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When creating her Color Collective BOM, Tara Faughnan had to choose to twelve colors for her design. When it came time to implement those colors in her quilt she chose a hourglass block, but the color palette fell apart. So she decided to create a new log cabin type block that allowed the proportions of the colors to be better represented. Using this design, Tara truly made her Galactic Quilt look out of this world!

Learn from Tara in Show 2709.

Original Photos: Kristin Goedert

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Just when you thought the TQS BOM Halo Medallion Quilt couldn't get any better, TQS Member VintageLady went ahead and made it out of Halloween fabrics.

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We continue our selection of quilts exhibited in 2019 at the Houston International Quilt Festival as part of their 45th Anniversary, the Sapphire Anniversary. The Sapphire Celebration exhibit is described as:

"Quilters have long used the color blue to symbolize trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Sapphire is also the chosen gem to celebrate 45th anniversaries—which International Quilt Festival is doing this year (2019)! These new and antique blue and white quilts will be suspended from the ceiling in a spectacular and unforgettable display."

To be a part of the exhibit, quilts had to fit the following criteria:

• Entries may be Traditional, Modern or Art.
• Entries must have been made between 1974 and 2019.
• The minimum size is 50” x 50”

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In her second visit to The Quilt Show, Carol Morrissey shows Ricky a fascinating demo on pointillism. Then, Lyric Kinard and Susan Brubaker Knapp give us a tour of the exhibit they co-curated for Houston 2019 entitled A Better World, which has a focus on what people have done with their actions to make the world a better place.

Watch Carol, Lyric, and Susan in Show 2710, when it debuts Sunday, November 1, 2020.

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Boo Buddies "is a delightfully boo-tiful quilt that features twelve trick-or-treat characters appliquéd on a Puss in the Corner pieced block, surrounding the haunted house block in the center of the quilt." With hand appliqué, embroidery, and 3D features "such as ears that flap and bow ties that are actually tied," it sure scares up all the fun of the holiday.

Boo Buddies by Sue Garman of Friendswood, Texas was featured in the Sue Garman Exhibit at Houston 2017.

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When the trick-or-treaters go out, the monsters arrive. But the ones in Monsters! by Sue Garman aren't too scary, they're actually quite fun! "It has nine not-too-scary monsters on the face, and a poem is hand stitched in the border." What does the poem say?

"The poem says that monsters love to eat fabric... and unless you want to be their dinner... keep buying more fabric!" - Sue Garman

Monsters! by Sue Garman of Friendswood, Texas was featured in the Sue Garman Exhibit at Houston 2017.

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It's Block of the Month time! What will our BOM quilt for 2021 be?

Here is hint #4, which is about the techniques used.

Techniques used in our 2021 Block Of The Month include foundation paper piecing and a little applique, and there is plenty of room for personal embellishments and creative quilting. You can really make this one your own!

Tune in to The Quilt Show on Facebook & YouTube Sunday Nov. 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM PST to see Alex and Ricky reveal it LIVE. Stay tuned for more details! And in the meantime, keep an eye on this spot for more BOM hints.

Mark your calendars!!

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It's Block of the Month time! What will our BOM quilt for 2021 be?

Here is hint #3, which is about the quilt style.

We had a hard time defining the style! The designer describes it as a sampler.

Tune in to The Quilt Show on Facebook & YouTube Sunday Nov. 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM PST to see Alex and Ricky reveal it LIVE. Stay tuned for more details! And in the meantime, keep an eye on this spot for more BOM hints.

Mark your calendars!!

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Let's get this quilt finished! It's time for batting choices. Alex has some tips, but all ideas are appreciated. Join her LIVE on Wednesday Oct 28 @ 10am PDT, 1pm EDT, and 6pm London time.

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Kathy McNeil "hand-appliquéd 123 different fabrics to create a seascape" that only existed in her imagination to create Natural Wonders. Her quilt truly represents the saying that if you put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything.

Kathy's quilt, Natural Wonders, won 1st Place Art-Naturescapes, sponsored by Gammill Quilting Systems, at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, 2012.

See more of Kathy's quilts and learn from her in Show: 1802: Fearless Quilting and Fabulous Results.