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Four Star? Four Square? Do you know the name of this block? Play Jinny's game and find out the name.
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Jinny's Memory Match: 3/2/2020
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Four Star? Four Square? Do you know the name of this block? Play Jinny's game and find out the name.
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In 2014, Flora Joy's quilt Frame of Mind won Viewer's Choice in Houston. It was a three-dimensional quilt that switched from Mother Teresa, to Oprah, to Jackie Kennedy, depending on how you looked at the quilt.
Well now she's done it again with another three-dimensional quilt, Pop-Up Stories, which won the Judging Floor Staff Favorite award at Road to California 2020. This time blocks are unsnapped to reveal different "stories". Flora used a number of different textiles to complete the quilt, including everything from fishing line to Peltex®, and upholstery fabric to faux velveteen. It's quite a story in itself.
Photos by Anna Bates
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Peter Byrne won two top awards at QuiltCon 2020. Along with winning Best of Show, his quilt, Cityscape, also won Best Machine Quilting - Frameless, Needle Stationary. Here he talks to TQS about how he made his award-winning quilt.
See the quilt below the video.
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Walking around downtown San Jose, we came across this colorfully painted building. We think it's wonderful. Would you do this to your business?
Since we originally posted about this building, we've found out more about it.
Artist: Kristin Farr
Location: The Learning Center at 490 W San Carlos, San Jose, CA.
Visit her page on Instagram:
@kristinfarr
@empire7studios
@powwowsanjose
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We all hate to see words spelled wrong, but we need to be careful...there may be a good reason.
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Kathy's King of Hearts quilt is based on a deck of cards. The four suits surround a Card Trick block. A pattern for this quilt can be found in Kathy's book, Sewflakes: Papercut-Appliqué Quilts.
Learn about Kathy's appliqué quilts in Show 2605.
KingofHeartsbyKathyKWylie - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating
KingofHeartsbyKathyKWylie - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating
KingofHeartsbyKathyKWylie - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating
KingofHeartsbyKathyKWylie - 36 Pieces Rotating
KingofHeartsbyKathyKWylie - 100 Pieces Rotating
KingofHeartsbyKathyKWylie - 289 Pieces Rotating
Original Photo: Kristin Goedert
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Kathy's King of Hearts quilt is based on a deck of cards. The four suits surround a Card Trick block. A pattern for this quilt can be found in Kathy's book, Sewflakes: Papercut-Appliqué Quilts.
Learn about Kathy's appliqué quilts in Show 2605.
Original Photo: Kristin Goedert
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Today we continue our selection of quilts recently displayed at the Spring Paducah 2019 show featured as part of The 14th Quilt Nihon Exhibition. The exhibit is described as:
"Organized by the Japan Handicraft Instructors' Association, the Quilt Nihon Exhibition is one of the most prestigious international quilt contests in Japan. The exhibit features 42 quilts from the "Innovative Traditional" category, which will later be exhibited at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art."
Please enjoy the thirty-ninth quilt from the exhibition by Sadae Harihara.
Title of Quilt: Ring of Happiness
Quilter's Name: Sadae Harihara
Dimensions: 81" x 63"
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More is More by Laura Loewen won First Place, Appliqué at QuiltCon 2020.
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Current members will receive their link to register in an email. Email Debby Josephs if you have questions. Non-member QTM registration and Home Ticket registration will be added to this page on Monday, March 16.
The Quilt Alliance is the only nonprofit solely dedicated to documenting, preserving and sharing the history of quilts and quiltmakers and Quilters Take Manhattan (QTM) is our biggest fundraiser. This weekend-long benefit is anchored by the QTM Main Event at the Fashion Institute of Technology, in the heart of the New York City garment district on Saturday, September 26, 2020. QTM Add-On Events are offered throughout the weekend all over Manhattan. Please note: sale of Add-On Event tickets will be offered exclusively to Main Event attendees until July 1.
$65/members or $100/non members
Tickets go on sale to Quilt Alliance members on March 2, 2020. Current members will receive their link to register in an email. Email Debby Josephs if you have questions. Non member QTM registration and Home Ticket registration will be added to this page on Monday, March 16.
