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Featured Quilt - Visitors Choice Award at the 2023 Festival
of Quilts Birmingham
Reaching by Helen Creasey won the Visitors Choice Award at the 2023 Festival of Quilts Birmingham. Inspired by the tale of The Little Mermaid by Hans Christian Andersen, Helen's quilt leans more into the story's morals than the playfulness of the animated film. She says, "Hans Christian Andersen wrote “A mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.” A mythological creature of beauty and temptation with maybe a perilous outcome. Pushing my design and quilting skills to try and reach a dream."
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Quilting and Science Collide with Shannon Conley
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See Nature and Science Through an Artistic Lens
Our featured guest this week is not only an avid art
quilter, but is also a cell biologist, biochemist, and professor when she is not quilting. Shannon Conley takes her love of science and merges it with her love of quilting to create one-of-kind quilts that engage you both artistically and intellectually. Watch this week's show and find out why flowers, mountains, and grass may inspire your next quilt.
Learn from Shannon, and Pat Holly, by watching Learn Canadian Smocking and Open Work with Shannon Conley | Miniature Quilts with Pat Holly.
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WeAllSew Tutorial: Upcycle a Denim Jacket with Patchwork and Lace Embellishments
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Add Some Razzle Dazzle To Make Your Jacket Shine
Everyone has that old piece of clothing that could use
some sprucing up and today Sharon Madsen at WeAllSew is going to show you one such example of how to do just that. See how she takes a tired old denim jacket and turns it into a "one-of-a-kind boho-inspired denim jacket" that'll knock the socks off of anyone who sees you wearing it. Whether you are a new or experienced quilter, you can take these techniques and apply them to your closet to transform your wardrobe from shabby to chic!
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Textile Talks: QSOS Interview with Myrah Brown Green
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Hear Myrah's Story
Presented by the Quilt Alliance: "Join us for a
Quilters’ Save Our Stories (QSOS) interview with artist, longarm quilter, art historian, author, arts consultant, lecturer and independent curator and agent, Myrah Brown Green. Janneken Smucker, host of Running Stitch: a QSOS Podcast, will conduct the QSOS interview with Myrah."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, August 23, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.
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In The Store - Perfect Patchwork Templates Large Drunkards Path Set From Marti Mitchell
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Follow The "Path" To New Quilting Designs
Drunkards Path blocks can be used to
create so many different patterns depending on how you arrange them. This handy acrylic template from Marti Mitchell keeps you on track when making multiples, ensuring that they all come out just right!
Join Dee Christopher for a FREE Class this Saturday at 10:00 AM PST on our Facebook Page and YouTube Channels for a Drunkards Path lesson!
Learn from Marti right here at The Quilt Show by watching her in How to Work with Quilt Templates and How to Quilt As You Go with Marti Michell.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Just Hanging Around
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"Orangutan" by Nancy Brown
Orangutan is based on a childhood trip that Nancy took to the Los Angeles Zoo where she took a photo of the orangutan depicted in the quilt. Back when she saw the exhibit it wasn't all that good with a fake tree and cement surrounding the orangutan, so for the quilt she wanted to put him in a nice natural background full of lush foliage and trees that she pieced. Since that initial trip, Nancy has returned to the LA Zoo and is happy to report that the orangutans are living a happier life in a much more naturalistic exhibit.
See more of Nancy's quilts in How to Make an Animal Portrait Quilt with Nancy Brown.
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