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Complex Feathered Stars are not as daunting when you have the proper tools at hand. Enter for your chance to win one of three prizes from the "queen" of the Feathered Star, Marsha McCloskey (Episode 1203). We'll annouce the "lucky thirteen" recipients in the February 26 Newsletter/Blog. (One entry per person, please!)
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If you haven't already seen it, here is a humorous video made by New England Quilt Museum intern Zachary Zolud. Not sure these were the kinds of quilts he was expecting.
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Fusako Takido is a multiple award winning quilter. Here she brings her hand skills together on a magnificent quilt, Arrangement, shown here at IQA Houston 2012.
Take a close look at this handmade quilt. The quilting is phenomenal and the binding and border are unexpected.
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As Valentine's Day is just around the corner, we thought you might want to make your sweetie a macaroon we saw on Craft Passion.
While a "true" macaroon is a sweet, meringue-based confection with ganache, butter cream, or jam filling sandwiched between two cookies, your recipient will appreciate this calorie-free version, which looks adorable hanging from a purse, tote bag, or cell phone.
These little bundles are so cute, you just might want to make a half dozen.
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This stunning Navajo First Phase Chief's Wearing Blanket made headlines when it was sold at John Moran Auctioneers' June 19th, 2012 sale in Southern California, smashing the previous world record for a similar blanket. An example of the rarest type of the earliest phase of Navajo blankets, it emerged from obscurity when it was brought into Moran's free appraisal clinic by a man whose family handed it down through the generations, casually using it around the house. The sale of this museum-quality treasure has dramatically changed his life, and made auction history.
This story makes you understand that the quality of workmanship whether a woven blanket or hand-made quilt will always be appreciated. Who knows what your quilt might be worth in one hundred years?
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Bob and Heather Purcell of Superior Threads want every quilter to be up to snuff when it comes to creating the best possible quilt and textile work with their working tools. Test your thread knowledge in the first of several quizzes that we will feature in upcoming Newsletters.
1. Which is thicker 40wt or 50wt thread?
2. What is the Tex system?
3. Name the variety of uses for Sew Fine 50wt. thread?
You will find the answers under the photo. No peeking!
Which is thicker 40wt or 50wt thread?
The Tex system was created as a standard of consistent thread measurement and intended to replace all other methods of measurement of threads. It hasn’t quite achieved that goal because quilters love the weight standard and the number standard (for example, 40 wt. or #50) and embroiderers are used to the denier standard (120d/2).
Tex is direct numbering system, meaning the higher the Tex number, the heavier the thread. On the other hand, the weight system, most popular in the U.S., is not a direct numbering system because the larger the number (30 wt., 40 wt., 50. wt., 60 wt.), the finer the thread. That can be confusing.
The Tex standard uses 1,000 meters of thread per gram as the starting point. This means if 1,000 meters of thread weighs one gram, it is Tex 1. If 1,000 meters of thread weighs 25 grams, it is Tex 25.
It is necessary to remember that 1,000 meters of cotton will not weigh the same as 1,000 meters of like-diameter polyester. Therefore, when comparing thread sizes based on the Tex or any other standard of measure, for exact accuracy, compare cotton to cotton, poly to poly, and silk to silk.
Name the variety of uses for Sew Fine 50wt. thread?
The thread is smooth, but not slick; fine, but not weak. So Fine is a patented thread type and there is no other thread like it. Here are my favorite uses of So Fine #50:
1. Quilting thread. Longarms love it. Home machines love it. It is virtually lint free.
2. Bobbin thread. Slightly heavier than Bottom Line, So Fine #50 is also a wonderful bobbin thread, which explains why we have 12 colors of prewound bobbins (L and M styles) on order.
3. Construction thread. Nothing beats So Fine for clothing construction and repair.
4. Craft sewing. Whether by hand or by machine, So Fine #50 is perfect for crafting.
5. Serger thread. Smooth and lint free.
To learn more great thread and needle tips check out the Superior Newsletter here.
Here is a great deal for February. Click on the spools to check it out.
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The National Quilt Museum
Themes and Variations in Judy Martin's Quilts
December 12, 2012 to March 11, 2013
Quilts of the South Central US
January 17 to April 2, 2013
School Block Challenge
January 17 to April 2, 2013
New Quilts from an Old Favorite: Jacob's Ladder
March 14 to June 11, 2013
Alexandra and Loeb
April 5 to July 9, 2013
11th Quilt Japan
June 14 to September 9, 2013
From the Pieces of a Nation: Civil War Period Quilts
July 12 to October 8, 2013
SAQA Seasonal Palette
September 12 to December 3, 2013
Two Approaches: Now & the Future of Quilting
October 11, 2013 to January 14, 2014
Thirty Quilts for Thirty Years: Caryl Bryer Fallert
December 6, 2013 to March 11, 2014
For more information click here.
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The Quilt Life caught up with Justin and Capt'n John. Here is a article to learn more about the guys behind the scenes. Thank you to AQS for allowing our members to read this article.
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Today's TQS Puzzle is from the queen of feathered star quilts, Marsha McCloskey. Marsha's quilt is called "California Star." If you'd like to learn more about feathered stars, you can read Marsha's books, Feathered Star Quilt Blocks 1 and Feathered Star Quilt Blocks II, available on her website, www.marshamccloskey.com.
To learn more about Marsha, please watch Episode 1203, Achieve "Stellar" Results with Precision Piecing.
California Star - 36 pieces non-rotating
California Star - 100 pieces non-rotating
California Star - 289 pieces non-rotating
California Star - 100 pieces rotating
California Star - 289 pieces rotating
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There is a new exhibit at ArtQuilt Gallery•NYC. There are fourteen quilts in Peggy Brown's Painting on Fabric show currently on display through February 16. Everyone who has seen her rather striking watercolor art quilts has been struck by their beauty and uniqueness.
The artist had this to say about her approach:
“Both natural and man-made objects inspire my art. The geometric forms are continuations of work from years past whan I painted many abstract Victorian homes accenting positive/negative aspects of the house and surround. The organic lines that flow through and unite the geometric forms are derived from rock, water and trees.”
The ArtQuilt Gallery•NYC has generously given us some photos of Peggy's work from the exhibit to share with our TQS members.
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