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Featured Quilt - "Florally" Yours From QuiltCon
2023
Florally by Heather Heck was featured in the Modern Traditionalism category at QuiltCon 2023. Heather says, "Florally was inspired by a challenge to design a quilt using mainly curves. The traditional petal and circle blocks are combined to create a flower block. These flower blocks are then placed in such a way that an abstract flower can also be seen in the overall design. I don't typically use bright colors or curves so the design and fabric choices were a step outside of my comfort zone and a great chance for growth."
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Everyone's Riding The David Owen Hastings Train!
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Our Members Can't Get Enough of David and His Modern Designs
The Quilt Show has another hit on its hands as
our show with David Owen Hastings has became a new favorite among our members. Here's just a small sampling of what they have to say:
"Thank you! Thank you! I have always thought I would be a traditional quilter ONLY but my eyes have been opened to a truly wonderful way to create a modern quilt. It totally struck a cord with me as to David Owen Hastings' way of doing modern quilting designs. The architectural design element is something that I really like and after he showed how to practice and use the samples as small quilts, I was blown away. Thank you David. You have opened my eyes to some new possibilities!" - Cindy M.
"LOVED the David Owen Hastings segment! Thank you so much for sharing him with us." - Emily W.
"David Owen Hastings - what a great teacher! I loved his section so much that I have already watched it twice. Thank you The Quilt Show - you've done it again!"
- Jo G.
"More David Owen Hastings please. ASAP" - Frankie W.
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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WeAllSew: Sewing Heart Pouch
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Keep Your Tools Close To Your Heart
Got loose tools that you want to keep safe and snug in a convenient
place? Well you're in luck as Christy Burcham at WeAllSew has the perfect tutorial for you to make a "super-simple box-bottom zipper pouch to hold your favorite sewing essentials." Plus, it comes with an appliquéd and embroidered heart as the cherry on top!
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Textile Talks: Sharon Peoples - Stitching a Path From the Wall to the Plinth
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From Small Things Big Things Come
Join Sharon Peoples on her path from wall-hung fiber art
to sculptural work shown on a plinth in a riveting new Textile Talk. In this week's talk, Sharon shows how she works to create small, stitched individual fragments that build up into larger three-dimensional pieces. If you’re interested in machine stitching, using soluble fabrics, bonded fabrics, and thinking “outside the square,” this Textile Talk is for you!
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.
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In The Store - Ceramic Thimble Container by Dritz
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Thimbles Aren't Just For Fingers Anymore
This pretty ceramic thimble will add some sparkle to
your sewing space and keep you organized. Keep it next to your sewing machine to hold small sewing tools or on your desk for pens and pencils. We like to use it as a plant pot too!
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: What's Missing Here?
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"The Missing U" by Cheryl Arkison
The Missing U comes from
Cheryl's first book all about using your scraps. Each one of the blocks in the quilt is known as a slab because you're sewing fabric together to create each unit. This quilt design was used by Cheryl after the big flood in Calgary in 2013 to support the city and the surrounding areas affected. In the aftermath, people wanted to know what they could do to help. Cheryl told them to send one slab each. She expected to receive around 200 but ended up getting 2300 slabs from all over the world. Using those slabs, and the aid of a number of volunteers, Cheryl created hundreds of quilts based on The Missing U pattern to help support the cause.
See more of Cheryl's quilts in How to Make Slabs and Curves with Cheryl Arkison | Quilt Studio Tour Catherine
Kleeman.
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