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November 3, 2021

Featured Quilt - (You're Going to say WOW!)

Wall Flowers by Salena Korpi Beckwith won Second Place in the Traditional category at PIQF 2021. This quilt has wool applique, rich blues, double piped bindings, and amazing quilting. You are going to say "WOW"!

Barbara Black's Tips for "Color My World" Month 11

Time To Visit London and New York

With the arrival of a new Block of the Month pattern comes a new blog from Barbara Black with useful tips and tricks. For Month 11 of Color My World, Barbara says, "Finally, we start to make the Skyscrapers for Color My World. Even if you are not making this quilt, seeing how to create your own Skyscraper can be helpful for a future project."

Barbara also made wrote an earlier blog to help you with more information on the skyscrapers, and a note or two about adding your own personal touch to them as well.

Alex LIVE: Victoria Findlay Wolfe Exhibit

What's Victoria Been Up To?

Alex talks with Victoria Findlay Wolfe (Show 2002) about her quilt exhibit in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. You can visit the exhibit through December 5, 2021. It's a fascinating interview with Victoria talking about having to change studios, quilting in silence, and the quilting tie to her grandparents. It contains old and new work and even some of the "Red Dot" quilts that are being prepared for a 2024 exhibit at the International Quilt Museum in Nebraska. Victoria is always mindful of fabrics, colors, and techniques. Like her talent, Victoria's quilts are big, fun, and always changing. Join Alex and learn more.

Alex will be LIVE TODAY, November 3, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

Handle The Curves With Cindy Grisdela

Learn Improv Curved Piecing with Ease

Cindy Grisdela loves to work with curves in her quilts, and she wants to share with you how she makes those curves work so well for her and how they'll work for you too! Watch the latest show and see Cindy demonstrate how controlled or free-hand cut curves can be a versatile tool in Improv quilts.

Learn from Cindy in How to Do an Improv Puzzle Quilt and Improv Curved Piecing with Cindy Grisdela.

Ricky Tims Master Class Quilt Retreat

Have Ricky Teach You The Skills

Register now for the Ricky Tims Master Class Quilt Retreat, February 17-19, 2022, in beautiful Clifton Forge, Virginia!

The sessions will cover improvisational patchwork, no-pins precision curved piecing, design guidelines, color theory, dyeing basics along with machine quilting tips that are applicable to both domestic and longarm machines. This comprehensive quilt curriculum will teach, encourage and inspire, and ENTERTAIN you!

This entire event will be held in the newly restored and renovated Historic Masonic Theatre! Don’t miss this customized event.

There will also be a concert February 19, 2022 at 7pm. This is a fun event for the entire family!

New In The Store - Stay Gold Fat Quarter Bundle

Make Your Quilts Shine

A bundle of beautifully bright florals and insects with glimmering gold metallic accents shine in the Stay Gold Fat Quarter Bundle by Melody Miller for Ruby Star Society.

Each bundle contains 28, 18" x 21" fabric pieces.

The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Couple of Kids

"Goat Ya" by June Jaeger

There's nothing more adorable than a couple of kids...goats that is. Once again turning natural colors on their ear, June Jaeger makes sure that this cute pair will make you smile in her quilt, Goat Ya.

See more of June's quilts in How to Make an Animal Portrait Quilt with June Jaeger | How to do Sashiko.