Learn how a quilt (and Alex Anderson) changed my life. Happy International Quilting Weekend!
Learn how a quilt (and Alex Anderson) changed my life. Happy International Quilting Weekend!
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
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.
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.
ALizardsTalebyKimLacy - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating
ALizardsTalebyKimLacy - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating
ALizardsTalebyKimLacy - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating
ALizardsTalebyKimLacy - 35 Pieces Rotating
ALizardsTalebyKimLacy - 99 Pieces Rotating
ALizardsTalebyKimLacy - 300 Pieces Rotating
Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis
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
Karlee evades the quilt police and shares graffiti quilting, hand-lettered quilting, and modern couching in our latest show. Learn about her new books, Honest Fabric, and how you can design your own message on a quilt.
Watch Karlee in Show 2607, when it debuts Sunday, March 22, 2020.
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.
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.
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.
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