Weekend Fun - October 1, 2021

Featured Quilt - Houston 2021 Master Award For Traditional Artistry

On Wednesday we showed you the Houston 2021 winner for the Gammill Master Award For Machine Artistry, and today we present The Grace Company Master Award For Traditional Artistry from the same show. The quilt that won was ABCDvine by Janet Stone (Show 1401), another TQS guest and designer of our 2014 BOM, A-Z for Ewe and Me! (which is currently available to all Star Members).

We'll let Janet speak for herself on how she created this beauty. “This quilt was inspired by antique Wreath blocks. All quilting was free-motion quilted on a sit down machine with no rulers. Quarter inch channels were stuffed with yarn after quilting for a trapunto look. Hand-covered buttons and embellishments were added because who doesn’t love a little embellishing?”

Patterns For Color My World Month 10 Are Here!

This Ain't No Prairie, It's a City

We know it's October and time for Halloween, how about you get your treat early this month. That's right, it's time for the 2021 BOM Color My World Month 10 patterns. This month you'll be creating the Little Houses in the City. Can you imagine all the different embellishments you could add to each house? It'll be so much fun!

The Quilt Show LIVE: Barbara Black is Back

Barbara LIVE: Color My World -
Month 10

Fitting in the little houses can be a little tricky. Barbara Black has already done it and has tips and advice on how to make them fit and match in her latest LIVE. And, don't forget to watch Barbara's Month 10 video in the BOM classroom.

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

Dee is Off This Week

In the meantime, take a look at some of Dee's quilting basics classes.

Dee will be return to being LIVE October 9, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

Lisa Ellis Book Giveaway Winners!

Was It You?

The winners have been chosen for our contest to win a signed copy of Charming Cathedral Window Quilts by Lisa Ellis. Three people from Facebook and three from Instagram were picked to receive a copy of this wonderful book from Lisa. Find out if you were a winner!

Rulers with an Extra Half Inch - What Are They For and Why Do You Need Them?

For Squaring Up!

Squaring up your blocks makes it easier to assemble your quilt and gives you better end results. That extra half inch is your quarter inch seam allowance added in to make squaring up super easy! For example, if your quilt has 6 inch finished blocks, your squaring up ruler will be 6.5 inches. Go and pick out a ruler that will not only help you quilt, but make it easier too!

The Quilt Show Puzzle: A Radiant Work of Color

"Radiance" by Lisa Ellis

Radiance was created using Lisa's mock Cathedral Block technique that she developed to create simple, but outstanding, cathedral style blocks. And something you can't tell from just looking at the quilt? It weighs FIFTEEN pounds!

See more of Lisa's quilts in How To Make Cathedral Windows By Machine And Thread Paint with Lisa Ellis | Making A Contemporary Chinese Coins Quilt.