Weekend Fun - July 9, 2021

Featured Quilt - Meditative, Beautiful Hand Stitching

The diligence and patience it takes to do quilt work by hand can be frustrating for some, but the reward of the final product is always worth it. Boutis Soyeaux by Christine Wickert won Best Hand Workmanship - Wall Quilt at the 2021 Virtual Spring Quilt Festival. Christine describes her creative process as such, "This is the second silk boutis I made from Christine Vignal's pattern in her book entitled "Traditional Boutis." The hand stitching and stuffing might be tedious for some, but is meditative for me."

WeAllSew Tutorial: How To Design With Thread

Thread Your Way to Great Designs

How you set up the design you are going to quilt can sometimes be a challenge. What is the design? What thread are you going to use? The second question is oftentimes the more important one. The thread is your ally, not your enemy, and you need to work together to get the job done. Lori Kennedy at WeAllSew is here to show you how to properly design with thread.

Sisters Quilt Festival Is Tomorrow! Are You Going?

It's The Second Saturday In July!

After a year-long absence, the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show makes its triumphant return. Created almost fifty years ago by TQS Legend Jean Wells (Show 2513), this celebrated festival of quilters, their work, and the friendships made there, is back to show off hundreds of quilts hanging all over the town of Sisters, Oregon. Want to see what it's like? Watch a video of our visit to the 2017 show and see why it's one of the best quilting events of the year!

Anna and G Are Going!

"This last year has been a challenging one for the world including us quilters! But, Anna & G are ready to hit the road again! Starting with the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show! It is so reassuring that there are quilters in the world who want the quilting world to keep inspiring the next generation."

Find out what Anna and G are up to on their trip to Sisters!

Dee Christopher Is LIVE Tomorrow

My Flower Garden - Lesson 4 - How to Make Perfect Flowers

In Mendy Sloane's My Flower Garden Quilt, the flowers add beauty and make us smile. Dee shows you how to get the raw edge appliqué right. Then she shows you how to make the flowers even more beautiful with techniques for embellishing the flowers. Great quilt, great techniques, great fun. Even if you aren't making the quilt, there's always something to learn.

Dee will be LIVE TOMORROW, July 10, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

BERNINA: Understanding A Stitch - Part 1

If you liked BERNINA's video on how to choose the perfect needle to sew with, then you will love their video on the next logical step, understanding the stitch that you are going to make with that needle. "learn how a stitch is created, what factors affect how the stitch looks" and so much more!

Stay tuned, because we will be sharing Part 2 of this series in an upcoming newsletter!

New In The Store - Aerial Fat Quarter Bundle

Fly High With This Fabric Bundle

This wonderfully colorful bundle of fabrics designed by artist Tamara Kate is all about "Appreciating the little things... Sunlight, little colorful winged creatures, petals and leaves floating on the wind... Simple things that delight!"

With hand drawn and watercolor painted elements, Aerial is an enchanting collection that is teaming with vibrancy and life.

(Includes 19, 18" x 21" fabric pieces in 15 different designs)

The Quilt Show Puzzle: "In The Garden Of..."

"Midnight in the Garden" by Annie Smith

Created as part of Rachel Clark's (Show 703) exhibit for Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF), Off the Bed — On the Back, Annie made both a quilt and wearable companion coat to go along with it that shared a specific quilting technique. The quilt, Midnight in the Garden, and the coat both utilized Baltimore appliqué as the technique.

See more of Annie's quilts in How to Machine Appliqué Using a Blanket Stitch with Annie Smith | Amy Barrett-Daffin iPad Cover Tutorial.