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 | Studio Tour: Clodie Francois
January 04, 2012 | | | The Magical Work of Clodie Francoisby Lilo Bowman In a time when so many things are made of plastic, it's refreshing to find an artist whose works are created using such seemingly basic and ordinary items as paper, cardboard, and twigs. Join us as we continue with Part 3 of our High Road Art Tour w ... (More) |
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 | The Work of Diana Bryer
November 21, 2011 | | | Blue Corn Black Crow The work of Diana Bryerby Lilo Bowman Tucked along a two-lane road near the town of Española, New Mexico, is the home and studio of Diana Bryer, an artist whose work expresses her love of the people and the history of her state through richly detailed, colorful, and cha ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland: Oh Boy, It's Birmingham! Part 1
October 29, 2011 | | | Pam Holland takes us to the Birmingham Festival of Quilts and gives us a glimpse into some of the amazing pieces of art that adorned its walls. You'll also get to see one of the Tentmakers of Cairo at work. It is absolutely fascinating to watch his hands fly has he appliques each little piece. [OOY ... (More) |
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 | The Santos of Charles M. Carrillo
October 24, 2011 | | | Our Lady of Guadalupe by Charles M. CarrilloThe Santos of Charles M. Carrillo by Lilo Bowman Tucked along a quiet Santa Fe residential street you'll find the home of Dr. Charles M. Carillo who, in 1978, while working on an archeological dig at the Spanish colonial mission of Santa Rosa de L ... (More) |
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 | Linen Class Leads to Textile Discovery...and a Mystery
September 19, 2011 | | | Linen Class Leads to a Textile Discovery...and a Mysteryby Lilo Bowman Courtesy of Cindy Needham Nowadays, most of us don't use delicate linens and other textiles on a daily basis; however, while styles and tastes have changed over the years, many of us have collections of thes ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland Visits South Africa
August 31, 2011 | | | Take a trip with Pam as she shares the quilts, textiles, and colors of a quilt festival in South Africa. ... (More) |
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 | TQS Member Spotlight - Karen Watts
July 21, 2011 | | | TQS Member Karen Watts (krwatts) has an accounting background, but left that world behind to take care of her family. She thinks of herself as a traditional quilter with a twist. We asked Karen to answer a few questions about her quilting background, how she found herself the owner ... (More) |
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 | Sewing with Laminated Cotton
June 29, 2011 | | | Sewing with Laminated Cotton by Lilo Bowman. Walk into almost any quilt or fabric store nowadays, and you are sure to find a section dedicated to laminated cotton. These fun and colorful fabrics have been updated and offer the sewer many options. Most shops offering this fabric also have ... (More) |
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 | Textures of Mexico
June 27, 2011 | | | The textiles, the colors, and the inspiration of Mexico. Pam Holland loves Mexico and it shows in this wonderful view through her camera. ... (More) |
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 | Many Hands Build the Capitol Quilt Show
June 20, 2011 | | | View of the Rotunda, State Capitol Building, Denver, CO. Photo by Lilo Bowman Many Hands Build the Capitol Quilt Show by Lilo Bowman The Capitol Quilt Show at the State Capitol Bldg., Denver, CO June 6-August 19, 2011Monday-Friday 7:30am-5:00pmClosed on Weekends Every odd calendar yea ... (More) |
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 | TQS Member Spotlight - Carol Moellers
May 21, 2011 | | | We asked TQS Member, Carol Moellers, a few questions. Here's what she had to say: First, can you tell us a bit about yourself and your non-quilting hobbies - We have two veterinary clinics. One is in Greene and the other is in Charles City, Iowa. Greene was our first cl ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland: Making the Dye
May 07, 2011 | | | Pam Holland builds a home for a fish using muslin (cheesecloth), dye, and quilting. ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland: Cincinnati Quilt Show - IQA Spring Festival 2010
May 04, 2011 | | | Join Pam Holland as she takes a stroll through the International Quilt Association Spring Festival in Cincinnati, 2010. ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland Visits Hoffman's Fabric
March 22, 2011 | | | Pam Holland has been out and about again and she's sharing with you a wonderful video about how Batik fabrics are made when she visits the Hoffman Fabrics Warehouse. ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland - Museum Inspiration
March 15, 2011 | | | How Museums lead to great ideas and great quilts. ... (More) |
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 | Grannies Share More than Quilting with Community
January 17, 2011 | | | Three "Grannies" Share More than Quilting by Lilo Bowman Nestled in the farming belt of the Lockyer Valley of Queensland, Australia, in the town of Gatton, Gail Chalker and her co-owners and friends, Janelle Diete and Jenny Harch, have built a quilting community within the walls of their cozy ... (More) |
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 | The Threads That Bind Us All
December 27, 2010 | | | Annemarie hand quilting in her kitchen. Photo by Jim Burt The Threads That Bind Us Allby Lilo Bowman A tiny, picturesque village in Burgundy might seem the least likely place to find a woman who, while fine-tuning her French language skills, has also become passionate about quiltin ... (More) |
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 | It's All in the (Minute) Details
