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Welcome to Wednesday - April 2, 2025 |
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Featured Quilt - Second Place Appliqué at QuiltCon 2025
Some of us yearning for warmer weather might appreciate this delightful quilt, Oasis, by Cassandra Beaver of Urbana, Ohio. Oasis won Second Place in the Appliqué category at QuiltCon 2025.
Cassandra writes, "Photographs of desert plant life at a Nevada botanical garden combined with the red rock formations of Southern Utah inspired this needle turn appliqué quilt. Using AutoCAD, I translated these images into a template line drawing. As I turned the edges of each fabric section under during the stitching process, the gradient background was revealed, creating a stained glass-like effect. The gridded quilting is reminiscent of observing the outdoor world through a window screen." |
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Making Strip Exchange Quilts and More with Edyta Sitar |
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A Useful "Exchange" of Tips and Tricks From Edyta
Edyta Sitar shares tips on how to avoid wavy seams when sewing groups of strips together in our brand new Masterclass all about working with scraps. She also discusses options for cutting—whether rectangles or diamonds—and demonstrates how to use leftover scraps creatively, including for a table runner. Plus, discover quilt design ideas for group exchanges, such as making Log Houses or Spool quilts.
Learn from Edyta, and the other Scrap Masters, by watching Working with Scraps | Scraps Masterclass. |
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Welcome Garri Kaye as New Piece Corps, Show Assistant and Volunteer Coordinator at Quilts, Inc. |
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There's a New Hire at Quilts, Inc.
Producing each edition of International Quilt Festival & International Quilt Market requires not only a dedicated full-time staff, but scores and scores of both paid and volunteer workers. Overseeing and scheduling these workers is the task of the Piece Corps, Show Assistant, and Volunteer Coordinator. Quilts, Inc. announces that Garri Kaye has been named to the position. She brings with her nearly a decade of experience in multiple roles for the shows, and is replacing the retiring Terri Winsauer. “I am so excited to have Garri Kaye take over,” Winsauer notes. “She is the perfect person for this position—and she’s a quilter herself!” |
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In The Store - Sweetheart Fat Quarter Bundle |
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You'll Just Love This Fabric
Say 'I love you' in stitches with our Sweetheart Bundle — a charming mix of hearts, flowers, and adorable cats, dogs, birds, mice, and bunnies in red, pink, aqua, and white! |
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Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game |
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Are you up for another round of Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game? We know there are hundreds of quilt blocks out in the world. Which ones are featured here? Play the game and discover for yourself! |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Smiling Summer Flower |
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"Summer's Smile, Helianthus" by Ann P. Shaw
Ann writes of Summer's Smile, Helianthus, "Summer brings the most amazing flowers. One of my favorites are Sunflowers. They seem unlikely as blossoms, with enormous discs of seeds and vibrant petals. Their vibrancy seems to match the bright red gingham table cloths we used on picnics. It's as if they are summer’s smiles."
See more of Ann's quilts in How to Use Line and Shape in Your Quilt | A Visit to the Sisters Quilt Show with Rosalie Dace.
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