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Patricia Belyea of Okan Arts writes, "Artist Sarah Nishiura was endowed with many gifts. Her grandmother was a quilter. Her mother was a family seamstress who made clothes for her five children. Her father was a mathematician. And she was schooled as a painter. All these tumbled together to make Sarah an astute quilter who stretches her thinking from big ideas to thoughtful details."

She looks at and discusses Sarah's quilts as they hang out in Sarah's classic 1912 home. Click on Learn More to see Sarah's quilts and Patricia's interview.

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What's That.....?

As we have mentioned before, the colors at Spring Paducah were bright and fun. Floral Brights by Ruth Rembis was part of that trend. The quilt's design source is the "Blackeyed Susan" pattern by Susan R DuLaney. We liked how Ruth used the fabric to create shading and dimension on the flowers. The black background felt almost Amish, but then we saw the fabric on the binding and the inner borders and we were intrigued. What's that....? It's fun and it works great with the quilt.

Take a look.

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This looks like a double pinwheel, but we bet that's not its official name. What do you think it is? Play the game and find out.

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Watch the video to see the exhibit and listen to Ian talk to Ricky about his work.

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Sandra's quilt "Star of the Show", 83" x 83", showcases her quilting. We loved how she emphasizes shapes by quilting heavily around it and letting it stand out. The blocks created by heavy quilting around them were then quilted with a small square in the middle. These blocks then were used as part of the piecing design. Make sure to see the last close up that also shows the couching. The quilt was exhibited at Spring Paducah in the Wall Quilts - Movable Machine Quilted Category and used Couching, Free-Motion Quilting, and Machine Piecing. (We would have loved to see the original plan layout of this quilt.)

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Okay, this one is not exactly a quilt, but it does demonstrate some of the things you can do on an Innova longarm machine that just might not come to mind.

Watch Heidi Farmer in Show 2211: Hoop-Free Longarm Embroidery.

KatieandCadensStockingsbyHeidiFarmer - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

KatieandCadensStockingsbyHeidiFarmer - 96 Pieces Non-Rotating

KatieandCadensStockingsbyHeidiFarmer - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

KatieandCadensStockingsbyHeidiFarmer - 35 Pieces Rotating

KatieandCadensStockingsbyHeidiFarmer - 96 Pieces Rotating

KatieandCadensStockingsbyHeidiFarmer - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Okay, this one is not exactly a quilt, but it does demonstrate some of the things you can do on an Innova longarm machine that just might not come to mind.

Watch Heidi Farmer in Show 2211: Hoop-Free Longarm Embroidery.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Shown here in the Enchantment colorway, Double Wedding Ring is the seventeenth block for the Legacy Quilt Club. The Legacy Quilt features twenty blocks. A new block pattern is available for FREE each month.

Participants always SAVE 15% -

Use Coupon Code:

WEDDINGRING15

Good for all products at Ricky Tims Online Store.
Expires June 15, 2018

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