December 13, 2010 | | | It's All in the (Minute) Detailsby Lilo Bowman Every so often, as I walked through the rows of outstanding quilts at this year's International Quilt Festival in Houston, I had the feeling that a certain quilt was calling out to me for closer inspection. Such was the case wi ... (More) |
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 | Quilts Bring Creative Opportunity and Comfort
December 06, 2010 | | | Yoko Sugisawa with Eternal Garden Hiromi Yokota with Wrapped in T ... (More) |
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 | A Stitcher's Double Delight
November 29, 2010 | | | A Stitcher's Double Delight by Lilo Bowman As we continue our tour around the globe, let us venture a little bit further south in Europe to the city of Torino, Italy a city that the Rovaris sisters call home. While working at the Houston Quilt Festival we found their charming booth just arou ... (More) |
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 | Colliery Days: A Step Back in Time
November 22, 2010 | | | Debbie Johnson (left) and Kim Suleman (right) dressed in their shawl and hat 'for out in town'. A Step Back in TimeBy Lilo Bowman The first visit in our Around the Globe tour is with co-authors Debbie Johnson and Kim Suleman (writing as "Betty" and "Florrie"), who charmed every ... (More) |
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 | Linda French - Quilter Extraordinaire
August 20, 2010 | | | Linda French, is a Gammill longarm quilter extraordinaire. Linda's quilts have taken Best of Show in Knoxville, the Midatlantic Quilt Festival, and the Machine Quilters Showcase as well as many other awards. For TQS she is sharing the story of how she became a quilter and also gives ... (More) |
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 | Member Spotlight: Lorna Westfall (Lorna1021)
August 18, 2010 | | | Meet TQS Member Lorna Westfall (Lorna1021)currently living in Schertz, TX, USA.A video of Lorna’s quilts is available here:http://www.thequiltshow.com/os/blog.php/blog_id/2992When did you start quilting?I grew up in Lakeside, California, which is just east of San Diego. Mom taught me to ... (More) |
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 | For the Love of Turkey Red
July 13, 2010 | | | Feathered Star by TQS member Denise-nh For the Love of Turkey RedBy Lilo Bowman Can you imagine spending 25 days working at the most tedious and foul-smelling process just to obtain the color red for a piece of fabric? What is it about this particular color that captured the imagination, admiratio ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland at the Chicago Quilt Festival
May 28, 2010 | | | What is it like to teach at a major Quilt Show? Join Pam Holland as she teaches at Chicago Festival. ... (More) |
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 | Master of Thread Artistry: Ted Storm
May 10, 2010 | | | Master of Thread Artistry: Ted Storm by Lilo Bowman Ted Storm, winner of the 2007 Robert S. Cohan Master Award for Thread Artistry at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to chat with The Quilt Show about her early introduction into the wor ... (More) |
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 | Ferret Interview
May 01, 2010 | | | We asked Ferret, a fabulous quilter from the UK, a few questions when we were designing her video. Here, basically unedited, are her answers. To view the video and see photos of her quilts, just click here. Enjoy! What is your background in sewing/design? My backgroun ... (More) |
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 | The Textiles of Sadu House
April 19, 2010 | | | The Textiles of Sadu House by Lilo Bowman Quilters hold meetings in all sorts of places: churches, member homes, schools. I even have heard of a group of quilters in Alaska who meet in a local bar/diner! Generally, as long as there is enough light and space, most of us don’t give t ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland in Mexico Part 2
April 09, 2010 | | | Who else but Pam Holland could create such an inspiring video about color? But that's not all Pam puts into this video. Where else can you see a blind potter--watch how he "irons," a donkey with a pedicure, weaving, classes, and museums. Of course, let's not forget Frida Kahlo and ... (More) |
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 | The Subtle Elegance of Whitework
March 29, 2010 | | | 1818 Bedspread by Ann Vanderveer. 1998.0501 Courtesy of Winterthur Museum The Subtle Elegance of Whiteworkby Lilo Bowman Candlewicking, or whitework, has been around for as long as women have taken thread to woven fabric. It seems, like most styles of threadwork, to come and go with the ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland in Mexico Part 1
March 26, 2010 | | | Join Pam Holland as she goes on another adventure and spends "A Day in Oaxaca." Watch as she shows us the colors, textures, and patterns of the city. They'll surely inspire your quiltmaking. Of course, there is quilting on display with astounding embroideries and applique. For added fun, Pam ... (More) |
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 | Mary Anne Jordan: Magnifying Everyday Life with Fabric and Color
March 01, 2010 | | | Old Meets New with Fabric, Color, and Paintby Maureen Ose This is the first article in a series entitled “Perspectives on Quilts and Quiltmaking” from the International Quilt Study Center & Museum. It takes “the long view” of quilts and quiltmaking expression. Explo ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland Introduces Suzanne Gummow
January 02, 2010 | | | It's time for art class as Pam Holland introduces us to Australian art teacher and quilter, Suzanne Gummow. Be sure to write down the 3 P's. Following the 3 P's would be a great New Year's resolution. ... (More) |
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 | The Art Of Sashiko
