Second Place - Pieced at Houston 2024, Lorraine Woodruff-Long Creates Words of Expression, Ricky Tims LIVE: Here Comes The Judge, In The Store - Garden Cats Fat Quarter Bundle by Terry Runyan, Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game, A Puzzle That Sees "Stars"

Welcome to Wednesday - November 20, 2024

Featured Quilt - Second Place Pieced at Houston 2024

Citrus Zing by Linda Steele won Second Place - Pieced (Sponsored by AccuQuilt) at Houston International Quilt Festival 2024. The delicious machine piecing, machine quilting, and improv piecing is on full display in Linda's quilt, which when combined with her appetizing inspiration can be perfectly summed up by her artist statement: "Juicy fruits on a plate and refreshing drinks are just what you need on a hot summer day."

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Lorraine Woodruff-Long Creates Words of Expression

Using Words To Tell Stories In Quilts

Lorraine Woodruff-Long is a collector of phrases, many of which appear on her quilts. She also loves adding words to her quilts and highlights the importance of choosing the right font type and size for easy letter cutting. She shares techniques for fusing, using templates, and enhancing lettering with decorative stitches, pinking shears, and layering.

Learn from Lorraine by watching How to Do an Improv Mosaic Scrappy Log Cabin, Use Text in Quilts, and Reimagine Shirting with Lorraine Woodruff-Long.

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Ricky Tims LIVE: Here Comes The Judge

What Do Quilt Judges Look For?

Alex Anderson joins Ricky Tims to discuss what quilt judges look for in a show quilt. This will make you look at your own quilts in new and beneficial ways. Fun, learning, and inspiration today with Ricky and Alex.

Ricky is LIVE TODAY , November 20, 2024 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

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In The Store - Garden Cats Fat Quarter Bundle by Terry Runyan for Benartex

Become a Cool Cat With This Fabric Bundle

These colorful and imaginative cats are sure to bring cheer to your next project. Nestled in teacups, frolicking in flowerbeds, and riding bikes, they can't help but make you smile! This bundle includes great fussy cutting opportunities!

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Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game

Do you have a casual interest in matching quilt blocks together? Or are you past the point of no return and are a die-hard Jinny Beyer's Memory Match fan? Play the game and find out if you're the former or the latter!

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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Seeing "Stars"

"Twinkling Stars" by Lynn Carson Harris

The stars in Lynn's Twinkling Stars quilt are three inches finished and were created using Gwen Marston's liberated piecing technique. The centers of each star are print scraps, while the points are free pieced using solid fabrics. It took Lynn over a year to make the quilt and came out to be a whopping 67" by 73" when all was said and done. That's a big quilt for all those tiny stars.

See more of Lynn's quilts in How to Use Your Fabric Scraps with Lynn Carson Harris.