Sunday Smiles - May 24, 2026

Featured Quilt - "C"are to See Janet Stone's Third Alphabet Quilt?

Today we continue with our presentation of the quilts in Janet Stone's Alphabet series, currently hanging in the National Quilt Museum as part of her exhibit, Janet Stone: And Now I Know My ABCs!. Janet tells us that "each quilt contains the entire alphabet, not just a specific letter."

The third quilt is Alphabet Alchemy, which strays a bit from the more traditional approach Janet took with the first two quilts in the series. She says, "This is a more contemporary style crazy quilt using a simple grid design. I pieced each block individually, wrapped the piece around a stiff Pellon interfacing, then machine sewed the letters. I quilted the background, then placed and glued the blocks to the background, along with using brads to attach them at the corners. I used a vinyl trim that I cut apart to cover the back of the brads on the backside."

Janet's quilts in the series have been collected and presented together in her most recent book, Mutton But Letters!, which is available to purchase in her Etsy shop or in the gift shop of The National Quilt Museum.

And a fun fact from Janet about this quilt: "I cut apart some of the flowers on the vinyl trim to use as part of the prairie point border."

Victoria and Albert Museum: Conserving an Egyptian Tunic

Keeping History Alive Through Consistent Conservation

From the Victoria and Albert Museum: "Textile Conservator Elizabeth-Anne Haldane describes the conservation work undertaken on an 8th-century Egyptian tunic – one of the exhibits to be displayed in the Medieval and Renaissance Galleries."

Alex Anderson LIVE: The BOM 2027 Quilt - Accuquilt to the Rescue

🧵 ✂️ Appliqué Fear? We’ve Got You Covered! 🐝

The excitement around Flight of the Bumblebee, our 2027 Block of the Month, continues to grow — but we know many quilters are nervous about one thing… appliqué! Between the cutting, shaping, and preparation, it can feel overwhelming.

That’s why we’re thrilled to share that AccuQuilt has designed custom dies specifically to help with the BOM 2027 quilt! These dies are designed to make cutting faster, easier, more accurate, and a whole lot more enjoyable. If appliqué has been holding you back, this LIVE is for you.

Join Alex as she walks through:

🪡 How the AccuQuilt dies work with the BOM

🪡 Why they dramatically reduce cutting stress

🪡 How beginners can confidently tackle the appliqué

🪡 Tips for making the process smoother and more fun

🪡 Answers to your questions LIVE

⏰ IMPORTANT: Time is running out!

Preorders for the 2027 BOM close May 31, 2026, and preordering is the ONLY way to guarantee your kit will be specially made for you using these beautiful hand-dyed fabrics from Bali, Indonesia.

Don’t wait until it’s too late — come learn why thousands of quilters are buzzing with excitement about this once-in-20-years collaboration between Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims! 🐝

Alex is LIVE TOMORROW, May 25, 2026 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.

Textile Talks: Nature's Canvas - Turned Wood and Textiles

Working With Wood

Presented by the SAQA: "Since the dawn of prehistoric creativity, humans have harnessed the beauty of wood and the versatility of fibers to craft extraordinary works of art. Nature's Canvas is a joint exhibition by SAQA and the American Association of Woodturners. Join five exhibiting artists from both organizations for this Textile Talk exploring the connections between two ancient mediums. Our speakers are Andrea Finch, Betty Scarpino, Janine Wang, Michael Anderson, and Terri Shinn."

Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 2 PM EDT.

Preorders Closing Soon - Order by May 31, 2026

Get Your 2027 BOM Kit Order In Today Before It's Too Late!

Flight of the Bumblebee is a year-long quilting journey featuring extraordinary hand-dyed Riley Blake Expressions fabrics, exclusive keepsake extras, and a design collaboration between Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims. Preorders for the 2027 BOM close May 31, 2026, so now is the time to reserve your favorite colorway before this special kit flies away. 🐝

The Quilt Show Puzzle: The Kickoff to a Modern Quilting Career

"Offset" by Audrey Esarey

Offset is one of the quilts that Audrey made in the summer of 2018 when she was hopeful that she would have a quilt juried into QuiltCon. She entered Offset in with the hopes of it making the cut, and Audrey considers it her first original design. It in turn spawned a series, which Audrey had never worked in before. Her original thinking being, "Why would I make something again when I've already made something that looks kind of like that?" She realized quickly that that was a naïve approach because she needed all these quilts in a series to express all the different ideas that she had.

See more of Audrey's quilts in Möbius Curved Piecing - Audrey Esarey | Fused Mini Art Quilts - Vickie Wheatley.

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