Best Machine Quilting, Framed Needle Moves - Quiltcon 22, On The Set with Riane Elise and Lilo Bowman, Color My Quilt Class 2, How to Sew A Pillowcase, Own a Piece of History, Sparklers Quilt Kit, A Puzzle Collage

Featured Quilt - Best Machine Quilting,
Framed Needle Moves at Quiltcon 2022

Aroha by Michelle Wilkie won Best Machine Quilting, Framed Needle Moves at Quiltcon 2022, but she didn't make this quilt alone, it was a team effort. "This quilt was a group quilt where I chose Maori design influences and a traditional color palette to introduce friends to the culture I grew up with in New Zealand." And what does the title mean you ask? Michelle says, "Aroha means love in Maori." An all-around appropriately fitting title considering we just "love" this quilt, especially the back. (It'll make sense once you see it.)

How Did The Quilt Show Get Made This Week?

Go behind the scenes of our latest show as Riane Elise joins Alex and Ricky to teach the art of hand quilting with a modern twist. Learn about her quilting style and the interesting materials she uses to create her quilts, as well as a great tip for managing your skeins of thread. Then join Lilo Bowman as she show five steps to help you jump start your studio organizing.

Watch Riane and Lilo in Hand Quilting from the Modern World with Riane Elise | Five Steps to Jump Start Your Studio Organizing with Lilo Bowman, when it debuts this Sunday, February 27, 2022.

Were you aware that not all museums with textile collections are able to fund a curator? The Museum of Texas Tech University has one of the largest Clothing and Textile Divisions (including quilts) in the state of Texas, and one of the very few with a curator dedicated to its care, research, and exhibition. In order to ensure that there will always be a curator at the Museum of Texas Tech University the TTU Museum Association is holding an online quilt auction.

(Photo: Complementary Adobe by Linda Fisher)