Judge's Choice Winning Quilt, Alex LIVE - Preparing the Appliqué, Gale Carson and Her Terrific Textiles, Quilt Stories with Lisa Flowers Ross, Barbara Black's Month 6 Tips, Try Sashiko for the Summer, A Puzzle with a Rooster
Welcome to Wednesday
June 2, 2021
Featured Quilt - "When I Look To The Sky"
Art is always subjective to the person viewing it, and that is why there are more than just your standard awards at quilt shows. For instance, Pamela Zave's quilt, Sky Mirror, was awarded Marjan Kluepfel's Judge's Choice at the 2021 Virtual Spring Quilt Festival. Pamela says of her work, "The sky mirror reflects how day turns to night--left half to the west, right half to the east, upper half in clear weather, lower half in cloudy. This quilt was inspired by the work of Victor Vasarely, a pioneer of Op Art."
Spinning Spools - Lesson 9 - Preparing the Appliqué
Proper appliqué techniques are essential in making the quilt look great. Alex is going over the preparation of the appliqué in Lesson 9 and how to apply it in Lesson 10 (on June 14th, 2021). It's a great review for everyone and particularly important if you are new to appliqué.
Join Alex LIVETODAY on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
Gale Carson is known for working with one-of-kind fabrics that she changes into spectacular one-of-a-kind quilts. Not only are people admiring Gale for her work, but for the materials themselves:
"What a wonderful show. Those textiles are amazing!" - Mary Ferguson
"The textiles in the show today took my breath away!" - Kay Jinks
Lisa Walton (Show 2503), textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks with Lisa Flowers Ross about her quilt, Flathead Lake, which came about as the result of an artist residency that she did. Take it all in on the next exciting Quilt Stories.
Make a traditional sashiko sampler, a set of coasters, or use a preprinted sashiko pattern that disappears when washed to create your own project. There are so many different things you can do with this traditional Japanese embroidery technique that will keep you busy for the whole summer.
Rooster Weathervane reflects Heidi's love for chickens...right down to the selection of fabrics. Featuring darker and richer fabrics that some of her other quilts, Heidi reproduced a pattern from American Patchwork & Quilting to create this quilt because she loved it so much.
