Login
The Quilt Show on Facebook The Quilt Show on YouTube The Quilt Show on Pinterest The Quilt Show on Instagram

Daily Blog

  5

As promised, here is Part 2 of Ricky's motivational talk, "Let the Art Find You" at "Quilters Take Manhattan" (QTM) last September.

QTM is presented by Moda and the Quilt Alliance and held at the Fashion Institute of Technology in the heart of the New York City garment district.

10 comments

  4

Jill Finley's kids started making a quilt skit spoof every year for their annual family retreat. They like to make fun of her obsession with all things quilting. Enjoy a little family goofiness.

Watch Show 1902: A Bias for Appliqué with Jill Finley to learn how to really make a quilt.

3 comments

  8

Star Dance is another fresh and pretty quilt from Jill Finley. Colorful pieced stars dance across a crisp white background. The appliquéd border showcases star flowers on vines. (56" x 56") You can purchase the pattern for this lovely quilt on her website, www.jillilystudio.com.

Star Members can watch Jill in Show 1902: A Bias for Appliqué.

StarDancebyJillFinley - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

StarDancebyJillFinley - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

StarDancebyJillFinley - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

StarDancebyJillFinley - 36 Pieces Rotating

StarDancebyJillFinley - 100 Pieces Rotating

StarDancebyJillFinley - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Jill Finley

1 comment

  1
Are you an "Art Deco" baby?  A Mid-Century Modern? Or a Colonial Revival?  Find out what was in style the year you were born. Click on the "See More" button to walk through the years of decor.
 
 

(housebeautiful.com)

1 comment

  9
You can never have too many project pouches, zipper bags, or cosmetic carry-alls.  Here's a quick video from the girls at The Fat Quarter Shop which shows you how to make a simple zipper bag.
 
Pat Sloan has made her own adorable version.  Click here for more information on Pat's A Busy Buzzy Summer Bee!
 
 
Star Members can learn more about Pat in Show 1507: 21st-Century Paper Piecing: Explore Hexies with a "Hexpert" also featuring Cheryl See.
 

 

2 comments

  1

It's that time of year again, notices have gone out to the entrants of the International Quilt Festival in Houston. Will your quilt be hanging in the show?  Or will it have to find another place to play? Here's an interesting article from neonkittyquilts and how she feels about entering quilt competitions.  How do you feel about it?

Click here to read the article.

 
 

 

(Heart for a Hospice by TQS Member, Marion Curtis)

3 comments

  30
Laura at SewVeryEasy demonstrates a quick and easy stitch for you to use to quilt your quilt.   Watch the video and you'll "C" what we mean.
 

19 comments

  6
Stacy Hollander, museum curator of the American Folk Art Museum, tells the amazing story of this silk quilt featuring over 31,000 pieces. The story features a child left on a doorstep and a fashion-forward tailor in the early 1900s.

Stacy shared this story at Quilters Take Manhattan 2014.

 

5 comments

  7

Any chance you'll be in Utah in August?  You can join Jill Finley for her Annual Red Windows Open House! Check out her studio and see quilts displayed around her home.

Jill was doing an open house every year but got sick and had to take a break for a couple of years. She's starting it up again this year and is very excited to have you join her!

Come and check out the new things from Jillily Studio and spend the day with other quilters. There will be demos, giveaways and prizes, treats and fun! 
 
Jillily Studio
15083 Bugle Ridge Drive
Herriman, Utah 84096
August 26th, 2016
10 AM - 4 PM
 

Can't make it to Utah?  Star Members can watch Jill in Show 1902: A Bias for Appliqué.

1 comment

  6

Alex talks to Jill Finley in her home studio.  Take a look at some of the sweet treats she had in her award-winning booth and learn about what she's up to now.

Watch Jill in Show 1902: A Bias for Appliqué.

Click here to visit Jill's website.

3 comments

Gift Memberships
Give a Full Year of Quilting
Gift Memberships

Learn about
Apliquick appliqué tools!

Watch Show 1912
with Rosa Rojas (free!)

Apliquick Rods

 

Apliquick - 3 Holes Microserrated Scissors

 

Apliquick Ergonomic Tweezers