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Learn about Philip Durst; he writes, "As a collagist, I am drawn to pattern and repetition, which are also the hallmarks of quilting. As quilts were traditionally made with scraps and left-over fabrics, I like to work with materials that have also been cast-off or designed for other purposes."
 
Click on Learn More to visit Philip Durst's gallery featuring work containing:
  • old law book pages, acrylic and artists tape
  • macaroni, acrylic, old law book pages
  • paper souffle cups, old book pages and acrylic
  • soup spoons, origami paper and old book pages

 

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Want to use up some of that cute fabric you've been hoarding? Why not make some boxer shorts? They only take 1 1/4 yards of fabric. Melissa Q at A Happy Stitch has a free pattern and tutorial for you.
 
 
(www.RileyBlakeDesigns.com)
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Meg Hawkey talks to TQS about her latest project, we suspect it has something to do with "glamping."
 

Star Members can watch Meg in Show 2009: Sweet Treats with Vintage Appeal also featuring Sally Frey.

Click here to see Meg's latest "glamping" design.

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Article originally published in April 2017.
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There are a number of new exhibits currently at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles. Here's a peek at one of them featuring some of the quilts from the Modern Quilt Guild exhibit. The exhibit runs through July 16, 2017.
 
From the Museum:
Modern quilters work in different styles and define modern quilting in different ways, but several characteristics often appear which may help identify a modern quilt. These include, but are not limited to: the use of bold colors and prints, high contrast and graphic areas of solid color, improvisational piecing, minimalism, expansive negative space, and alternate grid work.
 
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
520 S. First Street
San Jose, CA  95113
408-971-0323
 


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Over the next weeks we are going to show you quilts acquired by Alex over the years in no particular order. 

 "Along Winner Creek Trail" by Linda Beach

 Linda is an award winning quilt artist whose work has been commissioned for many public art installations as well as juried into nationally prominent exhibitions. The depth and complexity she achieves in her quilts have led to their inclusion in several notable publications and books as well as making her a sought-after lecturer and teacher. Among her many accomplishments are serving as an Artist-in-Residence at Denali, Rocky Mountain, Acadia and Mesa Verde National Parks as well as on the Board of Directors of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). Linda currently works out of her studio in Madisonville, Louisiana.

 

2008 Along the Winner Creek Trail shown on CBS Sunday Morning television program

Linda appeared in our Show 1409. Capt'n John was taken by her depiction of Nature with amazing fabric choices. He suggested getting the quilt entitled "Tenacity". Want to see that one? Click on the button to see a slideshow of her quilts (remember to focus on her fabric choices). Star members can see how she constructs these quilts. We also think you will like her site.  https://www.lindabeachartquilts.com/

                             

 

 

 

 

 

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"End of the Spin" is another multiple award-winning quilt by Melissa Sobotka. It shows the ends of spools of yarn used for weaving the weft. Included among its many awards are Best of Show at AQS Lancaster 2016 and the Gammill Master Award for Contemporary Artistry at Houston 2015.

Star Members can watch Melissa in Show 2008: Photo Realism in Fabric.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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The learning continues in this TQS 10th Anniversary video. Alex was blown away watching Liuxin Newman, known to the world as The Thimbelady, hand appliqué teeny, tiny dots onto her background fabric. The TQS audience and crew were on the edge of their seats.
 

Star Members can watch more with Liuxin in Show 310: Needlework at its Finest also featuring Bob Purcell, as he demystifies sewing machine needles, and Ricky Tims, as he warms your heart with a flute piece from his Sacred Age CD.

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Spring has sprung and with it Quilty Box fun! May's curator is our very own Alex Anderson! What do you think she might put into her Quilty Box? We won't know until May, can you guess what it might be?
 
"Quilty Box is a monthly subscription box service for Quilting enthusiasts, both the obsessed and the curious," and this month, for Alex Anderson fans, they are offering a discount on your first box with the coupon code ALEX10.
 
 

 

  • Quilty Box is a monthly subscription box of quilting products with plans ranging from $44-48/mo.
  • 5% of the profits from multi-month subscriptions are donated to Quilts for Kids, a nonprofit which provides quilts for children in need.
  • Each month’s box includes 4+ products (pattern, fabric, thread, notions), and every box shipped for that month contains the exact same products.
  • Boxes ship on the 11th of each month. Subscribers would need to purchase before the 10th to receive that month’s shipment.

Click here to subscribe.

Click here to see what was in the April Quilty Box featuring Jeni Baker.

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Renae Allen has figured out how to make sure you learn the basics and more BEFORE you quilt on that special project. Sunday April 23, TQS has the entire 2 hour DVD "Skillbuilder 1-Machine Quilting" open to everyone. We want you to know what your missing. The price of the one year membership is worth it just for the 7 Online DVD classes in WATCH>FEATURED GUEST DVD

You will learn skills you can put to use right away. It is not required, but you will learn even faster with the specially designed Practice Panel ($12) that is an aid for this class. We have just 50 of the Practice Panel #1 and 50 of Practice Panel #2 (for the Feather Class which is for Star members).

    

 

All the DVD classes on the Featured Guest DVD page are free to our Premium "Star" Members all year long. Get Full Access to over 250 TV Quality Quilt Shows and 7 Full Length Classes for $49. Then come back every other Sunday for a brand new show.

                              

 

 

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In this vintage TQS video from a few years back, Pam Holland builds a home for a fish using muslin (cheesecloth), pigment ink and water, appliqué, and quilting.

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