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Annette's (she's Summer) beautiful velvet hand-dyed roses!
My how the time flies! This is the next to last video blog from the Three Sisters Make a Quilt series. Velvet? Wow! Annette shows you some very beautiful hand-dyed velvet that you can find at her friend Beth's website. Yum yum!
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I suppose Skippy is exonerated, at least for today.
Helen shows you how to bleach paint!
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Good stuff from the Three Sisters continues.
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It seems Skippy is trying to make up for the trouble he caused. It has been fun hanging out with these three terrific quilters who, as you can see, have GREAT fun and wonderful personalities. Much progress is being made on the Three Sister's new quilt and they are having a good time answering your questions.
In this video, Gail shares a bit about fabric painting. The paints Gail are talking about are Genesis Creations (called colour) which is an Australian product. Aloe Vera gel is added for a better consistency. Email Helen to find out more about Genesis Creations and she can help you obtain them once she returns to Australia.
visit Helen Godden - visit Annette Hendricks - visit Gail Thomas
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Ricky Tims' Original Hand-dyed Fabric Clearance Sale!
Right now at Tims Art Quilt Studio it's out with the old and in with the new. We are changing our base fabric for dyeing and all the current hand-dyed fabrics MUST go. The color recipes will change once we begin using the new base fabric. We don't want to have the old mixed in with the new - so it's time for a Clearance Sale.
I started selling hand-dyed fabrics 10 years ago - and I haven't changed the price since I started (compare that to the price of gas). Right now you can get 50% off on all our current hand-dyes. The new fabtrics will be available in about two months. Our standard 'buy four get one free' is not avaiable during the clearance sale, and once a color is gone - it is gone. Whether you like the multi-colored "Caveman" fabrics or the original "Rhapsody" fabrics, click through to the www.rickytims.com online store right now and stock your stash with the best deal EVER on my Ricky Tims Original Hand-dyed Fabrics.
Clearance price $12.50 per piece. Each piece approx. 36" x 45"
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I did not know Helen was bringing her pet kangaroo, Skippy! At least Annette has come to the rescue and redeemed this video!
Also, check back in the previous blog's comments for some of the 'Sisters' answers to your questions. If you leave a question here, they'll reply if possible.
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Three quilters, from three countries (all of whom do portrait quilts) have arrived in La Veta to collaborate on a new quilt. Last year you may remember we blogged about their quilt - see The Daily Blog on October 18, 2007. I've decided it would be fun to give you a peek into their combinded created process and they are willing to share. Start by meeting them. They are nicknamed, The Three Sisters - Annette Hendricks, from USA, Gail Thomas from Canada, and Helen Godden from Australia.
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Do a happy dance, do back flips, jump for joy and shout the news to quilters everywhere that Alex Anderson has been selected as the Silver Star Award winner for 2008! The Silver Star Award is given annually by the International Quilt Festival to a person "whose work and influence has made -- and continues to make -- a sizable and positive impact on the quilting industry and community."
The award dinner will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2008 during International Quilt Festival. If you are planning to go to Houston and you are a TQS member, plan now to book your ticket to the dinner. Actually, the dinner follows my concert - so you might as well plan to do the whole shebang.
Previous winners of the Silver Star Award include such legendary figures as Katie Pasquini Masopust, Marti Michell, Elly Sienkiewicz, Nancy Martin, Georgia Bonesteel, Robert Horton, Donna Wilder, Yvonne Porcella, Jean Ray Laury, Virginia Avery (see Episode 113), Jinny Beyer, Michael James, and Bonnie Leman.
More details will follow, but I simply could not keep this announcement quiet! Contratulations, Alex - I'm very proud to be partnered with you!
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February 3rd is Super Bowl Sunday. Even if you are not a sports fan, Super Bowl Sunday is usually a big deal - well, here in the U.S. anyway. Quilters have found unique ways to celebrate this day. Quilt shops often have sew-a-thons, sales, and other clever events.
While the New England Patriots and New Your Giants are battling it out on the gridiron, what will you be doing? Tell us what your LQS does. And, oh yes, who do you want to win - who do you predict will win? Do our international members have anything similar in your country that you will share with us? If not, just use the Super Bowl as a good excuse to focus on a quilting project like the TQS Block of the Month.
Now, for a little TQS competitive fun, if you can tell me the screen name of the maker of the quilt in the background in the image above, I'll put your name in a drawing for an autographed copy of my new Rhapsody Quilts book. Use the "Submit a Comment" at the head of this blog to enter. The maker's name will be replaced with GOT IT RIGHT in the comments. We'll draw a winner on Monday.
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Do you ever wonder what the judges really think? What do they look for in a competition quilt? Get the scoop from Kathy Kansier, one of the judges at the Road to Californina quilt show. Katny is a teacher, author, certified AQS quilt appraiser and judge.
I am particularly proud of two quilts in this video - two Rhapsody quilts, one made by a mother and and the other by the daughter, Kathy Shier and Susan Webster. Both attended my five-day retreat in Colorado and I think these two quilts are just great!
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