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Turtles and Lovers (21" x 26") by Valerie C. White was created as an anniversary present to her husband. She and her husband are the giraffes and the three little turtles represent their children.

Star members can learn more about Valerie in Show 1508: Working with Intention - Expand Your Skills with Prayer Flags.

Original Photo: Gregory Case

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And now for something completely different, since quilters are versatile, a sleeveless vest that converts into a table runner made entirely out of...labels! Sue Gill's What's in a Label? won Most Innovative Design in the Wearable Art Competition and was featured in the Vest, Coat, Jacket category at PIQF 2019. Inspired "by a garment label with the name '01-01-01'" that she saved amongst many other labels, "the vest is made by machine sewing labels on a cotton backing in tabard style", creating that avant-garde look that designers are always clamoring for.

What's in a Label? by Sue Gill of Burlingane, California won Most Innovative Design in the Wearable Art Competition and was featured in the Vest, Coat, Jacket category at the Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF) 2019.

Original Photos: Lucas Davis

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Learn more about Jill Biden's extraordinary embroidered coat and the symbolism of the flowers from designer Gabriela Hearst. Click the arrows left and right on the Instagram post to see close-up details, in-progress shots, and videos of the beautiful coat in motion.

If not visible, click the post below to read the description and see the photos on Instragram.

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Which kind of quilter are you? Vote below.

This is the great debate. Do you prewash your fabric or don't you? OR, does it depend on how the fabric is being used, or what type of fabric it is?

(Picture by Lauren Vlcek)

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Nancy Arseneault created a spectacular quilt all because her husband wanted a tattoo. The Quilt With The Dragon Tattoo (74" x 55") received a first place ribbon at Road to California as well as an Honorable Mention in the Art-Whimsical category at Houston.

Artist Statement: “A collaboration with tattoo artist Stephanie Noell Davis yielded a wonderful image of a Chinese dragon containing my favorite quilt motifs: feathers, spirals, and dots. I adapted her line drawing, adding lots of color. The interior border, sashiko stitching, and quilting designs are all from traditional Japanese stitchery.” (Design inspired by a drawing by Davis)

Learn how to add quilting design to your quilt from Nancy in Show 2802: Quilting Design Masterclass.

Star Members can watch Nancy and Lois Podolny in Show 1907: Machine Quilting Friends.

Click here to read about the quilt (it's on Page 17 of the .pdf file.)

(Photo Credit: IQA Digital Journal Summer 2015)

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TQS continues its feature of quilts exhibited in 2020 at QuiltCon as part of The Quilts of Victoria Findlay Wolfe exhibit. The exhibit is described as:

"Purposeful play is a deliberate free-form practice with one goal in mind: to ultimately improve the outcome of the finished product while capturing a thought, emotion, or technique. Always fascinated by color, pattern, and quilters who came before us, Victoria Findlay Wolfe found her life's true joy in exploring her grandmother's quiltmaking as a starting point.

Her diverse and exciting body of work stirs quilters worldwide to dig deeper, take risks, and experiment with fabric. This retrospective exhibit features a selection of Findlay Wolfe's inspiring quilts and the stories behind them."

Please enjoy Victoria's eighteenth quilt from the exhibition.

Title of Quilt: Color Study H1

Quilter's Name: Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Quilted By: Shelly Pagliai

Year Made: 2017

Quilt Size: 70" x 65"

Original Photos by Mary Kay Davis

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Wouldn't it be great to slide on down a rainbow? Isabel Munoz Bueno did the next best thing by making her quilt Rainbow Roads. "This quilt was a winner in the Sitges 2017 contest in Spain. The theme was the colors of the rainbow." Featured at Houston 2019 in the Merit Quilting, Machine-Stationary category, Isabel used impeccable free-motion machine quilting and machine appliqué to build her road because, as she puts it, "this quilt was the way I found to travel over the rainbow."

Rainbow Roads by Isabel Munoz Bueno of Pozuelo de Alarcon, Madrid, Spain was featured in the Merit Quilting, Machine-Stationary category at Houston 2019.

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Join Alex as she continues on the journey of making The Birdhouse Quilt and shows how to do finished appliqué using spray starch when making the quilt. 

Click Here to Get the Patterns.

Alex will be LIVE on Friday, January 22, 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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Dee Christopher will show you the perfect way to sew triangles together in her Saturday Sampler class.

Dee will be teaching in her classroom called "Dee's Saturday Sampler" on TheQuiltshow.com blog, the TQS Facebook, Alex Anderson's Facebook, Ricky Tims' Facebook and the TQS YouTube channel.

Join Dee this Saturday, January 23, 2021, at 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London Time. 

If you are interested in the products mentioned in Dee's classes, click here.

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Sue Nickels is currently featured in our Quilting Design Masterclass, so we thought we'd share how she managed to put together this fabulous quilt, New York State of Mind, while working with her sister, Pat Holly (Show 608). In this AQS Quilt of the Week interview, they talk about the quilt and how they managed to create it while living many miles apart. Check out  the close-ups below the video.

The Interview video is beneath the Full Quilt Photo.

Learn more about Quilting Design from Sue in Show 2802: Quilting Design Masterclass.