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Which kind of quilter are you? Vote below.

How do you baste your quilts? Do you go old school and use a needle and thread? Are you a pin baster? Do you use spray baste? OR do you not baste at all? (Perhaps you have a longarm?)

(Picture by Lauren Vlcek)

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Another one of Wendy Williams' trademark circular quilts, Full Circle was designed exclusively as a Block Of the Month in 2020 for the Material Obsession quilt shop in Australia owned by Kathy Doughty (Show 2303). A sampler quilt full of geese, houses, and churn dashes, it is a large four-patch made with the same foundation piecing technique with freezer paper used for the 2021 BOM, Color My World.

See more of Wendy's quilts and learn from Barbara Black in Show 2801: TQS BOM 2021 "Color My World".

Original Photos: Zumi Hidalgo

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TQS continues its feature of quilts exhibited in 2020 at QuiltCon as part of The Quilts of Victoria Findlay Wolfe exhibit. The exhibit is described as:

"Purposeful play is a deliberate free-form practice with one goal in mind: to ultimately improve the outcome of the finished product while capturing a thought, emotion, or technique. Always fascinated by color, pattern, and quilters who came before us, Victoria Findlay Wolfe found her life's true joy in exploring her grandmother's quiltmaking as a starting point.

Her diverse and exciting body of work stirs quilters worldwide to dig deeper, take risks, and experiment with fabric. This retrospective exhibit features a selection of Findlay Wolfe's inspiring quilts and the stories behind them."

Please enjoy Victoria's sixteenth quilt from the exhibition.

Title of Quilt: The Happy Wanderer

Quilter's Name: Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Quilted By: Shelly Pagliai

Year Made: 2016

Quilt Size: 80" x 90"

Original Photos by Mary Kay Davis

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"After creating a trio of silk-screens," Susan Ennis and Ginny Eckley wanted to challenge themselves "to create three different quilts, using the three screens." Splash!, the second quilt in the series, "is created with the screens printed in black, on white fabric. Over the graphic pattern, vivid colors of paint appear to splashed over the quilt." Featured in the Art-Painted Surface category at Houston in 2016, Susan and Ginny utilized a number of techniques, including machine appliqué, embellishment, silk-screening, and painting to bring their colorful explosion to life.

Splash! by Susan Ennis and Ginny Eckley of Humble, Texas was featured in the Art-Painted Surface category presented by TheQuiltShow.com at Houston 2016.

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We just took a sneak peak at the progress members of The Quilt Show have been making on their 2021 BOMs. Take a look at what they've been doing. We loved all the different backgrounds that people were using, from a traditional sky fabric to fabric inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's Starry Night. Take a look below and see all the great work that The Quilt Show community is making. Then, see even more of the member's work by visiting The Quilt Show Forum.

Learn all about Color My World from Barbara by watching Show 2801: TQS 2021 BOM "Color My World", which is FREE to everyone.

Barbgooch's Month 1

Hobbykat1955's Month 1

roxannecooper's Month 1

cmannconso's Month 1

woodsies' Month 1

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Piecing is hard enough but when it gets smaller the challenges increase. Dee Christopher will be teaching you how to piece small blocks and keep them accurate.

Dee will be teaching in her classroom called "Dee's Saturday Sampler" on TheQuiltshow.com blog, the TQS Facebook, Alex Anderson's Facebook, Ricky Tims' Facebook and the TQS YouTube channel. 

Join Dee this Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London Time. 

If you are interested in the products mentioned in Dee's classes, click here.

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Barbara Black is taking the reigns for Alex again this Friday after she taped a long week of incredible shows. At the start of any project there are some questions that need to be answered. Barbara Black has watched the forum and has answers for the top questions about the 2021 BOM, Color My World. The first question... "Is this too hard?" First answer, "No." Find out why by watching Barbara.

Learn all about Color My World from Barbara by watching Show 2801: TQS 2021 BOM "Color My World", which is FREE to everyone.

Barbara will be LIVE on Friday January 8, 2021 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time.

In the future you will be able to watch Barbara LIVE on the 1st Thursday of each month.

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This very early quilt from Barbara Black was influenced by Jinny Beyer's award-winning quilt, Ray of Light, which won the Good Housekeeping and U.S. Historical Society contest, “The Great American Quilt.” Barbara took it upon herself to hand piece the center medallion and use her own marble-dyed fabrics.

Learn from Barbara in Show 2801: TQS BOM 2021 "Color My World".

Original Photos: Zumi Hidalgo

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We continue our selection of quilts exhibited in 2019 at the Houston International Quilt Festival as part of their 45th Anniversary, the Sapphire Anniversary. The Sapphire Celebration exhibit is described as:

"Quilters have long used the color blue to symbolize trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Sapphire is also the chosen gem to celebrate 45th anniversaries—which International Quilt Festival is doing this year (2019)! These new and antique blue and white quilts will be suspended from the ceiling in a spectacular and unforgettable display."

To be a part of the exhibit, quilts had to fit the following criteria:

• Entries may be Traditional, Modern or Art.
• Entries must have been made between 1974 and 2019.
• The minimum size is 50” x 50”

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Tonya Littmann perfectly captures the imploring look of her golden retriever, Rusty, who is obsessed with tennis balls and want to play. Take a look at Rusty's adorable face and how Tonya includes the beloved item in her quilt, Obsession.

Obsession by Tonya Littmann of Denton, Texas was featured in the Art-Whimsical category at the Houston International Quilt Festival in 2016.