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Featured Quilt - First Place Two Person Quilts at the 2023 Festival of Quilts Birmingham
It's true what they say that two heads are better than one, as evidenced by Elizabeth Richardson and Mary Mayne, whose quilt Baltimore Variations took home First Place in the Two Person Quilts at the 2023 Festival of Quilts in Birmingham.
This beautiful Baltimore Album quilt was created through Elizabeth and Mary's dedication to their craft, as they so matter-of-factly put in their artist statement. "Hand applique is my main passion, this quilt was a real challenge."
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Diane Harris Lets the Fabric Do the Work
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See The Stash Bandit at Work
Diane Harris discusses how the act of sewing a few simple windmill blocks at the end of every workday led to thousands of little blocks and the spark of a big
idea. How many different designs can be created using just one block? Diane says it’s all about letting the fabric do the work. She then shares tips for working with a limited color palette, grouping blocks of colors together on a contrasting background, creating large floating shapes, or bold borders.
Learn more from Diane by watching her in Learn How to Use Color, Contrast, and Cohesion When Making Scrappy Quilts with Diane Harris.
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The Quilt Show 2023 Summer Project LIVE: Summer Bloom | Winter Wreath with Robin Long - Class 03
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What Does Robin Have to Show You?
Robin Long has amazed quilters with her easy Mariner's Compass Quilt. Watch for more tips and examples on how to The Quilt Show's Summer Project, the Summer Bloom | Winter Wreath quilt. You can still get the kit, the tools, and the pattern to make this fun quilt and learn the process for later projects.
The Summer Project is LIVE TOMORROW, September 5, 2023 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
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What Has Ricky Been Up To? - Part 2
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Time To Unpack
In this second part of What Has Ricky Been Up To? the truck has arrived at Ricky's home in La Veta, Colorado and it's time to discover what has been delivered. Was the hint in Part 1 enough for you to figure out what it was?
Watch the video for the big reveal and keep your eye on the newsletter for the next couple of days to get more updates from Ricky.
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Textile Talks: Building Community Through Quilts with Maria Shell
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Communities Coming Together Through Quilting
Presented by the SAQA,"In 2014, Maria Shell was an artist-in-residence at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation in Charlotte, North
Carolina. There, she worked weekly with a formerly chronically homeless community now living in Moore Place. She developed a relationship with the Moore Place residents by teaching them basic sewing skills. This led to making a community quilt that celebrated the residents and their journey toward finding a home and a community. Since then, Maria has collaborated with communities and organizations across the US, helping them build quilts and share their stories.""
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.
Learn from Maria by watching her right here on The Quilt Show in Braided Curves, Lines and Triangles Equal Squares with Maria Shell | For the Love of Quilting with Nancy and Karey.
(Above Quilt: Memphis Community Quilt by Maria Shell)
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It's The Last Day of The Quilt Show Labor Day Sale!
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What Haven't You Put In Your Bag Yet?
Today is the last day to take advantage of The Quilt Show's Labor Day Sale. Take 20% off all full priced fabrics, notions, and the Summer Bloom kits using the code
LABORDAY.
These deals won't last forever, so what are you waiting for? Treat yourself to something nice.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Fix That Overflowing Stash
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"Critical (Stash) Mass" by Karla Alexander
Critical (Stash) Mass is named after the phenomena that Karla experiences, and we're sure other quilters do too, when her studio is overflowing with scraps and it's time to start buying containers for fabric, thus reaching critical mass. So instead of getting the containers to store the scraps she used them to make this quilt. This quilt is a variation of one of the quilts featured in Karla's book, Color Shuffle: New Quilts from Karla Alexander.
See more of Karla's quilts in How to Stack the Deck with Karla Alexander | How to Create Decorative Stitches with Gayle Hillert.
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