A Very Athletic Quilt, What Do Judges Look For?, Dee Christopher is Printing on Fabric, How to Make a Pressing Ham, New Hay Bale Quilt Kit, A Puzzle To Step On
Weekend Fun - June 24, 2022
Featured Quilt - For The Love Of The Sport

Candide's Spirit by Brigitte Villeneuve won Second Place - Small Wall Quilts: Stationary Machine Quilted (Sponsored by Koala Studios, Presented by Calico Country Sew & Vac) at AQS Quiltweek 2022 in Paducah. Done in Brigitte's personal and unique style called Pixelism, it depicts athletes competing in a series of sports that include skiing, horse riding, and biking, while conveying the jovial attitude of someone doing what they love to do, their athletic spirit on full display.
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Philippa Naylor: What Do Judges Look For?
Learn How A Professional Quilter Does Her Judging

"Award-winning quilter Philippa Naylor explains how quilts are judged at the Festival of Quilts, the UK's largest quilt show. She gives valuable advice on what to bear in mind when you enter your quilt as well as an insight into what judges are looking for." - The Quilters' Guild
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Dee LIVE: Print Your Own Fabric and Make A Project
Part 1: Gel Printing With A Gelli Arts Printing Plate

Make your own unique fabrics with Gel Printing! Gel printing is quick, easy, not very messy, and doesn't require any major equipment. But most importantly, it’s FUN! This week, Dee Christopher will teach you gel printing basics and next week you will have the opportunity to make a project from your printed fabric.

Dee will be LIVE TOMORROW, June 24, 2022 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
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WeAllSew Tutorial: How to Make a Pressing Ham
Perfect Your Pressing Process

If there is one thing that all garment sewers know, it's that you are usually doing a lot of pressing. But how do press that perfect piece every time? Look no further, because Megann Freese over at WeAllSew has a fast and easy pattern to make you a Pressing Ham, also known as a tailor’s ham, that will help you press your garments right each and every time!
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New! Hay Bale Quilt Kit Featuring Laundry Basket Quilts New Collection "Lady Tulip"
You'll Have A "Bale" Full of Fun Making This Quilt

A stunning kit featuring Lady Tulip collection by Laundry Basket Quilts. The Hay Bale Quilt Kit includes all of the fabrics to make the quilt top and binding:

  • More than 9 7/8 yards of fabrics from Andovers's Lady Tulip line by Laundry Basket Quilts
  • Printed Hay Bale pattern designed by Edyta Sitar.

Finished Quilt Size: 66 1/2" x 66 1/2"
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: I Am Your Stepping Stone
"Modern Stepping Stones" by Heather Black

Heather had been quilting a year or so before she decided she was attracted to the minimalist design of Modern quilts. Modern Stepping Stones was her first quilt in that Modern genre, and after making it realized she had found her artistic voice in quilting.

See more of Heather's quilts in Curved Piecing and Quilt Design with Heather Black | Karey Bresenhan - Nancy O'Bryant Puentes Houston Quilt Show Founder.
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