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Alex catches up with Missie Carpenter as she travels from show to show. They talk about what she has been doing, what's on her design wall, and where she'll be teaching in the future.
You can catch Missie here at TQS in Show 2412.
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Continuing with our look at past winners displayed at Spring Market, we want you to get close to the quilting of Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry. This is a beautiful quilt in many aspects, but today look closely at the quilting in the detail pictures and then see how they play on the full quilt. Look at the different styles and designs throughout the quilt. See how she achieves texture with tight and loose quilting. See how she creates movement to match her piecing. Now, how about the quilt you are working on?
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How many quilt shows have you been to where you stood in front of a quilt and wondered..."What is the story?" Many shows have the name of the quilt and the quilter, but QuiltWorks goes a step further. Each month on the first Friday, QuiltWorks in Bend, Oregon introduces a new quilt display in their upstairs gallery with a featured quilter reception. The reception is a wonderful evening gathering for the greater Central Oregon quilting community. The show then continues to hang for the rest of the month.
This month there was a call out for quilts from previously featured quilters and the quilts were fantastic! But, what I really loved is that each quilt had a detailed description from the quilter. It is so revealing what compels, inspires, or motivates us to make quilts. This time I decided to not just include slides of the quilts, but the narrative about each quilt. You can stop and start the slide show at will so you can have time to read the story behind each quilt. There was only one quilt that I couldn't get the narrative because it was pinned to the quilt. Get a cup of coffee or tea, take your time, and enjoy the slide show :)
Stay tuned and travel along with us on Quilt Roadies.
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Is it time to relax out in the summer air with your favorite book? Then you just might want to make Pat Bravo's Summer Floral Floor Cushion. And guess what? You can make almost the entire project from fat quarters.
Click here to download templates from WeAllSew.com.
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Lucy in the Sky by Alane Davis is a wonder of diamonds. Inspired by M.C. Escher, Peter Max, and Victor Vasarely, Alane wanted to create an optical illusion with a repeating pattern. We think she achieved her goal...and after a while, we stopped counting the number of diamonds. Lucy in the Sky won 3rd Place - Use of Negative Space at QuiltCon 2019.
UPDATE: Alane just announced she is offering a 10% discount for this pattern if you use the code LUCYQUILTSHOW at checkout. click here
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They also give you some ideas for other uses for your spools and cones. Click on Learn More to get all the info.
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At Kansas City Spring Market 2019 we saw a number of winning quilts. "Bird Talk" by Australian quilter, Beth Miller, caught our attention. We loved the playfulness, the colors, and the hidden birds watching it all. Take a look at all the techniques listed and then see them up close. Great quilt.
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This block looks like a combination of many Drunkard's Path blocks put together. What do you think it is called? Play the game and find out.
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