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To help celebrate "National Quiting Day," or as we call it here at TQS, International Quilting Weekend, the Quilt Alliance has four free patterns available for you, created by Quilt Alliance Board Members Jody Davis and Michele Muska.
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Seldom seen together, QuiltCon West 2016 had an exhibit of the quilts of Molly Upton.
"Quilts of Molly Upton" highlights the work of Molly Upton, a pioneer in the early stages of the art quilt movement. Molly was known for working with velvet, silks, corduroy, and polyester blends. They range from huge to tiny, and demonstrate Molly's mastery of design. Molly passed away at the very early age of 23, but left an amazing legacy of quilting for us to enjoy.
This amazing exhibit was curated by Pamela Weeks who is the Binney Family Curator of the New England Quilt Museum. She is a quilt historian and an expert traditional quilter and contemporary fiber artist and has been a member of the league of NH Craftsmen since 1993.
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This week's homework is to sort through your collection of patterns/projects. Over time, patterns, like magazines, often sit forgotten and idle for years. Now it's time to review your collection (whether packaged or pages from magazines) and decide which pieces still speak to you. If so, set them a "keep" pile. Those that are no longer relevant, set in a "donate" or toss pile.
Once the sorting has been completed, decide which is the best way for you to keep patterns organized and within easy access.
(Photo from Chasing Cottons)
1. If your focus is to cut down on space to hold paper, scan patterns and store in files on your computer, or on a memory stick.
2. Label memory sticks by type of subject (Crafts, Quilts, Gifts, etc.). They are relatively inexpensive and can continually be updated as needed.
If you prefer to file printed patterns, here are several ideas that might work for you.
(Pattern filing sytem by FabricTherapy)
1. Fabric Therapy opts to place patterns in clear sheet protectors and file by topic in a file cabinet.
2. Place patterns in zip close clear sheet protectors and file by topic in a three ring binder. The zip helps keep everything in place, even if the notebook is accidentally dropped.
3.Une touche de Piment uses manila envelopes with pattern image pasted to the outside as her sorting method.
4. Heather at The Sewing Loft stores her patterns in clear snap closuer envelopes.
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As you all know, Superior Threads as been a wonderful sponsor to TQS over the years.
This year, for International Quilting Weekend, Dr. Bob, has donated FIVE $100 Superior Threads gift certificates
to give away to TQS members who enter the contest.
You can learn about about Thread from Bob by watching three of our Shows:
Show 602: Paper Piece Like a Pro (thread finishes)
Show 406: Following the Artist's Process (troubleshooting thread problems)
Show 310: Needlework at its Finest (demystifying machine needles)
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Laura at SewVeryEasy walks you through the steps of creating a hexagon quilt by assembling the pieces like standard quilt blocks.
Click here for the FREE pattern.
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Here are the QuiltCon West 2016 quilts from the "Use of Negative Space" competition. It's amazing what you can see when there is "nothing" there.
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Alex spoke with Jodi Robinson, longarm quilter and author of "Modern Simplicity," at QuiltCon West 2016. Jodi, who has been quilting for over twenty years, talked about being re-energized by the Modern quilt movement, how difficult it is to transition between longarm quilting and domestic quilting, and what she teaches in her classes.
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Jenny Bowker is traveling through Egypt looking for a quilt for... YOU. It is our hope to find an amazing tentmaker quilt and to give it away in a contest for you (Contest has now ended). It has not arrived on USA soil and everything is just hope until it does. Alex fell in love with one to buy for herself.
Would you like to see it?
35 piece "Easy" rotating (Is it time to try rotating?)
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Ricky opens the show by sharing tips for constructing a Snowball block, which is used in his quilt, Sir Lancelot, the second in his Arthurian Legend Quilt Series. His method produces a bonus block to be utilized elsewhere.
Charlotte Hickman is a storyteller and quilter, with a long career in school administration, and a creative background in knitting, spinning and playing the organ. She took up quilting after retirement and has been going nonstop ever since. Her charming personality is always present as she shares stories about her life and her work. Charlotte incorporates her roving yarns (fuzzy-textured wool fibers) into many of her quilts, and she demonstrates how she creates tree trunks using the needle punch attachment on her BERNINA. She also shares her method for thread painting leaves, which she creates in units, using a wooden hoop and a water-soluble stabilizer.
Star Members can watch Show 1805: Telling Stories and Quilting.
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