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From Hand & Lock London: "Take a look at the 2025 Hand & Lock Prize for Embroidery, celebrating 25 years of excellence in embroidery, and get a closeup of the phenomenal work by our Winners and Finalists. Founded in 1767, Hand & Lock is London’s oldest embroidery atelier, renowned for its craftsmanship and expertise in embroidery and embellishment. For over two and a half centuries, the atelier has created exquisite hand embroidery for the Royal Family, international fashion houses, the Royal Armed Forces, Savile Row and costume designers for theatre, film and television."

Have you experienced the joy of finishing a whole Jinny Beyer Memory Match? Well, even if you have, you can always do another one to feel it again.

Do a puzzle of Lessa Siegele's quilt, Ring Cycles.

Presented by the Surface Design Association: "Thinking Through Tapestry is an exhibition organized by the American Tapestry Alliance featuring contemporary artists exploring complex social issues, historical narratives of craft, industrialization, and computation. Artists included in the exhibition explore the tactile manipulation of threads and materials in both experimental and traditional processes to express concepts that range from a meditative place of making to contemplating the role of the weaver as a computational thinker imbedded in a historical framework of material systems. The talk will feature highlights of the exhibition which is on view at the Evanston Art Center from May 30-June 28, 2026." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, June 10, 2026, at 2 PM EDT.

From The Met: "Join Andrew Bolton, Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, on a tour of "Costume Art," The Costume Institute’s spring 2026 exhibition. "Costume Art" explores depictions of the dressed body across The Met’s vast collection, pairing garments with artworks to reveal the inherent relationship between clothing and the body."

Do a puzzle of Charisma Horton's quilt, Rise Above.

Father's Day is a week away, have you picked out what you're going to get him? If you haven't decided yet, or you just want to get him one more thing, might we suggest a Personalized Embroidered Apron? That's right, learn how to make an apron with a personal touch from Jaimie Koti-Black at WeAllSew to show dad the love this coming Sunday.

From St Paul's Cathedral: "17,000 hours of embroidery went into this incredible cloak – the Jubilee Cope. Designed by Beryl Dean to mark Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee in 1977, the Jubilee Cope is one of the most special treasures in our Collections. Anita Ferrero, one of our Broderers, tells us more about the history of this unique piece."

The Devil Wears Prada 2, the fashion forward sequel of the season, made its debut last month earning raves for both the film and its outstanding collection of amazing costumes. Watch and see as "Costume designer Molly Rogers shares her behind the scenes secrets on dressing Lady Gaga, Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) and more for The Devil Wears Prada 2."

Do a puzzle of Charisma Horton's quilt, Fawn Acres.

June marks six months into Game On!, The Quilt Show's 2026 Block Of the Month designed by Becky Goldsmith. So whether you've reached the halfway point, or are just getting started, there's still plenty of time to comfortably complete this year's BOM. And what would making a Quilt Show Block of the Month be without Barbara Black, who is here to guide us each step of the way. For this month, she says we will be focusing on, "another 3" border and one more 6" Corner block."

Where does Jinny get the inspiration for all the blocks in her game? Play Jinny Beyer's Memory Match Game and be inspired yourself.

Do a puzzle of Cheryl Arkison's quilt, Morning Make 1.

Presented by SAQA​: "Veronika Olivier shares how she combines recycled fabrics, threads, and unexpected materials such as plastics with traditional art mediums like oil paint and pastels. Veronika's work blurs the line between fine art and textile art, transforming soft materials into richly textured, painterly surfaces." Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2 PM EDT.

Do a puzzle of Audrey Esarey's quilt, Ultraviolet Radial.