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Sunday Smiles - September 14, 2025 |
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Featured Quilt - Best of Show at AQS QuiltWeek Lancaster 2025
The Sample Book Quilt by Pat Holly won Best of Show at AQS QuiltWeek - Lancaster 2025. In addition to winning Best of Show at this AQS show, Pat's quilt also received the Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award at AQS QuiltWeek - Grand Rapids 2025. "Made of silk fabric, this quilt was inspired by 19th century textile sample books in the Museum of Printed Fabrics, Mulhouse, France."
Want to know more about this extraordinary quilt? After viewing the quilt in the gallery, be sure to click the Quilt Video tab to watch an interview Pat did with Michelle Renee Hiatt on the floor of AQS QuiltWeek - Grand Rapids 2025 after winning her Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award. Pat talks in depth about her inspiration for the quilt, the work that went into it, and so much more.
Learn from Pat right here at The Quilt Show by watching her in How to Machine Appliqué and Create Decorative Stitches with Pat Holly. |
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Susan K. Cleveland and Wendy Richardson Take You to New Quilting Heights In Our Latest Show |
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You'll Learn So Much You Won't Know Where To Start First
Susan K. Cleveland returns with fresh ideas for using heavy threads to add bold definition to simple designs, showing how precision techniques become manageable when you slow down and start small. She also shares how cotton ribbon can mimic piecing or frame borders, and how subtle accents add polished detail. Most importantly, she encourages staying true to your style and trusting your instincts.
Then, Wendy Richardson shows how to revive vintage linens and laces by treating them as blank canvases. With thoughtful color placement, she transforms them into one-of-a-kind pieces filled with excitement and magic.
Watch Susan and Wendy in Stitching with Heavy Threads and Braided Ribbon with Susan K. Cleveland | Lace and Linen Dyeing with Wendy Richardson, which debuts today! |
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An Interview by Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts with Julie Silber: A Life of Quilts and Surprises |
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Join Julie on Her Journey Through Quilting
Julie Silber is a celebrated quilt historian, curator, and quilt broker, who has been a guest of The Quilt Show many times. Recently, she sat down with another guest of The Quilt Show, Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts, to discuss her life in quilting. Read about Julie's fascinating life in quilts, and see some lovely photos taken along the way.
Watch Julie in just one of her TQS appearances in How to Let Your Fabric do the Work with Paula Nadelstern | Antique Quilts with Julie Silber. To view Julie's segment, click Chapter #4 to the right of the screen after the show begins playing and it will begin to play. |
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See A Dress Worn by Ellen Terry From An 1888 Production of "Macbeth" |
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This Gown was on Stage Over 130 Years Ago
From the National Trust: "Famous actress Ellen Terry wore this shimmering dress in the 1888 production of Macbeth. Decorated in more than 1,000 beetle wings, it was even immortalised in a painting by John Singer Sargent."
The dress is on display at Smallhythe Place in Kent, England now through November 3, 2025.
(Above Photo by Cassie Dickson and James Dobson, Smallhythe Place - National Trust) |
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✨ There’s Still Time! Stitch Up An Odette Quilt Top and You Could Win the Ultimate Prize ✨ |
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Have Your Quilt Professionally Quilted by Ricky Tims with His Exclusive OESD Designs
The Odette Quilt kit is easy to make in just a day or two, and you have step-by-step video classes to guide you through every stitch.
You Provide: Your finished quilt top + backing
Ricky Provides: Batting, round-trip shipping, and his stunning quilting (a $400 value!)
To Enter: Stitch your quilt top along with Ricky's class, snap a photo, and complete the entry form. Kits are still available—don’t miss this rare chance to have your quilt finished by a legend!
Deadline: September 30, 2025 | Quilt must arrive by October 31, 2025 | No purchase necessary | Odds 1:200 |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Foundation Paper Pieced Lion
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"The King" by Tina Craig
The King is second of two lion quilts that Tina presented on The Quilt Show, each made using a different paper piecing method. Unlike The EPP Lion, The King was made using Foundation Paper Piecing, and was designed by Juliet van der Heijden of Tartankiwi Designs. Tina uses this and The EPP Lion as the poster boys for her lecture called EPP vs. FPP: The Showdown. During the lecture, after the introduction of the two techniques, the audience pits one quilt from each technique against each other and votes on their favorite, and at the end a winner is declared.
See more of Tina's quilts in New Fussy Cutting and Stitching for English Paper Piecing and Tiny Foundation Paper Piecing with Tina Craig. |
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Stitch Up Something Great
If you're into hand stitching, The Quilt Show has got you covered. If you're into machine work, The Quilt Show has your back. If you like updating vintage textiles, The Quilt Show has that too. What we're trying to say is, if you like something related to quilting, we here at TQS have probably had a guest teach something about it and can give you a pointer or two. So grab your needle, and whether you use it by hand, by machine, or by foot, The Quilt Show will show you how to make something you'll be proud to show to your friends and family. |
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