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Follow along with Jen from Shabby Fabrics in this video to see how this cute and useful picnic tote comes together! Jen also includes directions for a small quilt (54 1/2" x 54 1/2") using charm packs.

Click here for pattern download.

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Take a look at what Alex is making. Alex spent the last few days enjoying fabulous classes at Craft Napa. She had a great time taking classes from Jamie Fingal (Jamie will be teaching this class here at TQS in the future.), Deborah Boschert, and Joanne Sharp. Quilting, Friends, Wine...What a great way to spend her birthday weekend.

  1. With Jamie Fingal - Picture this: you and a friend, you and a family member – faces in fabric and thread. (See Jamie in Show 1702 - Rebel with a Cause)
  2. With Deborah Boschert - Personal Symbols for Art Quilts (See Deborah in Show 2108: Surface Design Simplified & Vintage Quilt Bed Turning)
  3. With Joanne Sharp - Stitch Your Art Out (See Joanne in Show 1610 - Words of Art)

Here's the Picture...

Here's the Class Result...

Alex and Deb Boschert

Alex working on her class project.

Alex Stitching her Art Out with Joanne Sharp.

 

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If you love appliqué, you'll love this beautiful quilt by Edyta.

The pattern is available in Edyta's shop.

Star Members can watch Edyta in Show 2201: It's All About Scraps & the TQS BOM 2018 Patchwork Barn Quilt.

AppliqueAffairbyEdytaSitar - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

AppliqueAffairbyEdytaSitar - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

AppliqueAffairbyEdytaSitar - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

AppliqueAffairbyEdytaSitar - 36 Pieces Rotating

AppliqueAffairbyEdytaSitar - 100 Pieces Rotating

AppliqueAffairbyEdytaSitar - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Edyta Sitar

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If you love appliqué, you'll love this beautiful quilt by Edyta.

The pattern is available in Edyta's shop.

Original Photo: Edyta Sitar

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Nysha's Online "DVD" is under Watch>Featured Guest DVDs>... there you will see all your great choices for this year.

Sometimes you have to see a subject from different angles. Alex loves Nysha Nelson's approach in his full-length class "Adventures in Free-Motion Quilting, A Fundamental Approach." Look below for a quick preview. This Online Class (along with the other Featured Guest DVDs), The Quilt Show with Alex & Ricky, and two Block of the Month patterns is just $49 per year.  Or get a FREE $49 Membership with a kit purchase.

                  

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Alex and Ricky welcomed Betty Busby and Cyndi McChesney to Ricky's studio in La Veta, CO.

After a very successful career in ceramics, Betty Busby transitioned to exploring and manipulating unusual non-quilting fibers that feature subjects from the natural world. Using hand painted silk, a soldering iron and other out-of-the-norm tools, Betty shares how to make translucent and unbelievably delicate elements for her larger than life quilts.

Cyndi McChesney is back to unravel the mysteries of drafting a traditional antique quilt block based on a grid system.

Star Members can watch Betty and Cyndi in Show 2202: Working with Unusual Materials and Decoding an Antique Block when it debuts Sunday, January 14, 2018.

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Many quilt shows have a wearable garment component to their competitions. The Pacific International Quilt Festival is no exception. Take a look at Annalisa Tay's, OctoGent, and it turns out to be very wearable.
 
Annalisa writes, "OctoGent was an idea by Mike Chaipetta that I brought to life for him."
 
OctoGent won Most Innovative Design Full Ensemble at PIQF 2017.
 
Well - we found out how wearable it is. Mike sent us a photo with him in the costume and here's what he says, doesn't he look great?
It is extremely wearable, totally fun and a huge hit at Steam punk events.
With Love and all 3 Octopus hearts!
Mike "The OctoGent" Chiappetta
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Feb 10 - Feb 11, 2018
10 A.M. - 4 P.M.
Julie Silber & Rod Kiracofe are ~swimming~ in antique/vintage quilts and they’d like to move them along to new homes!
Not all the quilts are in perfect condition so they will definitely be priced *to sell*. C’mon by! This a perfect opportunity to pick up wonderful handmade pieces by the makers who came before us.

