Featured Quilt - 2nd Place Pictorial Quilts at the 2023 Festival of Quilts Birmingham
Breakfast at Tiffanys by Eleanor Harrison won 2nd Place - Pictorial Quilts at the 2023 Festival of Quilts Birmingham. Featuring the iconic visage of Audrey Hepburn in her star-making turn of the film of the same name, Eleanor used a pattern and design from Pride and Joy Quilting to create this stunning
quilt.
If the style of Eleanor's quilt seems familiar, that's because the design of the quilt comes from Pride and Joy Quilting, the brand and company of Veruschka Zarate, who won the NACQJ Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement in Quiltmaking at QuiltCon this year for her quilt Joan of Arc. Take a look at Veruschka's quilt and compare and contrast how the facial structures were created between the two quilts. One featuring a historical figure whose image can only be based on paintings and drawings, and the other of one Hollywood's biggest and most photographed stars.
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WeAllSew Tutorial: Pin Display Handbag |
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Keep Your Pins Safe
Pin collecting and trading is a hobby that has taken the world by storm in recent years
and we all just love to display the pins we've got. Whether they're on your backpack, coat, or purse, you want to show off your personal flair with your collectibles. But with that display comes the possibility of that pin falling off and being lost too. Not anymore, as Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew has a Pin Display Handbag for you to prevent that very thing from happening. Display your pins proudly, and keep them safe too, using this "handy" (get it?) display bag tutorial.
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For Your Inspiration - A Modern Bridge in Vietnam
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The Majestic Golden Bridge in Vietnam
We've heard of providing a helping hand for someone, but
the Golden Bridge in Vietnam looks to be doing a lot more than just that. In his research for Modern Bridges to inspire quilters, Captn' John found that some said there was not a real need for this bridge, due to its cost and grand design. But we hope that you can agree with the beauty of the final result that art for its own sake, in this case, is enough.
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The 30th Anniversary Quilt Alliance BOM - Month 5
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Designed by Suzy Williams
From the Quilt Alliance, "In the first four months of the Quilt Alliance’s Birthday Block of the Month celebration,
we’ve had delightful quilt blocks that stretch our skills, and for month five we have something we haven’t seen before in this sew along — two classic quilt blocks coming together to create one new, almost three-dimensional shape!"
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New In The Store - Glam Clam Quilt Kit
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You Won't Clam Up Making This
This quilt stopped us in our tracks! The work is all done by the stunning colors and fabrics, and the simple repeating clam shell block sets it off perfectly. Our kit includes Eclectic Elements fabrics by Tim Holtz for FreeSpirit Fabrics, and a 10" Clammy Acrylic Template & Glam Clam pattern, both by Latifah Saafir.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: A 3-Dimensional Floral Quilt
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"Oh Dahlias" by Shannon Conley
Oh Dahlias is an abstract
interpretation of a Dahlia flower. Shannon loves to grow Dahlias in her garden and loves how their repeating petals are similar to those of repeating quilt blocks or repeating forms in nature. The quilt itself is three Dahlia petals blown up big and made in a real sculptural style. Oh Dahlias is just one of the quilts that Shannon has made where one of the design techniques she employed was cutting lots of little holes throughout that provides an organic shape and texture to the piece.
See more of Shannon's quilts in Learn Canadian Smocking and Open Work with Shannon Conley | Miniature Quilts with Pat Holly.
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Who Is The Star of the Show?
This week The Quilt Show will be traveling to Denver, Colorado to tape a whole
new series of shows to be released soon. Who's coming you may ask? It's a mix of new guests and returning favorites, plus our 2024 BOM designer will be onsite to tape the annual BOM episode. A whole lot of fun is coming your way, so secure your membership today to make sure you don't miss a thing!
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