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Featured Quilt - Creativity Comes "Waltzing" In
On Sunday we featured a quilt from the Breaking Rules, Honoring Tradition Exhibit that was held in Chandler, Arizona. Today, we continue our look into the exhibit with Betty Hahn's quilt, Waltzing Silks. Featuring an array of colorful fabrics that dance across the quilted canvas, Betty's quilt was created in a free flowing manner without much planning. She says, "My paintings are created digitally, playing with color, line, shape and texture. I'm playing more than working, letting ideas flow into and through my fingers, without much conscious thought. I always feel like I'm watching it become."
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Tina Craig Demonstrates The Wonder Window |
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Opening Up a "Window" of Possibilities
Our latest show has Tina Craig introducing her innovative and truly unique Wonder Window technique for English Paper Piecing (EPP) fussy cutting, which allows for identifying and precise cutting of any shape—eliminating the need for acrylic templates. After demonstrating how to assemble the Wonder Window, she shares how to master simple pattern repeats, symmetrical repeats, mirror-image fussy cutting, and pattern matching with larger designs.
Learn from Tina by watching her in New Fussy Cutting and Stitching for English Paper Piecing and Tiny Foundation Paper Piecing with Tina Craig. |
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See "Light and Movement: Works by Marianne R. Williamson" at the New England Quilt Museum |
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Marvel at Marianne's Work
A new exhibit entitled Light and Movement, focusing on the works of Marianne R. Williamson, is now open at the New England Quilt Museum. "Light and movement have been recurring themes in Williamson’s work for nearly 45 years since she embraced textiles as her artistic medium. Williamson’s work reflects a life dedicated to art and a mastery of diverse fiber art techniques." See these stunning quilts while you can, because the exhibit closes in less than a month.
Light and Movement: Works by Marianne R. Williamson is on display at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, MA from August 12, 2025 through September 6, 2025.
(Above Quilt: Blue Cascade by Marianne R. Williamson - Birmingham, AL) |
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Textile Talks: A Conversation with Yvonne Wells and Stacy Morgan |
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A Captivating Conversation Led by Teresa Duryea Wong
Presented by the International Quilt Museum: "In November 2024, renowned quilt artist Yvonne Wells and University of Alabama professor Stacy Morgan visited the IQM for a presentation surrounding the release of their book, "The Story Quilts of Yvonne Wells." During their visit, researcher and quiltmaker Teresa Duryea Wong recorded a special interview with Wells and Morgan that will be aired for the first time on Textile Talks."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 2 PM EDT. |
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In The Store - Flowering Patchwork Quilt Kit |
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Feel The Flower Power
This vibrant Flowering Patchwork Quilt pairs the contemporary look and feel of Ruby Star Society’s Carousel collection with a classic quilt design, creating a fresh, playful twist on tradition. The result is a colorful, whimsical quilt that feels both timeless and modern. |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: "Sunflowers" For the Summer |
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"Sunflowers" by Heidi Kaisand
Sunflowers is Heidi's own design, a variation on a block that she found one time that she liked, that really plays with a diagonal grid. It was made using all batiks, featuring a variety of standout colors. The wool appliqué sunflowers that adorn the quilt were needle-felted on Heidi's machine and then hand stitched onto the quilt.
See more of Heidi's quilts in How to Do Wool Embroidery with Heidi Kaisand | Feed Sack Quilts With Linzee Kull McCray.
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