January 24, 2021
The Quilt Show has a free master quilt class on designing online through January 31, 2021. Cathy Franks, Sue Nichols, and Cindy Needham in this one hour program show their way of making quilt designs.
https://thequiltshow.com/watch/show-list/video/latest/show-2802-quilting-design-masterclass
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 24, 2021
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2021/01/24/quilting-master-class/
December 20, 2020
See link at http://www.quilts.org/home.html
where a letter dated December 15th reported that the International Quilt Association is disbanding. Very sad news indeed. It is difficult to think of a world without the IQA.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 20, 2020
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/international-quilt-association-sad-news/
Winning quilts from The Great Wisconsin Quilt Show are online. Click on the first image, Best of Show, and then you can follow the arrow to the right to see more. https://quiltshow.com/winning-quilts/?_winning_years=2020
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Spring Breeze, awarded Best of Show, by Barbara Clem from Rockford, Illinois.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 8, 2020
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2020/11/08/the-great-wisconsin-quilt-show-2020/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 8, 2020
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2020/08/08/textile-talks-video-presentations-by-international-quilt-museum/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 23, 2020
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2020/07/23/american-quilt-study-group-virtual-quilt-show/
June 2, 2020
Here are some PBS Wisconsin videos about quilts.
A Century of Quilts Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAuOX3x-ec8
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yv5LFy6igI
Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIm48u59li0
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 2, 2020
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2020/06/02/a-century-of-quilts-videos-by-pbs-wisconsin/
May 5, 2020
“School of Fish” by Elaine Krajenke Ellison
Photo is the Museum’s.
Finally, science and art are colorfully intertwined in Fun with Fractals and Other Mathematical Quilts. The two-person exhibition of 10 quilts total was curated exclusively for the Texas Quilt Museum. View Virtual Gallery Online »
First, retired mathematics teacher, author, and lecturer Elaine Krajenke Ellison creates unique quilts inspired by a variety of mathematical topics. She has created nearly 70 quilts spanning 4,000 years of mathematics. And Emeritus physics professor at West Texas A&M University, Dr. Vaughn Nelson of Round Rock, Texas, is the second quilt artist.
Fun with Fractals and Other Mathematical Quilts
Texas Quilt Museum
La Grange, Texas (USA)
The Texas Quilt Museum remains closed, but they have moved some of their exhibits online.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 5, 2020
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2020/05/05/texas-quilt-museums-virtual-exhibit/
April 20, 2020
Jenny Doan’s instructions for making a medical mask with ties are the easest I have seen. Here is her eight minute info on YouTube:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 20, 2020
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/easiest-medical-mask/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 2, 2020
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2020/02/02/why-do-quilts-cost-so-much/
A 23 minute You Tube video by Clare Rowley of a few of the quilts exhibited at International Quilt Festival 2019 in Houston, Texas, the last day of the show.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 12, 2020
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2020/01/12/international-quilt-festival-2019-video/
December 25, 2019
Watch a 2 minute preview of Craft in America: QUILTS, premiering on PBS December 27, 2019 (check local listings).
Learn about contemporary quilters from diverse traditions as PBS celebrates the important role quilts play in our country’s story. Featuring quilters Susan Hudson, Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Michael A. Cummings, Judith Content, as well as the International Quilt Museum and special guest Ken Burns.
Michael A. Cummings “Satin Doll” (photos are Craft in America’s.)
Judith Content “Bittersweet 2015”
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 25, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/12/25/craft-in-america-quilts-pbs-premiere-december-27-2019/
Kit Vincent – Chaos Redux
Quilts=Art=Quilts 2019
is at Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York, through January 5, 2020
“Quilts = Art = Quilts” is an annual juried quilt exhibition that has been held since the Schweinfurth Art Center’s opening in 1981. Each year the exhibit attracts competitive entries from some of the world’s leading quilt makers and fiber artists.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 2, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/11/02/quiltsartquilts-2019-schweinfurth-art-center-auburn-new-york-through-january-5-2020/
August 25, 2019
Forty-five art galleries, organizations, and museums in the St. Louis metro area have come together to participate in “Innovations in Textiles STL 2019“, a huge quadrennial event dedicated to bringing cutting-edge fiber arts to the St. Louis area. This year, they have partnered with Surface Design Association which will hold its “Beyond the Surface” biennial conference in St. Louis in October.
