Second Place - Hand Crafted/Hand Made at Houston 2024, On The Set with Lorraine Woodruff-Long, The Next Giant Leap - Lunar Quilt Block Challenge, Dee LIVE: Star Bright - Class 04, In The Store - Fast Fun and Functional Project Panels, A Primary Color Puzzle

Weekend Fun - November 15, 2024

Featured Quilt - Second Place Hand Crafted / Hand Made at Houston 2024

Heartwarming Days by Aki Sakai won Second Place - Hand Crafted / Hand Made (Sponsored by Andover) at Houston International Quilt Festival 2024. This stunning hand made quilt features intricate and whimsical detail wherever you look, including teeny-tiny Sun Bonnet Sues traversing the outer border. How many of them can you find? Aki says of her work, “The design was based on my family memories, our quilt group (Honey Bee), and my favorite things. It took one year and four months to make this.”

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On The Set with Lorraine Woodruff-Long

What's the Word On Our Latest Show?

Lorraine Woodruff-Long makes her debut this Sunday on a brand new episode of The Quilt Show, and with that arrival comes a bevy of topics that she can't wait to teach you. Curious as to what they might be? We'll give you some hints. Lorraine is known for her vibrant use of color, improvisation, text, and repurposed fabrics, so see if you can figure out what you may learn as you go behind the scenes on the set of The Quilt Show.

Watch Lorraine in How to Do an Improv Mosaic Scrappy Log Cabin, Use Text in Quilts, and Reimagine Shirting with Lorraine Woodruff-Long, when it debuts this Sunday, November 17, 2024.

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The Next Giant Leap: Lunar Quilt Block Challenge

Now Open To ALL USA Quilters

From The Kennedy Center: "Calling all 7–12 graders, individual quilters, crafters, and artists in the United States—we are seeking submissions for The Next Giant Leap: Lunar Quilt Block Challenge! Learn about the history of textiles and sewing in space exploration from astronaut and artist Karen Nyberg, and then work to create your own quilt block based on the theme of the moon."

If you would like to join in the challenge, please submit an intent to participate by November 20, 2024. After submitting your request, the deadline to submit your application/artwork is December 10, 2024.

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Dee LIVE: "Star Bright" - Class 04

Making the Half Square Rectangles

For the fourth 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 make the Half Square Rectangles.

Dee is LIVE TOMORROW, November 15, 2024 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

Watch Dee LIVE

In The Store - Fast Fun & Functional Project Panels

Wild Harvest Apron and Mitts Panel

Wild Harvest Canvas Tote Bag Panel

Decorative Décor to Use For Your Thanksgiving Feast

These quick project panels from Northcott are available now. You can make an Apron, Oven Mitts, and a Tote Bag. They are fun, easy to make, and useful too! Order now then make and use them over the holidays.

See The Apron and Mitts Panel

See The Canvas Tote Bag Panel

The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Perfect Primary Color Quilt

"Yellow" by Lynn Koolish

Doodled on her iPad in an art program first, Yellow (34" x 33") was a quilt that Lynn Koolish knew where she wanted to end up but didn't know how to get there. Knowing she had a great quilt, she had to work backwards from her drawing to figure out the piecing of the quilt.

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.