Video: Mary Kay Davis
Video: Mary Kay Davis
(photo: WeAllSew)
Cathy let her horses run free in this wonderful quilt.
Star Members can watch Cathy in Show 1909: Taking Leather to a Whole New Level.
Photo: Mary Kay Davis
Here are some of the top winners from the Houston Quilt Festival 2016. You just might recognize some of these names from shows here at TQS including BOS Winner Cynthia England (Show 610 and Show 1412) and Melissa Sobotka (coming your way in 2017).
We always look forward to John Flynn (Show 410) presenting awards at the Houston Quilt Show. His dry humor is fun to watch.
The sound is not the best. After you start the video, click on the CC button in the lower right, and it will turn on the closed captions.
Take a look at the variety of quilts brought by Kaffe Fassett to Houston 2016. They represent his latest journey into Bold Blooms. Click on the "Play" button to start the slideshow. It's a fabric garden.
Did you know that McDonald's didn't have uniforms until 1975? This is just one of the things we learned from the "Uniformity" exhibit at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York this Fall.
"Uniformity explores the dynamic history behind a variety of uniforms, considering their social roles and their influence on high fashion."
Click here to learn more about the exhibit.
Alex speaks with Kaffe Fassett about his "Bold Blooms" exhibit at Houston Quilt Festival 2016 and the book it is based on. Kaffe talks about colors, whether he uses white, and his new move into batiks.
Just before the start of market, Jamie Wallen woke up to discover his trailer, containing all of his quilts and store merchandise, had been stolen from the parking lot of his hotel in Houston.
UPDATE 11/10/2016 from Jamie:
Bad News:
No new word on Stolen Product nor the Majority(40 plus) of the Missing Quilts.
GREAT News:
A Good Samaritan found a Garbage Bag with what she thought was Clothing in it but actually Turned out to be 5 of the over 50 quilts. She recognized a few from the TV News and contacted us. We'd already returned home But Fellow Vendors and Friends Offered to go retrieve them.
Thank you so much JoAnn Gemmill from Jo's Quilting Studio and Machine Dealership for Acting so Quickly for us to recover the pieces found which included the "Tree of Life" as wells as One of The "Fire Island Hosta" Quilts. the "Little Girl" and "Boy with Frog" were also in the bag.
God Willing More bags will be found with more quilts!!!!!!
Jamie and Rich
Jamie's entire livelihood was in that trailer and we want to help him.
A GoFundMe page has been started to help Jamie, click here to donate or spread the word.