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Sunday Smiles - June 7, 2026 |
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Featured Quilt - "E"verybody, It's Time to See the Fifth 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 fifth quilt is Alpha"baa"t Sampler, and is the first quilt in the series to feature one of the mainstay subjects of many of the other quilts, sheep! Janet says, "I went to an AQS show in Des Moines, Iowa in 2008 and there were only about 12 quilts entered in the 'Innovative Bed Quilt' category. I didn't care for the winners and thought, "I could do better than that!" I had seen a technique to make rounded corners by piecing an open circle overlay onto a different color fabric, and then cutting into fourths. That gave me the idea to make sheep with curved edges for their bodies using that technique. All the quilting was done free motion. I felt very brave with the quilting for this one, but since there were different motifs in each block, I didn't have to duplicate any design more than once. This was the first quilt in the series where I featured sheep. I had such a fun time creating them that I put sheep in all but 4 of the rest of the quilts in the series."
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 used little letter beads to spell out around the border, ALPHABAAT SAMPLER JANET STONE OVERLAND PARK KS YOU TAKE FOURTEEN SHEEP AND WHAT DO YOU GET ANOTHER QUILT CREATED WITH THE ALPHABET 2009."
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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WeAllSew Tutorial: A Personalized Embroidered Apron for Father's Day |
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Make An Awesome Apron for a Dynamite Dad
Father's Day is a week away, have you picked out what you're going to get him? If you haven't decided yet, or you just want to get him one more thing, might we suggest a Personalized Embroidered Apron? That's right, learn how to make an apron with a personal touch from Jaimie Koti-Black at WeAllSew to show dad the love this coming Sunday.
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The Met: "Costume Art" Exhibition Tour |
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"Pairing Garments with Artworks" From Throughout History
From The Met: "Join Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, on a tour of "Costume Art," The Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition. "Costume Art" explores depictions of the dressed body across The Met’s vast collection, pairing garments with artworks to reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body.
Costume Art will be on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, NY from now through January 10, 2027.
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Textile Talks: Thinking Through Tapestry |
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Talking About Tapestry
Presented by the Surface Design Association: "Thinking Through Tapestry is an exhibition organized by the American Tapestry Alliance featuring contemporary artists exploring complex social issues, historical narratives of craft, industrialization, and computation. Artists included in the exhibition explore the tactile manipulation of threads and materials in both experimental and traditional processes to express concepts that range from a meditative place of making to contemplating the role of the weaver as a computational thinker imbedded in a historical framework of material systems. The talk will feature highlights of the exhibition which is on view at the Evanston Art Center from May 30-June 28, 2026."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 2 PM EDT. |
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In The Store - Origami Bag Kit |
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Looking for a Fun Summer Project?
These Origami Bag Kits by Zen Chic come together quickly, are fully reversible for two looks in one, and create a stylish, practical bag you'll reach for again and again. |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: "Rise Above" It All |
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"Rise Above" by Charisma Horton
Charisma likes to give her quilts meaningful names as words are very powerful for her. In the case of Rise Above, its name is tied directly to the story of its creation. Somebody in the industry told Charisma she needed to design block-of-the-month quilts, so she designed Rise Above and pitched it to several companies, but it kept getting rejected. So she asked one of the companies why it kept getting rejected, and they said it was because of the off-center star. She told them that that star is taking the side step to shoot off into the universe. So, Charisma called Riley Blake Designs and asked if they would provide her the fabrics to make the quilt, and they agreed. The quilt was then made, put out into the universe at a time when Charisma didn't have many followers, and caught fire to "rise above" and show that Charisma could make her pattern business a business.
See more of Charisma's quilts in Colorful Hourglass Blocks & Embroidery Stitches - Charisma Horton | Mystery Quilt - Michelle Renee Hiatt. |
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How Refreshing
There's nothing better than sitting down and settling in to watch The Quilt Show for some quality time learning and hanging with your quilting pals. Well, maybe it could be better if you paired your viewing with a nice refreshing beverage. What's your drink of choice? A chilled Diet Coke? An ice cold glass of water? Whatever the pairing, The Quilt Show goes great with anything, as you know you're always in for a good time with Alex, Ricky, and everyone here at TQS! |
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