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Barbara Black has begun her Patchwork Barn quilt. Follow along with Barbara as she gives you tips on:
 
CUTTING: are the pieces cut accurately?
PRESSING: is the block flat, without puckers or pleats?
SEWING: is the 1/4" seam done so that the pieces finish at the correct size?
 
Click on Learn More to head over to Barbara's blog for tips on getting started with your quilt.
 
 
 
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Elizabeth McDowell Heagy's quilt, Receiving Grace, was completed in a different manner, right down to the binding, of which, there is none. This beautiful quilt of an Echinacea was part of the Innovative Appliqué category in Houston 2018.
 
Elizabeth's quilt depicts a a moment of personal spiritual enlightenment.
 
 
 
 
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Sue Spargo celebrated childhood memories of Africa with her quilt, Folk-Tails. It must have been a wonderful childhood as the quilt is filled with interesting animals and beautiful flowers, embellished and embroidered in Sue's enchanting way. We love Sue's wool work and the details are really fun. Enjoy!

Star Members can watch Sue in Show 810: Folk Art in Fabric: Inspirations and Techniques and in Show 1304: Borders with Benefits, Terrific Textures...and More!

 
 
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Is this a Grandmother's Flower Garden block? Find out when you play Jinny's Memory Match.

 

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As Patricia Belyea created all the quilts for her book, East-Meets-West Quilts, the book continually evolved. Over a three-year period, she made 24 quilts. Seventeen are included in the book. She thought you might enjoy looking at the "rejects" and hearing the stories behind why they didn't make the cut, including the one below that she decided was just plain ugly. Click on See the Quilts to see the other quilts that weren't chosen.

 
 

kumadori

40″ x 40″
This spin-off quilt is made with leftover blocks from Kubuki. Although Kumadori has two innovative finishes—hand-stitching with Prismacolor pencil accents and an exciting curved facing—its overall look is just plain ugly. Sometimes a design doesn’t work out.
 
 
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Standard quilts have corners with 90 degree angles, but sometimes you come across a project with an “odd” angle. Jacquelynne Steves at the Art of Home has a tutorial showing you how to bind those odd angles on your quilt.
 
 
 



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We have had a fantastic response to the International Miniature Quilt Exchange with 331 teams!
 
International Quilters are from as far north of the Arctic Circle in Finland to as far south as New Zealand
and from Malaysia to Argentina. The countries leading in participation are Germany with 60 quilters,
Italy with 47 quilters, and The United Kingdom with 38 quilters. Other interesting locations for quilters
participating are Zimbabwe, Brussels, Serbia and Sweden. We also have 4 teams with Quilting as their
common language, as well as Spanish, German, and Italian.
 
In the United States our top state participating is California with 33 quilters, followed closely by Texas
with 27 quilters and Illinois with 17quilters. Other states with more than 10 quilters participating are:
Wisconsin, Washington, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Missouri, New York, Colorado and Wisconsin.
With such a great response and partners for all participating–
we are closing registration for IMQE.
 
We are getting ready for the next steps in the exchange. Participating quilters can watch for an
announcement on how to photograph your quilt with Ricky Tims. He will walk you through everything
you need to know to show your quilt at its finest.
 
We are working on a registration system that will be open in March to select teams to be featured in an
IMQE Exhibit through 2018 and 2019. Teams will be instructed to upload 2 photos of their quilts,
complete an Artist Statement (about the quilt and the IMQE experience) and pay a $15.00 entry fee.
We are looking forward to seeing all the wonderful miniature quilts and sharing them with the TQS
community.
 
Teams selected will be notified in April and asked to send their quilts to TheQuiltShow. Teams that are
not selected are free to send their quilts to their partners.
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The Quilt Alliance was wowed by this hand-quilted stunner, Elegance by Elsie Campbell, at this year's International Quilt Festival. It took her eight years of off-and-on work, while she finished writing three quilting books and making dozens of other quilts!
 
Scroll down after the quilt and enjoy Elsie in this Go Tell it at the Quilt Show! interview by the Quilt Alliance.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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Use up all those tiny little scraps and make this vintage inspired spool wreath, by PatternRevolution.com, to hang on your sewing room wall. You can purchase the empty spools here.

 
 
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You'll shake your head in wonder at all of the quilts Edyta brought to the set. Scrap quilts and tips galore in our first show of 2018.
 

Star Members can watch Edyta in Show 2201: It's All About Scraps & the TQS BOM 2018 Patchwork Barn Quilt when it debuts today.

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