Ticket includes:
8:30: Groups arrive and leaders check in
9:00: Individual guests arrive. Great Hall is open for exhibition, vendors, auction/raffle. Coffee and tea available for attendees.
9:30: Escorts begin to lead guests to Haft Auditorium
10:00-11:10: Reading by poet and quilter Gwen Westerman
Welcome from Emcee Josh Dunn
Keynote speaker Anna Maria Horner
11:10-12:15: Panel Discussion, “The Quilt Keepers.” moderated by Janneken Smucker
Panelists: Emily Bode, Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi, Julie Silber, Merikay Waldvogel, John M. Wash III
12:15-1:30: Beverages and light refreshments provided and time for lunch on your own; exhibition, vendors, auction/raffle open in Great Hall
1:30-2:30: Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories oral history interview with Dindga McCannon conducted by Dr. Carolyn L. Mazloomi
2:30-3:00: Go Tell It! video presentation and closing remarks
3:00-5:00: Exhibition, vendors, auction/raffle open in Great Hall
This year, QTM will include an exhibition titled “Known & Unknown: Revealing Quilt Stories at Quilters Take Manhattan.” Twenty-five quilts from three centuries with stories ranging from subtle to sappy, loaned from collectors, dealers, families and makers from around the United States will be shared. Admission to the exhibition is included with QTM Main Event tickets, but separate tickets will also be sold at the door during the event weekend.
Shop ’til you drop with our generous vending and demonstrating sponsors: Aurifil, Gotham Quilts, The Modern Quilt Guild, Oliso, Oh Sew Sally!, Giucy Giuce, Cherrywood & Handloom Batik and Mistyfuse.
Friday, 9:30am-12:30pm
$40/person. Limited to 20 people.
Meeting location to be shared after registration.
Quilter and fabric designer Paula Nadelstern has lived and worked in New York City her whole life. Come on a special 3-hour tour of the Garment District that starts in the Benartex office where Paula designs fabric including a glimpse at Paula’s about-to-premiere collection and the textile software she uses to color. Then you’ll go on to shop at her favorite haunts selling fabrics, beads, fabric flowers, feathers, leather, trims, buttons and more.
Friday, 10:00am-1:00pm
$40/person. Limited to 12 people.
Meeting location to be shared after registration.
Join NYC quiltmaker and fabric fanatic Diane Rode Schneck for a shopping tour of some of her favorite stores in the Garment District and neighboring areas. Fabric, trims, beads and more, including M&S Schmalberg, Beads World and Mood! Wear comfortable shoes, bring a bag for all your treasures and be prepared to shop till you drop!
Friday, 10:00am-1:00pm
$45/person. Limited to 16 students.
Location: Gotham Quilts, 40 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
Students will create a sample 20″ X 20″ pillow to familiarize themselves with the process of using the precious memorial clothing they bring to class. If they wish, they will carry this experience home for any larger project they desire to undertake.
Two different approaches will be offered: a “Boro” Style of improv applique of clothing elements onto a foundation, and a more structured creation of traditional quilt blocks using harvested “fabrics”. Allie will contact students via email a few weeks before the workshop to give a more thorough introduction of Memorial Quiltmaking, and to field any questions students have before coming to New York. This will be a heartfelt and productive class.
Friday, 10:00am – 11:00am (classroom portion; galleries open to the public from 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm)
$25/person. Limited to 25 people.
Location: Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, Seventh Avenue at 27 Street, New York City 10001-5992.
This hour-long tour takes place in a classroom where guests sit around a large table as the FIT Museum curator gives a brief history of fashion through the decades of the 20th century using a rack of garments from the collection. Included on the rack are designs by important American, European and international designers such as: USA – Claire McCardell, Oscar de la Renta, Adrian; France – Christian Dior, Christian Aujard, Chanel, Courreges: Italy – Valentino, Giorgio di Sant’Angelo. The Costume Tour ends at 11:00 am. Participants are invited to come back to the museum to tour the galleries when they are open to the public between 12 noon and 8:00 pm.
Friday, 2:00pm – 4:00 pm
$50/person. Includes museum admission.
