabulous conversation where Meg talks with Sue and Pat about their contributions to the quilting community, and so much more.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, spoke with Jane Sassaman about her quilt, Johnny Jump Ups, and discussed the color, quirkiness, and vibrancy in both this and many of her other quilts in a colorific installment of Quilt Stories.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks to Deborah Boschert, the then President of SAQA when this was filmed, about her fabric collage landscapes and learns about her quilt Tree Lines on another exciting installment of Quilt Stories.
Quilters by their nature keep lots of things, as evidenced by their large stashes. So you never know if you have a diamond in the rough amongst the collection of other things you have boxed up in your house. Take for example this Women's Cotten Printed Dress from the late 1700s that was gifted to a couple. They took it to Antiques Roadshow to find out some more about it and received quite a pleasant surprise with the information they received. Watch the video to find out what they learned.
The Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, California, just down the street from The Quilt Show's own Alex Anderson, is famous for every year putting on their Quilting in the Garden show where they hang quilts from the large trees that hang over the nursery. Not to be outdone, the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina actually "quilts" their garden, as they plant their plants to look like quilt blocks. Get a glimpse at how they do this in this video from 2022 showing how they're going to design the Quilt Garden for that season.
While we may be a month removed from Valentine's Day, this video from CBS Sunday Morning provides a fascinating look and appreciation of lace, that holiday's premiere textile for cards, garments, and other romantically-tinged ephemera. Join CBS correspondent Lee Cowan as he dives into the history of lace and the love it sees throughout the textile community.
A few years ago, Capt'n John made a photo album for Alex for Valentine's Day. He even wrote a poem to go with it. Here he shares it with TQS. (He says - "Be Kind! It's the thought that counts!")
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks to Libby Williamson to see what she does with her teabags and to hear about her quilt Etiquette in Connecticut on another inspiring installment of Quilt Stories. And stay around until the end to see her studio!!!
As we've said before, the holiday season goes beyond Christmas and New Year's, you might even say it encompasses the first month or two of the winter season. And while Santa may have already gotten his cookies this year, that doesn't mean you can't make more for yourself and loved ones. Our friends at BERNINA have pointed us towards a great recipe from Amanda Rettke for Red Velvet Peanut Butter Blossom cookies we think you'll just love. So crank up the oven, get out the baking sheet, and let's get started on those cookies today!
While Christmas may be over, the holiday season is still here. And what better way is there to enjoy the holidays then to take in a performance of The Nutcracker. "Every holiday season the New York City Ballet puts on 50 performances of The Nutcracker for over 100,000 spectators." Each season, it's up to Marc Happel, Director of Costumes at New York City Ballet, and his team to make sure the costumes for those performances are in tip-top shape. Find out how they do it in this fascinating video from InStyle.
From the Victoria and Albert Museum: "From dancing Christmas puddings, to a lobster snipping at a child, cats doing acrobatics and a dog postman with human hands – explore the wide selection of (sometimes unexpected) Victorian Christmas cards in the V&A's collection!"
From BERNINA: "Have you ever wondered what happens at night in the BERNINA assembly halls in Steckborn, Switzerland? When everyone’s asleep, the magic begins: the BERNINA presser feet come out of hiding, stir up some mischief, and give our machines the Magic Touch! Our new Christmas video takes you into this enchanting world, where our tiny heroes create magical moments."
On Friday we revealed the Kona Cotton Color of the Year for 2025. An now we present to you Pantone's Color of the Year for 2025. Did you guess the Kona Color on Friday? Do you already know what Pantone's is? Their Color of the Year "nurtures us with its suggestion of the delectable qualities." Click through to find out what it is!
The end of the year brings us one of our favorite traditions, the choosing of next year's Color of the Year. The Kona Cotton Company has revealed its Color of the Year for 2025. Any guesses as to what it may be? We'll give you a hint, it'll make you think of nighttime.
BERNINA has many amazing sewing machines that perform an array of tasks to make quilting your next project easy. But which is the one you need? How will know what to ask for for Christmas if you don't know what you want in the first place? BERNINA is here to help with that by providing you with the 2024 BERNINA Wish Book, which is a guide to help you choose your next great sewing machine. Peruse the book and see what the best fit for you is.
Did you miss Ricky's recent LIVE with Libby Lehman, well we have it right here for you. Ricky dropped by Libby's house while he was in Texas just before her birthday. You'll be inspired as they chat about Libby's life since her stroke and her philosophy about moving forward in life.
We love these images of how famous artists would plate their Thanksgiving dinners as imagined by San Francisco-based artist Hannah Rothstein. Makes you think about how they would design a quilt. (Photo: Hannah Rothstein)
Today marks the closing ceremonies of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. To commemorate the moment, we thought we'd squeeze in one more story related to the games as reported by the University of Wisconsin that we just loved. Grace Latz, a former Olympic rower and artist who was just featured in Monday's Textile Talk, "was chosen by the Olympic Museum to lead a workshop for senior citizens, transforming recycle sports materials into a piece of art. With the help of a BERNINA, they created this stunning quilt together!" Click through to see the full quilt and to learn more about how this heartwarming collaboration came to be.
The lovely folks at WeAllSew have shared a wonderful video of our very own Ricky Tims and his journey to finishing a quilt he started over THREE DECADES ago. Ricky says, "Join me on an exciting journey as I complete my Carnival Quilt, a project I began over thirty years ago, with the help of the BERNINA Q 24 and the Q-matic Longarm Quilting Automation System!"