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Sunday Smiles - September 7, 2025 |
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Featured Quilt - Best of Show at the Victorian Quilters Quilt Showcase 2025
Eve of Destruction by Sue de Vanny won Best of Show (Sponsored by BERNINA Australia) at the Victorian Quilters Quilt Showcase 2025 at Melbourne Craft & Quilt Fair. The inspiration for the quilt comes from a photograph that Sue took and repurposed, and shares an important message too. She says, "This is a modern, abstract piece derived from one of my elephant photographs. It delves into the concept of the 'elephant in the room', highlighting the often unspoken struggles of mental health that affect us & our loved ones as well as how we try to put it back together." |
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SAQA’s 2025 Benefit Auction - It's Almost Here |
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Auction Begins September 12 & Special Textile Talk September 10
It’s almost time! Beginning September 12, 2025 almost 400 art quilts will be available in the 2025 Benefit Auction from Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). This online event supports the organization’s exhibition programs, publications, and education outreach. One of those quilts, X Marks the Spot, is by our own Alex Anderson.
Many of the art quilts are made by artists familiar to The Quilt Show, including Vicki Conley, Lisa Brehm Ellis, and Barbara Yates Beasley. Each 12" x 12" piece is an original work made by SAQA members from around the world. The result is an opportunity to acquire a work by a favorite artist or one who is new to you.
In anticipation of the auction, there will be a special Textile Talks presentation - Deep Dive into the 2025 SAQA Benefit Auction on September 10, 2025 featuring SAQA Executive Director Martha Sielman and several event artists. |
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Museum of Texas Tech University: A Bow Tie Quilt with Significant Backing |
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Pieced with Feed Sacks
Many of the quilts offered to the Museum of Texas Tech by the local community date from the early 20th century, a time when the area was becoming more fully settled. These quilts often feature soft colors and traditional patterns, as is the case with this one. However, what made this quilt particularly significant for the Museum’s collection was its backing: the maker used feed sacks with woven stripes along the edges, sewing them together to form the back.
Read the latest article from the Museum to find out more about this fascinating historical quilt.
(Above Quilt: Bow Tie Quilt circa 1930 made by Zorah Texana Smith Blair, Gift of Lori McClure, TTU-H2025-004-002.) |
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See "30 Variations and 2 Arias: A Tribute to Johann Sebastian Bach" at the International Quilt Museum |
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Enjoy the Exhibition and a Gallery Talk at the Museum
From the International Quilt Museum: "On Sept. 10, join us for a gallery talk of the exhibition “30 Variations and 2 Arias: A Tribute to JS Bach” with French quilt artist Anne Bellas! Learn about these incredible quilts from the artist and enjoy free access to the exhibition as well as refreshments. In this exhibition, Bellas reimagines Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Goldberg Variations” through a collection of 32 textile paintings, each corresponding to a single variation of the celebrated score. Using fabrics inherited from her great-grandmother—transformed through her own processes of dyeing and printing—Bellas creates works that merge personal memory with the universal language of music.
The gallery talk will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 10 in the IQM’s Pumphrey Gallery."
Can't attend the talk, visit the exhibit on your own time as “30 Variations and 2 Arias: A Tribute to JS Bach” is on display at the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, NE from September 10, 2025 to February 7, 2026. |
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In The Store - Fall Splendor by Artisan Batiks |
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Fat Quarters and 10" Squares Inspired by Autumn
We just love the rich color of this Autumn inspired collection — crafted in 100% combed cotton and showcasing flower and leaf-batik prints that capture the essence of fall. Designed by Lunn Studios and produced by Robert Kaufman, it's the perfect pick for creating warm, harvest‑inspired projects.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A "Jubilee" For All to See
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"Ruby Jubilee" by Ninigret Quilters, Assembled by Tina Craig
Ruby Jubilee is the quilt that Tina coordinated for her guild's, the Ninigret Quilters, 40th anniversary, and it was inspired by Barbara Black's red and white quilt. Tina asked her guild's members, of about forty who participated, to make something that incorporated whatever technique they did best. She provided the background neutral cream color, and the members provided the sampler blocks using their red fabrics. It was assembled by Tina, and quilted by Pat Harrison.
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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We Couldn't Have Said It Better Ourselves
We just loved this sticker that Tina Craig had on her case when she came to visit us in Branson, Missouri. Because isn't life just better when you're quilting? We certainly think so, and The Quilt Show wants to make sure that rings true for you every single day. So join us here at TQS, where we have great teachers, great things to teach you, and great fun, all waiting to make your quilting life better! |
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