Location: 1000 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10028
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been collecting textiles since 1879 and owns thousands of important pieces made between 3000 BC and the present. Including one of the world’s finest collections of quilts. Our guide, a member of the curatorial staff at the Met’s Ratti Center, will show us some favorite quilts, guide us through the center’s restoration areas and take your questions. Participants in the tour can spend as much time as they wish touring the museum before and after our event. (The museum is open until 9 pm on Fridays.) You’ll be given instructions on picking up your ticket at the museum, and where and when the group will assemble to tour the textile center.
Friday, 7:30pm. Orchestra seats – enjoy a post-performance “talk back” at the stage
$120/person. Limited to 25 people.
Meeting location to be shared after registration.
Theater address: Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre, 236 West 45th Street, New York, New York 10036.
“COME FROM AWAY, the inspiring, funny and kick-ass beautiful new musical serving as the Broadway debut for the married team of Irene Sankoff and David Hein, who co-authored the book and score, takes a true story that began on September 11th, 2001, and tells it in an exhilarating fashion that celebrates decency and human kindness. The helpers of Come From Away were not in a position to risk their lives on that tragic day, but they were given the opportunity to open their hearts and, as dramatized on the Schoenfeld stage, they gloriously did so. As a theatre critic, I’m often asked by people I meet for recommendations. Before answering, I always ask what kind of plays or musicals they usually like, so I can match them up with something they’d more likely enjoy. As long as Come From Away is playing on Broadway, I will recommend it to everyone. Everyone.”
From: BroadwayWorld | By: Michael Dale | Date: 03/12/2017
Saturday, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
$35/person. Limited to 50 people.
Location: Gotham Quilts, 40 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
Join us for the QTM Main Event “After” party at our favorite quilt shop in the Big Apple—Gotham Quilts! Enjoy light snacks, wine and non-alcoholic drinks while you socialize and shop with old friends and new.
Sunday, 9:00am – 10:30 am
$10/person
Location: FIT Conference Center. Great Hall, 218 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001.
Join QTM Sponsors and the collectors, dealers, artists and families who loaned quilts for the QTM exhibition for a meet and greet coffee event before we open the Great Hall to the public on the last day of our show.
Quilting legend Georgia Bonesteel unlocks the tricky piece and re-piece process for The Real Trip Around the World quilt in this mini sampler. Come with your scraps ready to stitch in the pages of a magazine.
Sunday, 10:00am-1:00pm.
$45/person. Limited to 16 students.
Location: Gotham Quilts, 40 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018
Sunday, 11:00am-5:00pm.
$45/person. Limited to 13 students.
Starting Location: FIT Conference Center. Great Hall, 218 W 28th St, New York, NY 10001.
Join Giucy Giuce as he shares his tips and tricks for sharpening your quilt photography skills. You do not need fancy equipment or professional lighting to take an amazing photograph. Just bring your cellphone or camera, a favorite quilt project, and some imagination as we embark to the streets of NYC to bring quilts into the 21st century.
Sunday, 11:00am-1:30pm (if interested in traveling together, meet at FIT Great Hall at 10:30am)
$50/person. Limited to 16 people.
Museum address: 103 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002.
Join group leader, quilt historian Merikay Waldvogel for a multifaceted look at textile production in the Lower East Side of Manhattan, from the late 19th century to today. First stop: the Tenement Museum, where a museum educator will lead you through one of the museum’s restored tenement buildings. During the one-hour tour, you will visit the apartments of two families to explore the ways immigrants, past and present, have navigated work, culture, and religious identity.
In part two of the outing, you will walk a few blocks to meet fashion designer Emily Bode at her workshop and flagship store. Bode’s menswear is inspired by vintage and antique quilts and textiles. Emily recently won the 2020 Council of Fashion Designers of America, INC (CFDA) Emerging Designer of the Year Award and the inaugural Karl Lagerfeld Award for Innovation, one of two International Woolmark Prizes. Bode was interviewed by Waldvogel in 2018 for the Quilt Alliance’s StoryBee show (attendees will receive a link to the full episode prior to the tour).
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