First Prize Modern Quilts - 2022 Birmingham Festival of Quilts, Transform Your Quilting with Bonnie Hunter and Julie Cefalu, Candace Hassen Makes A-Mazing Quilts, No LIVE Today - But Barbara's LIVE Friday, New Fabric Alert in the Store, Memory Match, A "Cafe" Puzzle

Featured Quilt - Traveling To a First Place Win

Spirit of Adventure by Paula Steel won First Prize - Modern Quilts at the 2022 Birmingham Festival of Quilts. On what inspired her to make the quilt, Paula had this to say, "Thinking about travelling post Covid and taking inspiration from Art Deco travel posters; I wanted to create a quilt with both movement and clean graphical lines. The fabrics used reflect the oversaturated colours of the posters and hint at a tropical paradise passing by."

The judges at the Festival of Quilts were quite generous in their praise for Paula's quilt as well, saying, '"This quilt is unanimously chosen as the winning category quilt. It has strong visual impact expressing dynamic movement. It shows excellent workmanship. The quilting enhances the design."

Have a lot of scraps? (Who doesn't?) Bonnie Hunter is going to show you how to use up the very last of your scraps to create useable quilt blocks using her String Piecing with Paper (technique) - Show 1410 Click on Chapter 3. This technique will really help you clean up your scrap bin.

And, remember it is important to label your quilts. But sometimes there just isn't enough time, so Julie Cefalu will show you some ways to make Quick Quilt Labels (tip). From markers to appliqué you'll find these labels are fast and fun to make.

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You Won't Get Lost In The Maze Making This

Inspired by a jellyroll race at a quilt retreat, Candace Hassen designed a pattern combining 2 ½” and 1 ½” strip sets. The resulting maze of a quilt is a variation on the traditional Log Cabin block. See how Candace did is in our brand new show, and also get some troubleshooting tips as well.

Learn from Candace by watching her in Make a Simple Traditional Quilt that Looks Complex with Candace Hassen | Embroidery Machine Quilting with Connie Fanders.

Alex is Out Today

There will be no Alex LIVE this Wednesday. Take some time to review her Improv Playtime class or find a new one to enjoy.

Make sure to watch Barbara Black LIVE this Friday. She will be back early to help with Month 10 of Garden Party Down Under. Barbara wants to make clear some cutting instructions regarding the borders of the quilt before you cut them, and will talk about appliquéing or piecing the borders. She'll also give you tips on the skinny vases.

NOTE DATE CHANGE - Barbara will be LIVE on Friday, September 30, 2022, at 10am PST.