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Here's The Big Parade by Rita Verroca, a Baltimore Album quilt from the Houston International Quilt Festival's Baltimore Album Review II: Baltimore's Daughters - Friends Stitch Past to Future (partial sponsorship provided by C&T Publishing) Exhibit that will knock your socks off. Centered around the "Big Parade" carriage, Rita says she, "blended traditional blocks like the Democrat Rose, Whig Rose, Russian Sunflower, and the Mariner's compass with Baltimore Album blocks to create my own Baltimore Album quilt."

ZOOM in on the Detail Photo for a Great Close-Up.

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Cindy Needham created Wish Upon a Star using a star linen she fell in love with, plus she just loves stars. Each quilt presents its own challenges though, and this one was a struggle for Cindy to complete. Taking over six months to finish, the end result is something that Cindy loves and is very proud of.

Learn all about quilting design from Cindy in our new Masterclass, Show 2802: Quilting Design Masterclass.

Learn even more from Cindy in Show 1606: Stencil Magic, from Heirloom to Today's Quilts and Show 202: Antique Linens and Textile Revival. Plus, Cindy will be back with a brand new show of her own very soon!

WishUponAStarbyCindyNeedham - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

WishUponAStarbyCindyNeedham - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

WishUponAStarbyCindyNeedham - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

WishUponAStarbyCindyNeedham - 100 Pieces Rotating

WishUponAStarbyCindyNeedham - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Gregory Case

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Which kind of quilter are you? Vote below.

How do you quilt your quilt, or for that matter, add embellishments or binding? Have you built up a callous on your finger? OR, do you use a thimble?

(Picture by Lauren Vlcek)

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Cindy Needham created Wish Upon a Star using a star linen she fell in love with, plus she just loves stars. Each quilt presents its own challenges though, and this one was a struggle for Cindy to complete. Taking over six months to finish, the end result is something that Cindy loves and is very proud of.

Learn all about quilting design from Cindy in our new Masterclass, Show 2802: Quilting Design Masterclass.

Learn even more from Cindy in Show 1606: Stencil Magic, from Heirloom to Today's Quilts and Show 202: Antique Linens and Textile Revival. Plus, Cindy will be back with a brand new show of her own very soon!

Original Photo: Gregory Case

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TQS continues its feature of quilts exhibited in 2020 at QuiltCon as part of The Quilts of Victoria Findlay Wolfe exhibit. The exhibit is described as:

"Purposeful play is a deliberate free-form practice with one goal in mind: to ultimately improve the outcome of the finished product while capturing a thought, emotion, or technique. Always fascinated by color, pattern, and quilters who came before us, Victoria Findlay Wolfe found her life's true joy in exploring her grandmother's quiltmaking as a starting point.

Her diverse and exciting body of work stirs quilters worldwide to dig deeper, take risks, and experiment with fabric. This retrospective exhibit features a selection of Findlay Wolfe's inspiring quilts and the stories behind them."

Please enjoy Victoria's seventeenth quilt from the exhibition.

Title of Quilt: At The Crossroads Of Modern & Grand

Quilter's Name: Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Quilted By: Shelly Pagliai

Year Made: 2016

Quilt Size: 72" x 85"

Original Photos by Mary Kay Davis

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With a love of Baltimore Album quilts, Darlene Donohue always knew she wanted to make one. Like many of you, she was struck by the beauty of a Sue Garman quilt. My Baltimore Journey is made from a Sue Garman (Show 304) pattern and it took Darlene "four years to do all the appliqué and piecing." Featured at Houston 2018 in the Appliqué, Large category, Darlene collaborated on the quilting design with Ruth Quinn. With excellent machine quilting, hand appliqué, and embroidery, it is a quilt that Sue Garman herself would be proud of.

My Baltimore Journey by Darlene Donohue and Ruth Quinn of Hilton Head, South Carolina was featured in the Appliqué, Large category at Houston 2018.

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Dee is going to show you a traditional way to paper piece and her approach to the freezer paper piecing technique. To achieve precision, you need ways to get the points right. See how Dee Christopher does it.

Dee will be teaching in her classroom called "Dee's Saturday Sampler" on TheQuiltshow.com blog, the TQS Facebook, Alex Anderson's Facebook, Ricky Tims' Facebook and the TQS YouTube channel.

Join Dee this Saturday, January 16, 2021, at 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London Time. 

If you are interested in the products mentioned in Dee's classes, click here.

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Timeless Tales showcases Cathy Franks' love for nursery rhymes and fairy tales. The quilt is all pieced using a freezer paper technique. You will be amazed.

You can see Cathy in our brand new Masterclass, Show 2802: Quilting Design Masterclass, when it debuts this Sunday, January 17, 2021.

Watch Cathy Franks in Show 2302: Creative Embellishments and Quilt Stencil Versatility.

TimelessTalesbyCathyFranks - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

TimelessTalesbyCathyFranks - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

TimelessTalesbyCathyFranks - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

TimelessTalesbyCathyFranks - 36 Pieces Rotating

TimelessTalesbyCathyFranks - 100 Pieces Rotating

TimelessTalesbyCathyFranks - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Timeless Tales showcases Cathy Franks' love for nursery rhymes and fairy tales. The quilt is all pieced using a freezer paper technique. Isn't it amazing?

You can see Cathy in our brand new Masterclass, Show 2802: Quilting Design Masterclass, when it debuts this Sunday, January 17, 2021.

Learn more from her in Show 2302: Creative Embellishments and Quilt Stencil Versatility.

Original Photos: Mary Kay Davis

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We continue our selection of quilts exhibited in 2019 at the Houston International Quilt Festival as part of their 45th Anniversary, the Sapphire Anniversary. The Sapphire Celebration exhibit is described as:

"Quilters have long used the color blue to symbolize trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelligence, faith, truth, and heaven. Sapphire is also the chosen gem to celebrate 45th anniversaries—which International Quilt Festival is doing this year (2019)! These new and antique blue and white quilts will be suspended from the ceiling in a spectacular and unforgettable display."

To be a part of the exhibit, quilts had to fit the following criteria:

• Entries may be Traditional, Modern or Art.
• Entries must have been made between 1974 and 2019.
• The minimum size is 50” x 50”