|
|
|
|
Featured Quilt - Second Place Abstract at Houston 2025
Yesterday for our puzzle we feature a quilt that Jamie Kalvestran made during a workshop she took with Irene Roderick entitled Dancing with Irene - Lesson One. Today, we present to you a quilt from Irene herself that won an award last month at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2025. The quilt, Derse Verse, took home Second Place in the Abstract category (Sponsored by Quilters Select). Irene says of her work, "This piece is entirely improvisational. I intended to use the contemporary fabrics that are being designed by artists and showcase them while making them part of my own art. I feel that sometimes the fabric
designers are not given enough credit for the outstanding art they make for quilters."
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Making Spiral Pineapple Blocks with Julia McLeod
|
|
|
|
|
Slicing and Dicing Spectacular Pineapple Blocks
Julia McLeod begins our show by explaining how a non-woven stabilizer helps tame slippery silk fabric, making it easier to piece, trim, and press a pineapple block with this luxurious material. She then shares tips for creating stunning color variations through strategic cutting—and explains why pinking shears are your best friend when it comes to preventing fraying.
Learn from Julia by watching Spiraling Pineapples And Crazy Piecing Using Luxe Fabric And Manipulating Sheer Fabrics With Julia McLeod.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Alex Anderson LIVE: BOM 2026 Reveal
|
|
|
|
|
Today is the Day!
Watch Alex LIVE and the 2026 Block of the Month will be revealed.
Alex is LIVE TODAY, November 3, 2025 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Textile Talks: The Machine Stitch - Sewing an Expanded Field
|
|
|
|
|
Taking The Sewing Machine to New Creative Plateaus
Presented by SAQA: "This talk will explore how contemporary artists are using the sewing machine to challenge traditional ideas, expanding its role beyond the domestic sphere to engage in broader conversations about art, labor, and identity."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at 2 PM EDT.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
It's Almost Time to Secure Your 2026 Block Of the Month Kit!
|
|
|
|
|
Get Your Kit Soon
Alex is revealing all about our 2026 Block Of the Month today in her LIVE, including who made it, the inspiration behind it, and more. With the announcement of a new BOM comes with it the arrival of a new BOM kit that includes everything you'll need to make next year's Block Of the Month.
So after you watch Alex's LIVE today, be on the lookout and check your email for everything you need to know about purchasing a kit for next year's Block Of the Month.
|
|
|
|
|
The Quilt Show Puzzle: Braving The Storm
|
|
|
|
|
"La Tempete" by Michael James
La Tempete is from a group of strip pieced quilts that Michael made in the early 1980s. It was made at a point in his career, specifically 1983, where he was both piecing and quilting his quilts by machine. La Tempete, which translates in English to "the storm", features strips that are sewn as long lengths and then cut up, which can only really be pieced by machine.
See more of Michael's quilts in 2013 Quilt Legend Michael James.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
