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When we think of wholecloth quilts, we probably think of a single fabric that has been quilted all over to add beautiful detail. Jane Holihan's Summer Sonnet meets that definition, only it is considerably smaller than other wholecloth quilts. (See it compared to the other two quilts it's sitting between below) Featured at Houston 2017 in the Merit Quilting, Hand category, "this original design is hand-quilted and embellished with embroidery and tiny beads." Talk about taking advantage of the space you're given.

Summer Sonnet by Jane Holihan of Walworth, New York was featured in the Merit Quilting, Hand category at Houston 2017.

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Attention Fabric Collectors! This is your chance to get the entire collection of the Lizzy Albright fabrics at a great discounted price of $99.95. The bundle includes all 18 fabrics from the Attic Window collection and all 18 fabrics from the Cedar Chest collection. That's all all 36 Lizzy Albright fabrics for more than 20% off the regular price. Get them before they’re gone!

Click Here to order the Lizzy Albright Fat Quarter Fabric Bundle.

Click Here to get other Lizzy Albright products in The Quilt Show store.

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Alex has been teaching different methods to appliqué your Birdhouse Quilt, and she's another one to show you today. Alex will be demonstrating Pillowcase finished appliqué. What does that mean? How do you do Pillowcase appliqué? Watch Alex LIVE and see.

Use your own fabric or use the delicious Kona Bundle that Alex is using.

Click Here to Get the Patterns.

Alex will be LIVE on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, at 10am PDT, 1pm EDT, and 6 pm London. Get your fabric now and be ready to learn, create, and smile.

LIVE lessons are always recorded and will be available to watch after their initial broadcast.

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Doodle Bird 2 by Joanie Zeier Poole and Pam Levenhagen is the third quilt created by these two friends. Pam created the central panel from her original painting. Joanie assembled the top and brought it to life with her imaginative quilting designs, that fill each tiny space using hand-guided free-motion quilting on her domestic machine. Doodle Bird 2 won Second Place at AQS Lancaster 2015, Wall Quilts – 1st Entry.

Star Members can watch Joanie in Show 509: Machine Quilting Magic.

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All the coloring on Cathy Franks' quilt, Space Age, was done with colored pencils. There is no piecing on this quilt. She also took up the challenge to use rulers when doing her quilting. Those are all radiating 4" circles.

Learn how Cathy does her quilting design in our Masterclass, Show 2802: Quilting Design Masterclass.

See more of Cathy's quilts in Show 2302: Creative Embellishments and Quilt Stencil Versatility.

Original Photos: Mary Kay Davis

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Sometimes you just have the feeling to make a quilt, and Cindy Thompson had that feeling. For Birds of Paradise she says, "looking through my travel photos, I was drawn to make this this pair of birds, which were so colorful in their natural environment." Featured at Houston 2019 in the Animal Kingdom exhibit, Cindy used a variety of techniques "to convey a realistic impression of these beautiful and colorful birds." Among those techniques, machine quilting, fused appliqué, and painting were used to bring out the birds striking plumage.

Birds of Paradise by Cindy Thompson of Chowchilla, California was featured in the Animal Kingdom category at Houston 2019.

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With Valentine's Day just around the corner, it's the perfect time to get working on that project for the one you love. And Lori Kennedy of WeAllSew will show you how to free-motion quilt hearts in a border to put that love in your project. Watch the video below to see how she does it, then click through to get the step-by-step instrucitons. Lori says, "Add a little LOVE to your next quilt with these sweet hearts. This versatile motif looks like hearts and upside-down hearts when stitched on red or pink, but don’t reserve it just for Valentine’s Day–the hearts are beautiful on many quilt styles!"

Click Here for Tutorial.

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Join instructor Dee Christopher in this FREE quilt along to construct Jen Kingwell's wonderfully scrappy quilt, Long Time Gone.

Featuring a puzzle of beautiful blocks, a signature of Jen Kingwell’s style, the quilt is made up of traditional patchwork elements coming together in a modern explosion of color.

This project will be available LIVE on our Facebook and YouTube Channels Saturdays at 10:00 am PST beginning February 6, 2021. If you miss the LIVE presentations, a recording of each presentation will be available on our web site!

Click Here to get everything you need for the project, including TWO project bundle colorways, the pattern, and the handy Add-A-Quarter PLUS ruler.

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Rosa Rojas didn't like traditional appliqué techniques, so she invented her own way and her own tools. Alex has come to love this approach. Here's how it works.

Join Alex as she demonstrates the fast and easy way to do appliqué on The Birdhouse Quilt using Apliquick tools.

Click Here to Get the Patterns.

Alex will be LIVE on Monday, January 25, 2021, at 10am PDT, 1pm EDT, and 6 pm London. Get your fabric now and be ready to learn, create, and smile.

LIVE lessons are always recorded and will be available to watch after their initial broadcast.

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Play Jinny's Memory Match game and find out the name of this lovely block.