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The Century of Womens' Progress Quilt Challenge - 1920-2020 is a story quilt challenge that honors the hundred-year anniversary of the 19th amendment and highlights progress toward equality over the century since women obtained the vote. While acknowledging that legal, social, economic and political impediments to equality remain, the period between 1920 and the present includes many milestones, achievements, and changes improving the quality of life for women in the United States today. This challenge focuses on celebrating these changes.

Entry into this challenge includes a quilt of original design and an accompanying written story, in the words of the maker, about the subject of that quilt.

Entries accepted 12/1/2019-1/4/2020.

For more information on how to enter, click Learn More.

 

 

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Missie Carpenter's quilt, Pennies in My Garden, uses the penny shape typical of antique quilts. This was one of the first of Missie's quilts that caught everyone's attention with its mix of the wool and cotton fabrics.

Learn about Missie and how she goes about mixing her fabrics in Show 2412.

Original Photo: John Anderson

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Missie Carpenter's quilt, Pennies in My Garden, uses the penny shape typical of antique quilts. This was one of the first of Missie's quilts that caught everyone's attention with its mix of the wool and cotton fabrics.

Learn about Missie and how she goes about mixing her fabrics in Show 2412.

PenniesinmyGardenbyMissieCarpenter - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

PenniesinmyGardenbyMissieCarpenter - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

PenniesinmyGardenbyMissieCarpenter - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

PenniesinmyGardenbyMissieCarpenter - 36 Pieces Rotating

PenniesinmyGardenbyMissieCarpenter - 100 Pieces Rotating

PenniesinmyGardenbyMissieCarpenter - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: John Anderson

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Beginning today we will be featuring a selection of quilts recently displayed at the Spring Paducah 2019 show. These quilts were a 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 first quilt from the exhibition by Michiko Inaba.

Title of Quilt: My Garden III

Quilter's Name: Michiko Inaba

Dimensions: 82" x 63"

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Check out these great tools that Missie uses in Show 2412 to make appliqué faster, easier, and neater.

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Fabia Diniz of Brazil created a whimsical masterpiece with her quilt, Adventures in Wonderland. It is a wholecloth quilt that Fabia "thread sketched" to create images from the beloved Lewis Carroll classic. Take a look and see if you can find your favorite characters.

Adventures in Wonderland (49" x 60") was exhibited in the Small Wall Quilts - Stationary Machine Quilted category at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah Spring 2019.

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Missie used a layering technique of wool and cotton in her beautiful Rustic Wedding quilt. The wool appliqué is raw-edge while the cotton appliqué has a finished edge. Ricky loved her use of color in this quilt.

Watch Missie in Show 2412.

RusticWeddingbyMissieCarpenter - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

RusticWeddingbyMissieCarpenter - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

RusticWeddingbyMissieCarpenter - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

RusticWeddingbyMissieCarpenter - 36 Pieces Rotating

RusticWeddingbyMissieCarpenter - 100 Pieces Rotating

RusticWeddingbyMissieCarpenter - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: John Anderson