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Sunday Smiles - March 22, 2026 |
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Featured Quilt - First Place Appliqué at QuiltCon 2026
The Quilter by Katherine Jones won First Place - Appliqué (Sponsored by Twin Essential Quilt Shop) at QuiltCon 2026. Katherine says, "Based on a self-portrait painted in 2021 of me working on my longarm, this quilt depicts me looking down with concentration on what I am making. My original painting emulated Chuck Close's later portraits, where an on-point grid is used to "turn one big overwhelming problem" of painting a portrait "into thousands of little more solvable problems", each square being a small abstract composition, a method that naturally lends itself to quilt making."
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The Party's Still Going for International Quilting Weekend 2026 |
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There's Plenty of Quilting Goodness Left to Go Around
Yesterday was National Quilting Day, but today is the last day of International Quilting Weekend, and there's so much for you to still do to join in on the festivities. From watching one of our FREE Shows, to working on this year's Block Of the Month, nothing sounds like more of a good time then spending this weekend celebrating quilting here with us at The Quilt Show.
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Meet the 2026 American Folk Art Museum Gala Honorees |
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Three Wonderful Artists Are Acknowledged
From the American Folk Art Museum: "On May 6, the American Folk Art Museum celebrates its 65th anniversary by recognizing three remarkable leaders whose work expands the possibilities of art and culture. The evening promises to be extraordinary as we honor a vibrant slate of visionaries, including contemporary self-taught artist vanessa german; Broadway icon and talented quilter Harvey Fierstein; and Elizabeth V. Warren, folk art scholar, curator, collector, and AFAM's outgoing Board President, for her forty-plus years of transformative leadership." |
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Textile Talks: A Conversation with 'Sunshine' Joe Mallard |
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Presented by the International Quilt Museum
Join the International Quilt Museum for a conversation with quilt artist 'Sunshine' Joe Mallard! Learn about his quiltmaking career and his recent inclusion in the Barack Obama Presidential Center.
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 2 PM EDT.
Photo: Frazier History Museum |
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In The Store - Tim Holtz "Abandoned" Fabrics |
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Abandoned by Tim Holtz - London Gridlock Neutral |
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Abandoned by Tim Holtz - Portland Street Patina |
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You'd Never Think of Abandoning These Beautiful Fabrics
The Abandoned Fabric Collection by Tim Holtz brings the beauty of timeworn textures to your projects, with layered prints inspired by weathered walls, aged metals, and vintage surfaces. Rich, moody colors and distressed details make these fabrics perfect for adding depth, character, and a touch of industrial-vintage style to quilts and creative sewing. |
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: Something To "Laugh" About |
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"To Laugh Often" by Susan Lenz
Thinking about time, memory, and how you want to define yourself to the generations that will never know you, Susan decided to adorn, and name, her quilt, To Laugh Often, after a quote she adores by Ralph Waldo Emerson. While many people think that Susan and her quilts are all about death, due to featuring grave rubbings in much of her work, she really loves life and felt the Emerson quote really spoke to it. Since she couldn't find the quote on any gravestone for a rubbing, she rubbed letter by letter, from tombstone to tombstone, the entire quote on a big piece of silk using a black crayon.
Learn about Surface Application from Susan, and our other Surface Design Masters, in our second Surface Design Masterclass, Using Surface Applications | Surface Design Masterclass 2. |
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What Are We Getting Up To Now?
Alex, Ricky, and The Quilt Show crew are in Branson, Missouri this week shooting brand new shows for you to enjoy later this year. But you never know what's going to happen on The Quilt Show set, like the time Jane Dunnewold got Alex and Ricky to go hula hooping with her! There's always fun to be had on set, you just never know what it's going to be. So you've just got to keep coming back to The Quilt Show to both learn AND see what sort of shenanigans our hosts get up to next! |
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