Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, speaks with Susan Brubaker Knapp, who shares the haunting story behind about her quilt I'll Fly Away. Take it all in on another informative episode of Quilt Stories.
Join San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles for a conversation with international artists featured in the Layered & Stitched: 50 Years of Innovative Art exhibit in an upcoming Textile Talk this October.
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Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts did something that all quilters would love to do, she created her very own dye! As Patricia explains it so succinctly, "Here’s the gist of my story: I grew a crop of indigo plants and extracted indigo pigment from their bright green leaves."
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks with Leslie Tucker Jenison about her quilt, Interstital, learns about her process and inspirations, and even gets a glimpse of her studio. It's all here on another great episode of Quilt Stories.
Did you catch Birgit Schüeller's fantastic quilt, The Sprinter, in Friday's Newsletter? Well today Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks to Birgit about The Sprinter and the amazing detail and work that went into making this wonderful quilt. Learn all about her great quilt in another installment of Quilt Stories.
The International Quilt Museum presents a conversation with Nancy Crow. Recorded in 2020 as part of their Virtual First Friday series, the IQM talked to Nancy about her exhibit, Drawings: Monoprints and Riffs, which "showcases two types of contemporary quiltmaking" by Nancy.
Kaffe Fassett and his niece Erin Lee Gafill have a new exhibit on display at the Monterey Museum of Art capturing their weekends working together in Big Sur and "pulls back the veil, revealing the inspiration, craft, and environment that bring new artworks into being." (Photo: Monterey Museum of Art)
During Alex's LIVE on Wednesday she talked about going to Pokey Bolton's wedding. Pokey's wedding was a joyous event, and she has graciously allowed us to share some pictures of the wedding with you. We were honored to be there and wish Pokey and Patrick all the best!
Did you see Sue de Vanny's amazing quilt, On Reflection - Cape Town Harbour Fenders, in Sunday's Newsletter?
This bird will put your sewing skills to shame. Watch the video and find out why! Plus, see a quil that Sue Graham made of the sewing bird!
Let's thank the Girl Scouts for showing us this great site which tells us how to remove just about any kind of stain.
"Back in 2017, Japanese international outreach organization Imagine Oneworld started the Kimono Project, with the aim of creating a unique kimono pattern for every country on Earth. The designs would be developed in cooperation with that country’s embassy and embody influences from and references to their unique cultures, histories, and natural and architectural beauty."
(Photo and Quotes: soranews24.com)
Lori Kennedy wants you to get over your fear of ruining your quilt with machine quilting. She highlights six ways to ruin a quilt and follows up with ways to avoid that ruination. I think we all want to avoid...
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks with fellow Australian quilter, Tania Tanti about her quilt, The Beginning, her painted quilts, her inspirations, and so much more. Go down under on a new installment of Quilt Stories.
Superior Threads suggests that there are some things that quilters should stop doing. Do you have any of these bad habits? Learn what practices Superior recommends you should quit doing.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, discusses her latest quilt, Knocking on Heaven's Door, and explains how she made it and the inspiration behind it. This quilt was made as part of her work with the international textile group - Cloth in Common. It's all right here on another great installment of Quilt Stories.
Join Dr. Nithikul Nimkulrat, Olivia Valentine, Lee Jones, along with moderator Khadija Aziz, today as they consider how hand and machine contribute to the potential of crafts in a discussion on crafting with technology.
BERNINA USA recently shared this wonderful podcast on college basketball player turned quilter Michael C. Thorpe. Discover how everything, including quilting, impacts him to allow him to see the unlimited possibilities that life has to offer.