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At the Sisters Quilt Festival, the teachers and their work were gathered at the Teachers Tent. Let's go in and see what is on display. There will be several slideshows so you can browse slowly at the fun and creativity of these quilts.
Click on the tent to enter and begin browsing.
(Use the play button to go at your own speed and to read the information on the quilts)
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Julie gives you tips on pressing your seams. Press open or to the side? You decide! Julie gives you suggestions on what will work best for your block or strip set.
Go to Julie's classroom for more tips, tricks, & techniques.
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Remember to be inspired by all of your senses:
The Fabric of Sound - BeatWoven from Goldsmith on Vimeo.
Click on the picture below to go to BeatWovens site
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Are you looking for something creative to do with the youngsters in your life? Have you had enough of kids sitting in front of the electronic babysitter? Why not go camping...indoors! Build an old-fashioned tent with sheets and a few chairs....and what goes with camping? A fire with S'mores!
Check out this clever campfire set-up from Liagriffith.com that you could make in no time at all. The kids will love the play, and you can share memories of when you were a youngster camping out.
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It's time to get sewing. In this class, Lynn walks you through the steps of creating your first component, the half-square triangle. Lynn's book is available in the TQS shop; click here to order.
Lynn is also sharing a block for you to practice your technique. It contains 32 half-square triangles- quite a bit of practice! Click here for the .pdf instructions to make the block.
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TQS was invited to the opening of "Found/Made." We are now inviting you to enjoy the exhibit.
Found includes vintage quilts from Roderick Kiracofe's collection, as well as pieces from the collections of Marjorie Childress, Julie Silber, and Allison Smith. Made includes contemporary quilts often constructed with found materials, as well as contemporary art based on quilt themes. Artists include Joe Cunningham, Sabrina Gschwandtner, Dana Hart-Stone, LUKE Haynes, Clay Lohmann, Therese May, Sarah Nishiura, Jonathan Parker, Amy Trachtenberg, and Ben Venom.
Originally Exhibited - July 11 – November 1, 2015
Guest curated by Roderick Kiracofe
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
520 South First Street
San Jose, California 95113
Phone: 408.971.0323
Fax: 408.971.7226
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They say that practice makes perfect. In Jake Weidmann's case, it makes beauty as well. Whenever you want to give up on quilting, think of Jake. There are currently twelve Master Penmen in the entire world. Jake Weidmann is the youngest.
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Lisa Calle won 1st Place Wall Quilts - Longarm/Midarm Machine Quilted at AQS QuiltWeek® -- Lancaster, Pennsylvania 2014 with her quilt Red Velvet. Here she talks with Michele Duffy about the quilt. The quilting of Red Velvet, from concept to completion, took about 150 hours.
Learn more about Lisa's design process in Show 1703: Quilting the Bones & Beyond.
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Teryl McKnight from Innova has a couple of great tips for using larger rulers or templates when quilting on your longarm.
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Click on the picture for more examples.
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