A Quilter's "Playground", 2021 Block Of the Month In Wool, Quilt Stories with Birgit Schüeller, A Notions Catch-All Tote, Get A Jump on Halloween Fabrics and Kits, A "Purple" Puzzle
Sunday Smiles September 5, 2021
Featured Quilt - Caution, Quilters At Play
A quilter's playground is when they have all the fabric they want and they can just go to town, dreaming up the impossible for the world to see. But what happens when a quilter visits an actual playground? Well, inspiration strikes! At least it did for Geri Patterson-Kutras, whose quilt, The Playground, was featured in the New Quilts of Northern Competition at PIQF 2019. Geri says, "The overlapping contours of the apparatus created new landscapes of angles and shadows, making my imagination race." So whether you are in a metaphorical, or literal, playground let your creativity soar because the possibilities are endless!
Our members are the best. When they have a bold idea they go out and do it and get noticed in big ways. That's what happened when Carole Berry decided to make the 2021 Block Of the Month, Color My World, in wool. She started making the quilt and posted her progress to Instagram, where it was noticed by Wendy Williams!
Did you catch Birgit Schüeller's fantastic quilt, The Sprinter, in Friday's Newsletter? Well today Lisa Walton(Show 2503), textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks to Birgit about The Sprinterand the amazing detail and work that went into making this wonderful quilt. Learn all about her great quilt in another installment of Quilt Stories.
WeAllSew Tutorial: How To Sew A Notions Catch-All Tote
A Bag For Any (Quilting) Occasion
Do you have a convenient and easy to use bag that will store all your notions for your quilting trips? If the answer is no, then Heidi Pridemore at WeAllSew has the perfect project for a Notions Catch-All Tote so that you can prepared and ready to go for that next trip!
Passionately Purple is Kris' first longarm quilted quilt. Winning the 2008 Rookie of the Year at MQS, Kris says of her work, "This was my first show quilt. My mom bet me I couldn’t make a purple quilt and I said watch me. The corner lemoyne stars are appliqued onto the setting squares and surrounded with feathered wreaths and crosshatching to complete the traditional look."
Any quilt or garment is just a big puzzle waiting to be assembled. Your fabric helps to create the pieces and your pattern helps you put it all together. At The Quilt Show, we supply the instructions, you bring the fabric, and together with over THREE HUNDRED teachers you'll be putting together so many quilts you won't know what to do with them!
