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Streak of Lightning by Amy Pabst is a miniature log cabin quilt that isn't much bigger than the first place ribbon that hangs next to it. While the center blocks are small, take a look at the border, we'd need magnifying glasses for our magnifying glasses. Based on a vintage 1875 quilt, it has over 4,330 pieces.
Streak of Lightning won First Place Miniature Quilts at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2018.
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This year's Sacred Threads Quilts challenge and special exhibition was called "Eye Contact: Creating a Connection." Curator Barbara Kirkpatrick Hollinger explains her motivation for the theme in this Go Tell It! interview from the Quilt Alliance.
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---It's a love for the Grandmother's Flower Garden pattern...Alex had to finish one in order to receive her college degree...
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Design and execution are always a treat in a Mary Olson quilt. Her quilt, Magnificent Millie, won 2nd Place Overall at Fall Paducah 2019. Be sure to learn from Mary and Garry in show:
Show 1806: Mary & Garry Olson / Barbara Groves & Mary Jacobson - Quilt Teams: Spouses & Sisters
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BERNINA has a way to make moving to a longarm an easy process. They call it the "KickStart" Function. Here's a short video to tell you what it's all about.
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Secret in the Garden is a dazzling wholecloth quilt from Kumiko Frydl which features achromatic colored threadwork using cotton, silk, and Sulky threads. We love the peony design that helps to create the mandala in the center of the quilt. The subtle detail near the binding adds additional intrigue. For a miniature quilt, there is a lot to study.
Secret in the Garden by Kumiko Frydl was on display as part of the Miniature Exhibit at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2018.
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There is nothing better for the creative soul than a WiFi Break. G and I hit the road over the top of the mountain...to Belknap Hot Springs. No Wifi and barely any cell service, so we hunkered down and enjoyed the peace.
Really, all that one needs is some good food, good company and a stitching project! Bringing one of my favorite designers along is like icing on the cake.
With the rain outside, a bit of Buttermilk Basin Stitching brings comfort to the stitchy soul. Plus, it is getting me all excited about attending Woolstock, an event sponsored by Buttermilk Basin.
Although this post doesn't have lots of quilty talk, it is filled with things to dream about...sometimes taking a break from the world and just stitching is just what the doctor ordered!!
Stay tuned and travel along with us on Quilt Roadies.
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Alex gets the chance to meet Aggy Burczyk the BERNINA Manager of the "Big Babies" (Longarm Division). Alex learns the difference between the Q20 and the Q24, where it is made, how tension is made easy, why there is such a small learning curve, and more. It's a fun video with lots of info.
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Aki Sakai has done it again with her miniature quilt full of delicious little details like bunnies, eggs, baskets, and birds. You'll spend hours taking in all the little details. The little bunnies hanging of the edge of the quilt just make our heart sing.
Happy Easter by Aki Sakai was on display as part of the Miniature Exhibit at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2018.
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Congratulations to Teri Cherne for winning 1st Place Overall at Fall Paducah 2019 with her quilt, Finding Light in the Darkness. She always creates amazing designs and is an expert quilter. See her show:
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