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Learn how a quilt (and Alex Anderson) changed my life. Happy International Quilting Weekend!

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Come along and sew-along. Alex plans to work and you can work and share with her. Let's make time for sewing and each other on this International Quilting Day. To see all of the Alex LIVEs click here.  ALEX LIVE PLAYLIST

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Alex Anderson gets a chance to talk with quilter, teacher, and world traveler, Bonnie Hunter. How is she coping during the time of the coronavirus?

Bonnie talks about how to get out of a funk, about her retreat center, and shows several quilt projects she is working on. It's fun, it's educational, it's Bonnie Hunter.

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A Lizard's Tale is Kim Lacy's way of showing the fractal forms and spirals we see everywhere in nature. Meant to represent a wrapped up chameleon's tail when it's sitting, the entire quilt is hand-painted on black cotton sateen.

Watch Kim in Show 2606.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Le Bouquet by Mayumi Ishii of Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama, Japan won Second Place, Merit Quilting, Hand, at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2019, and is a stunning floral appliqué quilt with exquisite hand quilting. We particularly like that the medallion background is a crazy quilt design with embroidery.

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Joy of Spring by Jackie Perry of Marion, Virginia won Third Place, Merit Quilting, Hand, at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2019, and was inspired by an adult coloring book. Along with hand quilting, Jackie incorporated ruching and embellishments.

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The 2020 SAQA Annual Conference, moSAiQA, has become a virtual event! And so has the colorful highlight of every conference—the Spotlight Auction.

See a preview of the quilts at saqa.com/spotlight and read on to learn more.

This year, 266 works made and donated by SAQA members from around the world stand ready to be snapped up by collectors. The small-format pieces are presented in an 8 x10-inch mat with a 4.5 x 6.5-inch opening; each quilt is approximately 6 x 8 inches.

Conference attendees normally vie for these pieces in a silent auction held during the conference banquet.  But this year, bidders worldwide are invited to join in the spirited auction via Bidding Owl, a charity auction site. You do not have to be a SAQA member to bid. Bidding is open now. The opening bid for any quilt is $20, with $10 increments thereafter. You can see the quilts and find the link to register to bid at saqa.com/spotlight.

The quilts are arranged into sections called tables, much like they are presented during a live auction. This year, there are eight virtual tables and each has a different end time. Tables 1 through 4 will close every 30 minutes tonight from 7:30-9 p.m. EDT; Tables 5 through 8 will close between 7:30-9 p.m. EDT tomorrow, Saturday, March 21. Before you bid, you will need to register through Bidding Owl, so plan your time accordingly.

Shipping costs are added to your winning lots. For up to five pieces, shipping to the United States and Canada is $15. Shipping to other countries is $30 for up to five pieces.

Once the bidding is over, winning bidders receive automatic email notifications with instructions on how to check out. If you are bidding on multiple pieces, please wait until all the tables close before starting the checkout process.

Below are a few of the many quilts up for bid in the 2020 Spotlight Auction. The Quilt Show is a sponsor of SAQA’s moSAiQA conference, originally scheduled to be held in Toronto.

Gerrie Congdon

Over the Rainbow Condos

Mary Pal

Jaded

Maryte Collard

Broken Ice

Margaret Blank

When I Look Up: December

Susan Brewer

Unity, Tolerance, Peace 

Susan Redhead

Lookout

Cindy Bartosewcz

Little Things

Libby Cerullo

Aurora 5, Tree Portrait Study     

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Early Birds are $84 through March 21, 2020.

After March 21, $99.

 

 

 

 

 

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 Come here and start the video below. You can watch Alex live on Facebook or right here in this blog. Alex is back and ready to teach. She has talked about neutrals, fabric combinations, and today she talks about using solid fabrics. Plus there will be a quilt showing, and some hints about a sew-along on Saturday. FUN!

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Alex Anderson asks the big question. Will there be a Paducah Quilt Show in 2020? The answer from Meredith Schroeder and Bonnie Browning is a big yes and tell us when it is scheduled. They also tell Alex there will be a big announcement today March 19, 2020,