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Featured Quilt - Blue Hawaii
From the Houston International Quilt Festival Sapphire Celebration in 2019 we have Blue Hawaii by an unknown maker and quilted by Ellen Phillips. This quilt was donated to the Texas Quilt Museum in 2015 by Karen Kay Buckley and quilted by Ellen in 2018. Echo quilting was selected to complete the quilt in the traditional Hawaiian method. The unknown appliquér was an expert in her craft.
Blue Hawaii is a large, intricate two-color appliqué quilt in shades of deep blue on white. The quilt features a central circular medallion design surrounded by elaborate scrolling and floral border motifs. |
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Barbara Black's Tips for "Laurel Ridge" Month 12 |
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A Finished Quilt Top Is In Your Sights!
The patterns have all been released, you've watched all the videos, and now you're ready to put together Laurel Ridge, The Quilt Show's 2025 Block Of the Month designed by Lynn Wilder. But first, maybe you want a few last minute pointers for putting your top together. Barbara Black is here with her tips on what to do and what NOT to do when it comes to the final assembly process. She says, "We made it! It's time to ASSEMBLE your quilt top! The quilt is put together in a variety of sections. The directions are thorough and easy to follow. What could possibly go wrong??!!"
PLEASE NOTE: All patterns for Laurel Ridge by Lynn Wilder will no longer be available after January 1, 2026. So please make sure to have downloaded all patterns before or by that date even if you don't intend to finish the BOM by then. To facilitate this process, we have combined all twelve months patterns into one convenient document for you to download.
[Above Photo: Laurel Ridge by Lynn Wilder in the Grandmother's Autumn (Left) and Granddaughter's Spring (Right) Colorways] |
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What Is The Pantone Color of the Year 2026? |
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This Year's Pick is Very Controversial
Every year Pantone picks another color as its Color of the Year. This year's pick really has everyone talking. Is it even a color? |
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What's Going On with the Houston Quilt Festival? |
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There's Been Some Confusion About the State of the Festival
Here's the latest news straight from Quilts, Inc. And yes, there will be a Quilt Show this year. New dates have been announced. |
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New Kit Alert - "Chloe Quilt Kit" In The Store |
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Bright, Modern, and Wonderfully Beginner-Friendly
The Chloe Quilt Kit features striking rows of colorful half-square triangles. With premium Artisan Batik fabrics and the clear Meadow Mist Designs pattern included, you’ll have everything you need to create a vibrant quilt top that looks delightfully advanced, even if you are a beginner. |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: See This Quilt In a New Dimension |
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"Vex Props" by Ruth Ann Berry
Vex Props was Ruth Ann's first attempt at making a 3-D quilt. Her original idea to execute the 3-D effect was to create a classic tumbling block background and then piece the other items in with it so that it would look like they were on top of the background. Instead, she "built from a single pattern piece, an equilateral triangle, cut from width of fabric strips with a 60° Ruler." Stacking the triangles in vertical rows and sewing the rows together brought out the 3-Dimensional effect she was hoping for, and the result was Vex Props.
See more of Ruth Ann's quilts in Design a Bargello with Ruth Ann Berry | Creating a Lake Block with Clara Cartwright. |
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Our Shows Are Out of This World
Blast off with The Quilt Show and explore the ever expanding world of quilting. Like Traditional quilts? We have them. More of a Modern master? We have those too. From beginning to binding, you can go to finishing a fabulous quilt. So put on your helmet and strap yourself in for a far out quilting adventure! |
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