A UFO That Won an Award, Karla Overland and Wendy Richardson Are Fabric Dyeing Dynamos in Our Newest Show, Come Along With BERNINA For Their Big Day In Paris, Binding Basics From Alex Anderson, In The Store - Hyakka Ryoran Neko - Mini Metallic in Aqua, A Puzzle With A "Song"

Sunday Smiles - June 29, 2025

Featured Quilt - Finish What You Started


There is always a sense of accomplishment when you come back to a project that you thought you wouldn't finish and then do. There is probably an even greater sense of that feeling when that now finished project wins an award. That's just what happened with Barbara Oliver Hartman and her quilt, Trichotomy, which won Second Place in Open Division: One or Two-Person Modern Quilt at the 2024 Dallas Quilt Show.


Barbara says about the journey completing her work, "This quilt was begun several years ago and I decided to pick it back up and finish. It has many hand-dyed fabrics and was fun to work on and finish."

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Karla Overland and Wendy Richardson Are Fabric Dyeing Dynamos in Our Newest Show!

It's All About Color!


Get to know Karla Overland, the visionary behind the Cherrywood Challenge, where limited color palettes and bold stitching combine to create striking textile art. Then join, master dyer Wendy Richardson as she reveals how overdyeing commercial prints transforms them into vibrant, attention-grabbing pieces that will inspire your creativity.


Watch Karla and Wendy in Limited Color Palettes & Creating Texture with a Double Needle - Karla Overland | Overdyeing Fabric - Wendy Richardson, which debuts today!

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Come Along With BERNINA For Their Big Day In Paris

Bonjour From The City of Lights


From BERNINA: "Join three talented creators on an unforgettable journey through the heart of Paris in this video, hosted by BERNINA! From iconic landmarks to hidden textile treasures, this 3-minute short film captures the magic of creativity, inspiration, and innovation."

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Binding Basics From Alex Anderson

An Oldie, But A Goodie


Learn to bind a quilt and how to make a mitered corner in this classic lesson from our very own Alex Anderson. She'll demonstrate how to piece the binding for a quilt and then show you how to bind a quilt with a mitered corner.

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In The Store - Hyakka Ryoran Neko - Mini Metallic in Aqua

It's Just Purrr-Fect


This charming sheeting fabric, filled with playful cats and blooming florals, is perfect for bag linings, garments, pillow covers, and all kinds of creative projects.

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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Swinging Sea Song


"Song of the Sea" by Kathy McNeil


Song of the Sea won a Blue Ribbon for Best Wall Quilt at Pacific International Quilt Festival 2015, amongst many other awards, and was created using some of the techniques featured in our latest Masterclass on Surface Design. Be on the look out, as Song of the Sea has a cameo in Kathy's segment of the show. As to how she achieved the end result of her unbelievable underwater quilt, Kathy says, "I had no idea where my lovely sea creature would take me. She ended up in an art nouveau design playing with / or eating her little friends?"


Learn from Kathy and the other Surface Design Masters by watching them in Using Surface Applications | Surface Design Masterclass 1.

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