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Featured Quilt - First Place Machine Quilting at Houston 2024
Truly Madly Deeply by Karen Lambdin won First Place - Machine Quilting (Sponsored by BERNINA) at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2024. Karen says of the design of her quilt, which is based on the “Whig’s Defeat” pattern in the Quilts with a Spin book by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins, "I love the intricate piecing and touch of appliqué on this Whig’s Defeat pattern. The layout allowed me to play with the quilting designs. I added beaded piping to the fun scalloped edge of the quilt. It was quilted freehand on my Innova longarm.” |
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Barbara Black LIVE: "Pick a Petal" - Month 11 |
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The Border Fans
Barbara Black has an alternative way to make the border fans for the 2024 Block Of the Month, Pick a Petal, designed by Jen Kingwell. Barbara has pieced the quilt and has advice and suggestions for handling this fun curved border.
Barbara is LIVE TODAY, August 2, 2024 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later. |
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"Pick a Petal" Month 11 Patterns Are Ready To Go |
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Time to Make the Outer Borders
In Month 11 of the 2024 Block Of the Month, Pick a Petal designed by Jen Kingwell, you will be working on the outer borders of the quilt. |
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Jen says of Month 11, "I often look at templates I have used to see if they can be reimagined into a new design. These outer borders appear as scallops, but we are using some of the Templates from the Month 1 Centre Block. As soon as I made one, I knew it was the perfect way to finish this quilt top." |
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Lisa Ellis' Judge's Choice at Houston International Quilt Festival 2024 |
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How Does a Judge Decide What Wins An Award?
Lisa Ellis talks about her selection for a Judge's Choice Award at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2024. Lisa selected the quilt Millstones by Tetiana Bohachuk, and if you are out and about in the Houston area this weekend you can see this beautiful quilt in all its glory at the 50th Anniversary Edition of the Houston Quilt Show.
The 2024 Houston International Quilt Festival takes place at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas from October 31, 2024 through November 3, 2024. |
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Dee LIVE: "Star Bright" - Class 02 |
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It's Time For Round Two of "Star Bright"
For the second class in our FREE series on making the Star Bright quilt, designed by Jackie Robinson of Animas Quilts, Dee Christopher will be showing you how to sew, press, and cut your strip sets. This stunning Lone Star quilt was designed by Jackie Robinson of Animas Quilts.
Dee is LIVE TOMORROW, November 2, 2024 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later. |
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Just Added - Blackbird Crossing Quilt Kit |
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Make A Classic Stars Quilt
Create a quilt full of timeless charm with the Blackbird Crossing Quilt Kit, featuring Blackbird's Nest by Kansas Troubles Quilters. Perfect for bringing a touch of traditional elegance to your home! |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Simple Game of "Pick Up" |
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"Pick Up Sticks" by Lynn Koolish
Beginning with blank white fabric and created from scratch, Pick Up Sticks (26" x 21") comes from a class that Lynn teaches. Each student begins with the same white fabric and spends the morning painting it, stamping it, and stenciling it. Then afterward they can create any style quilt they want by picking up and arranging the fabrics they painted earlier, hence the name.
Love Lynn's work? Want to see how she dyes her fabrics using ice? See how she does it by watching her in Ice Dyeing with Lynn Koolish, Lattice Blocks with Sujata Shah, Block Prints with Mel Beach, Fabric Books with Pati Fried. |
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