Master Award For Machine Artistry, Jack-O'-Lantern Free-Motion Quilting, Ways to Light Your Studio, Lisa Ellis Spells It Out For You, New Fabric in the Store, A Puzzle From "Down Under"
Welcome to Wednesday
September 29, 2021
Andrea Brokenshire Wins!
It's time for another winner from Houston 2021. This time it's Desert In Spring by TQS guest and friend of the show Andrea Brokenshire (Show 2803). Andrea's quilt won the Gammill Master Award For Machine Artistry and it's pretty easy to see why with all the work she put into it. As for the inspiration for this beautiful quilt, Andrea says it came from a trip she took with her mom. "We drove down the west coast, eventually ending up in Palm Springs, California. While there, we visited the Living Desert Botanical Garden. This quilt is inspired by one of the photographs I took that spring day of a Prickly Pear Cactus in bloom. I loved the leathery texture of the cactus leaves (paddles) and the almost translucent citron yellow blossoms.”
Quilt studio lighting can be tricky. How do you decide? What are some of the choices? Alex has remodeled her studio and Lilo Bowman is an expert, so this is a chance to hear their thoughts on improving the lighting in your quilting space.
Alex will be LIVETODAY, September 29, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
Lisa Ellis shares a fun way to add lettering to your quilt sandwich using images on tracing paper. Once the lettering has been outlined she shows you how to fill it in with free-motion stitches. This very forgiving process allows you to personalize your quilts.
And don't miss out, you can still enter to win one of six signed copies of Lisa's book, Charming Cathedral Window Quilts, by going to our Facebook and Instagram pages. Winners will be announced this Friday in our newsletter!
Explore Japanese Garden Fabric Bundles from Paint Brush Studio
Now New in the Store!
Kristin from Marketing's favorite new bundle! She says, "I love the colors and the art deco style of the prints. The red and blue are so energizing together!"
Down Under Wonder may just look like a simple diamond quilt, but it was created using Jayme's Boondoggle Ruler and some fabulous Aboriginal fabrics from down under.
