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April 3, 2023
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Featured Quilt - Judge's Choice Log Cabin Challenge at QuiltCon
2023
Power Struggle by Barbara Danzi was awarded a Judge's Choice Ribbon in the Log Cabin Challenge at QuiltCon 2023. Barbara had this to say about her two competing color choices that dominate her quilt and reign for supremacy in their "Power Struggle", thus giving the quilt its title.
"Purple wants to reign supreme, but when orange shows up, orange and purple struggle for power. I cut all the lines and shapes freehand and machine pieced them, building one large quarter log cabin block, as purple and orange battle it out, trying to outdo each other. I used many different purple and orange fabrics of different values and hues, both glowing and flat to add a lot of depth and movement. Matchstick quilting adds texture but keeps the focus on the graphic design."
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Rhonda Denney Is Just Fun, Fun, Fun!
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A Show That is Just a Joy to Watch
Rhonda Denney is a delight and all of our members know
it from watching her show all about pictorial quilts, pigment patchwork, and so much more. If you're one of the few who hasn't yet, read what they have to say about all the fun they had with Rhonda:
"Wonderful inspiring show !! Thank you Rhonda.. I will be going to your website.. I just love all the animals..Thank you TQS" - Joanne K.
"This show with Rhonda Denney was so much fun. I'm ready to get one of my panels out and see what I can do. Thanks, Rhonda, for the clear directions and variety!" - Charlene Van W.
"Great show, Rhonda! You really covered a lot! I especially liked the fact that you have created panels of your quilts to practice free motion quilting on." - Deb M.
Learn from Rhonda by watching her in Learn Pigment Patchwork and Stitching for Dimension with Rhonda Denney.
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Artists Crochet Giant Sea Urchin Installations
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Come See The Amazing (Crocheted) Sea Urchins of Singapore
For 2017's "i Light
Marina Bay Festival, a sustainability-focused, Singapore-based spectacle, Choi+Shine Architects created The Urchins, a series of 3 interactive installations. The crochet sea urchin sculptures have been meticulously crafted by hand, offering attendees a one-of-a-kind immersive experience." Learn more about how these where crafted and brought artists together to create the three 56 feet tall urchins by clicking through.
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Textile Talks: Growing a Grass-Roots Collaborative Art Project - Reflections of Ourselves
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Where Each Leaf Tells Its Own Story
This week's Textile Talk brings us Tracey Lawko, who
will discuss creating “Reflections of Ourselves” and the new-to-her task of producing a documentary. The documentary showcases her collaborative work, a large textile artwork celebrating Canada’s rich cultural heritage that 100 Indigenous, settler, and immigrant Canadians created a textile leaf for to honor their cultural heritage, its exhibition, and interviews with the artists.
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.
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In The Store - Black & White Bobbin Set from Quilters Select
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In This Case, Everything IS Just Black and White
These handy pre-wound bobbins save you
from having to stop and wind a bobbin each time you run out! The set includes twenty black and twenty white Class 15 bobbins packaged in a handy clamshell bobbin-saver that keeps them from unwinding.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Contains Over 400 Circles
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"Earthly Delights" by Karen Kay
Buckley
Earthly Delights appeared on the September 1999 cover of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine. Karen says, "This exuberant hand-appliquéd quilt was inspired by the nineteenth-century German textile designer Friedrich Fischbach. Karen cut each piece for the center motif and arranged it on a design board before beginning to sew so she could make changes easily. After the center was stitched, she selected the fabric for the edge and designed the border using elements from the center. The quilt also includes reverse appliqué, piping, and more than 400 circles." She says, "I love making circles, but quilting around each one is another story!"
See more of Karen's quilts in Appliqué Tips from Karen Kay Buckley | Meet Textile Conservator Lynn Gorges.
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