Featured Quilt - Best Original Modern Design at QuiltCon 2024
Candy Pop by Kelly Spell won Best Original Modern Design (Sponsored by eQuilter.com) at QuiltCon 2024. The quilt was quite the undertaking for Kelly, as she says, "This is probably the most ambitious quilt I’ve ever made. I dyed and printed all of the fabric, and assembly included an 18-foot-long serpentine swirl. That single piece of fabric winds its way up, down, and around 12 circles. The quilt represents a lot of growth in my artistic practice, and I can’t wait for it to be out in the world."
As for the design aesthetic of Candy Pop, Kelly says, "Pink and maroon candies dance in a sea of red. I made this quilt to push my design and piecing capabilities into new territory. All of the fabric is hand-dyed or hand-printed. Construction of the quilt top required techniques similar to that of a double wedding ring motif."
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Join Us for International Quilting Weekend March 15-18
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Free Shows and Prizes Galore
Friday, March 15 through March 18, 2024 we will be celebrating a world of quilting and we'd like you to join in the fun. We will be opening up some of our best shows for FREE with great teachers like Cindy Lohbeck, Betty Ford-Smith, Amy Pabst, Pat Bishop, Tracy Mooney, Marty Ornish, and Blair Stocker. Plus we will be giving away some great prizes including:
BERNINA Sewing Machine Feet
Quilters Select Design N Quilt Software
Quilters Select 36" x 60" Cutting Mat
Quilters Select 20 Spool Set of Threads
Quilt Show Gift Basket
Pick a Petal BOM 2024 Quilt Kit + Template Set
And ???
To discover what that final prize is, you can do the puzzle or take a sneak peek. To enter to win, click on the button below.
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See Sue Sherman's Animal Based Art
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She Made Her First Quilt the Day She Retired
Canadian quilt artist and passionate environmentalist Sue Sherman had an all consuming day job as an engineer that left no time for the art she wanted to make, until her retirement in April of 2017. She promptly made her first quilt the day she retired. In 2018, a class with Hollis Chatelain gave her the understanding and confidence to create her own animal based art quilts that have garnered impressive wins both nationally and internationally.
See Sue's quilts and learn from her, and Tracy Mooney, by watching How to Paint with Thickened Dyes and Use Thread Painting with Sue Sherman | The Potato Chip Block with Tracy Mooney.
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WeAllSew Tutorial: Mini Scissors Case with Needle Minder |
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Get Help with Small Tool Organization
Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew writes, "You know what they say about necessity and invention, right? I found myself looking for something to help organize a pair of thread snips, needles and pins for small hand sewing tasks. Something like my larger scissors case, but smaller and easier to carry. I made a few changes to the original scissors case to create this mini version with needle minder and a handy side pocket. Not only is it super cute, but it’s super quick to make (and makes a great gift for friends that sew!)."
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New Technology from Carolina Moore
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Glow Ruler 6" x 6" Quilting Ruler
Cut fabric more accurately with this innovative ruler! The lines on the ruler light up, making them easy to see on any fabric and offering a clear high visibility line to align the edge of your fabric, a pattern, or a particular design for accurate cutting.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: IQW 2024 Grand Prize
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What Could It Be?
Our grand prize for International Quilting Weekend 2024 is one of our biggest ever! But we don't want to tell you outright what it will be. Where's the fun in that? Instead, we have turned our mystery grand prize into a puzzle, and only by solving it will you find out what you'll win. Can you figure out what it is before the puzzle is finished?
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