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Using a domestic machine, Leah shows you how to machine quilt a Square-in-a-Sun block. This is a great tutorial for beginners with tips for approaching seams, making pebbles, and hiding those small imperfections.
Star Members, want to learn more about machine quilting? Watch Show 1712: Free Motion Practice Makes Perfect with Leah Day.
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In this timely exhibition at the George Washington University Textile Museum, stories of displaced families are told through fabric, needle, and thread.
Click here for more information regarding the exhibit.
Click here for an interesting article by the Washington Post regarding the exhibit.
From the Museum:
In this timely exhibition, forty-four artists share personal and universal stories of migration—from historic events that scattered communities across continents to today’s accounts of migrants and refugees adapting to a new homeland. Co-organized with Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) and with assistance from GW’s Diaspora Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs.
Hussein Chalayan • Shin-hee Chin • Aino Kajaniemi • Faith Ringgold • Consuelo Jiménez Underwood • William Adjété Wilson
Margaret Abramshe • B.J. Adams • Nancy Bardach • Beth Barron • Bobbi Baugh • Alice Beasley • Robert Bein • Charlotte Bird • Betty Busby • Gloria Daly • Jane Dunnewold • Susan Else • Linda Filby-Fisher • Cheryl Gerhart • Sandy Gregg • Ginnie Herbert • Patricia Kennedy-Zafred • Brigitte Kopp • Kristin La Flamme • Carol Larson • Sandra Lauterbach • Nancy Lemke • Susan Lenz • Kevan Lunney • Penny Mateer • Buff McAllister • Denise Oyama Miller • Melody Money • Joy Nebo Lavrencik • Bonnie Peterson • Sara Rockinger • Barbara Schneider • Maya Schonenberger • Sandra Sider • Ginny Smith • Daniela Tiger • Susan Wei • Shea Wilkinson
George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum, 701 21st St. NW. 202-994-5200.
(photo: "Crossing Points" by Susan Else)
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Have an old pair of jeans, an old cotton shirt, and a stray button? Then you can make this cute little backpack from WeAllSew.com for the little one in your life.
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"Star Wars and the Power of Costume" was originally on exhibit at Discovery Times Square in NYC in 2016. Walking through the exhibit we discovered that one of the citizens that inhabited that galaxy far, far, away had quite the couture wardrobe. "Royal" fabrics, exquisite applique, and embroidery are the hallmarks of many of her costumes on display.
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Photos: Mary Kay Davis
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TQS guest Lea McComas recently moved into a home and thought she had found the perfect storage area for her quilts. It didn't quite work out that way. Find out what happened.
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In this first of three parts, Sharon shows you how to make a reference guide for the Rose of Sharon die from AccuQuilt.
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It's hot. You want a treat. You want to stay on your diet. Here's the fun and tasty solution to that dilemma. I've written a basic recipe for you here, but there are a million variations, depending on what yogurt you start with, and what mix-ins you choose. I just write down the calories of each item as I add it in, total the calories, and then divide through by 6 or 8, depending on how I choose to cut the bars.
Here's a version I made with fresh peaches and frozen cherries!
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The Quilt Roadies are on the road again! Seeking out new places to RV camp, quilt shops to visit, and designers to meet. Be sure to subscribe to our channel...no cost, it just gives you a heads up when we post a new video. During this trip I will also be blogging away on www.wooliemammoth.blogspot.com. Oh...and before I forget...the winners of the Crabapple Hill Root Beer patterns are Cathryn who said, "I have done coloring before and I have several of the Crabapple Hill patterns to do. I love root beer floats! and I've been eying that pattern." and barbdan who said, "I love doing Crabapple Hill patterns. I have done several large quilt size patterns. I think I should get some smaller pillow patterns. I would love to win the root beer float pattern. Root beer floats are among my favorite summer treats." Send your mailing address to wooliemammoth1@gmail.com.
In the dictionary the word "group" has got to include quilters! It seems that even if you live way out in Timbuktu you can still be part of a quilt group on the Internet. Being part of a quilting/stitching group takes us back in history to the foundation of quilting bees. They provide an opportunity to connect, to share and to inspire. I am grateful to the many women I quilt with (both in person & on the internet) who support me during heart ache...push me during my lazy times...inspire me to be courageous with a needle and thread and bring laughter to my life. And so today I share with you one such group out of Redding California. The Quilter's Sew-Ciety of Redding has raised the bar when it comes to group quilt challenges and you can see their previous challenges by clicking on http://www.quilterssewciety.org/challenges.html Their latest challenge on display at QuiltWorks in Bend, Oregon is called Feather Your Nest with Quilts and I know you are going to enjoy the slideshow. The quilts are as varied as the quilters themselves!
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