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Last Chance for International Quilting Weekend 2024 Giveaway
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Have You Been Enjoying International Quilting Weekend?
We've had free shows and suggestions for you to enjoy, but we want to make sure you take advantage of three chances to earn extra
entries into our giveaway. All you have to do is take a quiz, or two, or three.
Quiz 1: Do You Know Your Sewing Machine History?
Quiz 2: Do You Know Color Theory?
Quiz 3: Do You Know Who Made These Quilts?
The quizzes are fun and educational and you don't have to have the right answers to earn your extra entries.
Enter through Midnight PST Monday March 18, 2024. The winners will be notified by email by March 20, 2024.
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Featured Quilt - Best Stationary Machine Workmanship Award at AQS QuiltWeek Daytona 2024
This was one of Ricky's favorite quilts when he first spotted it at the 2023 Houston International Quilt Festival, and now it's won a major award. Floral Symphony No. 2, created by Mariya Waters of Victoria, Australia, won Best Stationary Machine Workmanship at AQS QuiltWeek Daytona 2024
She writes, "This quilt has its roots in my extensive collection of Eastern European embroidery flower shapes. It was begun in 2016 and totally remade in 2020-2023 following an issue with a longarm quilter. This time, I quilted it myself in sections using the quilt-as-you-go method. The appliqué is my whole-unit method, which meant I could recover the appliqué shapes from the original quilt. All the flowers were cut from ombre batiks."
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Cathy Perlmutter Arrives In a Brand New Show! |
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See Her Create In a Variety of Diverse Styles
Cathy Perlmutter’s non-fussy quilts are a joyful blend of colorful artsy improv, topped with a bit of quirky humor. Early dreams of being an art major were shattered when she realized she simply didn’t have the talent it took to become one, so being a journalism major was the better choice. An unexpected stop while on vacation in 1991 exposed her to the world of quilting and the artist within knew she had found her place. Thirty years later, she says she still can’t sew a straight line, but loves designing fun and non-fussy quilts. Learn how to build your own colorful cityscape out of fabric, foundation piece improv Log Cabin triangles, and stitch Kippah gifts for your friends and family.
Watch Cathy in Improv Log Cabin Triangle Piecing, Cityscapes, and Judaic Quilting with Cathy Perlmutter, which debuts today!
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Announcing the 2024 Ardis James QSOS Scholars! |
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Who Are The Scholars for 2024?
From the Quilt Alliance: "The Ardis James QSOS Scholars program funds educational and creative work that makes use of the Quilters’ Save Our Stories archive of more than 1,200 recorded oral histories with quiltmakers. This year, we had a tremendous response from artists, researchers, writers and scholars proposing a range of projects. We are excited to announce that this year’s Ardis James QSOS Scholars are..."
Was it you or someone you know? Click through to find out who was awarded.
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May the Luck of the Irish Be with You, Kaffe Fassett Style!
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Kaffe Fassett Collective Classic Plus Meadow Fat Quarter Bundle & Roll
This bright collection from Kaffe Fassett for FreeSpirit Fabrics includes 42 pieces in bright tones of green, blue, purple, yellow, and pink. Turn it into a bold and beautiful quilt by itself or mix it with other Kaffe Fassett fabrics!
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Peppy Penguins At Play
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"Penguin Playground" by Sue Sherman
When Sue sees Penguin Playground she just thinks of play. To her, penguins jumping around on an iceberg is one of the most playful things she's ever seen. This quilt was the first time that Sue made a really big quilt with animals. It is comprised of lots of different animals that she photographed at different times in different places and placed together on one iceberg, trying to capture all of their expressions. Some of the photos used were of actual groupings of penguins that were together so you can see them interacting with one another.
See more of Sue's quilts in How to Paint with Thickened Dyes and Use Thread Painting with Sue Sherman | The Potato Chip Block with Tracy Mooney.
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When Life Gives You Scraps...
The Quilt Show can help you make a quilt! Over 400 shows and more to come. Learn how to select fabric, find a pattern, make a block, appliqué a flower, thread paint a lizard, and so much more...we are here for you. Join us!
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