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Welcome to Wednesday - November 15, 2023
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Featured Quilt - First Place Pictorial-Small at Houston 2023
A Horse With No Name by Judith Phelps won First Place in the Pictorial-Small category at 2023 Houston International Quilt Festival. Featuring a valiant steed looking as if it is just about to gallop off the canvas, Judith has some insight into this beautifully crafted quilt for us.
She says, "A Horse With No Name was made for a Name That Tune Challenge in honor of the song by America. I love horses, the song, and the photography of Christa Merk, who was kind enough to give me permission to use one of her photos. The horse was hand-painted on the fabric, and then the horse and sky were completely threadpainted. The quilt was made to be viewed from both sides."
Unfortunately we do not have photos of the back of the quilt, but that does not detract from the majesty of this quilt. Have a look for yourself.
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Putting Together Puzzle Quilts with Peter Byrne
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Every Piece Has Its Place
Using 3 1⁄2'' strips of ombre fabric, learn from Peter Byrne the secrets to creating blocks that seem to float on a background to create a puzzle quilt. He also shows how ombre fabric allows you to add luminosity to the overall design for dramatic impact.
Learn from Peter in Hover Quilting, City Landscapes, and Puzzle Quilts with Peter Byrne.
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Alex LIVE: The Block of the Month 2024 Reveal
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It's Here! It's Here!
Alex Anderson will show you the new Block of the Month for 2024. Our past BOMs have won over 1000 ribbons and this one will add to that number. Alex will tell you who designed it and show you the quilt she created. Then she will show you the fabrics we have secured for the kit.
Alex is LIVE TODAY, November 15, 2023 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
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New In The Store - Tula Pink "Besties" from FreeSpirit Fabrics
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Featuring Everyone's Best Friends, Cute Animals and Floral Designs
This collection is loaded with fun! The colorful fabrics with hints of gold feature "man's best friends", including rabbits, hamsters, goldfish, cats and dogs along with floral and geometric coordinates.
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Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game
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Are you going through the motions and just getting the same time
every week you play Jinny Beyer's Memory Match? Well, now it's time to step up your game and prove to everyone else you're the best around!
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: An Appreciation of Life
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"To Laugh Often" by Susan Lenz
Thinking about time, memory, and how you want to define yourself to the generations that will never know you, Susan decided to adorn, and name her quilt, To Laugh Often, after a quote she adores by Ralph Waldo Emerson. While many people think that Susan and her quilts are all about death, due featuring grave rubbings in much of her work, she really loves life and felt the Emerson quote really spoke to it. Since she couldn't find the quote on any gravestone for a rubbing, she rubbed letter by letter, from tombstone to tombstone, the entire quote on a big piece of silk using a black crayon.
See more of Susan's quilts in How to Use Unusual Tools to Make a Quilt with Susan Lenz | How to Use Shiva Paintstiks.
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