December 28, 2009 | | | The Art of Sashiko by Lilo Bowman "Use it up, wear it out, make do, or do without". This phrase is very familiar to those who grew up during the 1930s and 40s, when every useful item was saved, re-used or refashioned until it literally wore out. A child visiting a grandparent's home mi ... (More) |
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 | Ukrainian Folk Arts Come Alive--Again
December 07, 2009 | | | Ukrainian Folk Arts Come Alive--Again by Lilo Bowman It isn't often that a person walking by the TQS booth at Quilt Fesitval will make us stop dead in our tracks. Usually we are preoccupied with the work at hand. But, when we saw the elegantly dressed Svitlana Dolesko, we just had to l ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland at the Festival of Quilts -Birmingham
November 22, 2009 | | | Talented quilter and videographer, Pam Holland, takes us up close to the quilts at the Birmingham, England Quilt Show. You can play this on full screen by clicking the icon with the 2 arrows next to the sound icon. ... (More) |
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 | One Woman's Mission
November 17, 2009 | | | Photo courtesy of Baba Blankets One Woman's mission to help the Women of Africaby Lilo Bowman The greatest change often comes when one person decides to follow their dream. Names such as Ghandi or Martin Luther King represent the epitomy of this idealism. Often it only takes that individual ... (More) |
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 | For the Love of Toile
November 06, 2009 | | | For the Love of Toile by Lilo Bowman Toile, or "cloth" in French, has been embraced by interior decorators and clothing designers (and--more recently--quilters) since the 1700s. Inspired by the demand for the exorbitantly priced printed cotton fabrics of India, Irishman Francis ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland with the Tentmakers of Cairo
November 02, 2009 | | | "In the tomb of Princess Isinkheb was found an entire tent- its inside lined with animals and flowers, the blue ceiling studded with appliqued stars..." Join Pam Holland as she once again lets us take a peek into another world as she visits with the Tentmakers of Cairo. Pam ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland Visits France
October 11, 2009 | | | Pam Holland is back! She has been very busy traveling the world. Watch as she takes us to France and shows us the fabrics, the designs and the views from the Eiffel Tower. ... (More) |
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 | Quilting Pioneer: Jean Wells Keenan
August 24, 2009 | | | "Paradise in the Garden" by Jean Wells "Cottage Quilt Industries" Become Big Business in Late 20th Century: Jean Wells Keenan of Sisters, Oregon By Karen B. Alexander Quilting in the 20th century has touched many lives in profoundly different ways. Some quilters have even gone on to create a bus ... (More) |
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 | Quilting Pioneer: Ruby Short McKim
July 27, 2009 | | | The Jolly Circus Quilt Ruby Short McKim, July 27, 1891- July 1976 by Karen B. Alexander "What is the compelling fascination of quilts?" is a question I hear frequently once someone discovers my passion for quilt history. One of the reasons I give is because quilt history is a natural vehicle for ... (More) |
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![]() | Grandmother's Legacy Part IV
July 01, 2009 | | | Make a Smilebox slideshow ... (More) |
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![]() | Grandmother's Legacy Part III
July 01, 2009 | | | Make a Smilebox slideshow ... (More) |
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![]() | Grandmother's Legacy Part II
July 01, 2009 | | | Make a Smilebox slideshow ... (More) |
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 | Grandmother's Legacy Part I, II, III, IV
July 01, 2009 | | | 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 what the technique, being abl ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland--Eye on Paducah
June 27, 2009 | | | Paducah is a very special event. Every year 35,000 quilters descend on this quaint town in Kentucky, USA. It was an eye-opening experience for our travelling Australian quilting teacher. Here is a fun review of events through Pam Holland's eyes. Just a reminder that Pam ... (More) |
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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 ... (More) |
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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 ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland--A Cuppa with Martha
May 23, 2009 | | | Pam Holland reminds us that it's the people and their stories that make us what we are: "Martha's fabric shop in Ruidoso, New Mexico, USA is a haven for those who love fabric. Martha has been selling fabrics to the public for more than 46 years. I've visited the shop several times and I just ... (More) |
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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 ... (More) |
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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. ... (More) |
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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 ... (More) |
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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 ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland in Dubai
March 24, 2009 | | | 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 shares with us glimpses of this jewel-like city bui ... (More) |
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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 ... (More) |
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 | Pam Holland in Africa
February 19, 2009 | | | 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 second time through. ... (More) |
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