From The British Museum: "Discover one of the world's most famous medieval objects and uncover the dramatic events that lead to the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Stretching nearly 70 metres, the Bayeux Tapestry is far more than a remarkable piece of embroidery. It tells a story of ambition, rivalry and conquest that changes England forever."
From the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles: "To mark our 50th anniversary, the Museum invites artists from across the wider Bay Area to submit work for The Next 50: A Bay Area Textile Open, a juried open call exhibition celebrating the breadth, innovation, and vitality of textile art today."
From Dolce & Gabbana: "Inspired by the vibrant Sicily’s blooms, Dolce & Gabbana's Alta Moda creations perfectly reflect Radicepura botanical gardens. The décolleté dress becomes a structured living bouquet thanks to the intricate technique of micro-draped inlay work. Countless featherlight strips of silk chiffon are expertly guided, folded and secured by hand, tracing the hidden anatomy of flowers. Petals and leaves hold a symphony of tonal nuances, creating a painterly effect of extraordinary realism."
Ken Burns, creator of many celebrated documentaries recounting and celebrating history, is an avid quilt collector with more than a hundred to his name and whose collection has been shared in the International Quilt Museum. Why does he love quilts? Why does he want more? He shares those anecdotes and more with Country Living.
Ever use thread to embroider on a quilt? With the answer most likely being a resounding yes (unless you've perfected the process of using dental floss), then chances are you've used thread from DMC at some point. "DMC have been regarded as the world’s more respected embroidery thread supplier, inspiring creativity with every stitch." Watch and learn the story of DMC and see how they've gone on to produce a "rich heritage of quality and innovation" in both their work and products.
America turned 250 years old yesterday, and maybe you celebrated by having a barbecue, shooting off some fireworks, and spending some time with friends and family. The International Quilt Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska chose to celebrate on a much grander scale with their Material Nation: 250 Years of American Quilts exhibit, which features more than 250 quilts that "trace American material culture and thread together more than two centuries of the creativity, innovation and community that made quilting a quintessentially American artform." Take a tour of this latest exhibit from the International Quilt Museum in their brand new video.
From CBS Sunday Morning: "For 30 years Sofia Coppola and Marc Jacobs have been friends and collaborators. Now, the Oscar-winning filmmaker has made her first documentary about the fashion designer, "Marc By Sofia." They talk with Anthony Mason about their friendship, and how Jacobs brought a punk sensibility to the runway."
While we anxiously await the unveiling of Ricky Tims' mural of his award-winning quilt, The Visitation, a new mural has joined the wall masterpiece murals in Paducah, Kentucky as part of their Quilt City USA Murals Project. Mary's Mural, depicting a Vintage Grandmother's Flower Garden quilt, was brought to life by lead artist Char Downs and Stefanie Graves, and took center stage as it was made public for the first time this June in a grand ceremony.
From the National Quilt Museum: "See National Quilt Museum quilts online on our website–more than 700 quilts, complete with information about the techniques and materials used along with statements from the artist. Director of Collection & Registrar Laura Hendrickson walks through where to find this catalog on our site and how to browse through it."
Recently The Quilt Show visited the National Quilt Museum as part of our trip to AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah. While there, we got to explore their brand new exhibit celebrating the quilts of Tula Pink entitled Twenty Years of Tula Pink. In the coming months we will feature some of these quilts that were on display in our gallery for you to admire. In the meantime, take a peek behind the curtain and see the National Quilt Museum unpack Tula's quilts and get them ready to display.
From Stylecraft Yarns: "Congratulations to veteranknitter for breaking a world record in knitting the longest scarf whilst running a marathon. He needed to beat 3.7 meters and knitted an amazing 5.5 meters!!!" If it were us, we'd probably fall down after the first inch or two, but some people are just truly talented (and well-coordinated enough) to pull off such a feat. Want to get a glimpse of veteranknitter's world record-setting scarf? Click through to see how it turned out.
Beautiful Village (Lake District) by Junko Fujiwara won the AQS Best Hand Workmanship Award at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2026.
Color My World by Karen Kay Buckley won the BERNINA of America Best of Show award at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2026.
See Radiant Ripples, an improv quilt by Nina Clotfelter that was a little bit out of the norm for her to make, but one that she had a lot of fun making.
Tangerine Tango by Jan Frazer won First Place - Hand Quilted Quilts at AQS QuiltWeek - Daytona Beach 2026.
See Something Fishy, a quilt by Gail Garber that was so fun for her to make that she made a pattern of it for everyone else to make too.
Peacock Hoedown by Laurie Tigner won First Place - Large Quilts - Movable Machine at AQS QuiltWeek - Daytona Beach 2026.
See The Gift I Share, a quilt by Carol Ann McCandless that was created using the quilt pattern Wrapt In Love by Esther Aliu.
See Game On Jack, a quilt by Carol Ann McCandless that takes its name from the traditional game of jacks.