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And now, for your viewing pleasure, it is Part 2 of America Collects Quilts - Patriotic Quilts from the Collection of Cindy Rennels. This exhibition at the International Quilt Festival in Houston was so large that we broke it into two parts. You'll see some lovely examples of antique patriotic quilts collected by Cindy over the years.
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Alex catches up with Ricky who is.....
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As you know, if you've taken a look at the EVENTS area lately, there is always a new quilt show on the horizon. A good portion of these are guild shows hosted by guilds large and small.
The question today is, "What do you look for in a guild show?" Is it all about looking at the quilts? Does your pulse race when you look at the list of vendors? Is the featured quilt artist your main concern?
Submit a comment and let us know what you look for at a guild show and any highlights or surprises you've run across from guild shows in the past.
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Beginning today, March 3rd, and running through Sunday, March 6th, is the Quilt Fest of New Jersey VII "Tri-State Quilt Competition" sponsored by Mancuso Show Management.
The Quilt Fest will feature a Merchants Mall offering the best in fabrics, notions, sewing machines, wearable art, embroidery and everything for the quilter and home sewer!
They will also continue the "Tri-State Quilt Competition" open to quilt artists who are residents of New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.
The event will be held at the Garden State Exhibit Center, 50 Atrium Drive, Somerset, NJ. Show hours are from 10-6 Thurs, Fri, and Sat, and 10-5 on Sunday. Click here for more information.
Will you be there?
2010 Best Pictorial Quilt: When you Hear Hoofbeats by Sheila Kramer aka TQS' quiltygranny
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In our very first vidcast, Alex speaks with Darra Williamson about the current Show #805, 1930s quilts and March Madness. 
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Even a quilting "rock star" like Alex can learn a new trick or two. Recently TQS member littleflower commented that Alex had not yet "come over to the dark side"...that is, she didn't use basting spray in place of safety pins to hold the layers of her quilt sandwich together prior to quilting. To overcome Alex's concerns about spray basting and wrinkled quilt backing, littleflower (AKA Teri) sent this great tutorial on how to spray baste a wrinkle-free quilt. We think you might find it useful as well.
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Ask any quilter what they spend most of their money on and chance are the answer is fabric. Fabric prices have been steadily going up over the last few months. While quilters in the US tend to pay much less per yard for fabric than those across the ocean, prices can still sometimes affect how much we as quilters are willing to spend.
Quilt shops are stuck in the middle in this situation trying to balance the cost of the wholesale product while at the same time not outpricing their customers. It all has to do with the shortage of raw cotton available on the market. Cotton, like tobacco, oil, or butter is traded as a commodity on the stockmarket. The mass floodings in Pakistan earlier this year distroyed most of the cotton that would have been harvested. Due to this India decided to focus on keeping production of cotton for its own population, while China has been buying and paying for cotton at any price. All of these factors means that there is less cotton to go around; hence the higher prices. To learn more about this click here.
We at TQS want to know how is this going to affect you as a quilter? We want you to share your ideas on what higher prices for fabric will mean for you. Will you begin diving deeper into your stash? Will you re-use fabrics just as the quilter's of long ago did? Tell us your ideas.
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Photos by Gregory Case Photography
Join us in Episode 805 as we travel back to the 1930s with quilter, author, editor, and quilt collector Darra Williamson who sheds some light on Depression-era quilts, shares some stellar examples, and presents tips for working with those sometimes-challenging reproduction (and authentic) ‘30s fabrics.
When Alex reveals an earlier faux pas about a particular quilting icon, British quilter, teacher, and author Christine Porter joins the show via WebTV to help unveil the 21st-century model, and to share up-to-the-minute tips and techniques for working with fusibles and the machine blanket stitch. Will Alex be forced to eat her words? Tune in and find out!
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BOM designer Sue Garman loves swag borders, especially when they pop up--like an afternoon surprise--in the middle of a quilt, rather than waiting to appear along the its "sunset edge." You'll love the way the ruffled edge of this elegant swag softens the overall look of our 2011 BOM quilt.
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Disney Family is amazing, just puttering around the web and found these adorable cookies by Cindy Littlefield.
They are just sugar cookies which you could make from scratch or from store-bought dough.
Wouldn't these be fun at your next small quilt group or guild meeting?
To get the recipe, click here.
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