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Sunday Smiles - June 28, 2026 |
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Featured Quilt - "H"ow About We Admire the Eighth Quilt In Janet Stone's Alphabet Series?
Today we continue with our presentation of the quilts in Janet Stone's Alphabet series, currently hanging in the National Quilt Museum as part of her exhibit, Janet Stone: And Now I Know My ABCs!. Janet tells us that "each quilt contains the entire alphabet, not just a specific letter."
The eighth quilt is Mutton But Letters, and is the quilt that gave Janet the title of her book collecting all of her Alphabet quilts. She says, "I bought a brightly colored package of batik fat quarters, brought them to work to show them off, laid them on a table, and thought, 'those would make great sheep!' I constructed the blocks separately and then basted them on the yellow fabric background. I cut away the yellow fabric from behind to reduce bulk and then appliquéd a single bias fold tape around each block. For quilting, I used a cardstock alphabet as a template for the letters in the yellow border. I marked a 1/2" grid for the background of each block and used a plastic free motion disc foot with markings on the foot to quilt in between the markings for a 1/4" grid. I used many letters in my collection of embellishments as well as some printed alphabet fabrics in the blocks and in the flowers on the border."
Janet's quilts in the series have been collected and presented together in her most recent book, Mutton But Letters!, which is available to purchase in her Etsy shop or in the gift shop of The National Quilt Museum.
And a fun fact from Janet about this quilt: "I won a BERNINA 440QE sewing machine with this quilt that I still use and love to this day."
Can't get enough of Mutton But Letters and want to spend some more time with it? Then click the button below and complete a puzzle of Janet's award-winning quilt.
Learn from Janet right here at The Quilt Show by watching her in Block of the Month Quilt 2014 A-Z for Ewe and Me! by Janet Stone. |
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Carly Mul Concentrates On Color and Collage In Our Newest Show! |
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Come For the Color, Stay For the Creativity
Author and teacher Carly Mul shares her method for creating unique collage quilts using lines of color — no ombrés required! Then learn how a fail-safe color collage system provides a practical approach for building striking quilt designs. Plus, enjoy a special feature as TQS cameras take you inside the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY, showcasing why it's such a treasured destination for the quilting community.
Watch Carly in How to Make a Line in Color Plus Color Collage - Carly Mul | National Quilt Museum Paducah, which debuts today!
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Alex Anderson LIVE: A Quilter in Spain |
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🇪🇸 Spain Through a Quilter's Eyes 🇪🇸
What happens when a quilter visits some of the most artistic cities in the world? Join Alex Anderson LIVE as she shares some of her favorite memories from Spain, including the breathtaking Sagrada Família, the incredible Casa Batlló, masterpieces by Pablo Picasso, and the colorful streets, doors, windows, and hidden details that inspired her every step of the way. Alex will point out the colors, patterns, textures, and artistic ideas that every quilter can appreciate — and you may even find inspiration for your next quilt. She'll also share a few funny travel stories, unexpected discoveries, and some of the moments that never made it into the travel brochures. Join Alex — no passport required!
Alex is LIVE TOMORROW, June 29, 2026 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later. |
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Textile Talks: Kandy G Lopez - Presence as Power |
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Speaking "On the Power of Representation"
Presented by SAQA: "This talk will focus on Kandy G Lopez's artist path through the presence of marginalized individuals depicted in her larger than life-sized fiber paintings. She will discuss her career choices, her current presentations, and speak on the power of representation. As an Afro-Caribbean American artist, her work explores multi-cultural identity through materiality and narratives of people of color."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 2 PM EDT. |
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In The Store - Crystal White on Whites by Windham Fabrics By The Yard |
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Crystal Stars for Windham Fabrics |
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Crystal Boutonnieres for Windham Fabrics |
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Add An Extra Layer of Style with These Exquisite Fabrics
This timeless collection of elegant white-on-white prints adds subtle texture, depth, and sophistication to any quilting or sewing project. Available by the yard, these versatile fabrics are perfect for backgrounds, borders, sashing, and countless creative possibilities. |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: It's A "Meow"sterpiece |
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"Meow Mates" by Michelle Cain
When working with Jelly Rolls, one of the pitfalls is you never use every Jelly Roll strip in a project and you have some that are leftover. Michelle addressed this in her book, Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts, and specifically designed Meow Mates as a way to use up all of the low volume strips that you cannot find a place for in your other projects. So, a lot of the fabrics in Meow Mates come from other projects that Michelle created for the same book.
See more of Michelle's quilts in Jelly Rolls and Chunky Stitch Binding – Michelle Cain | Bobbin Embroidery Lettering - Ricky Tims. |
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I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for... The Quilt Show!
What? Did you think it was ice cream? Well, it can be that too! But we just wanted to shout it from the rooftops how much we are here at The Quilt Show LOVE The Quilt Show. You may think it's just you who's learning something new each week, but that's not true. Alex, Ricky, and everyone here at TQS is learning just as much as you do when a new teacher or guest comes in to teach. It makes us, and you, better quilters for it. So, why don't you grab a scoop of ice cream (OR TWO) and learn a thing, or two, or three with us right here at The Quilt Show! |
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