Daily Blog

  0

fShare

Tweet

Granddaughter's Flower Garden by Allison Aller

Penny Rug Revisited by Mari Stori

Here's your chance to make a small quilt with a big payoff. In fact, the payoff might be really big; that is, the size of a mid-arm quilting machine, which is the grand prize for this year's quilt contest to benefit the nonprofit Alliance for American Quilts. The "New From Old" theme was chosen as a reminder that quilting constantly re-invents itself, and because recycling seems smarter now than ever.

Contest quilts must be only 16" square and the deadline is May 31, so if you haven't already entered, the time is now! Spectacular quilts are already arriving at the AAQ's office in Asheville, NC. Don't miss this excellent chance to enter your own creation.

All contest quilts will tour to several major national quilt shows this summer, including the AQS show in Knoxville, TN, and the NQA show in Columbus, OH. The quilts also will be archived permanently at the Alliance website, so you'll get lots of exposure even after the quilts are auctioned on eBay next fall to raise funds for the Alliance's mission to document, preserve, and share the story of quilts and their makers.
 
For the rules and entry forms, click here.

  0

fShare

Tweet

Alex Anderson and TQS are featured in a 7 page spread in the Ukranian needlework magazine titled "Needlework.Patchwork.Embroidery".  The article is written in native Ukranian.  But the photos help tell the story.  It is a great way to share the love of quilting and thequiltshow.com with our friends in the Ukraine. 

http://pachwork.com.ua/

  0

fShare

Tweet

For those of you lucky enough to be in the islands this week, you can catch the Hawaiian Quilt show.

Just click here for  a quick preview from local station KITV. (kitv.com)

  0

fShare

Tweet

Ruth picked this "Quilt of the Week" - The Fantastic Purple & Pink Horse by sengler. It is 15 1/2" by 18 1/2" Made from waterbased resist, fabric paint, and PFD.  It was painted by 10-year old Skyler.  sengler says "Everytime Skyler sees it she lights up and comments that she cannot believe that she painted it!  To learn more about  this quilt, click here.

To see more fabulous quilts, don't forget to visit the Quilt Gallery.  There are over 16,000 amazing quilts made by our talented TQS family.

  0

fShare

Tweet

May BOMs:  Crossed Flowers, Shoo Fly, Feather Star, Irish Chain
It's time to begin working on your block/s for the month of May. If you're working on Hugs and Kisses, this month you'll be making the crossed flower buds block. If you're working on Star Crazy, you'll be making two new Star blocks and an Irish Chain.  No matter which BOM quilt you choose, you're sure to pick up lots of great info and tips from Sue Garman's great instruction. To download the pattern for the May Star Crazy BOM, click here.  Click here for the May Hugs and Kisses BOM pattern.

It's not too late to begin working on either of these stunning quilts.  No time to gather all the fabrics?  Check out the great deal on BOM kits running through May 9, 2010 in the TQS Shoppe here. 

  0

fShare

Tweet

TQS has amazing members who volunteer to do wonderful things and ritzy is one of them. She headed out to the Chicago Quilt Festival and took an astounding number of photos to share with you. Here is just a first taste of what she brought back from the show.

The first part is an exhibit of antique quilts called "America Collects Quilts." The second part is an exhibit featuring Canadian quilters entitled "O Canada 2010."

Stay tuned, there will be more photos soon. Thanks ritzy!

  0

fShare

Tweet

You played it as a kid.  Now play it three times and tell us how many times you solved it.  2/3??  3/3???

Click on the picture to go to the game.  (Hint: Colors can repeat!)

http://www.gamesforthebrain.com/gadgetized/game/guesscolors/

  0

fShare

Tweet

Ferret is an astoundingly versatile quilter and textile artist from the UK.  Her work ranges from traditional pieced to avant garde applique.  Her subjects include everything from dragsters and rock stars to comic books and kitty cats. She works in cotton and leather and is always tripping the boundaries.  Here's a view into Ferret's world. 

To learn more about Ferret, she has graciously answered some questions about her quilting,  click here to read her answers.

  0

fShare

Tweet

Our Bernina dealer at the Super Seminar is Abigayle's Quiltery (www.abigayles.com).  They are located in a quaint downtown in a wonderful house.  Here is a quick look.

  0

fShare

Tweet

Ohio is beautiful this time of year and this facility is hidden near a river.

This free digital slideshow made with Smilebox