Featured Quilt - Best Use of Negative Space at PIQF 2024
Back 2 Basics by Jan Soules won Best Use of Negative Space - Mid-Century Mod/Modern Competition at Pacific International Quilt Festival 2024. Jan says, "On this piece I abandoned most of my beautiful colored fabrics and stripped it down to the basics of black and white. Enjoy the simplicity of the open spaces and enjoy the free motion quilting!" |
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In Memoriam - Freddy Moran |
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It is with a heavy heart that we tell you our good friend Freddy Moran passed away. She was a true inspiration to the art world and the quilting world. Her wisdom, persistence, and freedom made us all want to be better and to continue to create.
We had lot of fun with Freddy over the years. Please enjoy a visit with her in The Colors of India with Kawandi and Free Form Quilt Blocks with Sujata Shah | Home Studio Tour Freddy Moran.
And in this recent LIVE with Alex, you'll love Freddy Moran as she shares words of advice from over 90 years of research. |
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An Inside Look at the House of Dior |
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Go Into The Den of Dior
From TODAY: "Christian Dior founded the iconic label Dior nearly 80 years ago, turning the fashion world on its head. TODAY Style correspondent Zanna Roberts Rassi gets an exclusive never-before-seen tour inside the House of Dior." |
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See the "Option Expedition" Exhibit by Victoria Findlay Wolfe |
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Turning The Basics On Its Head
Last week Ricky spoke with Victoria Findlay Wolfe about her new exhibit at the International Quilt Museum entitled Option Expedition. In the exhibit, Victoria "takes basic shapes of patchwork — square, circle, triangle, parallelogram — and breaks down design principles of space, balance, scale, line, shape, color, emphasis, contrast, value, repetition, movement, texture, and unity to look at the bold, beautiful choices available." Click through to learn even more about this amazing new installation and plan a trip for yourself to visit.
Option Expedition by Victoria Findlay Wolfe is on display at the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, NE from now through December 14, 2024. |
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Dee LIVE: "Desert Windmills" - Class 02
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The Learning Continues
Dee shows you how to construct the quilt, plus her specialized techniques for stitching flying geese and half square triangles. She shows you how color value can affect your quilt, and how minor adjustments to a pattern can tailor it to your style of working.
Dee is LIVE TOMORROW, August 17, 2024 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later. |
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Introducing the Reducing Lens by Kaffe Fassett Designs! |
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This handy tool (a "reverse magnifier') shrinks quilt designs, allowing you to view them as if from a distance, making it much easier to spot trouble areas before you sew everything together! |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Monthly Dose of Fun |
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"The Bento Block of the Day" by SusanClaire Mayfield
SusanClaire says of The Bento Block of the Day, "A new block of the day for 2020! A small appliqué for each day of the year set on to a variety of size background fabrics. These little appliqué pictures are inspired by Japan and Japanese Kokeshi Dolls. Kokeshi dolls are a traditionally made wooden doll, often quite decorative. As well as the dolls there are many other Japanese inspired things, such as cherry blossom, bamboo......and so much more!"
See more of SusanClaire's quilts in Using Scraps, Fussy Cutting Panels, and Creating a “Skitch a Day” with SusanClaire Mayfield. |
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