"This Quilt Challenged Me", Color My World Month 7, Alex LIVE, Sarah Bond's Lovely Show, In The Store, A Puzzle Full of "Life" - Best of Show World
Welcome to Wednesday
June 30, 2021
Featured Quilt - Look To The Stars For Inspiration
When you want to try a new technique, or use some fabric you've never used before, it might be best to try it out in a traditional pattern to give you some idea of what you are trying to achieve as you stray into new territory. Joanne M Dickie did this with her quilt, Mother Nature's Star, which won Honorable Mention - Traditional at the 2021 Virtual Spring Quilt Festival. Joanne says, "This glacial star pattern allowed me to challenge myself not only to try paper piecing, but to work in batiks for the first time. I tried to select colors that reflected a celebration of nature and my love of the outdoors."
It's Time for Color My World Month 7 One Day Early!
Enjoy a Really Long Weekend
Tomorrow is the first of the month, but we are opening up Month 7 of Color My World a day early! This month it is another set of Tall Buildings, so take advantage of this one day head start and dive right in. And don't worry, Barbara Black has a helpful video to show you how to get it all done.
Just click the Videos tab for Barbara's video and the Documents tab to download the pattern.
**NOTE: There will be no Barbara Black LIVE this Friday.
The Color My World Quilt has people learning, working together, and smiling at the results. It is a beautiful quilt that you can make your own. If you are a Star member, you get all the patterns free each month. You can still get them and catch up. Barbara Black has videos and the forum has people to help you.
Not a Star member? Join now for $49 and get patterns worth over $150 between Janet Stone's BOM 2014 and Color My World BOM 2021.
To get your heart inspired just click the left button to scroll through some great pictures.
Alex Talks to Lilo About Organizing the Thread in Her Studio
Alex found thread everywhere in her studio as she remodeled. Lilo Bowman helped Alex get the thread problem under control. How did they do it? What are Alex's tips for you to get control of your thread? Is the P Touch labeler Alex's new love? All these questions will be answered in this video.
Join Alex LIVETODAY on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
With Sarah Bond's Show, "It was love at first sight"
Appreciate a Great Artist At Work
"It was love at first sight for me. Sarah’s quilts are innovative and full of life. I’m inspired. Thank you for having Sarah on the show." - Robin Gausebeck
The Quilt Show Puzzle: At The Root of Good Quilting
"Tree of Life"by Mark Sherman
Tree of Life won Best of Show at the World Quilt Show Florida in 2010. Mark's quilt measures 85" by 106" and is a turned edge appliqué interpretation of a Louis Comfort Tiffany window. Mark created the quilt as a tribute to his brother.
