Daily Blog

  0

fShare

Tweet

Look at what we found at Bernina's We All Sew website.  It is a Handmade Halloween Round-Up by Jess Abbott who found 30 of her favorite do-it-yourself Halloween costumes on in the internet with links to the tutorials and patterns.

(make your own dinosaur with various patterns and tutorials by Buzzmills.)

Click here to see costumes.

  0

fShare

Tweet

It's time again for the gang and members from TQS to descend upon the city of Houston, TX, for the annual International Quilt Festival, and a chance to meet, chat, and visit. This year, we'll be in booth 1210. Stop by for the daily 1:00pm meet/greet, join us at the TQS member hosted dinner, and take advantage of the opportunity to catch up in person with some of your online friends.

PS: Don't forget to wear your TQS badge. Don't have one? Here is the pattern and some examples of other badges.

Did you know that you can get the artwork for badge right here on the site?  Click here for the artwork.  

Need a little inspiration to get your juices flowing before you make your badge, take a look at some of these...After you've watched the show, make your badge, find your friends, and tell them, "It's A New Day!"

  0

fShare

Tweet

Ricky has a chat with Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry who reveals some big news for 2014. Caryl also gives you an update on the quilts she was creating in Episode 1308: Techniques, Tips...and a Very Special Tour for Quilters and talks about her upcoming exhibit 30 Quilts for 30 Years.

Caryl's website is www.bryerpatch.com.

  0

fShare

Tweet

Life at the Water's Edge by (40" x 46") Ann Horton, was discovered at the Pacific International Quilt Festival 2013 where it won Best Wall Quilt.  Ann used digitized embroidery enhanced with free-motion thread play. The animal tracks were stenciled and then quilted for highlights and she used a felting machine for the nest and embellishments. There are even a few bird feathers for a final bit of glory.

  0

fShare

Tweet

The first Challenge in the Quilted In Honor Initiative has been announced. It is the Giving Quilt Challenge.  Win your share of over $15,000 in prizes and donate your quilt to Operation Homefront!

And guess what?  Alex, Ricky and Bonnie Browning are the judges and they'll be giving away twelve great awards for:

Best Giving Quilt  ·  Color  ·  Improvisation 
Applique  ·  Piecing  ·  Original Design  
Creative Use of Fabric  ·  Best Hand Quilting  
Best Machine Quilting  ·  Most Humorous  
Best Pattern Adaptation  ·  Best Surface Design

...And the Grand Prize is a Bernina 750QE

(quilt: Home is Where the Heart is by Carol Doak and Sharon Pederson)

These rules apply to the 2013 Quilted In Honor Giving Quilt Challenge.

1. Quilter must use Island Batik Quilted In Honor fabrics, available from local quilt shops, or at AQS online.
   You can help support the additional Challenge Sponsors by using these products: Aurifil thread, Pellon batting, OESD embroidery designs, Giving Quilt Pattern by Carol Doak & Sharon Pederson at PatternSpot.com.
2. The maker(s) of a cloth quilt can enter the completed work by entering online at AmericanQuilter.com/Giving.
3. There is a $5.00 entry fee per quilt entered in the Quilted In Honor Giving Quilt Challenge. The fee will be donated to Operation Homefront.
4. There is no limit to the number of entries per person. The name(s) on the top line of the entry should be that of the maker(s).
5. All quilts must fit the size requirements and definitions of the selected category. Please look carefully at category names and sizes. There are three categories: Wall Quilt 24" x 36", Lap Quilt 36" x 48", and Baby Quilt 40" x 60". Quilts may be +/- 2-inches in either direction.
6. All quilts must have a minimum of 24 and a maximum of 36 gift card pockets. (Click here for instructional video)
7. All quilts must have a 4-inch finished hanging sleeve. (Click here for instructional video)
8. All quilts must be quilted by hand, machine, or both. Quilting is defined as a running stitch that passes through top, batting, and backing. Tied quilts are not eligible. Any quiltmaking technique can be used.
9. Three photos must be uploaded with the entry. (Click here for photography suggestions)
   Please include:All accepted quilts will be eligible for prizes and donated to Operation Homefront, except those that are incomplete, torn, or soiled.
   • A full-view digital photo of the quilt showing all four corners. No part of the quilt can be obscured. Do not crop or manipulate your photos, however you may crop the background so long as all edges, corners, and binding of the quilt are visible.
   • A detailed photo showing quilting stitches.
   • A photo of the entrant(s) from the shoulders up. Include in your entries only these three photos.
10. Quilts must be a single unit and may not be framed with wood, metal, etc.
11. All decisions of the judges are final. The challenge reserves the right to reject any entry.
12. Quilted In Honor Giving Quilt Challenge Entry Deadline is February 7, 2014, at 11:59 p.m. (CST).
13. Accepted Quilted In Honor Giving Quilt Challenge quilts are due at AQS by February 21, 2014. (Click here for shipping information)
14. Winners will be announced at AQS QuiltWeek® – Paducah, Kentucky 2014.
15. Accepted Quilted In Honor Giving Quilt Challenge quilts will be donated to Operation Homefront at the conclusion of AQS QuiltWeek® – Paducah, Kentucky 2014.
    
    

Ship your quilt to arrive in Paducah by February 21, 2014.

• Be sure your quilt has a label with the quilt title on the back.
• Pack the quilt in a plastic bag, inside a sturdy box.

Mail to:

American Quilter's Society
Attn: Terry Guill – GQC/Entrants Last Name
5801 Kentucky Dam Rd
Paducah, KY 42003 USA

AQS cannot confirm the arrival of individual quilts.
Please track your quilt using your shipment tracking number.

  0

fShare

Tweet

Alex is finishing up the Holiday Lights quilt by showing you how to create the applique border.  She also gives some ideas for quilting designs.

  0

fShare

Tweet

Alex chats with the designer of the new 2014 TQS BOM. Today we reveal the designer, but you will have to wait until Quilt Festival to see the Quilt. Have a listen and see some of her quilts. It's going to be a fun year!

  0

fShare

Tweet

This is the final week for Tasty! Food Inspired Quilts at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles.

Tasty! Food Inspired Quilts offers a whimsical exploration into the intersection of some of our most basic needs: food, warmth, and community. The show will engage with other local organizations and community-wide projects surrounding the Around the Table Food Festival coming to San Jose this fall. Among the quilts to be featured in Tasty! is a gigantic, lifelike tortilla quilt by San Jose artist Yolanda Guerra, created from her original design of tortilla fabric. This toasty crust looks good enough to eat. In a 16-panel quilt on loan from History San Jose, each panel features a different fruit from the famous orchards of the Santa Clara Valley. Also featured are quilts from the museum's own collection that speak to the theme of local food, and a psychedelic burger quilt by legendary California quilter Yvonne Porcella.

The exhibit runs through October 27.

  0

fShare

Tweet

And you thought markers were just for quilting!  Here are a few make-up tips from the past; don't forget your calipers!

  0

fShare

Tweet

Here's a great way to use up all those little squares you've been saving.

From Wedding Dress Blue comes Film At Five, a big quilt (86 1/2" square) made up of 2 1/2" squares and a single background fabric.

Get out that scrap basket and get sewing!