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Sunday Smiles - July 27, 2025 |
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Featured Quilt - Feast Your Eyes on a View of Florida
The fun thing about landscape quilts, like most quilts, is that they are unique and specific to the person who makes them. For example, if you and your friend both look out of your respective windows to create a quilt of the landscape you see, they'll be different. So Debi Webb's landscape quilt , Florida Flora, was inspired by her life living in Bradenton, Florida. Featured as part of the Landscape Quilts category (Sponsored by French European Inc.) at Houston International Quilt Festival 2024, Debi says of her quilt, "The colorful flowering trees and shrubs of Florida fill the landscape as pelicans fly in for a landing. Hibiscus, royal poinciana, jacaranda, giant oaks, and many varieties of palm trees can all be seen from my studio window." |
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Lynette S. Warren and Ricky Tims are a Delight In Our Newest Show |
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Handwork Is The Word This Week
Meet Lynette S. Warren, a lover of African American quilt history and a hand quilter who prefers traditional methods and bright, colorful contemporary fabrics — even though she owns sewing machines. She shares how to work with world fabrics, hand-piece a Key West block, and offers quilting tips to support your journey as a hand quilter. Plus, Ricky honors his granny with a playful quilt of bars and wedges, entitled Cheese and Crackers, pulling from his stash and fat quarters.
Watch Lynette and Ricky in Working with World Fabrics and Hand Quilting with Lynette S. Warren | Ricky Tims’ Cheese and Crackers Quilt, which debuts today! |
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See "Fleurs de Villes Downton Abbey" on Display |
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Floral Fashion in Full Effect
Everything and anything can be material for your next project. Just as we've seen flowers be turned into stunning floral beds that resemble quilts, so too can those same flowers be used to adorn and create lavish garments. This concept has been executed with beautiful precision for the exhibit, Fleurs de Villes Downton Abbey, which "will immerse guests in the refined elegance and captivating drama of Downton Abbey, brought to life through exquisite floral artistry."
Learn more about the stunning exhibit and where you can see it on full display as it travels to ten cities across three countries. |
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WeAllSew Tutorial: Water Bottle Bag |
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Find Out How to Wear Your Water Bottle
Always stay hydrated is one of the key tenets when you are out and about traveling. But it is not always the easiest thing to have a drink on hand. One way to to maker it easier, and certainly stylish way to do it, is to have a Water Bottle Bag to help you carry your beverage around. Emily Taylor at WeAllSew, and friend of The Quilt Show, is here to show you how to make such a bag that you won't be able to do without once you've made it.
Learn from Emily right here at The Quilt Show by watching her in How to Make a Collage Quilt with Emily Taylor | THEIRstory Exhibit with Susanne Miller Jones. |
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Join Our FREE Odette Quilt Class with Ricky Tims! |
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Make This Summer Sew Much Fun
Looking for a fun and creative way to beat the heat? Grab your sewing machine and join us for The Odette Quilt — an exciting FREE summer project designed by Kaye England and taught by Ricky Tims.
Inspired by sewing pioneer Odette Ueltschi, this quilt honors her legacy of spearheading sewing machine innovations that we all use today — including stretch stitches, electric foot pedals, and the BERNINA Free Hand System!
Join Ricky LIVE for this FREE four Session Class, meeting August 1, 4, 11 & 18 at 1 PM EST, 10 AM PST Live on our Facebook Page & YouTube Channel.
Why You’ll Love It:
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It's a fun, straightforward, and stress-free summer project, with easy-to-follow cutting and assembly tips from Kaye.
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You will learn Ricky's unique technique for marking for free motion quilting.
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You will get a preview of the custom OESD designs Ricky created exclusively for the Odette Quilt project.
Choose from two beautiful kits, in either the Countryside or True Blue colorways, and get ready to stitch up something special. |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Be Who You Want to Be
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"The Big Fib" by Brandy Maslowski
Brandy says about The Big Fib, "Imposter Syndrome is real for many of us. Whether you are dressing yourself for a job interview, rocking your newborn to sleep, standing to speak in front of a group, or making your side gig your "real" career, we can all feel like we are not good enough. The Big Fib is a whimsical take on the Fibonacci Swirl as the creator (that's me!) makes the leap from art quilter to modern quilter because YES SHE CAN!"
See more of Brandy's quilts in Hexie Variations and Thread Exploration - Brandy Maslowski | New Possibilities with Sampler Quilts - Merrily Parker. |
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Setting Your Imagination on Fire
We're not ones to extinguish creativity (though we do have a firehose in case you need help putting out an actual fire). In fact, we want to add fuel to the fire that is your creative pyre by introducing as many fun and interesting topics, teachers, and techniques as we can here at The Quilt Show. As long as you show up, we'll provide the kindling needed to provide heat for your creativity. |
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