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Fantasy in Lace was completed by Mary Buvia in 2009. It is quite a large quilt, 82" x 88," and is based on the original art of her husband, Robert Buvia. Winning a number of awards including:

  • 2010 Houston International Quilt Festival - First Place - Art-Whimsical
  • 2010 Road to California - Excellence in Machine Quilting
  • 2010 20th Annual Indiana Heritage Quilt Show - Exemplary Machine Quilting

Mary's quilt embodies the elegance and grace of a character coming out of a fantasy world.

Alex spoke with Mary about Fantasy in LaceClick here to watch the interview, or watch it below the quilt photos.

Click Here to ZOOM in on the Detail Photo for a Great Close-Up.

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Which kind of quilter are you? Vote below.

This one is pretty basic. Are you a lefty OR a righty? Left-handers are 10% of the general population. What is the percentage in the quilting population? Please vote. The more votes, the more accurate the response.

(Picture by Lauren Vlcek)

 

Not Seeing the Poll? Click on the link below.
 
 

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Just finished last year, Andrea Brokenshire's Into The Haze Of The Mystic is another one of her wonderful flower quilts, this time featuring a Yellow Dahlia. It is one of the new projects she created for her Painting on Silk Workshop for the Empty Spool Seminars. Andrea says about the quilt, "I really love how the pebbled texture of the background complements the smooth lines of the dahlia."

Learn from Andrea in Show 2803.

IntoTheHazeOfTheMysticbyAndreaBrokenshire - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

IntoTheHazeOfTheMysticbyAndreaBrokenshire - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating

IntoTheHazeOfTheMysticbyAndreaBrokenshire - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

IntoTheHazeOfTheMysticbyAndreaBrokenshire - 35 Pieces Rotating

IntoTheHazeOfTheMysticbyAndreaBrokenshire - 99 Pieces Rotating

IntoTheHazeOfTheMysticbyAndreaBrokenshire - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Zumi Hidalgo

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For the first time ever, from anywhere in the world, you can attend the Quilt Luminarium with this new ONLINE format! Covid-19 can’t stop us! The Virtual Quilt Luminarium will begin April 8, 2021 and run through April 10, 2021. Registration is now open with Standard Registration being $219 and VIP Registration at $269. Don’t miss it and make sure to check out the VIP option and all the benefits you'll receive!

Quilt Luminarium is a comprehensive quilt symposium that demystifies seemingly complex concepts, teaches mastery of unique techniques, and harnesses the power of the ever-elusive muse of creativity. There’s nothing else like it and it comes with a full, money-back guarantee. You have NOTHING to lose.

Watch the video below the topics list to get a glimpse of what being at the Quilt Luminarium is like.

Click here for all the details and registration.

What is going to be covered at the Luminarium? Check out the partial list of topics below. There’s something for everyone!

 

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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 nineteenth quilt from the exhibition.

Title of Quilt: Mr. Swirl E. Bones

Quilter's Name: Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Quilted By: Shelly Pagliai

Year Made: 2015

Quilt Size: 96" x 96"

Original Photos by Mary Kay Davis

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Just finished last year, Andrea Brokenshire's Into The Haze Of The Mystic is another one of her wonderful flower quilts, this time featuring a Yellow Dahlia. It is one of the new projects she created for her Painting on Silk Workshop for the Empty Spool Seminars. Andrea says about the quilt, "I really love how the pebbled texture of the background complements the smooth lines of the dahlia."

Learn from Andrea by watching Show 2803.

Original Photos: Zumi Hidalgo

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Inspired by her love of Art Deco and Erté, a Russian-born French artist and designer, Susan de Vanny created a quilt that combined both her interests. Erté Bazaar II was based off of "the cover illustration Erté did for Harper's Bazaar, January 1923." Featured in Houston 2017 in the Art-Whimsical category, Susan used her "own improvised pieced background inspired by colors of The Kiss by Gustav Klimt. The quilting has been kept to simple fan-like shapes." With machine piecingmachine appliquéfusing, and machine embellishment, Susan brings her inspiration to life with a kick in its step.

Erté Bazaar II by Susan de Vanny of Greenvale, Victoria won was featured in the Art-Whimsical category at Houston 2017.

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Have fun & learn the techniques to create this colorful sampler!

Join instructor Dee Christopher in a FREE instructor-led quilt along to make Jen Kingwell's wonderfully scrappy quilt, Long Time Gone.

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Featuring a puzzle of beautiful blocks–a signature of Jen Kingwell’s style–the quilt is made up of traditional patchwork elements coming together in a modern explosion of color.

Dee will walk you through making the quilt–from fabric selection to block construction to finishing–offering advice and answering questions along the way.

This project will be available LIVE on our Facebook and YouTube Channels Saturdays at 10:00 am PST starting Feb. 6, 2021.

It is FREE and anyone can participate!

If you miss the LIVE presentations, a recording of each presentation will be available on our web site.

 

Get the Starter Bundle

Includes 24 scrappy fabrics to get you started on your quilt. You add the rest from your stash!

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Get the Pattern

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Watch as Alex demonstrates how to do traditional gather appliqué (circles) in the Birdhouse Quilt.

Use your own fabric or use the delicious Kona Bundle that Alex is using.

Click Here to Get the Patterns.

Alex will be LIVE on Friday, January 29, 2021, at 10am PDT, 1pm EDT, and 6 pm London. Get your fabric now and be ready to learn, create, and smile.

LIVE lessons are always recorded and will be available to watch after their initial broadcast.

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Dee will talk about making friendship quilts in the time of the pandemic in her Saturday Sampler class.

Dee will be teaching in her classroom called "Dee's Saturday Sampler" on TheQuiltshow.com blog, the TQS Facebook, Alex Anderson's Facebook, Ricky Tims' Facebook and the TQS YouTube channel.

Join Dee this Saturday, January 30, 2021, at 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London Time. 

If you are interested in the products mentioned in Dee's classes, click here.