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The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles has a lot going on in 2012.  On February 14, the 17th biennial Quilt National returns to the museum.

This quintessential exhibition of contemporary art quilts features 45 works by first time entrants and established artists. Juried by Eleanor McCain, Pauline Verbeek-Cowart, and Nelda Warkentin in Ohio during the fall of 2010, the exhibit showcases state-of-the art contemporary quilting in all of its range of styles, techniques, and multi-faceted contemporary expressions.

(photo: San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles)

Here is what the museum has to say about the exhibit:

The diversity of surface design techniques, explosive color combinations, and textural inventions, combined with skilled craftsmanship and untold hours of stitching, set the stage for an exciting, unique, and dazzling exhibit. Abstraction, variations of geometric design, and nature are the prominent themes. The quilts in this stunning exhibit are bound by tradition in that they are pieced and stitched and utilize three layers of top, batting, and backing, while expanding the boundaries of the traditional by using new materials, techniques, and technologies. Ultimately, the works selected and exhibited in Quilt National are part of the continuing tradition of the fluid and transformative nature of this compelling medium.

Artists included in this exhibition are:  You might recognize the names of a few TQS guests.

Deidre Adams
Janet Bass
Tanya A. Brown
Pat Budge
Bette Busby
Lisa Call
Benedicte Caneill
Beth Carney
Sue Cavanaugh
Carol Coohey
Nancy Cordry
Sue Cunningham
Fenella Davies
Helene Davis
Jean M. Evans
Dianne Firth
Pamela Fitzsimons
Mary Beth Frezon
Jayne Bentley Gaskins
Shoko Hatano
Patty Hawkins
Rosemary Hoffenberg
Paula Kovarik
Linda Levin
Kathleen Loomis
Judy Martin
Katie Pasquini Masopust
Dominie Nash
Elin Noble
Ellen Oppenheimer
Pat Pauly
Marti Plager
Judith Plotner
Luanne Rimel
Judy Rush
Susan Shie
Anne Smith
Bonnie Smith
Lura Schwarz Smith
Joan Sowada
Caroline Szeremet
Daphne Taylor
Bette Uscott-Woolsey
Kent Williams
Marianne R. Williamson
Nelda Warkentin

 

 

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In 2010, the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles launched a new signature event--the International TECHstyle Art Biennial (ITAB).  ITAB is a juried exhibition of work by artists merging fiber media with new information and communication technologies in their artistic processes, as a medium of artistic expression, and/or in the content of their work.

ITAB seeks to expose and explore the tensions between and among works by artists using fiber media whose work employs diverse artistic disciplines. The museum welcomes submissions from artists in the fields of architecture, fashion, fiber art, installation art, interior design, new media, painting, sculpture, etc.

The museum is currently calling for submissions for the latest exhibition with the exhibition running from August 7 - October 21, 2012. The submission deadline is April 2, 2012 with notification on June 1, 2012. For a single entry fee of $35, you may enter up to three separate pieces.

The ITAB 2012 Jurors are Janet Koplos, Barbara Layne, and Christine Tarkowski. Click here to learn more about the jurors.

Download ITAB Prospectus.

Download ITAB Entry Form.

For questions or information contact ITAB2012@SJQUILTMUSEUM.ORG. 

 

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Have you visited WeAllSew lately?  It's a place where sewers, quilters, and crafters are celebrated and inspired by project ideas, patterns, and tips.  It is brought to you by BERNINA USA.

Some of the latest projects include: A Monster Pillow by Ashley Johnston, A Sign Holder by Charlene Phillips, and a Quilted Casserole Carrier from Erika Mulvenna.

As you can see, there is wonderful variety of projects.

Click here to visit WeAllSew.  

  

 

 

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The 2012 San Francisco Bay Area Regional Button Show is coming up Saturday, February 11, 2012. Sponsored by the Golden Gate San Francisco Button Club, there will be a variety of buttons for sale and button collections for crafters, jewelry artists, quilters, sewers, and knitters.

Here's a look at the 2010 Heritage Button Show:

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow: Button Show

The show will be held at the Historic Del Monte Building, 100 South Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA. The hours are 9:30 am - 3:30 pm.  Donation $5 with parking athe high-rise parking structure at CALTRAIN.

The National Button Society website has a list of button sites all over the world, click here, to discover a site in your area.

 

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RaNae Merrill spent hours doodling on her Kenner Spirograph, today she begins each quilt with doodles and sketches. Join TQS on the set of Episode 1003: From Doodles to Quilts taped at the Onaledge B&B and Rockledge Country Inn in Manitou Springs, CO, where RaNae shares her design process and unique foundation-piecing method.  You'll also get a glimpse of her tinkling away on the ivories, move over Ricky!

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow


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Today Friday, January 27, we introduce Part 2 - Quilts Bring History Alive from the exciting 9-part series, Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics from producer and host, Shelly Zegart.

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This episode  is available free to all Star Members through March 31, 2012. Each week a new episode will be presented:

Episode 1 - Quilts 101 - Antique and Contemporary Quilts
Episode 2 - Quilts Bring History Alive
Episode 3 - The Quilt Marketplace
Episode 4 - What is Art?
Episode 5 - Gee's Bend: "The Most Famous Quilts in America?"
Episode 6 - How Quilts have been Viewed and Collected
Episode 7 - Empowering Women One Quilt at a Time
Episode 8 - Quilt Nation - 20,000,000 and Counting!
Episode 9 - Quilt Scholarship: Romance and Real

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Are you frustrated with the tension on your sewing machine when you switch off to decorative thread? Let Bob Purcell show you how to achieve sewing success with a few minor adjustments to your top and bottom tensions. 

See Bob's tips here.

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4521_img_0972.jpgHow do you arrange your quilting stash? Do you go strictly by color? Holidays? Stripes? Batiks? Project? What do you do if something falls into more than one category?

Do you keep it in a cabinet?  In plastic storage bins?  In the oven?

Submit a comment and let us know about your stash.

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Can you spot what these quilts have in common? If you look closely: you might recognize the maker of a couple of the pieces shown here. 

Mark your calendars for the upcoming all-male quilt show, Male Call: Quilts by Menat the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden, CO. You'll see works by Ricky Tims, David Taylor, Shawn Quinlan, and a number of other male quilters who embrace the medium of fabric. The show opens January 30, and runs through April 28, 2012. "Every quilt and quilter has a story, revealing that quilting is not a woman's experience or a man's experience. Quilting is a human experience."