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The Gold BERNINA goes to:First, our apologies to all the L.B.s in Virginia who got their hopes up to find out that it was not them. The winner was travelling and didn't see our email right away. The winner is Lois Bates of Virginia. Congratulations!
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This spectacular two-color quilt, Sisterhood, is The Hoop Sisters 2018 EmbroidaBlock of the Month.
Star Members can watch The Hoop Sisters in Show 2206: The Magic of Quilting in a Hoop.
Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis
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The 2018 Eureka Montana Quilt Show will be held on August 4th. The 2018 Featured Quilter is Joan Hodgeboom of Kalispell, MT.
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Star Members can watch Victoria in Show 1404: Jump Start Your Creativity with 15 Minutes of Daily "Play" and in Show 2002: Look Out! Double Rings and Curves Ahead.
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We sent an email and made a call to our Gold BERNINA winner. No answer yet.
It is still early, but if you know a quilter in Virginia with the Initials....
L.B.
Have her contact contests@thequiltshow.com to see if she is the right (lucky) L.B.
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As seen in Show 2207: Cheryl Lynch / Lauren Vlcek - Low Sew Mosaics & DIY Silk Screens!
These fun, fast, and easy projects can be made up quickly and make great gifts (even a gift for yourself!). Available in 5 different patterns. Purchase the Mini Mosaic Cutting Guide as well and zoom through the project! These kits are only $28 and come with the pattern, stabilizer, tulle, and batik fabric squares (choose your border from your stash).
See 4 More Fun Patterns
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This gorgeous quilt, Sewn Seeds, is another collaboration between The Hoop Sisters and Sharon Schamber (Show 1603). It is a former 2015 EmboridaBlock of the Month.
Star Members can watch The Hoop Sisters in Show 2206: The Magic of Quilting in a Hoop.
Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis
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The Museum is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that receives over 80% of its funding through the generosity of the quilting community. The Annual Benefit Auction is one of the Museum's largest and most important fundraisers and it's your opportunity to own items by many of today's notable quilters including (but not limited to):
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Katherine Westphal (age 99) - created collage-like textiles and was a leader in the wearable art movement in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1960s and 1970s. She created quilts, kimonos, dresses, and baskets which reflected her travels around the world. She was a pioneer in using heat-dying processes to transfer images onto fabric.
Click here to read about Katherine's life in design.
Eli Leon (age 82) - Eli was a psychotherapist who ended up devoting his life to the study and collection of African American quilts. He made his first purchase in the mid-1980s at a flea market when he ran across a vendor, Effie Mae Howard aka Rosie Lee Tompkins, who invited hihttp://www.elileon.com/African-American_Quilts.htmlm to her home to see her quilts. He purchased one and a lifelong obsession was born. At the time of his death he left behind 3500 quilts.
Click here to learn more about Mr. Leon's life and his passion for African American quilts.
(Eli Leon - Photo: Sherri Lynn Wood : SFGate)
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