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Featured Quilt - What's For Dinner?
Meatballs by Linda Leake is another one of the fantastic Modern quilts that was featured as part of the Piecing category at QuiltCon 2023. Linda says about her inspiration for her work, "This quilt grew from the pandemic lock-down months of making quilts and cooking meals. Spaghetti and meatballs were popular recipes at our house, so I naturally decided to design a celebration of the tasty orbs. This proved to be challenging, however, because I had made only traditional quilts with patterns. I realized I would need to take classes online to help me gain experience in designing and creating my own patterns. I also needed to loosen up and let my imagination take off. It's been a
wonderful journey and a lesson that one is never too old to make new quilts or meatballs."
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David Owen Hastings Demos Minimal Quilt Design
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See How His Work is Inspired by Architectural Photography
David likes to work improvisationally and shows
how paring down an architectural photo to its most basic lines of inspiration - sky, shadows, buildings, can create interesting quilt designs. Removing unwanted areas with a cropping tool, he then shows how to sketch out and enlarge the design. David finishes the segment by sharing examples of machine quilting that echo the shapes of a finished design.
Learn from David, and Connie Fanders, by watching them in Paper Study with a Maquette and Abstract Quilt Designs with David Owen Hastings | Quilt Designs with Connie Fanders.
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A Dress Embroidered With Straw
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It's Embroidered With What?
What is the most delicate thing you have worked with? Silk, lace, antique
fabric? Well, how about STRAW!?!? That's right, this dress made in 1865 was embroidered with straw and is part of the collection of the Weinmuseum in Italy. Find out how the straw was used to create this stunning ball gown that has lasted for over 150 years!
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In The Store - Mini Yet Mighty!
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This Duo Packs A Punch!
The Mighty Travel Steam Iron and Mini Silicone
Iron Rest from Dritz are the perfect pair for quilting on the go.
The iron is small and portable yet powerful, offering you an on-the-go pressing tool that is just as effective as your iron at home.
The silicone iron rest makes the Mighty Steam Iron so convenient to use. Just place the iron plate down on the rest in position, and it's ready for you to grab the next time you need it, secure in the knowledge that your work surface is protected from the iron's heat and steam.
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Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game
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It's Wednesday, so that must mean it's time for Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game! How many quilt blocks do you think Jinny included in all of her games? Play the game and start counting!
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: From Black and White To Color
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"Copacabana" by Sherry Rogers-Harrison
After making multiple, and successful, black and white quilts, Sherry finally decided to take the dive with color and created her quilt, Copacabana. Featuring the same design in each of the four quadrants, Sherry accentuated and enhanced her work using Derwent Inktense Colored Pencils. Initially calling this technique ink-liqué, due to everyone claiming her work looked just like appliqué, she renamed it to paint-liqué after she began incorporating more materials such as paint.
See more of Sherry's quilts in How to Make a Whole Cloth Quilt that Looks Like Applique | Curved Log Cabin Quilt Blocks.
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