* 100+ quilts & tops, dating from 1830 to 1980
* Items starting at $15 and nothing over $500 -- many in the $50 to $200 range!
* Blocks, fabric, our books & more
* Cash, checks, & credit cards will be accepted -- 10% discount if paid in cash

ABOUT THE LOCATION:
Julie Silber’s studio, located inside of Makers Workspace in the Gilman District of Berkeley. www.makersworkspace.com houses 43 separate studios for all types of creatives- some of whom will have their studios open. Makers is handicap accessible, has 2 restrooms onsite, and parking is street parking only (you should be able to find a spot within a couple of blocks). Located literally next door to Fieldwork Brewery if your quilt shopping works up a thirst for craft beer, and near enough to the 4th Street shops/restaurants if you feel like exploring more.

ABOUT THE HOSTS:
Julie Silber is a lecturer, author, and curator with more than forty years experience collecting, selling, appraising, and studying quilts. From 1982 to 1999, she was the curator of the Esprit Quilt Collection in San Francisco, California. Julie founded her own business, Julie Silber Quilts, in 1989 (previously The Quilt Complex). She offers quilt-related services including appraisals and consulting as well as buying and selling antique quilts.

Roderick Kiracofe has been involved with quilts for over 40 years, loving their history and their beauty. He has published and authored some of the finest books in the field; his latest being Unconventional & Unexpected: Quilts Below the Radar 1950-2000. His books and museum exhibitions have advocated for looking at quilts in new ways, honoring the makers, showing them as the works of art they are and promoting their place in America’s art history. roderickkiracofe.com

Interested in volunteering at our event?
Send us an email with “Volunteer” in the subject line to julieandrodsquiltsale@gmail.com

Photo: Anita Schriver

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Laura shows you six different ways to make an Attic Window block while making a wall hanging. It's like an encyclopedia of Attic Windows.

Ask for the Attic Window Ruler at your local quilt shop.
 

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             (Photo courtesy of the Museum of Texas Tech University)

Susan Robb Civil War Quilt, made by Susan Robb for her stepson William Henry Robb who served in the Confederate Military, Circa 1860.
Thought to be one of the few surviving quilts demonstrating the maker’s conviction that the South would win the civil War.
Gift of the Estate of T. J. Robb, TTU-H1983-104

When walking through a gallery of vintage quilts, does your heart sing with joy? Are you immediately compelled to move in for a closer view of every stitch the maker used? Do you marvel at the handwork displayed for your viewing pleasure? And, as you stand gazing, do you have thoughts about the maker and her life? Do you wonder what occasion she made the quilt for?

Life often brings small seemingly unimportant serendipitous moments that lead to big ideas. A chance encounter at an October DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) meeting, where Dr. Marian Ann Montgomery (Curator of Clothing and Textiles at the Museum of Texas Tech University) was invited to speak on quilts, led to a short chat post-meeting, followed by a more in-depth conversation over coffee during the Houston Quilt Festival last fall.

The Museum at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX is a jewel often overlooked by those not in the know as they travel across the state. But, TQS and Marian Ann have collaborated to share why you should put the museum on your list of must places when it comes to quilts and textiles. Dr. Montgomery will be sharing images of vintage quilts from their textile collection, the fascinating stories of the women and their family's occupation and level of society.

We will seek to answer these burning questions in every third Wednesday's newsletter, starting next week. Along the way, we will also have a number of other special events and stories to share with you. So grab your favorite cup of something delicious, and join us for a journey in discovering the talents and creative ideas of the women in Texas, whose stitchwork legacy lives on.


Dr. Marian Ann Montgomery arrived at the Museum of Texas Tech University as the Curator of Clothing and Textiles in January 2014. She brought with her a Ph.D. in Museum Administration, with a concentration in Fashion and Textile History from New York University where her studies were in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Dr. Montgomery has previously served as the Curator of Fashion and Textiles for the State Museum of Tennessee, Director of Interpretation for The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Archivist for the State Fair of Texas and Founding Curator and Director of Exhibits for The Woman's Museum.

Marian Ann has organized the successful collaborative quilt exhibits Quilt Mania I and II, as well as a quilt exhibit at The Grace Museum in Abilene, TX.

Dr. Montgomery cares for over 33,000 clothing and textile objects, which is the largest collection of this material at an American university. Along with raising funds for collection acquisition and endowment of a Curator's position, she established the Come and See program for which she pulls 20-30 objects from the collection and discusses them in context. Currently she is working on a book and exhibition on the more than 6,100 piece feed sack collection.