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Sunday Smiles - December 28, 2025 |
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Featured Quilt - Crystallize Your Vision
Recrystallize by Iris Gowen was featured as part of the Rebound - Renew - Reimagine Exhibit (Sponsored by the Manhattan Quilters Guild, Curated by the Manhattan Quilters Guild) at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2025. The exhibit was described as featuring, "19 new works that celebrate a return to pre-Covid life, rebounding from restrictions that limited personal contact and renewing activities that were not possible during the pandemic. Each quilt is defined by a title beginning with "re." Meditations on personal memories or emotions inspired some artists, while others used solitude to contemplate color, texture, or process."
For her piece in Rebound - Renew - Reimagine, Recrystallize, Iris says, "This quilt seeks to represent the process by which molecules rearrange and reorganize. Established elements may dissolve into a state of instability and chaos, but, as conditions allow, they reassemble into an even more solid and lasting formation. From the bottom, colors separate and progress through Crazy quilt geometries into differential crystals at the top." |
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Start Your 2026 with Becky Goldsmith and Our FREE Brand New Block Of the Month Show! |
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Let The Games Begin
Kick off the new year early with returning TQS favorite Becky Goldsmith! Becky is back to share Game On!, her 2026 Block of the Month design inspired by the antique game boards she saw at the Folk Art Museum in New York. She walks you through assembling and appliquéing the four-patch center circle and explains how templates and overlays with registration marks can boost accuracy. Becky also demonstrates how to sew a triangle-in-a-rectangle block using foundation paper piecing and vellum, starting from a simple fabric square. Then, get an insider’s look at how Paducah comes alive each April for its renowned quilt show, a beloved event that draws quilters from across the country.
Watch Becky for FREE in Block of the Month Quilt 2026 Game On! By Becky Goldsmith | AQS QuiltWeek Paducah, which debuts today! |
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Barbara Black LIVE: "Game On!" - Month 1 |
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Set Yourself Up For Success with These Helpful Tips and Tricks
See how Barbara Black uses freezer paper as a paper foundation and get important tips for success as we start The Quilt Show's 2026 Block Of the Month, Game On! designed by Becky Goldsmith!
Barbara is LIVE TOMORROW, December 29, 2025 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
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Your "Game On!" Month 1 Patterns Are Here! |
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The Makings of a Medallion Begin
Now that you've watched Barbara's LIVE, you're all set to start The Quilt Show's 2026 Block Of the Month quilt, Game On! by Becky Goldsmith. As with our BOM show, we are starting next year earlier than expected by providing you with the patterns for Month 1 today! For this first month, you will be making part of the center medallion.
There are four downloads for this month, the Game On! general instructions, the Block 1 instructions, and two patterns to help you create Block 1. |
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Introducing Harmony by Katie Pertiet for Clothworks |
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Bring a Touch of Vintage Poetry to Your Sewing
Harmony is a dreamy collection of maps, butterflies, postmarks, and florals washed in soft hues of beige, grey, aqua, pink, and cream. These delicately layered prints add artful texture and gentle elegance to quilts, bags, and home décor—perfect for makers who love subtle beauty with a story. |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Keeping Everything "On Pointe" |
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"On Pointe" by Renée Fleuranges-Valdes
Renée grew up outside of Manhattan with a family of theater people, meaning they were very involved in the Broadway, musical, dance, and ballet worlds. You name it, they did it. Participating in these types of events, Renée noticed how much work a dancer puts into keeping their body in shape. On Pointe was her way of paying homage to something that has given her joy for decades, the ballet and dance community who keep everything "on point" in their performance and work.
See more of Renée's quilts in Self-Representing Quilts and Four Layer Quilting - Renée Fleuranges-Valdes | Freezer Paper Piecing - Clara Cartwright. |
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Fishing For New Tips, Tricks, and Ideas?
Then you've come to the right place, as The Quilt Show has plenty of those and more for you! Where else are you going to find the world's top teachers, an exclusive Block Of the Month, and a wonderful quilting community all in one place? You could try the ocean, but we think you'll have better luck in our own pond. So cast your line, and be ready to reel in that next great lesson, idea, or project right here at The Quilt Show! |
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