Featured Quilt - Best in Show at QuiltCon 2024
What We Will Use as Weapons: A List of School Supplies by Ginny Robinson won Best in Show at QuiltCon 2024. The title of Ginny's work comes from the powerful message that inspired the piece itself. Click through to read the entire statement under the About The Quilt tab when viewing the quilt in the gallery.
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Ricky Tims Talks To Producer Shelly Heesacker About Her Vision for Betty Ford-Smith and Alex Anderson's Show
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How Did Shelly Pin Down Pinecone Quilts for Betty's Show?
Shelly Heesacker, the producer of The Quilt Show, tells Ricky Tims about her vision for Betty Ford-Smith's guest appearance on our latest show. Betty is an expert at Pinecone Quilts and has shown her work at the Smithsonian and at the White House. Plus, learn about Alex's new love as she demos Kurumi buttons.
Learn from Betty and Alex by watching them in Learn Color Combinations and How to Make Pinecone Quilts with Betty Ford-Smith.
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"Behind the Seams" Exhibit at AQS QuiltWeek – Branson 2024 |
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Learn More About Quilting From Quilts Featured on The Quilt Show
The Quilt Show has a special exhibit that will be on display soon at AQS QuiltWeek – Branson from March 13–16, 2024. The "Behind the Seams" Exhibit, curated by TQS's very own Kristin Goedert and Lilo Bowman, was on display last year at Road to California 2023 and features quilts from the past 17 years of the show to create an engaging and interactive collection that supports the quilting community and shares knowledge to help quilters grow their skills. Every quilt in this collection represents the work of a TQS featured artist's technique giving you a glimpse into their process.
The display in Branson is a bit different from the last year's exhibit, but you can click through to learn how the exhibit works from Kristin's Road to California video.
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WeAllSew Tutorial: Machine Embroider a Rope Bowl |
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A Useful Rope Bowl to Store Your Knick Knacks and Do-Dads
February is National Embroidery Month and WeAllSew is providing some delightful projects to help you. Kate Toney from WeallSew has a tutorial showing you the steps to Embroider a Rope Bowl. She says, "I empower sewists to become fearless with machine embroidery through online education, a supportive community, and super cute machine embroidery projects just like this fun tutorial all about how to embroider a rope bowl."
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In The Store - 'Line Up' by Paintbrush Studio Fat Quarter and Half Yard Bundles
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Line Up - "Warm" - Half Yard
Bundle
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Line Up - "Cool" - Half Yard Bundle
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Heat Up or Cool Down Your Project With These New Bundles
Introducing 'Line Up' – our newest bundles that are perfect for blending or making a statement. With a solid background punctuated by charming small broken stripes, 'Line Up' adds a unique texture and depth to your quilting projects. Get the Warm or the Cool collection - or get them both!
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The Quilt Show Puzzles: For Her French Friends
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"Toulouse" by Betty Ford-Smith
Betty says of Toulouse, "This quilt weighs 28 pounds. I started this quilt as a demonstration piece for the Florida Folk Festival, but completed it for the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. I dedicated it to my French friends after returning from a teaching trip to France."
See more of Betty's quilts in Learn Color Combinations and How to Make Pinecone Quilts with Betty Ford-Smith.
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"Whooo" Are You Going To See Next?
You never know "whooo's" going to be on The Quilt Show? Our guest list is an ever changing rotation of the top teachers in the quilting world. Next month we will be shooting a brand new set of shows with both returning favorites and new artists who are sure to knock your socks off. Stay tuned for more info about all the fabulous quilting fun coming your way!
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