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The lush, saturated colors of quilt artist, Frieda's Anderson's, quilts are evident in these fantastic, fused and pieced designs. Frieda hand-dyes her own cotton and silk fabrics and the colors really shine through in her quilts. To learn more watch Show 705 where she demonstrates her methods for fusible applique including a different and unusual binding technique. You can visit Frieda at www.friestyle.com.
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In Patsy's final lesson of the Free-Motion Fun quilting series, she demonstrates how simple it is to create flowing, free-motion feathers. Click on over to catch the final lesson.
And, Patsy wants to make sure you get all the help you need when it comes to free-motion quilting. She is giving away two of her books; Hyperquilting and Feather Adventure to two lucky TQS Members.
To enter the contest click here and enter the name of the book you'd like to win in the subject line. (If link does not work for you, copy/paste patsythompsondesigns@thequiltshow.com into your email program).
For more help with your free-motion technique, head on over to her Patsy's website for her videos.
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Did you know that September is National Sewing Month? Well, what are you going to do about it? Is it time to finish your BOM or is it time to START your BOM.
Are you looking for some quick projects to make as gifts for Christmas? Did you know that there are over 5 pages of projects in the Projects section? Everything from lunch bags, to bean bag blankets, to place mats, and stuffed owls can be found there.
How about taking a few classes? Some of the world's top instructors are right here on TQS, Jinny Beyer, Ricky Tims, Alex Anderson, and more.
Or how about finding out what your Bernina can do? Why not watch an educational Bernina Video?
And just for fun, why not check out the Events section and see if there are any quilt shows in your area.
Whatever you do, keep on sewing, keep on creating, and keep on quilting.
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Today (8/31) is the last day to vote!
The Dream Rocket Project needs your help and they need your vote. The Dream Rocket Project is part of the non-profit International Fiber Collaborative, an organization serving in the fields of Art & Education. They aim to inspire younger and older generations to challenge themselves in fields such as health, conservation, science, technology, space, peace, and community through using arts and collaboration as a catalyst for social change and understanding.
The Pepsi Refresh Project is giving away $1,300,000 each month to fund great ideas. They are looking for people, businesses, and non-profits with ideas that will have a positive impact. The Dream Rocket project is hoping to earn some of that grant money.
Click here to Vote for the Dream Rocket.
You are allowed to vote 1 time every day for the month of August. Projects Ranked 1 - 10 win 50k at the end of the month. Projects ranked 11 - 100 at the end of the month stay in the competition for the next month, and projects above 100 at the end of the month are out for good.
To learn more about the Dream Rocket Project, click here. To learn more about the Pepsi Refresh Project and other great ideas, click here.
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Oilcloth Lunch Bag by Tumbling Blocks
Hello Quilt Campers. This week's tutorial is a quick and fun oilcloth lunch bag from Dorie at Tumbling Blocks. It's a great way to send your school bound student off in style with a colorful lunch bag that is both eco-friendly and easily wipe able. You might want to make a few for others in the family as well.
Be sure to check out each week's project on our Projects page here. Share your creative versions of any of our projects in Show and Tell here.
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The Quilters' Guild of New South Wales has been kind enough to send TQS photographs of the award-winning quilts in this year's Sydney Quilt Show. The Sydney Quilt Show is an annual members' exhibition presented by The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc. in conjunction with the Craft & Quilt Fair. The show ran from June 16 through June 20, 2010 at the Exhibition Centre at Darling Harbour.
Over 300 member quilts were exhibited along with What Tickles Your Fancy guild challenge quilts, wearables, a retrospective by guest exhibitor, Cheryl Bridgart, Best of Australia quilts sponsored by BERNINA, and much more. The next exhibition is set for June 22-26, 2011.
Kay Haerland, who won Best of Show in 2010, also presented a retrospective of her stunning pictorial quilts at the Sydney Quilt Show this year. If you are interested in seeing more of Kay's work, please visit her website at www.kayhaerland.com.
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All images copyright The Quilters' Guild of NSW Inc.; Photography Credits: Nathanael Hughes, Aperture.
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Ocean Waves by TQS member bensteinz
Things are looking a bit fishy around here! Ocean Waves (shown at right), designed and made by TQS member bensteinz, was selected as the 2nd-place winner in our recent Placemat Contest. Download the pattern here for free, and stay tuned for our 3rd-place winners, coming soon.
To find this and other fun, quilty items that you can make, visit the Projects page here.
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The Oregon State Fair is going to have an installation of original art quilts during its run from August 27-September 6, 2010. The idea behind the exhibit was for quilters to express their creative impression of a tree in fiber. There will be many quilted trees through which the visitor can wander as if walking through A Quilted Forest. Each piece is approximately 20 inches wide by 8 feet tall. The trees have been imagined literally, figuratively, and in many other ways. Quilters represented include Jean Wells Keenan, June Jaeger, Vivienne Moore, Maureen Erhardt and more.
The exhibit is being held in the Americraft Building in the Creative Living Department at the Oregon State Fair during regular fair hours. A Quilted Forest is sponsored by Greenbaum's Quilted Forest, a 110-year-old, third generation, Salem family business.
For more information, contact Sylvia Dorney at Greenbaum's Quilted Forest, Sylvia@quiltedforest.com, or Neva Hutchinson, Oregon State Fair, neva.hutchinson@state.or.us.
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With all this talk about Ricky getting his sewing room organized, TQS thought it would be a great idea to see what its members do to keep their sewing rooms in tip-top shape. What system do you use for storing your fabrics, your thread, your notions? Have you hit about a great way to keep the interfacing from getting wrinkled? Where is your ironing board, tucked away, or always out? We've set up a Show & Tell area for you to share your ideas and pictures. Click on Getting Organized and then Submit Entry. We want to peek into the room where you create.
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Hello Quilt Campers. This week's Make It Monday tutorial is a Padded iPad Sleeve that will get your student off to a good start and is sure to get noticed. This quick and stylish sleeve, from thegreenwife, protects from scratches and bumps while your students travels from home to class. Click here for the project directions.
Be sure to check out each week's project on our Projects page here. Share your creative versions of any of our projects in Show and Tell here.
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