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Featured Quilt - People’s Choice at QuiltCon 2024
White Bubbles by Irina Timofeeva won the People’s Choice award (Sponsored by Ruby Star Society) at QuiltCon 2024. Quilted by Natalia Moskaleva, Irina's quilt was inspired by Varvara Stepanova's 1924 Fabric Pattern and designed in the EQ8 Program.
Irina says of her quilt, "We are surrounded by illusions every day. This work is an illusion as well. You see blue triangles but in fact, they are just circles. This quilt made with traditional patchwork techniques does not look traditional at all. I was inspired by Varvara Stepanova, a Russian textile artist, who created constructivist textile patterns over a hundred years ago that look modern even today."
Please Note: When viewing in the gallery, the title of the quilt is misspelled on the sign that was featured at QuiltCon 2024 as "White Babbles". The correct title is White Bubbles.
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Painting Using Thickened Dyes with Sue Sherman
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Add Texture and Detail To Your Quilts Using Dyes
Working from her own photo, Sue Sherman shares how to prepare and trace a line drawing onto cotton lawn fabric that will then be painted in our latest show. Using thickened dye she shows how to carefully fill in the areas of the beak, hairs and texture to the black feathers. When the fabric is cured and washed it is soft, supple and easy to work with. She then discusses and shares examples of other animal portraits.
Learn from Sue, 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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The International Year of Batik 2024-25 - Upcoming Shows
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An Update on The International Year of Batik
International batik artists Jonathan and Beth Evans are soon to be featured on The Quilt Show. Their batik paintings are world-class and are wonderful expressions of what is possible with wax resist and painting with dyes. The Quilt Show is also helping to promote the International Year of Batik (2024-25), and has the scoop on several Batik shows you might be interested in seeing.
To learn more about the International Year of Batik, click through and read Jonathan and Beth's description of the yearlong celebration.
(Above Artwork: Memsahib Than Singh, a Batik painting by Jonathan Evans)
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Textile Talks: Art Cloth Network - Sharing a Passion for Cloth as Art Form
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Promoting Art Across Countries
Presented by SAQA, "Get to know the Art Cloth Network, a diverse group of professional artists from the United States and Canada who have come together with a common goal: to promote the medium of cloth as an art form and share it with others. Each of its members brings a personal vision and sensibility to their cloth while benefiting from the supportive community of the group. These leading-edge textile artists bring exciting new perspectives and showcase a wide range of techniques to manipulate their medium."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.
(Above Photo: Artwork by Russ Little)
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Just Restocked - SnagMagic Needles
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Don't Wait to Shop - These Sell Out Fast!
Transform the tedious task of burying threads on your quilt into a quick and easy experience with SnagMagic Needles!
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: What Is Traditional Anyway?
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"Circle Play" by Jamie Fingal
For Quilt Market, the organizers wanted Jamie Fingal to design a somewhat traditional quilt that they could display. The result was Circle Play, which, according to Jamie, is as traditional as she gets. Once seen though, you realize that it does have its roots in traditional quilting as it features her version of a "nine patch" block. See if you can spot it when viewing the quilt.
See more of Jamie's quilts in How to Make Prayer Flags with Jamie Fingal | How to Do Bobbin Work with Gina Perkes.
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