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Featured Quilt - Second Place Large Quilts 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Quilt Contest at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2026
A Year in Hand by Margaret Brockbank, and quilted by her daughter Maika Christensen, won Second Place - Large Quilts - 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Quilt Contest at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2026.
You may have seen Margaret's quilt before, as it was hanging in. the Pieced category at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2024. Now, it has won an award at Paducah, and this is certainly a quilt that deserves some recognition for just the time alone that went into making it. Margaret dedicated close to 2000 hours and a year of her life to complete her quilt, thereby earning its title, A Year in Hand.
She used the Mrs. Billings Coverlet pattern by Karen Styles, (Somerset Patchwork & Quilting, 2011) as her design source, which in turn was based off an Original quilt that was made in 1790 and is in the collection of the Quilters Guild of the British Isles.
Margaret says, "I have always enjoyed any type of handwork. I had previously done English Paper Piecing but never on this large of a scale. All piecing was hand-sewn with some of the borders attached by machine. I chose to use a contemporary palette. It took a year to complete and approximately 2000 hours. My daughter, Maika, used her skills as a machine quilter to finish this enjoyable project."
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Hourglass Block Possibilities with Charisma Horton |
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Waste No Time and Find Out How to Make a Fresh Hourglass Block
Charisma Horton loves putting a fresh spin on traditional quilt blocks! In her 3-heart Love Actually quilt, she shows how to make the hourglass block in three stunning color combos — 2 fabrics, 3 fabrics, and 4 fabrics — proving that even classic designs can feel brand new.
AND, once you see how the demo is done, try it out for yourself by downloading the FREE Hourglass ABCs PDF that Charisma has provided for us.
Learn from Charisma, and Michelle Renee Hiatt, by watching them in Colorful Hourglass Blocks & Embroidery Stitches - Charisma Horton | Mystery Quilt - Michelle Renee Hiatt.
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Barbara Black's Tips for "Game On!" Month 6 |
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Keeping Up With the Corners and Building More Borders
June marks six months into Game On!, The Quilt Show's 2026 Block Of the Month designed by Becky Goldsmith. So whether you've reached the halfway point, or are just getting started, there's still plenty of time to comfortably complete this year's BOM. And what would making a Quilt Show Block of the Month be without Barbara Black, who is here to guide us each step of the way. For this month, she says we will be focusing on, "another 3" border and one more 6" Corner block."
[Above Photo: Barbara Black's Game On! Month 6 Border (Top) and Corner Block (Bottom)]
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Get Luxurious Liberty for Less! |
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Libby Tana Lawn™ by Liberty Fabrics |
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Emma Louise Tana Lawn™ by Liberty Fabrics |
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Bring Some of London Home With You
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Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game |
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Where does Jinny get the inspiration for all the blocks in her game? Play Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game and be inspired yourself.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Fun "Morning" Project |
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"Morning Make 1" by Cheryl Arkison
Cheryl has a morning practice where first thing in the morning she gets up and sews. So she just began to make the blocks that would eventually become this quilt, the aptly titled Morning Make 1. She says, "What started as demo pieces in my Improv Curves class moved their way into the Morning Make pile. Morning Make is my practice of sewing for 10-30 minutes immediately upon waking. So these blocks were moved into rotation and I think I had the blocks and top done in less than a week of mornings. Deciding on a layout probably took longer!
See more of Cheryl's quilts in How to Make Slabs and Curves with Cheryl Arkison | Quilt Studio Tour Catherine Kleeman.
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