Honorable Mention - Mid-Century Mod- 2021, Pam Holland's Portrait Quilt of Ricky, Take the Fear Out of Machine Appliqué, The Ultimate Appliqué Guidebook, Jinny's Quilt Block Game, A "Celestial" Puzzle
July 5, 2021
Featured Quilt - Circular Reasoning
Circular Reasoning by Sylvia Schaefer won Honorable Mention - Mid-Century Mod at the 2021 Virtual Spring Quilt Festival. Sylvia had this to say about her inspiration and design approach for the quilt, "This design was very loosely inspired by a pattern of slubs in a rug. I enjoy having a handwork project to work on while I watch TV, so the circles are all hand appliquéd after turning the edges under with starch. The circle gradients are continued into the quilting to fill in some of the empty spaces and provide additional interest."
Last year during a video chat with Ricky, Pam Holland (Show 110) revealed that she was working on a portrait quilt of the man himself. Well, she has now finished that quilt and it is outstanding. Take a look. Fun!.
It's amazing that Alex can do so many LIVE classes in a year for you, but even superheroes need to take a break sometime. Alex will be taking the week off to rest and relax, while also gearing up for the next class. In the meantime, why not start one of our many our classes in our LEARN section, such as Dee Christopher'sMy Flower Garden, while you wait for the next Alex Anderson LIVE Project.
Alex will be back to being LIVE on Monday, July 12, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
In our latest show, Annie Smith shows Ricky that machine appliqué isn't scary with the right tools, preparation, and techniques. With her knowledge, you'll be doing appliqué like a pro in no time.
Have you ever wanted to create your own appliqué designs? This is the book to get you started! Learn where to find inspiration, learn about the history of appliqué, and build your skills in both hand and machine techniques with The Ultimate Appliqué Guidebook by Annie Smith (also featured in our brand new show with Annie).
Celestial is a luminous, dynamic, and magnificent Millefiori quilt by Diane Kirkhart. The quilt is from the book Millefiori Quilts by Willyne Hammerstein, using the same pattern as the cover quilt of the book.
