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Judith Content in her studio                                                           Tempest by Judith Content                           Twelve Crowns c. 1860
                                                                  (photos by James Dewrance)                                                            (photo by Joe Ofria)

Check out the summer lineup of three exhibits, focusing on the "T" or Kimono shape, at the Texas Quilt Museum.

As a professional artist for over 25 years, Judith Content has been been drawn to the T-shapes found in Japanese Kimonos as well as antique bed quilts.  "I construct my quilts intuitively, using an array of hand-dyed silks, a contemporary approach to the traditional Japanese dye technique of arashi-shibori," she notes.  Her exhibit is called Intuitive Symmetry: Works on Silk by Judith Content.

Kimono Quilts and Kimonos features the works of a wide range of artists including Therese May, Yvonne Porcella, Sugar Rieck, Ans Schipper-Vermeiren, and Sarah Ann Smith. Another show, Antique Four-Poster Quilts, features antique bed quilts from the 1800s.  Their lack of corners allowed the quilt to easily fit around the bed's posts.

To learn more about these three fascinating exhibits, visit the Texas Quilt Museum website.

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Take the time to make the memory of your work last by adding a label to your quilt.  Julie shares ideas for fast and easy ways to let others know of your handiwork.

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Would you like to create orginal work using your own photographs?  Check out these diverse ideas.

Marcia Stein (Episode 709) goes 'old school' using a sheet protector tracing on an overhead projector.

Gloria Loughman (Episode 612) likes to use freezer paper patterns with a very tiny blind hem stitch for her appliqué quilts.

David Taylor (Episode 406) adapts a quilt from a photograph and shows what a difference using LOTS of fabrics does for creating realism.

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A big round of applause goes out to all who participated in the Contemporary Batik Class with Lea McComas (Episode 1609).  We loved seeing all of the WIP submissions, but were especially charmed by TQS member Twiglet's Chicken in the Garden entry.  Congratulations Twiglet, you will receive a packet of the Dye-Na-Flow paints!

Did you miss the class?  Don't worry, you can join the class at any time, as it stays in the Classroom area indefinitely.

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Spring Market is only for store owners. So why did Alex Anderson have a booth of her own? Pam Vieira McGinnis finds out why. 

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At Spring Market we wanted To get as many fabric pictures as possible, so TQS experimented with panoramic pictures. This slideshow has a mix of regular shots and panoramic shots. It will give you a good feel as to what the booths looked like in Minneapolis.

As with any technological step forward there is always a step back. Most slideshows will not show the panoramic shots. Well....we found a slideshow that will, and it even zooms in...but it has some steps to make it work. (By the way, it works great on the iPad and the controls make more sense. Just slide the picture with your fingers like you are used to doing. Then slide back and find the "Play" button and go forward.The Kindle wouldn't zoom the panoramic pictures. How do Android tablets work?)

The slide show will begin and here are some hints on the controls:

1. There is a play button in the upper right. You need to work it by hand (mouse) to move forward manually which is recommended.
2. When you get a panoramic picture you can zoom in by clicking the 4 arrow icon above the picture
3. The picture is now too big for the screen, so position your cursor right on the picture, to the right or left of center, to make the picture move to show it all up close.
4. To move on from a zoomed in picture, you must click the play button in the upper right again. If the play button doesn't show, slide back to the front of the picture to get it back on the screen.
5. If you can make the slideshow work, the pictures give you a real feel of the show, so play with it a little. 
6. Remember that panoramic pictures are not kind to people because of the pasting process. Be kind.
7. Let me know in the comments if you like this use of panoramic pictures or is it just too hard? (Does anyone out there have a solution?)
8. Click the picture to go to the slideshow

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Enjoy the artistry of Carol A. Sinnreich.  Star Members can watch Carol in Episode 1612: Quilting the Wlid West.

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Looking for a new quilt project?  How about this fabulous quilt by Jinny Beyer for RJR Fabrics?  All of the instructions are provided for Jinny's Hermitage quilt.

Want to learn more about using border prints?  Click here to watch Jinny's video, Using Border Prints.

Click here for complete instructional pdf.

For accurate template size, all scaling should be turned "OFF" and the print/view magnification set to 100%.

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Time to finish up your quilt with LUKE Haynes'  three-part Silhoucat Quilt Along at WeAllSew.com. 

Star Members can watch LUKE in Episode 1102:  Super Quilts from Salvaged Duds.

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TQS wants you and your quilts to be inspired by artists new and old. Even if they don't quilt, we think it is important to see the thoughts and visions of artists as they interpret our world. In the future we will feature artists from all disciplines and all eras.

Click on the picture to visit artist Naomi Reis' site, and take a quick tour (or a prolonged look) at how these pieces are made and what Naomi's vision entails. www.naomireis.com.