Welcome to Wednesday

October 27, 2021

Featured Quilt - Best Longarm Machine Workmanship Wall Quilt at PIQF 2021

Many wall quilt makers choose to use their large canvases to portray a specific subject, usually a person, place, or animal, and take that space to convey a fantastic scene. That is what Phyllis A Cullen did with her fantastically colorful quilt, Frigates, which won Best Longarm Machine Workmanship in the Wall Quilt Competition at PIQF 2021. A Frigate is a type of bird, and Phyllis found her subjects while traveling. "Male Frigate birds compete for female attention. I photographed them in the Galapagos, improvisationally collage quilted."

Our Newest Show with Cindy Grisdela is "Perfect"

Find Out Why Everyone Loves Cindy

Our members have spoken, and they love our brand new show with Cindy Grisdela. Some say it may be the best of the year even:

"This show was perfect for me, I can honestly say it was worth my whole year’s subscription to watch, so inspirational." - Marion Curtis

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

Alex LIVE: The Huguenot Friendship Quilt with Lori Lee Triplett

Learn How Antique Quilts Inspire Us

Alex loves using classic antique quilts as inspiration. Lori Lee Triplett has used this concept with The 1856 Huguenot Friendship Quilt. Here you will get to see some of the quilts that were on exhibition at Houston 2021. Artists featured in the exhibit: Barbara Eikmeier, Anita M. Smith, Sue Flynn, Kay Triplett, and Lori Lee Triplett.

Alex will be LIVE TODAY, October 27, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

Textile Talks: Virtual Talk and Tour with Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Learn All About Victoria's Brand New Exhibit

Enjoy a virtual tour and talk with Victoria Findlay Wolfe (Show 2002) about her new exhibition, Victoria Findlay Wolfe: Now & Then, Playing with Purpose at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts. See the 33 quilts on display, including the 14 new quilts she made over the past year, which have never been exhibited before. Hear about her process, the meaning behind her quilts, as well as her newest creations.

This Textile Talk takes takes place TODAY, Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 2:00 PM Eastern Time. So register, and get ready to watch.

Ken Burns' Quilt Exhibit Has Begun To Travel

See Some Quilt History Through The Eyes of a Historian

You wanted to know, and now it's happening. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' quilt collection is now on display at Upcountry History Museum in Greenville, SC in the exhibit Uncovered: The Ken Burns Collection through January 30, 2022. The exhibition features 26 hand-sewn historic quilts from Burns’ personal collection. "The exhibition’s Greenville stop is the first time it has traveled and will be its only Southeastern showing." So go see it while you can!

In The Store - My Sunshine Quilt Kit

"Spread A Little Sunshine"

Add a little sunshine to your life with a wonderfully colorful My Sunshine Quilt Kit, featuring Denyse Schmidt's vintage inspired Five & Ten fabrics. This kit supplies you with fabric and the pattern to make a wonderfully "modern but vintage" quilt that will enliven any space.

(Quilt Size: 72.5" x 90.5")

The Quilt Show Puzzle: And Just a Sip of Wine...

"Communion" by MJ Kinman

Communion is the first quilt in MJ's Angle of Repose series and she initially struggled to name it, until the answer suddenly fell in her lap, or should we say on the quilt. It was baptized, by accident, when a little bit of red wine was spilled onto it.

See more of MJ's quilts in How to Make Gem Stone Quilts with MJ Kinman.