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This year, Anna decided to hang a Christmas quilt that she made "back in the day." She bought the embroidered blocks and then used an Alex Anderson pattern to put it all together. We love the toile and scalloped border.
See Anna every Wednesday in her newsletter post, Anna and G on the Road.
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Original Photos: Anna Bates
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Here are the quilts for the sixth team from the over 320 teams that participated in the International Miniature Quilt Exchange (IMQE). 201 teams submitted their quilts to be a part of the Exhibition in Houston 2018 and we are featuring the 24 teams selected for the first IMQE Exhibition.
Click here to learn more about the International Miniature Quilt Exchange (IMQE).
Enjoy the quilts from Team 137 created by Michelle Basten and Debbie Wolf.
Title of Quilt: Howard and Katy
Quilter's Name: Michelle Basten
Location: Darley, Victoria, Australia
My piece is called “Howard and Katy.” The subject came about from two different ideas. One was an inspiration from artwork by a Canadian Artist – Angela Morgan. The other from a casual conversation with my International Partner. The name is derived from the town that my Partner lives in – Katy and well, Howard is just a typical Duck name! This conversation was about red shoes and how I believe that “every girl should own a pair of red shoes”….. Doesn’t matter what they are ….. just red shoes. I grew up on a farm and my husband and I just sold our farm that we had owned for 17 years, where our Children grew up. Also knowing that my Partner is an avid animal lover, I thought that the subject was appropriate for both of us. My Partner and I both agreed to do art quilts and my idea was that it was to be solely fabric (no other medium). I used mainly Batik fabrics to achieve shading and colour. The quilting was done to represent the chicken wire in a chicken coop – although I have a Duck - and that both Katy and Howard are behind the wire fence.
Title of Quilt: Life is Like a Bowl of Silliness
Quilter's Name: Debbie Wolf
Location: Katy, Texas, USA
Inspired by the whimsical oil paintings of Angela Morgan, whose art is greatly admired by both my wonderful Australian partner and now great friend, Michelle Basten from Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, and me. With no intention to copy Angela exactly, my art quilt is a very rough interpretation and complication of a few of Angela’s art pieces. We did ask and receive Angela’s written permission to use her works as inspiration. This quilt was created with a raw edge appliqué collage technique using both batiks and cotton fabrics, and finished with a bit of thread play and a few embellishments. To make it my own I added items such as the fish and bird balloons and the ‘refreshments’ table. It took several frustrating, but fun attempts to settle on a technique to move forward to the final version. Once I decided on the process I started making progress. Of course, choosing the right background was an even bigger decision. I auditioned countless fabrics and the stripes won. I also choose rounded corners to soften the boldness of the stripe. And then I was finally able to say, "It’s done!"
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So many aspects of quilting can put strain on your body if done at the wrong height, cutting fabric, piecing on a sewing machine, pinning for quilting, anything where you lean over or work with your arms outstretched.
These electric craft tables adjust to whatever height best suits you and your current activity at the touch of a button (from 27 to 45 inches high), reducing stress and pain on the back and shoulders. Opt for the ergonomic table top with a crescent-shaped cutout and reduce stress even further!
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It is so important to us to keep our employees happy and healthy, and this is the table that we use in our fabric room. We like it so much because we can very easily adjust it for different tasks. Just push a button to adjust it lower for sewing on, higher for cutting, and in between for assembling kits and doing other small tasks. Plus, we have different people working on it at different times, and for each person the settings can be suited to them.
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Lady Millie by Linda Roy was made for her granddaughter, who she calls a "girly girl." Linda used various techniques and designs, including ruching, embroidery, and scallops, to create a very feminine look. What a lovely gift for a little girl.
Linda's quilt was on exhibit at the International Quilt Festival in Houston 2018.
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Here's one from the past. Watch this evocative, nostalgic video of a one horse open sleigh shot on November 27, 2009 by Justin Shults and Ricky Tims. The music is "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence" from Ricky's Christmas In A Small Town CD.
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Marianne created the Lady Liberty Medallion in 1986 so that she could enter it into the Great American Quilt Contest.
Watch Marianne Fons in Show 2313: TQS Quilting Legend 2018.
Original Photo: John Anderson
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Here's the latest news from the Quilt Alliance.
| StoryBee Visits Caryl Bryer Fallert in Episode 11! |
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To close our year of StoryBee interviews with some of the most interesting people in the quilting community, we e-traveled to the home and studio of Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, an international award-winning fine art quilter. StoryBee host Frances O'Roark Dowell interviewed Caryl in her gorgeous spot on the Puget Sound in Port Townsend, Washington.
As a special holiday present to our newsletter subscribers, we're sharing Part 1 of Caryl's interview with you for free. Click to play Caryl's interview below. If you'd like to see Part 2 of this episode, a tour of Caryl's studio, and all past and future episodes, make sure to join or renew your membership today!
Join via our secure website today!
For more information, contact Quilt Alliance office manager Debby Josephs by email or phone (828-251-7073).
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Alex has narrowed the list down to five names for her "unnamed quilt." They are:
Circle Game
Confetti
Tiddlywinks
Spot On
Lotz-o-Dotz
You have until Sunday Noon (PST), Dec. 23, to do so. The winner will receive a selection of Apliquick tools.
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