Featured Quilt - What Floor Are You On?
Going Up! by Claudia Myers was another one of our favorites featured in the Appliqué category at Road to California 2023. Featuring an Art Deco elevator gate quilted on top, hence the name, it was made using both fusible and machine appliqué.
Claudia says, "The basic block in this quilt is made with applique construction using fusible paper and machine topstitch. The
spikes are paper-pieced and what my husband describes as an Art Deco elevator gate was machine appliqued after the quilt was finished."
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Irene Blanck Is In The Studio With A New Show!
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Our 2022 BOM Creator Has Finally Made It To The Show
Growing up in Africa, Irene
Blanck’s world was filled with color and pattern. Little did she know that her mother’s colorful saris and lush flower gardens would later contribute to her sense of style and design when it came to designing quilts. In this show, Irene shares her favorite techniques for preparing and making your needle turn appliqué easily portable. Then, quilt historian Lisa Erlandson shares quilts featuring a variety of appliqué skills and how to repair weak areas of your vintage quilts.
Watch Irene and Lisa in How to Prep Appliqué and Needleturn Appliqué with Irene Blanck | Vintage Appliqué Quilts with Lisa Erlandson, which debuts today!
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Quilters' Save Our Stories with Barbara Brackman
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Hear A Little Bit About a Quilt Historian's Own History
For this week's Quilters' Save Our Stories
(QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance, we are shining the light on quilt historian Barbara Brackman. "In this interview, she recounts to Meg Cox how she began as a quilter by discovering historical quilt patterns." Some of the patterns she talks about are Kansas City Star quilt patterns that are all newsprint from the 1930s, which are significant to Barbara as her hometown is Lawrence, Kansas.
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See Martha Washington's Chair Cushions
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And You Thought Your UFOs Took Forever to Finish...
From George Washington's Mount Vernon, "In 1766, Martha Washington acquired from London upholsterer Philip Bell the materials needed to create "one dozn. Chair bottoms." Over the next thirty-six years, she carefully cross-stitched a scallop-shell design she herself possibly created. This cushion is one of six in Mount Vernon's collection."
(Above Photo: Martha Washington's Chair Cushion label - Photo from mountvernon.org)
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In The Store - Perfect Circles by Karen Kay Buckley
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As Seen in Our Latest Show with Irene Blanck
Perfect Circles are
reusable, iron-safe templates that bring your appliqué to the next level by making it easy to create flawless circles. Just trace and cut your fabric circle, and sew a running stitch around the seam allowance. Place your Perfect Circle in the center and pull the thread tight to gather your fabric around the template, then apply sizing, press, and snip your gathering thread to remove your template, and voila, a perfect circle ready to be appliquéd!
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Age Is Just A Number
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"Aging On" by Sherri Lipman McCauley
Aging On is Sherri's
favorite quilt. It signifies the colorful, lively years of her kids contrasted with the somber aging of her parents. The quilt has a lot of meaning to Sherri, but it still is not without its own playful secrets. The skinny strip of fabric in the middle of the quilt dividing the colorful side and the black-and-white side is where Sherri cleaned her brushes, making sure that nothing goes to waste and that she uses everything that she can.
See more of Sherri's quilts in Extending Designs and Large Scale Gestural Painting with Sherri Lipman McCauley | Nancy and Karey’s Special Quilts.
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Plug Into New Ideas
Every other week at The Quilt Show we bring you new teachers, tips, and ideas
for you to get your creative juices flowing. While one concept may not be your cup of tea, give it time and that show, or teacher, or what have you may generate a wealth of ideas for future projects. So turn on and tune into The Quilt Show, and get ready for what's to come!
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