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May 15, 2023
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Featured Quilt - Inspired by Sue Garman's "Afternoon
Delight"
I Ain't Afraid To Appliqué by Donna Daniel won First Place Large Quilts: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Quilt Contest (Sponsored by Gammill®) at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2023. The quilt is named as such because, originally, Donna was afraid to appliqué. The quilt was a personal challenge to herself to overcome her fear of appliqué because she has only been quilting seriously since 2016. It features machine and turned edge appliqué, piecing, and longarm machine quilting by Donna's friend Becky Clayton.
I Ain't Afraid To Appliqué was created using The Quilt Show's very own 2020 Block Of the Month pattern by Sue Garman, Afternoon Delight. With no goal other than to conquer her fear of appliqué, and to create a quilt using black, cream, and tan, Donna was just as
surprised as anyone that her quilt made it into Paducah, let alone won a First Place award. It took Donna one year to make the quilt and she made it as part of Barbara Black's Sunday Sew and Sews group back in 2020 when they were all making the BOM for that year
To learn more, click the Quilt Video tab and watch a video of Donna discussing the quilt with Bonnie Browning on the floor of AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2023 after winning her award.
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Three Cheers For Patricia Belyea!!!
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What's Everyone Saying About Patricia's Show?
Patricia Belyea and her use of Yukata
fabrics are just wowing our viewers. From her fabric choices, to her designer facings, our members can't get enough of Patricia. Here's just a sampling of what they have to say:
"I so enjoyed today’s show with Patricia Belyea! Worth the price of subscription all on its own. Thank you." - Nancy T.
"Patricia Belyea! What a great Show! She brings sew much to the table, many new experiences." - Lesley M.
Learn from Patricia, and Lisa Erlandson, by watching them in Working with Yukata Fabric and Designer Facings with Patricia Belyea | Quilt Care and Storage with Lisa Erlandson.
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Ricky Tims LIVE: The "Portal" Quilt - Lesson 03
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Which Way Are You Going to Make Your Borders?
Ricky has advice on the way to approach the borders for your
Portal quilt. Placement is key here, so how did Ricky do it? Take your time putting the "ladyfingers" on the design wall in order to get the value, color, direction, and "light" in the quilt just right. There are a lot of options and every quilt will look different. It's only three classes, plus a showcase, and a wonderful exercise of your creativity. You can share your progress in our Forum. Join us.
PLEASE NOTE: This class begins earlier than our regular LIVE shows and will start approximately
TWO HOURS earlier than normal. The start times have been adjusted and are listed below.
Ricky is LIVE TODAY, May 15, 2023 @ 8 AM PST, 11 AM EST, and 4 PM London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
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Textile Talks: Gio Swaby - Fresh Up at the Art Institute of Chicago
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Embroidered Portraits on Display
SAQA and Textile Talks present at look at multi-talented
artist Gio Swaby's first solo show of embroidered portraits, Fresh Up, now on display at the Art Institute of Chicago. Join Melinda Watt, co-curator of the exhibit and chair and Christa C. Mayer Thurman Curator of Textiles at the Art Institute of Chicago, for a discussion on the show and how Gio's "textile-based practice explores the intersections of Blackness and womanhood."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.
(Photo from: www.ocadu.ca)
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FINALLY Back in Stock - Ricky Tims' Stable Stuff Poly
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Everyone Needs Stable Stuff Poly!
Ricky Tims' Stable Stuff Poly is a versatile,
machine printable multi-purpose stabilizer that can be left in place or torn away after stitching.
It has so many uses from hand and machine appliqué, machine embroidery, foundation piecing, machine quilting, trapunto, and more. Once stitched you can tear it away - OR NOT! If left in place Stable Stuff Poly will soften with washing to become a fine soft layer inside your quilt.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: The Big Apple Gets Married
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"Bright Lights, Big City" by Victoria Findlay Wolfe
When exploring
double wedding ring quilts, Victoria wanted to expand the space of a traditional double wedding ring quilt to try something different. The result was Bright Lights, Big City, which talks about the New York City neighborhood where she lives and incorporates elements of the New York Beauty into the double wedding ring, hence the something different. Victoria is always looking at the shapes of a double wedding and seeing what she can do with it, starting with the traditional, making it big, then making it small, and so on. The quilt ended up being quite large, Victoria calls it her "Big Mama", and it and its pattern are featured in her book, Double Wedding Rings, Traditions Made Modern.
See more of Victoria's quilts in How to Make a Double Wedding Ring Quilt with Victoria Findlay Wolfe.
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