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In 1865, the Ladies Social Circle of Eureka, Humboldt Co., California dedicated a quilt to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant. It was auctioned off at the sanitary fair to raise funds to assist the Union troops through the sanitary commission.The Civil War ended shortly after this date. The Ladies Social Circle dedicated the banner quilt to Ulysses S. Grant honoring his stay at Fort Humboldt.
 
Do you think they knew he'd be president someday?
 
This quilt lives at the Clarke Historical Museum in Eureka, California, where we taped Pat Durbin's Show 2103: Easy Mosaic Techniques and Adding Detail & Depth to Your Quilts. In this show, we also take a tour of the museum.
 

Click here to learn more about the quilt.

 

 

 
 

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Follow along with Jen from Shabby Fabrics as she shows you her tips and tricks for how to miter a piano key quilt border flawlessly!
 
 

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Lynn Peck-Collins entered Floribunda (85" x 85") in the Paducah quilt show in 2017. It was displayed in the Large Quilts - Stationary Machine Quilted category. Wikipedia says the meaning of Floribunda is:

Floribunda (Latin for "many-flowering") a modern group of garden roses that was developed by crossing hybrid teas with polyantha roses.

The techinques used are listed as: Fused Appliqué, Hand Appliqué, Machine Appliqué, Decorative Stitching, Hand Embroidery, Free-Motion Quilting, Piped Edging, and Trapunto. For us, Floribunda means a quilt that is beautifully made and quilted. We really love the extra color in the corner borders. Do you see it?

 

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Four Star? Four Square? Do you know the name of this block? Play Jinny's game and find out the name.

 
 

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As we wrap up Elements of Design, and before we move onto Principles of Design, we wanted to give you a chance to see how much you have learned over the last twenty-six weeks. We have covered a wide range of subjects. Match the ten terms with the corresponding images below. If you are not sure, we have included a link to each term so that you may review the principles again. (We will give you the answers in a future post.)

Shadow - Week 26
Texture - Week 5
Value - Week 19
Form - Week 9
Triad - Week 18
Analogous - Week 15
Line - Week 2
Perspective - Week 11
Space - Week 12
Monochromatic - Week 14

Amsterdam Alley: The Shortcut Between by Leslie T. Jenison 

Utterly Blue Cape by Rachel Clark

 

 

 

 

Urban Desires by Michele Sanandajian-detail

 

 

 

A quilt demonstrating line in design Reflections Of Cape Town by Cynthia England

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The Quilt Alliance tracked down Mary Kerr at QuiltCon 2017 and had her talk about Homespun. It was quilted by Donna Ferrill James.
 

Want to learn more about using vintage textiles in your quilts? Watch Mary in Show 2102: Quilts with Vintage Textiles.

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Do you take a painting, drawing, sketching, crochet or knitting class? Keep all of your colored pencils, markers, hooks or needles organized in this handy tool roll.

Robin Buscemi created this one and is sharing how she did it at WeAllSew.com.

 
Did you notice in the tutorial that Joanne Sharpe decided she needed one too? Find out more about Joanne in Show 1610: Words of Art, where she demonstrates how to use your own hand-written word to make a simple but unique small quilt.
 



 

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On Display at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show was Incubation featuring the work of Jean and Valori Wells. It focuses on how each woman influences the other beyond their day-to-day lives and into their art.

Watch Jean in Show 1301: New Directions in Quilting; Embracing the Possibilities.

Watch Valori in Show 405: Quilting in the "Green."

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The Moda Exhibit in Houston 2015 featured a collection of antique quilts. Alex loves this quilt from that exhibit. What is not to love?? This antique beauty features hexies and fabrics with muted colors radiating from a medallion center. See the description sign at the bottom for more information.


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Begonia Picotee Lace was proudly displayed at Pat's National Quilt Museum Exhibit in 2017. Pat writes, "My husband Gary took a beautiful shot of this begonia and I decided it would be an interesting subject." We agree, and it's a beautiful quilt.

Star Members can watch Pat in Show 2103: Easy Mosaic Techniques and Adding Detail & Depth to Your Quilts.

BegoniaPicoteeLacebyPatDurbin - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

BegoniaPicoteeLacebyPatDurbin - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

BegoniaPicoteeLacebyPatDurbin - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

BegoniaPicoteeLacebyPatDurbin - 36 Pieces Rotating

BegoniaPicoteeLacebyPatDurbin - 100 Pieces Rotating

BegoniaPicoteeLacebyPatDurbin - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis