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The Quilt Show Newsletter - March 11, 2024

1st Place Windham Fabrics Artisan Cotton Fabric Challenge at QuiltCon 2024, Earn IQW 2024 Contest Entries, Watch Sue Sherman's Magical Show, Documentation Days, Textile Talks: Fiber Artists vs. AI, Get the Easy Improv Kit for Dee Christopher's Upcoming Class, A Different Kind of Penguin Puzzle

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Document Your Quilt Over International Quilting Weekend

Celebrate at the National Quilt Musuem by documenting your Quilt on March 15 & 16, 2024! Choose a time slot, bring 1 or 2 quilts to be assessed and documented to the Kentucky Quilt Registry and record a 3-minute video for the “Go Tell It!” project.

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Textile Talks: Fiber Artists vs Artificial Intelligence - What We Know That It Doesn’t, presented by Surface Design Association

Presented by the Surface Design Association, "What do fiber art and Artificial Intelligence have in common? More than many people—including most computer scientists—realize. String, the earliest fiber technology, is 50,000 years old, and fiber has informed myriad technologies since, especially digital computing. Looking toward our digital future, we will use case studies of our own experiences, primarily in quilting and crochet, to address the potentials and limitations of the impact of Generative AI with large language models (LLMs) on fiber arts design and production.​" Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 2 PM EDT. (Note the time change for Daylight Saving)

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Quiz: Earn Extra Entries into International Quilting Weekend Contest - Sewing Machine History

Want to earn an extra entry into our International Quilting Weekend Contest (March 15-18, 2024)? Take the Sewing Machine History quiz.

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The Quilt Show Newsletter - March 10, 2024

International Quilting Weekend is Almost Here!, Best Original Modern Design - QuiltCon 2024, See Sue Sherman's Animal Based Art, Mini Scissors Case Tutorial, In The Store - 6" x 6" Glow Ruler, IQW 2024 Grand Prize Reveal

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WeAllSew Tutorial: Mini Scissors Case with Needle Minder

Get Help with Small Tool Organization from Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew

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The Quilt Show Puzzle: International Quilting Weekend 2024 Grand Prize

What is the Grand Prize for International Quilting Weekend 2024? Do the puzzle and you'll know!

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The Quilt Show Newsletter - March 8, 2024

Over 20,500 Stitches Hand Quilted Stitches, How to Sew a Placemat for St. Patrick's Day, Dune: Otherworldly Wears, Dee LIVE: Hexie Projects - Making Hexies EPP Style and a Cool Quilting Idea, New In The Store - "Northern Tracks" Quilt Kit, A Puzzle With A Message

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Dune: Otherworldly Wears - Costumes and Inspiration

Dune: Part Two is currently the biggest movie in the world and features costumes and clothing that are out of this world. But all the creativity and ingenuity utilized throughout the second part were born in the first film. Join the Dune: Part One costume designers, Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan, along with members of the film's cast as they "explore the inspiration and execution of the film's otherworldly wears."

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WeAllSew Tutorial: How to Sew a Placemat for St. Patrick’s Day

Pat Bravo at WeAllSew has the perfect compliment to add to your Shamrock Table Runner for the upcoming holiday next week. She has a tutorial for you on how to sew a St. Patrick’s Day Placemat using the reverse appliqué technique. See how she does it and then make one (or two or three) for yourself for next Sunday.

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The Quilt Show Newsletter - March 6, 2024

The MQG Excellence Award - QuiltCon 2024, Sue Sherman Demonstrates Thread Painting, Alex LIVE: Chicken Scratch Embroidery, Kaye England Quilt Online / Live Auction, In The Store - Mini Hexagon 8pc Template Set by Sew Easy, Memory Match Game, A "Cupcake" Puzzle

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Kaye England Quilt Online / Live Auction

From Blue Box Auction"Join us as we unveil the Kaye England Quilt Collection in our Featured Quilt Auction on March 9, 2024 at 12:00pm EST. This exclusive event presents a remarkable selection of 20 antique quilts from Kaye’s collection, and 20 additional quilts created by Kaye in honor of some of the most important women in history including: First Ladies Washington, Taft and Coolidge, and others including Amelia Earhart, Helen Keller and Lucille Ball. The collection also includes photos and autographs of some of the featured women in the collection."

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Jinny's Memory Match: 03/06/24

We didn't know the names of these blocks. Do you? Play Jinny Beyer's Memory Match and find out.

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The Quilt Show Puzzle: "The Cupcake Block" by Sandra Leichner

Do a puzzle of Sandra Leichner's quilt, The Cupcake Block.

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Trailer 3406: Improv Log Cabin Triangle Piecing, Cityscapes, and Judaic Quilting with Cathy Perlmutter

Debuting March 17, 2024: On the next Quilt Show, it only took Cathy Perlmutter thirty years to become an overnight sensation. Now she's unstoppable. See her whimsical cityscape quilts and learn the technique that helps her audition and build a completely different scrap city in a day. Plus, why make regular log cabin blocks when you can make improv log cabin triangle blocks? So many possibilities.

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The Quilt Show Newsletter - March 4, 2024

People's Choice - QuiltCon 2024, Painting Using Thickened Dyes with Sue Sherman, The Year of Batik 2024-25 - Upcoming Shows, Textile Talks: Art Cloth Network - Sharing a Passion for Cloth as Art Form, Just Restocked - SnagMagic Needles, A Circle-Filled Puzzle

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Textile Talks: Art Cloth Network - Sharing a Passion for Cloth as Art Form​​, presented by SAQA

Presented by SAQA"Get to know the Art Cloth Network, a diverse group of professional artists from the United States and Canada who have come together with a common goal: to promote the medium of cloth as an art form and share it with others. Each of its members brings a personal vision and sensibility to their cloth while benefiting from the supportive community of the group. These leading-edge textile artists bring exciting new perspectives and showcase a wide range of techniques to manipulate their medium.​" Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, March 6, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.

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