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The Quilt Show Newsletter - July 10, 2022

Art Winner at "A Celebration of Color" 2022, Gee's Bend Quilts on the Runway, QSOS with Hollis Chatelain, Artist Stories with Kestrel Michaud, Make a Wall Hanging for Every Season, A "Windows" Puzzle
Sunday Smiles - July 10, 2022
Featured Quilt - "Surprise", It's An Award-Winning Quilt

The third big winner at the International Quilt Festival's A Celebration of Color 2022 was the Art Prize winner, Clamshell Surprise by Lou Ellen Hassold. Utilizing Judy Niemeyer's "Clamshell" pattern, Lou Ellen wanted to put her own stamp on it, and we think she did just that. She says, “I wanted a vivid, interesting look for my version of Judy Niemeyer’s ‘Clamshells.’ The quilt was made from a variety of Kaffe Fassett scraps, paired with Moda Grunge fabrics. I was pleasantly surprised by the results, as the quilt was even brighter than I imagined. It almost seemed to glow, as if lit from behind. Valerie Wagner’s quilting design adds a lovely texture.”
See The Quilt
Gee’s Bend Quilters are Now on the Runway and Online
From Gee’s Bend, Alabama to Paris Fashion Week and Beyond

Gee's Bend quilters and quilts have become synonymous with quilting excellence. Now they're becoming quite well known in another textile industry, the fashion world, and are garnering acclaim again across the world wide web. "With support from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, the quilters now have sold-out Etsy shops and collaborations with high-profile fashion designers." Find out how these amazing quilters have branched out and introduced their work to a whole new generation.

(Photo Credit: Greg Lauren)
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Quilters' Save Our Stories with Hollis Chatelain
Where Did Hollis Get Her Artistic Drive?

Hollis Chatelain is very well known for her incredibly lifelike portrait quilts, with a focus on African American imagery. But how was she inspired to follow along this path? In our next interview from the Quilt Alliance's Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program, Hollis talks about her quilt, A New Day, and how her time spent living in Africa had a "major influence on her art and artistic processes."
Hear Her Story
Artist Stories with Kestrel Michaud
Another Amazing Artist Explains Her Process

Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, has rebranded Quilt Stories as Artist Stories. Focusing on not just quilts now, but artists, their careers, and more. In this episode, Lisa speaks with Kestrel Michaud about her quilt, Not Today, and the detailed process behind it and her other incredible multi-piece quilts.
Watch The Interview
Make a Wall Hanging to Celebrate Every Season!
Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall

The Season to Season Wall Hangings Kit offers four great smaller projects that can be completed at once, or you can make each one as the season arrives. Get yours today and celebrate whatever season it is in your neck of the woods.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Window Flowers Grow Through
"Windows" by Amanda Murphy

Windows uses the same Frolic fabric line of Amanda's that she used in her Garden Party quilt. The quilt features echoed straight line quilting in the squares, and feathers in the large flower prints. The flower prints themselves are wide back prints originally developed for quilt backings, but here are utilized as a fun way to practice your quilting skills (which you could still do if it were a backing). By using these large prints and a larger scale in general, Amanda says Windows gives off a more Modern vibe.

See more of Amanda's quilts in Combining Machine Quilting Techniques, Digitized Designs, and Borders with Amanda Murphy.
Go To Puzzle
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Rulers are an essential tool for any quilter (well, except maybe Ricky Tims), and they are just one of the hundreds of different tools and techniques that we focus on here at The Quilt Show. So whether you're into ruler work, scissors, thread painting, or just anything quilt related, The Quilt Show is here to help you lead the way and become the "Ruler" we all know you can be.
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