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Alex visits with Cheryl Sleboda in the "Patterns" exhibit at Houston Quilt Festival 2016. Cheryl, who works in the comic book industry, discusses how she was influenced by "Kirby Krackle," a background fill technique used by comic book artist Jack Kirby in his comic book illustrations. Who knew that comic books and quilts would have something in common?
 
 

 
Here's a short video on the making of Cheryl's quilt "Krackle Eins." (Krackle One)
 
 
 

Video: Mary Kay Davis

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What do you do with your "orphan" blocks? Perhaps you have a left over block from another quilt or maybe you inherited some blocks from a friend, why not make a mini-quilt? Follow this tutorial from Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew.com and you'll have a finished project in no time.
 
 
 

(photo: WeAllSew)

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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

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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).

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow

 

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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.

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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.

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Here's the latest from the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY. They need your help.
 
It's time for the National Quilt Museum's 2017 Quilts for Quilting Campaign to begin. The Quilts for Quilting Campaign is one of The National Quilt Museum's largest and most important fundraisers  Last year over 500 quilt enthusiasts participated. We hope that you will participate this year and help the Museum achieve its fundraising goals. 

 

How it works? The program is simple and everyone can participate. To get involved simply donate a full size quilt or miniature quilt to the Museum for fundraising purposes. The quilt can be a new creation or an antique and it can be any size. Most donated quilts will be a part of one of our three annual auctions  In a few cases they are held to be used in later events  The Museum is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization so all donations are tax deductible as allowed by law. 

The Museum is currently in its 6th consecutive year of growth. This is only possible do to the generosity of the people that fund our efforts. The dollars raised from this program and others have helped us expand several programs and diversify promotional efforts. Ultimately, the contributions of people passionate about quilting have led to thousands more people experiencing the work of today's quilting community through educational programs, in-facility exhibits, travelling exhibits, and other programs. 

In addition to helping the Museum, each contributor will receive a free gift.

How to donate your quilt to the "Quilts for Quilting" campaign:
  1. Send quilts to:
                National Quilt Museum
                215 Jefferson Street
                Paducah, KY 42001
  2. Please write "Attn: Q for Q" on the box.
  3. Please include your name, address, and contact information so that we may send you a receipt and a gift.
There is no limit to the number of quilts you may donate to the campaign. We welcome multiple donations. If possible, please donate by April 1, 2017.
If you have any questions about this program please contact Frank Bennett at fbennett@quiltmuseum.org or 270-442-8856.

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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.

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow

 

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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.

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 Here's the story so far...

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.