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A new exhibit just opened at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY. It is The Exquisite Stitch: 200 Years of Hand Quilting curated by Bettina Havig, Gerald Roy, and Judy Schwender. The exhibit honors the fine workmanship of both yesterday and today. The exhibit runs from June 15 to September 11. If hand work is your thing, this is the exhibit for you!
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Look at this great tip from Bernina's We All Sew for stashing your stabilizer. It's a hanging shoe storage rack. Learn more about Kaysie Oldanie an Educator/Sales Trainer that works with Bernina dealers and their teams . Have you come up with any great ideas lately?
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Best of World - Dawn Prayers on the Ganges my Meri Henriques Vahl, USA
Coming August 16-19, 2012 - The World Quilt Show - New England X at the Radisson Center of New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Here's what Mancuso Show Management has to say:
The World Quilt Show - New England is one of the most internationally diverse events of its kind in the world of quilting and the textile arts. This year’s faculty will be offering a fabulous variety of workshops and lectures. In addition, Mancuso Show Management is hosting the World Quilt Panel and Forum Ice Cream Social; this special event is included with your festival registration. Also returning to the Festival for another year will be the special Saturday luncheon presentation.
There is still time for US quilt entries - the deadline is July 9th, 2012. For international entry information, click here.
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QuiltCon presented by the Modern Quilt Guild is having a block challenge. You are to use the colors of the QuiltCon logo to make a quilt block that reflects what modern quilting means to you. The deadline is August 15, 2012.
Many of the blocks will be featured in The Modern Quilt Guild's blog.
If you'd like to see some of the blocks they've already received, click here.
For rules and guidelines, click here.
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Do you have an old quilt that is need of repair or is completey beyond repair? Here's a beautiful use for that quilt. Some people think you should never cut up an old quilt. What do you think? Recycle or leave it alone?
This chair was created by Patricia Wood & Company, Harbor Srpings, MI.
(Image: Flickr member Sunshinesyrie)
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At the beginning of June, the staff of AccuQuilt will be moving to a new headquarters building just 30 miles away in Omaha at 137th and Giles Road. The new building includes state-of-the-art warehousing facilities, as well as amenities for quilters to support and promote the advancement of quilting. The company’s roots go back more than three decades, when it began as a contract manufacturer known as Phoenix Manufacturing.
In addition to the office and warehouse facility where AccuQuilt GO!®, GO! Baby® and StudioTM Fabric Cutters are shipped across the U.S. and internationally, the new headquarters building contains a quilt gallery to show off traveling quilt collections. It also includes a state-of-the-art quilting studio, where quilters will be invited to tour and attend classes. The building even has a coffee bar to entertain guests. It is located just 40 miles from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska.
After a one-day hiatus in services to accommodate the move, staff will be in place and ready to work in the new AccuQuilt headquarters building the first part of June. To celebrate the opening of the new headquarters, quilters from every corner of the U.S. and internationally will join AccuQuilt staff on June 22nd to see the unveiling of the winning design in the AccuQuilt Barn Quilt Design Contest. Find more info at http://www.accuquilt.com/barnquilt.html.
And don't forget, Alex will be at the unveiling which is free and open to the public!
Two quilting retreats will be held in conjunction with the grand opening and barn quilt raising, one before and one after the celebration. Quilters can get registration information at http://www.accuquilt.com/retreats-2012-ct. The celebration and retreats are being held in conjunction with the Omaha Quilt Show, which will be taking place at the same time just down the street from the AccuQuilt headquarters building.
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It's that time of year when graduates abound and Father's Day is just around the corner. Are you looking for an idea for a gift? How about a signature quilt? In Episode 108 with Mary Fisher -- Memories and Memorials; Quilts Tell a Story, Alex and Ricky demonstrate two different types of signature blocks. And, Mary Fisher demonstrates how she makes her memory quilts using original fabrics she creates by stamping and block printing.
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Ricky just started dying fabrics for a new quilt. (You can stop drooling now.) How about you? How many of you dye or your own fabrics or or purchase hand dyed fabrics for your quilts? Where do you find the ones you purchase? Online... clothesline?
Submit a comment and let us know.
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There is nothing like a sharp blade on new fabric. Is it time for a new blade? Here is a great memory system to make the job easier for your Olfa rotary cutter. At the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, we dropped by Olfadeals.com and got some great advice.
If you love Olfa products, don't forget to enter our Olfa Canister Contest! Enter a photo of your project, shown on the left (click below to get the free pattern) in Show & Tell by midnight, PST, July 1, to become eligible to win one of three goodie packs from Olfa. Included in the packs are a 45mm Quick Change Rotary Cutter, a 6" x 12" AdvantageTM Ruler, a Rotary Circle Cutter, and NEW 5" Precision Applique Scissors!
REMINDER: The contest project has to be an Olfa canister based on the free pattern.
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Here's the winner of Small Wall Quilts - 1st Place Pictorial - Horn of America from the AQS Paducah show. It is Sakura Sakura by Hiroko Miyama, Tokyo, Japan. From a distance this quilt is stunning; the details show just how stunning it is.
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