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Sunday Smiles - February 16, 2025 |
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Featured Quilt - Second Place Human Image at Road to California 2025
After winning The Janome Master Award For Innovative Artistry at he 2023 Houston International Quilt Festival, Judy Crotts' quilt, Those Darn Boys, has won Second Place - Human Image (Sponsored by Sew Treasured Quilt Shop) at Road to California 2025. She says the quilt was inspired by, "A photo I took of my grandson and two friends, captured childhood, friendship, laughter and a bit of mischief. Having recently been inspired by contemporary quilt artist, Bisa, this photo gave me the opportunity to experiment with her unique use of color, pattern and bold prints. This quilt also expresses my hope that children can grow up in a world where the color of their skin doesn't define them and and where girls feel empowered."
Once you've seen the quilt, make sure to click the Quilt Video tab to watch Judy discuss the quilt and her winning The Janome Master Award for Innovative Artistry at the 2023 Quilt Festival Judged Show with Bob Ruggiero, Vice President of Communications for Quilts Inc. |
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Kyra Reps and Sondrasa Bring Their Talents to An All New Quilt Show |
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Dotty Delights and Appealing Appliqué
Kyra Reps, the "Dot Queen," brings her award-winning designs to life through kaleidoscopic Mandalas featuring thousands of circles and exquisite machine quilting. Learn how to build repetitive designs to improve your skills for creating your own Kaleidoscope Mandala and achieve perfect painted dots using paint. Pattern designer Sondrasa then shares her method for creating raw edge appliqué designs assembled in sections like a jigsaw puzzle.
Watch Kyra and Sondrasa in Learn Kaleidoscope Mandalas with Appliqué and Dot Painting with Kyra Reps|Different Ways to Use Appliqués with Sondrasa, which debuts today! |
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Texas Tech: Searching for Origins - Star and Crescent Quilt |
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A Collection of Quilts Is Coming to The Museum of Texas Tech University
The Museum of Texas Tech University is proud to announce that the 450 quilts from the collection of West Texas native Lisa Erlandson have been promised to the Museum, with an exhibit showcasing 40 of her treasures. Mrs. Erlandson, a quilt historian, has held numerous leadership roles with the American Quilt Study Group. She is particularly passionate about researching and preserving the stories behind each quilt. Having collected quilts for many years, she has chosen this institution to care for her remarkable collection, an honor the Museum staff deeply appreciates. The exhibit will be on display through August 17, 2025.
Lisa has been a guest of The Quilt Show too, and you learn about her work with antique quilts by watching her in How to Prep Appliqué and Needleturn Appliqué with Irene Blanck | Vintage Appliqué Quilts with Lisa Erlandson. (To view Lisa's segment, click the box labeled Chapter 4 to the right of show)
(Above Quilt: Star and Crescent Quilt, 1877, Middletown, Rhode Island, promised gift of Lisa Erlandson to the Museum of Texas Tech University.) |
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WeAllSew Tutorial: Embroidery on Leather |
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Learn How To Make Embroidery on Leather with Ease
It's National Embroidery Month, so why not try something that you may have never thought of doing, like embroidering on leather. It's not at difficult as it sounds, and Kate Toney at WeAllSew will show you the tools and tips you need to make it a smooth and easy process. |
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In The Store - Braided Irish Chain Quilt Kit |
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Braided Irish Chain Quilt Kit |
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Get A Head Start On A St. Patrick's Day Project
Celebrate the luck of the Irish with the Braided Irish Chain Quilt Kit, featuring Tango by Kate Spain. With easy strip piecing, this timeless design will come together like magic—just in time for St. Patrick’s Day!
Plus, you can accessorize your Braided Irish Chain Quilt with Tango Fabrics! |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Garden Variety Sampler
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"Sunny Vale" by Kate Colleran
Sunny Vale is the sampler quilt featured in Kate's book, Patchwork Braids, and shows off all of the different techniques that you can learn from it. Designed and pieced by Kate, and quilted by Lisa Soderborg of The Quilted Cricket, it is named after a flower like the rest of the quilts in the book because Kate wanted the book to fell like a garden of quilts, with Sunny Vale being the final garden. It features adding squares, pieced strips, different strips of various sizes, fun star blocks, and more versatile techniques for a quilter to work on and expand their quilting capabilities.
See more of Kate's quilts in Learn How to Work with Braids and Partial Seams with Kate Colleran | Machine Bindings with Jenny Kae Parks. |
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Let Your Creativity Soar
We don't know exactly what kind of animal this balloon animal is supposed to be, but we love the creativity that went into making it. The Quilt Show celebrates all kind of artistry and we love it when our members share it with us, whether it's through the forum, through comments, or social media. So keep letting your artistic juices flow, and let The Quilt Show inspire you to reach new creative heights. |
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