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Featured Quilt - Enjoy The Journey
Turn the Dial by Kathy York was featured in the A Celebration of Color exhibit at the 2023 Houston International Quilt Festival. Kathy's quilt acts as a great analogy for the new year and all of us that are trying to chart a new course for ourselves with our resolutions. She notes that while we may put in the extra effort to follow the direct path to our goals in life, or "turning the dial", we must "remember that the path created can be just as beautiful as the goal."
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Jen Kingwell Demonstrates Acrylic Templates for Hand Piecing
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You’ll Never Look at Templates in the Same Way
Jen Kingwell begins her first demo by discussing how templates, especially acrylic, aren’t just for machine piecing, but also finds that they are very beneficial when it comes to hand piecing. She then shares tips on adjusting for fabric stretch, template placement, cutting a curve, as well as how to draw a ¼” seam around the edge using the corresponding template shape.
Learn from Jen by watching Block of the Month Quilt 2024 Pick a Petal by Jen Kingwell.
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Month 1 of the 2024 BOM Is Now Available!
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We are beginning our Pick a
Petal journey together with the centre block. Jen says, "I describe myself as an organic designer (... it sounds better than ‘unorganized’) and a medallion style quilt lends itself perfectly to this way of working. The centre block sets the tone for the entire layout, and I was really happy with this when I had finished. The low volume contrast fabric really makes the colourful shapes pop."
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Barbara Black LIVE: "Pick a Petal" - Month 1
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Intro and Resources
The Quilt Show's annual, and exclusive, Block Of the Month for 2024 is Jen Kingwell's Pick a Petal. And as with each previous BOM, Barbara Black will be joining you on the journey each month to help you create this celebration of Spring and make it an heirloom quilt you will treasure. Barbara has made the quilt and knows the tips and tricks to get it done right the first time. This month she will focus on the introductory pattern and the resources you'll need to succeed.
Barbara is LIVE TODAY, January 1, 2024 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
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Textile Talks: QSOS Interview with Susan Hudson and Teresa Duryea Wong
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A New Story Shared and Saved to Start Off the New Year
Presented by the Quilt Alliance, "Join us for an oral history interview with quiltmaker Susan Hudson conducted by Teresa Duryea Wong for the Quilters’ Save Our Stories project (QSOS)."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.
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What Can You Learn by Making "Pick a Petal", our 2024 Block of the Month?
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The Answer? So Much!
Pick a Petal is a learning project that will have you practicing hand and machine piecing, curved seams, appliqué, embroidery, big stitch quilting, and lots more-- all with the support of Barbara Black's monthly LIVE videos and our Block of the Month Forum community!
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Modern Log Cabin Building
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"Modern Logs" by Christa Watson
Modern Logs is Christa's first class sample which she created to teach students how to make a Modern quilt. It is based on a traditional log cabin design and made using both straight and wonky strips to allow students the freedom to create log cabin blocks the way that they'd like to.
See more of Christa's quilts in How to Work with Pre-Cuts with Christa Watson | Modern Leaning Antique Quilts.
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