Weekend Fun - August 13, 2021

Featured Quilt - Great Use of Trapunto

Licorice Ribbons III by Sharon L. Schlotzhauer won Best Sewing Machine Workmanship - Modern at PIQF 2017. Sharon made the quilt because of her, and the quilting community's, increased interest in Modern Quilts over the past few years. As she puts it, "I have been intrigued by the beautiful modern quilts over the past year or two. I love the simpler look and negative space. Licorice Ribbons III is the third and largest of a series of predominantly black and white quilts I've made in a modern fashion. Because I usually have some type of dimension in my quilts I chose to trapunto the black and white "ribbons.""

On The Set with Art Quilter Sue Benner

Look At How Much Fun They are Having!

Go behind the scenes on an all new show featuring art quilter Sue Benner. Sue, who has a degree in molecular biology and a passion for art, creates pieces that often have themes of cellular structure. Watch as she demonstrates her technique for spontaneous design with found fabrics, how she creates small landscapes, and how she works with silky surfaces.

Watch Sue in Learn Techniques for Spontaneous Design with Found Fabrics and Silky Surfaces with Sue Benner, when it debuts this Sunday, August 15, 2021!

Sew Yeah Quilting - The Largest Quilt Store In Nevada

There's More to Do Than Just Gamble in Vegas

The Quilt Show visited Sew Yeah Quilting in Las Vegas, the "largest quilting store in Nevada." It is owned by three brothers; Zach, Brody and Teancum, who hatched the idea for the store while having pot roast at their Mom's Sunday dinner.

The Quilt Show LIVE: Clamshell Rulers and Cute Little Birds

Alex LIVE: Using the Clamshell Ruler

In today's LIVE, Alex will be learning right along with you. She is bringing in Bri Hickman from Quilters Select to show you how to use the Clamshell machine quilting ruler. Learn what you can do with this ruler and how to make it work for you. It is a quilting tool that will make your life easier and your quilts more beautiful. It's a "Win Win".

Alex will be LIVE TODAY, August 13, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

Dee LIVE: My Flower Garden - Lesson 08

In this lesson, Dee will be focusing on appliqué, how to embellish your flowers, and creating the cute little bird (including the inking and acrylic painting) for your My Flower Garden quilt.

Dee will be LIVE TOMORROW, August 14, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

New From Quilters Select - Non-Slip Machine Quilting Rulers

Become A Ruler of Rulers

Get all the great features of Quilters Select Fabric Rulers, but for Machine Quilting!

These 6mm thick clear acrylic quilting rulers are designed to be used with a ruler work presser foot to create easy clamshells, circles, scallops, and more.

Want to learn more? Watch Alex's Facebook LIVE today (see above).

The Quilt Show Puzzle: Work With What You've Got

"Scrappy Chevron Star" by David Sirota

Created from one of the oldest patterns that David teaches, the Scrappy Chevron Star was developed circa 2003-2004. While not the original quilt from that pattern, the original featured no repeating fabrics as it was derived entirely from David's scraps, it is still one of David's popular classes. This version of the quilt was quilted by Elizabeth Swan of Haverhill, Massachusetts.

See more of David's quilts in Learn Paper Piecing with the Maven, David Sirota | Adapting Your Studio For Change with Lilo Bowman.