The Quilt Show Newsletter - September 25, 2022

First Prize Traditional Quilts - 2022 Birmingham Festival of Quilts, Our New Show with Candace Hassen is Here, QSOS with Eleanor Burns, Patricia Belyea's Experience on TQS, 2.5" x 36" QS Non-Slip Fabric Rulers Back In Stock, A Complementary Puzzle

Featured Quilt - First Prize Traditional Quilts - 2022 Birmingham Festival of Quilts

Flower Festival by Sachiko Chiba won First Prize - Traditional Quilts at the 2022 Birmingham Festival of Quilts. Not wanting to settle for one Traditional award, the quilt also took home Best Traditional Design at the 2019 AQS QuiltWeek show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. At the Birmingham show, the judges had this to say about Sachiko's work, "Meticulously sewn with great attention to detail. The fabric choices bring out the movement of the petals and the quilting enhances the overall design."

Two Distinct Quilters, One Great Show

Quilt designer Candace Hassen loves to turn traditional blocks on their heads using subtle color variations that result in complex and stunning quilts. Learn how this professional weaver of over three decades came to quilting after the Atlanta Olympics and never looked back. Her use of creating dynamic quilts using fabric strips with simple blocks will have you running to your stash. Then, Connie Fanders shares tips for creating customized computerized quilting designs using an embroidery machine that will elevate your quilting skills.

Learn from Candace and Connie in Make a Simple Traditional Quilt that Looks Complex with Candace Hassen | Embroidery Machine Quilting with Connie Fanders, which debuts today!

Eleanor, Gee, We Think You're Swell

Eleanor Burns is known as The Queen of Quilting, but here at The Quilt Show she's just known as 2011 Quilt Legend Eleanor Burns. Okay, maybe we don't call her that, but she is a dear friend of the show and an important part of quilting history. So for this week's Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance, we are shining the spotlight on Eleanor and her storied career as she talks about her quilts, her company, and so much more!

"We Complement Each Other" by Priscilla Bianchi

We Complement Each Other is from Series II of Priscilla's Guatemala Arte Quilts. She says, "I thought I'd own the lottery when I found these scraps of genuine Mayan "huipiles" (women's blouses). Colors and textiles complement each other. All my Creations start out as "dancing visions, designs and colors" in my mind. Thus, this quilt is the labor of busy hands, loving heart and innovative mind. It speaks of me and the pleasure I found in its making."

See more of Priscilla's quilts in Working with Mayan Textiles and Stripes and Textile Tours with Priscilla Bianchi.