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Featured Quilt - "D"o You Think You Know What the Fourth Quilt In Janet Stone's Alphabet Series Looks Like?
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 fourth quilt is Love Letters, whose title is quite literally the inspiration for the quilt. Janet says, "Love Letters was inspired by an antique valentine that belonged to my mother-in-law. I found a chipboard alphabet set to use as a stencil for the letters. I was able to find the cotton/metallic gold fabric on the clearance rack, and I used it for the scroll part of the center heart. This was the first quilt I created a free motion feather design in the border, couched down a decorative metallic chord and managed to pull off a scallop border."
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: "This quilt has no resemblance to the Valentine's card that inspired it."
Learn from Janet right here at The Quilt Show by watching her in Block of the Month Quilt 2014 A-Z for Ewe and Me! by Janet Stone.
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Charisma Horton and Michelle Renee Hiatt Turn On the Charm in Our Brand New Show!
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Cranking Up the "Charisma"
Meet Charisma Horton, a dynamic quilter and longarm artist known for her bold, colorful contemporary patterns and love of embroidery. With a passion for putting a fresh spin on traditional quilt blocks, she demonstrates how even classic designs can feel brand new, like her hourglass block shown in three color combinations — two fabrics, three fabrics, and four fabrics.
With a lifelong love of handwork and embroidery, she shows how her Sewcuterie sampler is a perfect project for experimenting and building confidence. Charisma also shows how to add texture with the Bullion stitch in both 2-strand and 6-strand variations, and how simple embroidery stitches can be combined with basic sewing to create mini quilts, journal covers, and thoughtful gifts for friends and family.
Then, meet Michelle Renee Hiatt, the mystery woman behind the AQS shows — an award-winning quilter, designer, and national instructor who has crafted 10 captivating mystery quilts, inspiring makers of all levels with her creativity and expertise.
Watch Charisma and Michelle in Colorful Hourglass Blocks & Embroidery Stitches - Charisma Horton | Mystery Quilt - Michelle Renee Hiatt, which debuts today!
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Barbara Black LIVE: "Game On!" - Month 6
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Border Ideas for Any Quilt
Barbara Black is back with expert guidance for Month 6 of Game On!, The Quilt Show's 2026 Block Of the Month designed by Becky Goldsmith. This month will keep you on your toes as you create another stunning inner border and a brand-new corner block. And even if you’re not making Game On!, Barbara shares border ideas and techniques you’ll want to use again in future quilts!
And to kick off the Summer season a little bit early, we're opening up the Month 6 patterns TODAY!
Barbara is LIVE TOMORROW, June 1, 2026 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time. All classes are recorded so they can be viewed later.
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Start Summer Off Right By Getting Your "Game On!" Month 6 Patterns A Day Early!
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What Says Fun In the Sun Like Getting Your "Game On!"
Now that you've gotten the context from Barbara Black of what to expect from Month 6 of Game On!, The Quilt Show's 2026 Block Of the Month designed by Becky Goldsmith, how about starting on it yourself? That's right, the Month 6 patterns for creating the right-side inner border of the quilt, which consists of six blocks, and the middle corner border block are now available and ready to be worked on.
(Above Photo: Block 6 and Block 6 Plus of Game On!, the 2026 TQS BOM designed by Becky Goldsmith)
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Textile Talks: Veronika Olivier - Stitched and Painted
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Blurring The Line Between Fine Art and Textile Art
Presented by SAQA: "Veronika Olivier shares how she combines recycled fabrics, threads, and unexpected materials such as plastics with traditional art mediums like oil paint and pastels. Veronika's work blurs the line between fine art and textile art, transforming soft materials into richly textured, painterly surfaces."
Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, June 3, 2026, at 2 PM EDT.
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Today is the Final Day to Preorder Your "Flight of the Bumblebee" BOM Kit!
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🐝 Don’t Let This Creative Journey Fly Away! 🐝
This is your last chance to secure your place in this special 2027 Block of the Month experience before preorders officially close tonight. If you’ve been thinking about joining the buzz, now’s the time!
Don't delay. The preorder deadline is today May 31, 2026.
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The Quilt Show Puzzle: An "Ultraviolet" Delight
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"Ultraviolet Radial" by Audrey Esarey
Ultraviolet Radial won Second Place - Small Wall Quilts: 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Quilt Contest at AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah 2022, and is the thirteenth in the radial quilt series that Audrey has been working on since Fall 2018. All of the fabrics in the quilt are hand dyed, and using the dyes from the front of the quilt she dyed the back as well. This is the first quilt in her series that uses four smaller individual circles, while the previous entries in the series only had one large circle. The quilting throughout was done using her longarm.
See more of Audrey's quilts in Möbius Curved Piecing - Audrey Esarey | Fused Mini Art Quilts - Vickie Wheatley.
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Ring Around the Rosie, Some Tools To Make Your Quilts Cozy
You never know what things you'll need to make a quilt. You may have your standard checklist like needles, thread, and fabric, but does your list include washers? Audrey Esarey's does, as she uses them to weigh down her templates against her fabric when making her quilts. These handy little tips are why we love our guest's demos here at The Quilt Show, as they provide insight that we might never have thought of to help us make our quilts more easily and efficiently. So next time you're shopping for quilt supplies, maybe consider putting the hardware store on your list.
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