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Featured Quilt - Double Award Winner at
the 2023 Festival of Quilts Birmingham
Gwenfai Rees Griffiths won not one, but TWO, fabulous awards the 2023 Festival of Quilt in Birmingham, England. Her quilt, Harrismith, took home the Excellence in Hand Quilting award for all of its amazing hand appliqué, hand embroidery, and quilting, and Second Place in the Traditional Quilts category as well. As to the inspiration for her quilt, Gwenfai says, "I admired the cut glass panel in the front door of my son’s house the first time I saw it. This quilt takes inspiration from the glass except for the size. I’ve made this hanging to fit the very odd stairwell I have in my old farmhouse."
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Quilt Donations for Those Impacted by the Maui Fire
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The Maui Quilt Shop is trying to do its part to assist the victims by collecting finished quilts
to donate to those who have been impacted by the big Maui fire. Thankfully the Maui Quilt Shop is outside of the impacted area but, as you know, many lives were lost, and hundreds of businesses and many more homes were burned to the ground. Many thousands of people are displaced without any possessions or a place to stay. Learn more about how you can donate to this worthy cause.
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Shannon Conley Shares Her Smocking Secrets
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Alex LIVE: Native American Quilt History with Teresa Duryea Wong
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Join Alex and Teresa for a Riveting Conversation
Alex talks with author, lecturer, and historian
Teresa Duryea Wong about Hopi quilts, Navajo story quilts, including one of the oldest known Indigenous quilts, and more.
Alex is LIVE TODAY, August 14, 2023 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
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Textile Talks: Sewing & Survival - Native American Quilts From 1880 – 2022
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The History of Native American Quilts Is Discussed
Once you've watched Alex's LIVE with Teresa, get ready
for even more knowledge on Native American Quilt History which is the subject of this week's Textile Talk, also featuring Teresa.
Presented by the International Quilt Museum: "Take a walk through a fabulous pop-up exhibit of Native American quilt history inside the archives at the International Quilt Museum. Our speakers are author, lecturer, and historian Teresa Duryea Wong and Carolyn Ducey, International Quilt Museum Ardis B. James Curator of Collections."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.
If you'd like to learn more from Teresa, watch her right here on The Quilt Show in Improv String Quilts and a History of Japanese Textiles with Teresa Duryea Wong | Using Appliqué to Mask a
Mistake.
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In The Store - Magic Mister Spray Bottle
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Never Be Without Water
Tired of refilling your iron? This handy spray bottle holds 10 oz (1.25 cups) of water at the ready to spray your fabric with a very fine mist
for pressing. The lightness of the mist perfectly dampens fabric without over-saturating.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: The Color of Spring and Trees
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"It Ain't Easy Being Green" by Ronda Beyer
With the feathered star being one of her favorite designs, and having the queen of the feathered star Marsha McCloskey being her mentor, it's not hard to see why this quilt was the one that really put Ronda's name out there. It Ain't Easy Being Green is a medallion quilt that Ronda taught at her mother's quilt camp and specifically made for it, with a focus on her love for the color green. Its name was decided after Ronda put pictures of it on the internet and asked for title suggestions. One person saw it and thought of Kermit the Frog and his song "Bein' Green" and the name just stuck.
See more of Ronda's quilts in How to Use Stencils in Machine Quilting with Ronda Beyer | Quilt Photo Tips.
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