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Featured Quilt - First Place Small Wall Quilts: Pictorial at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2024
Gourds and Pumpkins by LeAnn J. Hileman won First Place - Small Wall Quilts: Pictorial (Sponsored by PFAFF) at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2024. When one sees LeAnn's quilt, the first season you'd think of would probably not be the sweltering Summer that will be approaching for many. No, it recalls the cool Fall months with leaves falling and gathering the titular gourds and pumpkins for a Thanksgiving celebration. Inspired by a family photograph, LeAnn used hand appliqué, raw edge appliqué, collage, and other tried and true quilting techniques to achieve the realistic look of the festive Fall foods she has on display.
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See A Dress Made of Tea Towels
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These Towels Were Made For More Than Just Drying Your Hands
Cait Trantham had an idea. She wanted to receive tea towels that represented where people lived and turn them into something beautiful. Her goal was the fifty states. What she got was that THREE TIMES over, plus over FIFTEEN countries. See the magnificent dress that Cait created with these towels and how she brought her community together doing it.
(Photo Credit: @caitconquers Instagram Page)
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WeAllSew Tutorial: DIY Remote Caddy |
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Now You'll Always Know Where The Remote Is
From Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew: "If you’re tired of fishing for lost phones and remotes in your couch cushions, try this DIY Remote Caddy to keep them all organized. The inside pockets comfortably hold two smart phones, and the outside pockets hold 3 remote controls. It’s also a handy place to store eyeglasses and keep those out of the couch cushions, too!"
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"The Quilters’ Guild: Patchwork: Pattern and Print: 1780-1840" Exhibit at The Festival of Quilts 2024 |
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An Amazing Exhibit Will Be On Display at The Festival of Quilts
From The Festival of Quilts: "We're delighted to present The Quilt Collection exhibition from The Quilters' Guild of The British Isles - Patchwork: Pattern and Print: 1780-1840.This year's exhibition by The Quilt Collection showcases a stunning array of late 18th and early 19th-century patchworks. Featuring fabrics dating back to the 1780s, it's a unique opportunity to view historically significant pieces, some never before publicly displayed."
The exhibit will be on display at The Festival of Quilts from August 1, 2024 – August 4, 2024 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham, UK.
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Treat Yourself for Mother's Day
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Give Yourself the Gift of Quilting
Treat yourself to a Star Membership to The Quilt Show this Mother's Day! For just $4.95/month—less than the cost of a spool of thread— you get access to more than 400 episodes of The Quilt Show, with new shows added each month.
Every show features a famous quilting artist or expert teaching you techniques they use in their own work, plus tips, tricks, and loads of inspiration. Give yourself the gift of quilting!
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Squares Become Hexagons
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"Blended Hexagons" by Judy Gauthier
Blended Hexagons came about because of a very unique way of cutting squares that Judy discovered while playing in her sewing room. So everything you see in the quilt, even if your eyes don't believe it, is made using a square to start. No wedge ruler, no measuring angles, just squares that eventually become hexagons.
See more of Judy's quilts in Learn Simple Color Theory and How to Organize and Cut Your Scrap Quilts with Judy Gauthier.
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A Grandmother's Legacy
Based on a picture of Alex sewing at her grandmother's knee, Grandmother's Legacy is an award-winning quilt by artist and quilter Gail E. Thomas. Alex loved the quilt as a memory and a statement of passing on our passions from generation to generation. Then one day, Alex was shocked to receive this quilt as a gift from Gail. It is a family treasure.
Here at the quilt show we want to share our quilting knowledge with you and future generations. Join us and help pass on the passion.
Hand painted front and back on batik fabric, hand painted stenciled, threadwork and free motion quilting, hand embroidery beadwork in crystals, glass, silver, and pearls .
(To answer the question for those who haven't guessed, Alex is the one with her back to authority...nothing changes.)
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