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52” x 70”
By Irene Roderi
Austin MQG
Austin, TX, United States
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There's a new exhibit at the American Museum & Gardens featuring Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in America.
From the museum:
Kaffe Fassett’s Quilts in America 16 March – 3 November 2019 We are delighted to welcome back Kaffe Fassett to the American Museum for our 2019 special exhibition. As part of our special exhibition programme, we will be showcasing 20 brand new quilts designed by Kaffe. These stunning new artworks have been inspired by the Museum’s world-renowned collection of antique American quilts. The exhibition at the American Museum will provide a unique opportunity to see the old and the new alongside one another. Kaffe Fassett, Brandon Mably and their design team have worked closely with chief curator Kate Hebert to select appropriate quilts from the Museum’s collection. These treasures were then reimagined and recreated using fabrics designed by the team. The resulting creations showcase Kaffe’s flair for, and use of, vivid colour combinations. Accompanying the exhibition is Kaffe’s latest publication Kaffe Fassett’s Quilts in America (published August 2018). Kaffe has had a long association with the American Museum, which has held a number of exhibitions of his work. It is fitting that to celebrate the 20th anniversary of his successful series of patchwork and quilting books, Kaffe should choose the quilt collection at the Museum as the inspiration for his latest publication. Exhibition includes: 20 new Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably designed quilts. 18 historic quilts from the collection of the American Museum.
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Two TQS favorites, Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Tula Pink, currently have exhibits at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah. Victoria Findlay Wolfe's Playing With Purpose: A Quilt Retrospective exhibit is now open. These amazing quilts will be displayed through October 8th, 2019.
The Museum is located about 5 miles from both exits 4 and 11 off of I-24.
May 28 through mid-August 2019: Alternate routes from I-24 Exit 4 closure
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Monday - Saturday ALL YEAR |
10am - 5pm |
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Sundays MARCH 1 THROUGH NOV 30 only |
1pm - 5pm |
CLOSED:
Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Day
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At Spring Quilt Market 2019 they displayed a group of past winning quilts. One of our favorites is the quilt below that has quilting that makes the quilt dance. By varying the tightness of the quilting, Anna Orduna Pons makes shapes and texture that create the design of the quilt. "Barcelona" won Merit Quilting - Stationary Machine in Houston 2018 sponsored by BERNINA.
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Roses in the Rotary is a quilt map of Timna's neighborhood. All of the flowers are the blocks of the neighborhood next to the Connecticut River.
Learn how to make map quilts with Timna in Show 2501.
RosesintheRotarybyTimnaTarr - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating
RosesintheRotarybyTimnaTarr - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating
RosesintheRotarybyTimnaTarr - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating
RosesintheRotarybyTimnaTarr - 35 Pieces Rotating
RosesintheRotarybyTimnaTarr - 99 Pieces Rotating
RosesintheRotarybyTimnaTarr - 300 Pieces Rotating
Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis
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Roses in the Rotary is a quilt map of Timna's neighborhood. All of the flowers are the blocks of the neighborhood next to the Connecticut River.
Learn how to make map quilts with Timna in Show 2501.
(36" x 28")
Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis
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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 fifth quilt from the exhibition by Fumiyo Takemori.
Title of Quilt: Summer Breeze in June
Quilter's Name: Fumiyo Takemori
Dimensions: 72" x 72"
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The perfect symbol for powerful feelings, Ruby is the stone of love, energy, passion, power, and a zest for life. Ruby is also the stone of courage, and according to legend, a person possessing a ruby can walk through life without fear in the face of evil or misfortune.
The world’s largest mined ruby is the eight and a half thousand carat Liberty Bell Ruby, which was sculpted into the shape of the Liberty Bell in 1976. It was stolen in 2011, and although the thieves were caught in 2014, the ruby itself was never recovered!
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July's Ruby Birthstone Pattern makes a 17" x 17" block to either be used alone, in a project, or combined with other birthstone blocks into a birthstone quilt. |
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Also Available - Complete Pattern Sets!Each pattern set includes all 12 Birthstone Block Patterns with pre-printed and ready-to-cut and use freezer paper templates for the block pieces, life-size paper block layout keys, detailed assembly instructions, and detailed fabric requirements including recommendations (with fabric color codes) from Paintbrush Studio's Painter's Palette fabric line for every block. |
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When his home was searched by Confederate soldiers, Navy Captain William Driver, a passionate Unionist, hid something quite important inside a quilt. Want to see what it was? Take a look at the video below.
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Postage Stamp quilts are made up of little tiny scraps of fabric. How many fabrics, you decide. In Alpine Meadow by Cynthia L. Vogt, there are lots of little rectangles, and we mean lots, but they are from very similar fabrics. What would you call it, a postage stamp quilt, a modern quilt, an abstract quilt, a strip quilt? Whatever you call it, we call it beautiful.
Alpine Meadow was on display at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah Spring 2019.
(74" x 49")
Quilting Method: Movable Machine.
Quilting Techniques: Free-Motion Quilting, Freestyle Piecing, Machine Piecing.
Here is an example of a more traditional Postage Stamp Quilt by mtcreekquilters
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