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Mel Beach's quilt, Lime Light, Star Bright, was created for and juried into the Michael Miller Fabric Challenge for QuiltCon 2017.
Star Members can learn about Mel and her challenge quilts in Show 2112: Creating Improvisational Patchwork and Modern Molas & A New Spin on an Antique Quilt.
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"Inspired by a photo taken of a green sea turtle in its natural habitat", Melanie Marr wanted to portray the tranquility experienced by this gentle creature. "The blue-green of the water makes this a very calming quilt, which is why I named it Serenity." Featured at Houston 2019, Melanie incorporated free-motion machine quilting, painting, and drawing to capture the calm and stillness felt as the turtle swims along.
Serenity by Melanie Marr of Houston, Texas was featured in the Painted Surface category at Houston 2019.
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Reflections is a wonderful quilt inspired by a photograph Carol Swinden took of her neighbor's 1959 Cadillac. You'll want to take a closer look and see how she achieved the reflection on the car's shiny surfaces.
Carol says that the title of the quilt has two meanings:
Carol used machine piecing, raw edge appliqué, and machine quilting to show off all of the car's features. It is made from cotton, tulle, organza, and satin.
Reflections was exhibited at International Quilt Festival Houston in 2011.
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Not spending the whole day in the sewing room? Do you leave your iron plugged in (it's auto-off, after all) OR do you unplug?
(Picture by Lauren Vlcek)
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When people hear the name Wendy Williams in the quilting world, they probably think of her Round the Garden quilt. Featuring wonderful wool work and embellishments, it stands out most because of its circular design. This design, which you may have already figured out, is a predecessor and influence on our 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".
RoundTheGardenbyWendyWilliams - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating
RoundTheGardenbyWendyWilliams - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating
RoundTheGardenbyWendyWilliams - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating
RoundTheGardenbyWendyWilliams - 36 Pieces Rotating
RoundTheGardenbyWendyWilliams - 100 Pieces Rotating
RoundTheGardenbyWendyWilliams - 289 Pieces Rotating
Original Photo: Zumi Hidalgo
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When people hear the name Wendy Williams in the quilting world, they probably think of her Round the Garden quilt. Featuring wonderful wool work and embellishments, it stands out most because of its circular design. This design, which you may have already figured out, is a predecessor and influence on our 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 fifteenth quilt from the exhibition.
Title of Quilt: Negative Space, Positive Attitude
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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Sometimes we appreciate something more for its look than its purpose. Esterita Austin took that to heart by "finding the beauty in old and corroded man-made forms that naturally combine with nature." For this quilt that turned out to be a tree growing up through and old car in the aptly titled Trunk in the Junk. Featured at Houston 2019, "it incorporates an original transfer technique that is a form of monoprinting" along with machine quilting and painting. Hey, if you can't make the car run, at least turn it into something that's nice to look at.
Learn from Esterita by watching Show 506: Picture Perfect.
Trunk in the Junk by Esterita Austin of Port Jefferson Station, New York was featured in the Painted Surface category at Houston 2019.
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Barbara Black is stepping back in for Alex this Friday and she is going to have some great tips for starting out Color My World, The Quilt Show BOM for 2021.
Learn how to cut a 3.5” strip of each fabric for “building blocks” for Small Houses 1 and 2 of Color My World. Show 2801 has the construction in detail, but there is always more to say.
Plus, find out a super way to minimize waste of the background fabric when cutting the “sky” for the January and March houses.
Barbara will be LIVE on Friday January 1, 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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Hold on to your socks as they are sure to be blown off after taking a look at this stunning quilt, The Charm of Small Pink Roses by Keiko Minami. Keiko's quilt won the AQS Hand Workmanship Award at AQS QuiltWeek™ – Paducah, Kentucky in 2013. It includes hexagons, hand piecing, stuffed work, and amazing quilting, and Keiko purchased all of the fabric for this quilt in Paducah! It has now become part of the National Quilt Museum's permanent collection.
If you'd like to learn more about the quilt, including an interview with Keiko, click here. (Or watch the interview with Bonnie Browning beneath the quilt photo)
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