You may have seen some of Thomas Knauer's quilts at shows before. They stand out because they feature numbers, barcodes, and all manner of things that you wouldn't necessarily expect to be on a quilt. This week's Textile Talk is just about those eccentricities featured and more. It "will explore some implications and possibilities of placing text on quilts" and "examine what it means to speak/write through the medium of quiltmaking and how words on quilts create voices unique to quilting, distinct from other more typical materials." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.
This week's interview from the Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance features Cliff Bailey.
This week's interview from the Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance features Roy Mitchell, Jr. Roy "is a collector of Black memorabilia. As he studied Black culture, he began to wonder why Black people were always negatively correlated with watermelon. In response, Mitchell created the quilt "Watermelun Babies" to portray a more positive linkage between watermelon and Black people." See Roy's quilt, and get to know a bit more about him, in this insightful installment of the QSOS program.
From the Quilt Alliance, "Our very first Block of the Month project is underway. We have nine amazing blocks from nine incredible designers and the Month Two block designed by Zak Foster comes out on Monday!" Click through to take a look at the Month 2 block and how you can join in on the fun!
The Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance makes a triumphant return this week with an interview with Eileen Doughty. In it, Eileen talks about the quilt she brought, inspired by a story from J.R.R Tolkien that she read as a teenager, and amongst other things, her family's support of her quilting, her inspirations, her studio, and so much more.
In this week's Textile Talk, join your host (and BOM leader) Quilt Alliance co-president Laura Hopper and project manager Emma Parker in meeting some of the talented creatives participating in their 30th Anniversary Block of the Month project, featuring unique blocks designed by nine incredible partners, including past guests of The Quilt Show and our very own Ricky Tims. Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.
From Amy Milne, Executive Director of the Quilt Alliance: "In this issue we are honored to present a guest essay from Karen S. Musgrave, a past volunteer and QA board member, who played a pivotal role in the development of the QSOS oral history project. Karen is an interdisciplinary, multihyphenate artist whose recent body of work deals with loss, memory, and identity. She feels passionately about connecting cultures with quilts. Karen's memories from her work with QSOS paints a vivid picture of what volunteer work can offer an artist, especially giving back to and gaining from a passion project."
The Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance brings us another riveting interview this week. Conducted in 2009 with Karen Musgrave, Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi, Historian, Curator, Author, Lecturer, Artist, Mentor, Founder, and Facilitator, talks about her quilt He Stands on the Shoulders of Many, a story quilt made for the 2009 exhibit "Quilts for Obama" at the Historical Society of Washington, DC, as well as the Women of Color Quilters' Network, which Mazloomi founded in 1985.
It's Sunday, which means it's time for another interview from the Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance. This week we feature Estella Spates, who "was interviewed as part of the South Central Michigan QSOS. She shares the design process of her "Three Dancers" quilt, her experience as an African American quiltmaker, and the importance of quilts in women's history."
From the Quilt Alliance, "Happy 30th birthday to us! And what better way to celebrate this milestone than with a huge quilt party? The best part is — you’re invited! And so are nine of your very favorite quilt designers who each designed a block for our first-ever block of the month quilt as a birthday gift to the Quilt Alliance." Click through to get a peek of what the BOM blocks will look like and how you can participate too!
For this Sunday's interview from the Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance Marilyn Doheny discusses her quilt, Garden Critters Galore, and talks about how she began quilting and teaching quilting. She details her experience giving quilt lectures throughout Europe and discusses quilting's impact on her family life.
Learn a bit about the history of the Quilters' Save our Stories (QSOS) project from Emma Parker, Quilt Alliance Project Manager, and get a glimpse of three important interviews with quilters Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Dave White, and Donna Sue Groves.
National Quilting Day is this Saturday, March 18, 2023, but here at The Quilt Show, we like to celebrate all weekend long.
Join the Quilt Alliance for this week's Textile Talk, a Quilters’ Save Our Stories (QSOS) interview with printmaker, surface designer, textile artist, and author Jen Hewett. Lisa Woolfork, founder of Black Women Stitch and the Stitch Please podcast, will serve as the QSOS interviewer. Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, March 15, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.
Andrea Brokenshire, whose stunning and lifelike nature-inspired quilts have been a staple of quilt shows the last few years, is up next on our series highlighting the Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance. For her QSOS, Andrea, who has been a two-time guest on The Quilt Show, chooses to focus on her quilt Summer Solitude, which she made for her daughter. Among other things in this interview conducted at the Houston Quilt Festival, Andrea "explains her quiltmaking process, as well as fiber art as a therapeutic practice."
Congratulations to Michael A. Cummings, who was just named a 2023 NEA Heritage Fellow by the National Endowment for the Arts. Michael, who was previously featured on The Quilt Show in a field piece, brings his quilts to life with a rich level of artistry and history. In this Go Tell It at the Quilt Show! interview from the Quilt Alliance, you'll be able to see both on display as he talks about his Frida Kahlo quilt.
For this week's Quilters' Save Our Stories (QSOS) program from the Quilt Alliance, we are shining the light on quilt historian Barbara Brackman. "In this interview, she recounts to Meg Cox how she began as a quilter by discovering historical quilt patterns." Some of the patterns she talks about are Kansas City Star quilt patterns that are all newsprint from the 1930s, which are significant to Barbara as her hometown is Lawrence, Kansas.
This week's Textile Talk features a quilter you're probably familiar with. That's right, Carole Lyles Shaw, who was just our guest on The Quilt Show, is now the guest of the Quilt Alliance and participating in Quilters' Save Our Stories (which we also feature in our Sunday Newsletters). Join them and learn "why every community should use this grassroots documentary project to save the stories of quilters." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at 2 PM EDT.