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July 04, 2009 05:35 pm
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![]() | Grandmother's Legacy Part I
July 01, 2009 | | | Make a Smilebox slideshow Every quilt artist approaches a new piece in a method that best suits them personally. Some map out the entire design before ever cutting into fabric. Others have an idea, but just dive in letting the quilt speak to them as they go along. No matter wh ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Quilting Pioneer: Merikay Waldvogel
June 07, 2009 | | | Photo by Karen Alexander Like so many who were lured into quilting in the 1970s and 80s, it was often a serendipitous occurrence that attracted future quilters at that time. Many who answered the call were already weavers or knitters and seamstresses, but not quilters. Enter stage left - Meri ... (Click to Read) |
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 | An Exerpt from The Quilt: A History and Celebration of an American Art Form
June 01, 2009 | | | Quilts are an excellent medium for telling a story that is nearly too grand for words. Quilt blocks can act as chapters in a book facilitating the maker's story, and encouraging the viewers to investigate further. One such quilt, the Oklahoma History Quilt, was donated to the Oklahoma H ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Bets Ramsey Fiber Artist, Teacher, Quilter, Curator, Author
May 11, 2009 | | | Hazel Carter, Founder of The Quilters Hall of Fame and Bets Ramsey 2005 Inductee. Photo courtesy of Sue Jones "Meeting Bets Ramsey for the first time, you might not immediately grasp that this quiet gracious woman is a serious artist and scholar. Instead of engaging in self promotion, she let ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Pam Holland: A Quilter in Israel
April 29, 2009 | | | Pam Holland, the traveling quilter, recently visited Israel. She brings us a collection of images and views through quilts, textiles, pottery, jewelry and clothing. As usual she sees designs and colors all around her. And now you will see them too. ... (Click to Read) |
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 | The Use of Needle Crafts in Occupational Therapy
April 06, 2009 | | | The Use of Needle Crafts in Occupational TherapyBy Stephanie Bergmann, OTR Occupational Therapy began around the "Time of Enlightenment"(18th century) with the treatment of mentally ill patients. Having an individual there to engage patients in purposeful activities that were of value to ... (Click to Read) |
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 | William R. Dunton: Quilt Collector, Author, Psychiatrist
March 29, 2009 | | | William R. Dunton (1868-1966) Quilt Collector, Author, Psychiatrist It's hard to realize just how many years have passed since I saw my first exhibit of Baltimore Album Quilts at the Baltimore Museum of Art in the early 80s. I was new to quilting at the time but loved appliqué and ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Pam Holland in Dubai
March 24, 2009 | | | Pam Holland: Sharing Quilting Around The Globe----It seems that if asked, Pam Holland, our roving video reporter, will pack a bag and travel to the farthest-flung regions of the world to spread the love of quilting. Just back from a teaching stint in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Pam s ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Ruth Finley: Quilt Collector, Journalist, Feminist
February 23, 2009 | | | Red Green 4-block Quilt, possibly 1850_photo source Internet Auction06 Ruth Finley: Quilt Collector, Journalist, Feminist by Karen Alexander "At the time of her death, Ruth Finley was eulogized for her career in journalism, her feminist activities and her political and civic work; but today she i ... (Click to Read) |
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 | A Photo Journal of Africa
February 19, 2009 | | | Click on Picture to start the video. Pam's latest offering gives us a view of African landscapes, local colors, and of course quilts. We recommend that you keep the cursor over the play/pause button, as you will want to view some of the scenes a little longer. Or maybe wait until the se ... (Click to Read) |
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 | The Brushstrokes of a Quilter: Gail Thomas
January 26, 2009 | | | Alex practicing her sewing skills. Alex, stubborn as always, has her back to Grandmother. When Alex gave her speech and slide show at The Silver Star Awards event at the Houston Quilt Show last fall, and I saw the childhood images of her with her sister, Sidney, and their Grand ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Florence Peto (1881-1970)
January 26, 2009 | | | "Calico Garden Crib Quilt" (49" x 39") by Florence Peto,1950 Pieced appliqued and quilted cotton. Shelburne Museum permanent collection. Photo courtesy Shelburne Museum. Today it's hard to realize how little quilt history was available before the influence of our early 2 ... (Click to Read) |
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 | An African Adventure Part I-Pam Holland
January 22, 2009 | | | Click on "Click to Read" to find the video link. Our roving reporter, Pam Holland, takes us with her to South Africa. This week, in Part I we join in the joy of quilters all over the world. As we start this new year, you will be reminded to "Brighten the corner where you are". ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Quilting in Haiti
December 02, 2008 | | | When was the last time you walked into your studio to work and had to remember to fire up the charcoal stove in order to have the iron ready to press fabric for your project? Many of us may remember our mother or grandmother working in this time consuming and dangerous fashion. But, ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Aussie Rhapsody by Helen Godden Cont.
