Featured Quilt - An "Explosion" of Amazing Quilting
Pyrotechnic Explosion by Alice Brown was featured in the Pieced category (Sponsored by TrueCut) at the 2023 Houston International Quilt Festival. Here's what Alice had to say about the inspiration behind her quilt, amazing firework shows, and the work she put into making it. She says, "Pyrotechnics is the art of using chemicals to create dazzling displays of color, usually in fireworks. This miniature pieced and quilted wall hanging uses fabrics from Jacqueline de Jong's own batik line from Anthology Fabrics, which were inspired by the brilliant flashes of color in fireworks displays. Those pyrotechnic explosions were enhanced through quilting and the use of colored Swarovski
crystals."
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Everyone Loves Freddy Moran's Words of Advice and Her Beautiful House
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This Is A Must Watch
During Wednesday's LIVE, Alex and Jean Wells visited quilting extraordinaire Freddy Moran at her beautiful home full of color and inspiration. Everyone who watched could not get enough of the house, and of course, Freddy herself. Read just a few of our viewers' lovely comments below and you'll see why this video is one you'll want to watch again and again:
"Freddy is so inspiring! So practical & down to earth. I didn't start quilting until I was 68 so I feel encouraged to just go for it & do what makes me happy. The Quilt Show is terrific. Keep up the good work. Thank you!" - @maryharlow2123
"This show made me weep. I have been inspired by Freddy’s work since she published her first book. I love her outlook on art and life. I am so thankful that you did this beautiful video. I got so much out of her wit and wisdom. Thank you Alex and Jean." - @lauraboehl1694
"This was such a beautiful and inspiring show. Thank-you so much for bringing Freddy Moran and Jean Wells into our lives." - @lindaeselunas1639
"Thank you for this show. I actually started quilting years ago and one of the first books I had was Freddy's House book. Love it. I adore her work. Love seeing her house again. Motivation for me to do more quilting today" - @dorothymatheson3319
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Ricky Tims Talks To Producer Shelly Heesacker About Her Vision for Jen Kingwell's Show
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How Was Our Block Of the Month Show for 2024 Constructed?
Shelly Heesacker, the producer of The Quilt Show, tells Ricky Tims about her vision for Jen Kingwell's guest appearance. Jen is a fabulous designer who created our Block of the Month for 2024, Pick a Petal. This quilt will be a fun journey with learning and scrappy fabrics. Find out how Shelly approached this important show.
Learn from Jen by watching her in Block of the Month Quilt 2024 Pick a Petal by Jen Kingwell.
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BERNINA Maintenance: So You Think You've Cleaned Your Machine |
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Get Your Machine In Tip-Top Shop with a Thorough Cleaning
From BERNINA of Naperville: "Gayle from BERNINA of Naperville shows you how to clean out and oil a BERNINA 2 and 3 Series (also applies to BERNINA Virtuosa 150, 153, 155, 160, 165, 170, Aurora 430, 440, artista 630, 635, B 530, B 550 models), BERNIN 4, 5 and 7 Series machines, B 880 PLUS (B 820, 830 as well) and Q Series."
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Get Organized for the New Year!
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QS Quilting Ruler Rack & Organizer
6mm
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Shop our storage and organization tools and find a pretty place to keep everything from tools to projects to rulers.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Scrappily Created Quilt
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"Steam Punk" by Jen Kingwell
Steam Punk was created using traditional airship propeller blocks. Jen made the quilt because it could be done using all manner of scraps and scrappy fabrics, which she just loves. Each block can be made using only four fabrics or in Jen's case, fifteen or more since every block in her quilt utilizes a different set of fabrics.
See more of Jen's quilts in Block of the Month Quilt 2024 Pick a Petal by Jen Kingwell.
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Did You Hear The One About The Ghost?
That's right, during our latest round of taping it seemed like our humble little TQS crew was visited by a ghost in Denver, Colorado. They kept turning the above chandelier on and off throughout the day, and you can notice it throughout the shows we taped there during our Show and Tell segments. We're pretty sure it was a friendly ghost though, and they were just enjoying the show. What else happened during taping? You won't know unless you're a TQS member and watch the shows for yourself!
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