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Featured Quilt - It's All About the Hat...and the Borders!
We loved Jardin De Versailles from the moment we saw it as part of the Quilted Shades of Red exhibit at Road to California 2023. The exhibit celebrated 15 years of collaboration with Moda and French General and was inspired by early French florals, botanical toiles, and classic stripes. Everything about Jardin De Versailles is wonderful, but the best part is the representation of the lady's hat detailing the excesses of an over-the-top era. And, oh
yes, take a look at all of the different borders which take advantage of the striped fabric and floral designs.
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Meet Carol Spencer, Barbie's Fashion Designer
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You May Have Dressed Barbie, But Who Dressed Her First?
With the release of the brand new Barbie
movie, we want to introduce you to the lady who is responsible for making Barbie the fashion icon she is today. Meet Carol Spencer, a "fine arts scholar who answered a newspaper job advertisement in 1963 to become Barbie’s fashion designer — a position she held for 36 years until 1999, making her the figure’s longest serving stylist."
(Photo by Scott Miles Photography)
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DAR Museum: Dressing Mannequins for a Photo Shoot
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(Historical) Dressing Up For a Special Occasion
The curator of costumes at the DAR
Museum, and her summer intern Bella, have been dressing mannequins in storage to prepare for a photo shoot for an upcoming exhibition and catalog. In this post they share some of the tips for getting the shape of the dresses just right. Between you and me, I don't know how they managed to wear this much clothing and tolerate the heat and humidity. It's an interesting look at the fashion of the past.
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Take A Look at Maine’s Oldest Known Dated Quilt
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A quilt that is almost 220 years old has been added to the collection of the Maine State Museum. Inscribed in the fabric with the year 1804, this quilt by an anonymous quilter makes it the oldest known dated quilt in their collection. Click through to find out more about this fascinating piece of history.
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(Photo from the Maine State Museum: A close up look of Maine's Oldest Known Dated Quilt)
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It's Christmas (and Halloween!) in July
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Day Flurries & Pines Quilt Kit
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Lights Out Ember for Robert Kaufman Fabrics
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Shop Our Selection of Holiday Fabrics and Kits!
Now is the time to start holiday projects. You
have 102 days until Halloween and 157 days until Christmas - plenty of time to make a quilt or two, especially if you start with a kit! Psssst - we have kits on sale!
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: There Is Good In All of Us
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"Hearts of Gold" by Colleen Wise
Hearts of Gold was the quilt
that got Colleen Wise back into quilting after a recess in her life from the profession due to a family crisis. She says that the quilt is meant to represent that even though people may seem hard when times are hard, each one of us has a heart of gold inside and sometimes when you are in a crisis you find that heart of gold within them.
See more of Colleen's quilts in Learn How to Shadow on Blocks, Discharge Leaves, and Marble Fabric with Colleen Wise.
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