Second Place - Pictorial-Large at Houston 2023, Make Log Cabin Block Using Pre-Cuts with Tracy Mooney, Alex LIVE: Award-Winning Quilter Cynthia England, Just Restocked - Oakshott Shot Cotton Fabric Bundles, Memory Match Game, A Puzzle At A "Wedding"

Welcome to Wednesday - December 27, 2023

Featured Quilt - Second Place Pictorial-Large at Houston 2023

Something About Succulents by Cynthia England won Second Place in the Pictorial-Large category (Sponsored by World of Quilts Travel) at the 2023 Houston International Quilt Festival. Like with many quilts, it was created by Cynthia to keep sane during a time of great confusion.

She says, "This was made during the pandemic to keep me sane. I used a palette of 160 fabrics and approximately 18,500 individual pattern pieces. It was machine pieced using the technique I developed. It is not paper pieced, and there is no fusing. There is a honey bee amid the leaves on the left side."

Want to know more about Cynthia's quilt and see it in real life (sort of)? Alex's LIVE today features an interview with Lilo Bowman and Cynthia talking about Something About Succulents from the floor of the 2023 Houston Quilt Show. Find it below and watch to get the inside scoop on this "succulent" quilt.

See The Quilt

Make Log Cabin Block Using Pre-Cuts with Tracy Mooney

Mix and Match Your Fabrics To Create The Blocks You Want

Tracy Mooney joins us on our latest show to share a fun and fast way to create two different Log Cabin quilts using one stack of fat quarters. The secret lies in fussy cutting and playing a game of mix and match. After cutting and sorting various size strips, the fun is on auditioning color combinations for the Log Cabin.

Learn from Tracy, and Pat Bishop, by watching How to Abstract an Image or Landscape Quilt with Pat Bishop | Using Pre-Cuts with Tracy Mooney.

Watch The Show

Alex LIVE: Award-Winning Quilter Cynthia England

Did You See Today's Featured Quilt?

Cynthia England has won another award, this time at the 2023 Houston Quilt Show. Join Alex as she shares an interview with Cynthia in front of her winning quilt, Something About Succulents. Cynthia worked on this quilt for a little over a year during COVID, and we're sure you'll enjoy its story.

Alex is LIVE TODAY, December 27, 2023 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

Do you love Cynthia's quilt? Do you want to learn more from her? Well, you can do that right here at The Quilt Show by watching her teach in How to Make a Pictorial Quilt with Cynthia England | See African Inspired Quilts.

Watch Alex LIVE

Watch Cynthia's Show

Just Restocked - Oakshott Shot Cotton Fabric Bundles

Rossano

Napoli

FOUR New Colorways Added!

These lovingly created shot cottons offer exceptional quality. The characteristic "shot" effect comes from combining different warp and weft hues, adding depth and color intensity to the fabrics. Woven at 54 inches wide and measured by the meter (instead of by the yard), Oakshott's fat quarters and fat eighths are larger than traditional. Click on the button to see other colorways.

See The Fabric Bundles

Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game

Is it crazier to think that the year is almost over already, or that you haven't become a master at Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game? Play today and decide for yourself which seems more likely.