The Quilt Show Newsletter November 15, 2021

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1st Look at BOM 2022, Best Use of Color Traditional, Learn Heirloom Hand-Stitched Appliqué by Machine, Kris Vierra Alex Interview, Make Thanksgiving Name Tags, Dimples by Andover Fabrics, Memory Match, A Dancing Puzzle

Newsletter - November 15, 2021

Featured Quilt - Best Use of Color Traditional at PIQF 2021

The line between what is a traditional quilt, a modern quilt, and so on is no longer as distinct as it use to be (just ask "modernitionalist" quilter Lee Chappell Monroe). So while Tami Graeber's quilt, Folk Art Fun in Baltimore, won Best Use of Color in the Traditional category at PIQF 2021, that doesn't mean she necessarily considers it completely traditional. As she puts it, "The New Norm for me is creating a Traditional looking quilt with an Innovative style." With great Machine Piecing and Longarm quilting, this fun quilt with wonderful splashes of color all over is just another example that the quilt police aren't real and you can create whatever you think looks great!

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See Lee's Heirloom Hand-Stitched Appliqué Look

A Classic Done in Modern Fashion

In our latest show, Lee Chappell Monroe shows Ricky how to achieve an heirloom hand-stitched appliqué look by machine with the traditional Dresden Block. Get this classic look using a modern sewing machine done in no time.

Learn from Lee in How to Make A Color Wheel Quilt, Perfect Piecing, and Heirloom Looks by Machine with Lee Chappell Monroe.

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LIVE: Kris Vierra and 1st Look at BOM 2022

2022 BOM Announcement

"The Quilter on the Run", Kris Vierra (Show 2905), talks with Alex about her exhibit at the Houston Quilt Show 2021. Learn how it came to be and see pictures of the fashions. Alex calls this "when Steam Punk and Victorian fashion meet". PLUS, Alex will show you the Block of the Month 2022. Our full reveal is still set for December 1, 2021, but here is your chance to get a look at the whole quilt.

Alex is LIVE today Monday, November 15, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

Watch Alex LIVE

WeAllSew Tutorial: How To Make Thanksgiving Name Tags

Make Sure Everyone Knows Your Name

When it comes time for Thanksgiving some people have ten, twenty, maybe even thirty family members over for dinner, it can be hard to remember everyone's names (even if they are your family members). But Pat Bravo at WeAllSew has a quick and easy project to create Thanksgiving Nametags. No more worrying about names, just who gets the mashed potatoes.

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Now Available By the Yard - Dimples by Andover Fabrics

Choose From More Than 70 colors!

Dimples by Andover Fabrics is a versatile blender fabric that allows you to add a light visual texture to your project. This 100% cotton quilting fabric is now available by the yard and comes in such exotic colors as Snow, Deep Space, Dark Orchid, and many, many more!

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Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game

Do you have a casual interest in matching quilt blocks together? Or are you past the point of no return and are a die hard Jinny Beyer's Memory Match fan? Play the game and find out if you're the former or the later!

Play Memory Match

Puzzle: Quilt "Almost Made Into a Dog Bed..."

"Tiny Dancer" by Michelle de Groot

From trash to treasure, Michelle de Groot's quilt, Tiny Dancer, was almost made into a dog bed because Michelle thought it was unsalvageable after too much thread work. That is, until she had the epiphany to trapunto it.

See more of Michelle's quilts in How to Paint on Silk with Michelle de Groot | WonderFil Threaducation.

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