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This is Amsterdam Alley: The Shortcut Between by Leslie T. Jenison. It measures 48" x 36" and the materials used include: silk, cotton, canvas, dye, paint, bamboo felt, both cotton and polyester thread, along with Mistyfuse fusible.  It is currently part of a private collection.

Artist Statement:

This quilt was inspired by a photograph I took during a trip to Amsterdam, Netherlands.  I felt it would be an interesting challenge to expand the borders of the image into a quilt.  The dye-painted graffiti is based on the colorful images I was exposed to in other parts of the city.

Amsterdam Alley by Leslie Jenison - 35 pieces non-rotating

Amsterdam Alley by Leslie Jenison - 99 pieces non-rotating

Amsterdam Alley by Leslie Jenison - 300 pieces non-rotating

Amsterdam Alley by Leslie Jenison - 99 pieces rotating

Amsterdam Alley by Leslie Jenison - 300 pieces rotating

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Meet Barbara Black a retired Alabama accountant and former Marine. Her quilt, "Red and White - By the Numbers," was selected as the commemorative quilt for Ruby Jubilee, the 40th celebration of the International Quilt Festival. We caught up with Barbara at the show and asked her to talk about her quilt and the volunteer work she does every year in Houston.

To learn more, click here.

To read Barbara's blog and what the show meant to her, click here.

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You might want to re-think your thread choice after watching this video from Superior Threads!

With a constant effort on innovation, Superior Threads delivers not only the best thread you have ever used, but they combine their products with the best customer service you have ever experienced. They guarantee every spool of thread they sell, don't let what happens in this video happen to you...

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Search Classrooms

Looking for a class, but can't remember who taught it? Go to Learn--Search Classrooms. You can click on the column titles to sort by CLASSROOM or ARTIST or TECHNIQUE. But even better, use the search box. Search for Lyric Kinard's Pieced Scarf Class by typing "scarf." If you click the blue title in the Classroom column on the far left, you will go to her classroom (but you must be logged in). Give it a try.

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Julie Cefalu, your BOM specialist, has created an adorable little Mug Rug Crumb Catcher project at The Crafty Quilter that would make a great holiday gift.

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Captain John gives a quick tour of the new studio in Colorado where taping starts on Saturday.

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The new studio is huge, but we hope to fill it with creativity and imagination!  Taping for the new seasion begins Saturday.

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As part of the "500 Traditional Quilts" Exhibit in Houston (you can buy a book of all the quilts at the Texas Quilt Museum) this beautiful silk quilt by German quilter Brigette Morgenroth was on display. The shine of the silk enhanced the already dynamic design.