Welcome to Wednesday

October 6, 2021

Featured Quilt - Houston 2021 Master Award For Thread Artistry

A quilt can be more than just a piece of art, it can have emotional and personal meaning for both the artist and the subject, something that Hollis Chatelain (Show 1207) is very familiar with. Her quilt, Sharing The Moment, won The Superior Threads Master Award For Thread Artistry at Houston 2021 and presents a shared moment of joy between its two subjects.

We'll let Hollis tell the rest. “I believe that African-American women are the matriarchs of their families and communities. They have always been a powerful force in getting their communities to vote. This piece also highlights the fact that African-American women did not receive the right to vote in all 50 states until 1965 when the Voting Rights Act was passed. I met Phyllis at a rally. She enthusiastically agreed to be my model, and brought her friend Loretta with her.”

Textile Talks: Layered & Stitched - Conversations with the Artists

Hear From International Artists

Join the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles for a conversation with international artists featured in the Layered & Stitched: 50 Years of Innovative Art exhibit in an upcoming Textile Talk this October.

(Quilt: Star by Leslie Gabrielse, 2000)

Alex LIVE: The BERNINA Q20 And Me (So Far)

Get An Update On How Alex Has Adjusted to Her Q20

Why a longarm? Why a sit down? Alex reveals that she was scared of the Q20 Longarm right after it arrived. She tells what she has learned and describes some of the features she loves as she learns how to use the machine.

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

Make A Contemporary Chinese Coins Quilt with Ricky

A New Project Idea From Ricky Tims

Our newest show has plenty to offer, including a new segment with Ricky where he shares a fun and contemporary version of the traditional Chinese Coins pattern using 7” strips interspersed with solid sashings. Follow along and learn how to make one for yourself!

Learn from Ricky, and Lisa Ellis, in How To Make Cathedral Windows By Machine And Thread Paint with Lisa Ellis | Making A Contemporary Chinese Coins Quilt.

Now In Stock - Metalplus Toolboxes in Two New Colors!

Organize and Stow Your Tools in Colorful Style

Tote your quilting goodies in style with these lovely steel toolboxes crafted by a small family in Parma, Italy. They have a small footprint but a big interior, with lots of room for quilting tools, sewing notions, or whatever else you might like to carry around. And now they come in two brand new colors, Red and Blue!

The Quilt Show Puzzle: A View From The Serengeti

"Serengeti Son" by Jamie Wallen

The long eyelashes on the mother giraffe reminded Jamie of his mom. So, Serengeti Son is, in a way, an ode to his mother. And along with the beauty of that thought, there is great beauty in the quilting of the quilt done using Jamie's longarm.

See more of Jamie's quilts in How to Do Block and Border Design with Jamie Wallen.