October 21, 2008 | | | I have added the same embroidery stitch on to the snake as the edges of the original shapes, the dotted line stitch. I used a variegated thread that changed only every 12". It had colours grading from yellow to orange to red, hot pink and bright purple. Although I am a fan of brigh ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Project Linus Finds Solution for Bulk Cutting and Accuracy
October 14, 2008 | | | Mary Balagna is vice president of Project Linus, an organization that makes quilts and handmade blankets for children who are seriously ill, traumatized, or otherwise in need throughout the nation. In her work from Bloomington, Illinois, along with president Carol Babbitt, she serves more than 60,00 ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Aussie Rhapsody by Helen Godden Cont.
October 07, 2008 | | | Around the last ribbon of my quilt, on the red, I have stitched my spirit people who appear regularly in my quilts as spirits of the land or reminders of people or civilizations past. They are much like a continuous chain of paper dolls like the ones we cut from paper as kids. Here I hav ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Melinda Bula
October 03, 2008 | | | Melinda Bula At 19 years old, Melinda was studying art in college and had her first job in a fabric store. It seemed a lot of customers were coming in for fabric for quilts. Why not make a quilt? Her great-grandmother was a quilter and she had been designing and working with fabric ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Joen Wolfrom
October 03, 2008 | | | Joen Wolfrom Joen is a great quilting teacher because she started as a teacher. Joen has been in the elementary classroom, worked with learning-disabled students and as a teacher/consultant for gifted students. But how did quilting get into the picture? The same way as for many ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Aussie Rhapsody by Helen Godden
September 29, 2008 | | | "Whilst in La Veta in March 2008 with my 3 Sisters, in amongst our work and laughter creating our 2nd collaborative quilt, we had permission to dig through Ricky's scrap box and fossick (rummage) through the studio shelves amongst the odds and sods in case there was something we could use. We ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Virginia Tech Quilts Completed
September 29, 2008 | | | Virginia Tech Quilt for the Cueva Family Over three hundred quilters from around the world generously gave of their time and materials by sewing blocks for the Virginia Tech Project founded by Agelina Kendra. Sixty five quilts have been completed and delivered to Blacksburg, VA where they wil ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Monet's Garden-by Pam Holland
September 08, 2008 | | | Pam Holland, the traveling quilter, has a new video. Watch closely to see if it's a picture of flowers or a picture of a quilt. It's not always easy to tell as Pam is a marvelous quilter. It's clear how nature influences her quilting. So take a stroll through Monet's Garden w ... (Click to Read) |
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 | "Comfort Quilts from the Heart" - Newspaper covers this true labor of love
September 08, 2008 | | | A profile in the Ventura County Star tells the bittersweet story behind Jake Finch's new book, Comfort Quilts from the Heart. Jake wanted to make a quilt for her niece, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at age 18. The difficulty of finding appropriate projects to make for some ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Baltic Cruise Block Challenge
August 09, 2008 | | | The Winner is #6. The finalists are in the picture below. Under the picture are quick links to all the blocks. They all did a great job. Enjoy the creativity. Challenge Blocks 1-6, 7-12, 13-18, 19-24, 25-30, 31-36, 37-42, ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Adelaide Festival of Arts - Pam Holland
July 11, 2008 | | | Migration Museum, Adelaide, Australia Every even numbered year since 1960 the city of Adelaide, Australia has held a ten day celebration of the arts called Adelaide Festival of Arts. Adelaide is also the home town of our roving video reporter Pam Holland. 2008 is the 25th anniversary and fo ... (Click to Read) |
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 | Mexico Journey--by Pam Holland
July 03, 2008 | | | Sit back and enjoy a traveling quilter's view of Mexico. TQS Foreign Correspondent, Australian Pam Holland shows you the design and color of Mexico in this short video. We bet you will watch this more than once. For more of Pam's creativity and inspiration, go to her website. Be sure to take time ... (Click to Read) |
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 | A Few Minutes with Cindy Needham
June 30, 2008 | | | We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Cindy Needham, show 202, to see what's going on in her life - as usual she amazed us with her incredible stamina. TQS: What are you doing these days? Cindy: I've been teaching more than ever now, which is absolutely the best! Traveling and teaching ... (Click to Read) |
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 | The Three Sisters Collaborate on their New Quilt
June 29, 2008 | | | Here is a summary of the blogs on The Three Sisters as they create their new quilt. Scroll down and the 7 video blogs are set up with links for you to get to easily. When you finish a video, just close the screen and you will be brought back here to pick the next video. I hope this makes it an easie ... (Click to Read) |
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