Hollie Regalo – Metastasis (photo via innovationsintextilesstl.org)
“Innovations in Textiles” began in August and will continue through November 2019. The events include receptions, open houses, workshops, lectures, artist and curator gallery talks, studio tours, a bus tour, and other community programs. The exhibitions include “Quilt National ’19” which opens on October 4.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 25, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/08/25/innovations-in-textiles-events-in-st-louis-missouri-through-november-2019/
July 14, 2019
A new quilt museum is opening in Hamilton, Missouri (USA)! The Missouri Quilt Museum will open in the fall . The new museum will have regular exhibitions of quilts from the collection of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah.
The museum will be “open in phases” as funding is secured through grants, patrons, and corporate sponsors. The Museum will house one of the largest collections of toy sewing machines, also antique machines and treadles. The new museum is accepting both monetary donations and items for the collection.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 14, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/07/14/the-missouri-quilt-museum/
June 16, 2019
Paula Nadelstern – Kaleidoscopic XVIII: Chai
Symmetry and Surprise
is at Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, Texas, through September 27, 2019
The works of Paula Nadelstern will be celebrated in “Symmetry and Surprise: Kaleidoscopic Quilts by Paula Nadelstern.” This retrospective with fifteen quilts is sure to delight the eye with its colorful and detailed images.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 16, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/06/16/symmetry-and-surprise-kaleidoscopic-quilts-by-paula-nadelstern-texas-quilt-museum-la-grange-texas-through-september-27-2019/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 17, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/imagine-the-possibilities-an-exhibition-of-quilts-butler-universitys-clowes-hall-indianapolis-indiana-through-june-9-2019/
Equilter’s Love your Mother Challenge quilts can be seen on:
http://www.quilts.com/quilt-gallery.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 17, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/equilters-love-your-mother-challenge-quilts/
March 19, 2019
Here is good info on how to care for and clean a self-healing cutting mat on Chris Dodsley’s blog:
http://madebychrissied.blogspot.com/2015/05/How-To-Clean-And-Care-For-Self-Healing-Cutting-Mat.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 19, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/03/19/how-to-care-for-a-self-healing-cutting-mat/
The series of three quilt exhibitions at Butler University’s Clowes Hall opens Tuesday, March 19th with an opening reception free to the public at 6PM. The second opens on Tuesday, April 16 at 6PM, and the third is Tuesday, May 14th, at 6PM. Come to the openings and/or to Clowes to view the three exhibits. For more info, go to butlerartscenter.org to Clowes Memorial Hall.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 5, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/03/05/imagine-the-possibilities-an-exhibition-of-quilts-butler-universitys-clowes-hall-indianapolis-indiana-march-19-through-june-9-2019/
February 16, 2019
The Quilters Hall of Fame 2019 exhibit, “Pieced Together: Patchwork Quilts from Russia,” which showcases Russian women’s quilts through The Russian American Foundation, will be on exhibit February 26 through May 11, 2019.
The Quilters Hall of Fame is located in Marion, Indiana. Web site is: www.quiltershalloffame.net.
Wait, Wait, My Darling… by N.K. Fedotovskaya
Photo is The Quilters Hall of Fame’s.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 16, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/02/16/pieced-together-patchwork-quilts-from-russia-quilters-hall-of-fame-marion-indiana-february-26-may-11-2019/
January 27, 2019
Setsuko Matsushima – Over the Waves
World of Beauty: IQA Prize Winners
is at Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, Texas, through March 10, 2019.
Thirty-two quilts took home a prize from three hundred twenty-five finalists in the USA quilt world’s most prestigious annual competition. The show featured more than twenty categories and $97,250 in cash (non-purchase) prizes, awarded at the 2018 International Quilt Festival Houston.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 27, 2019
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2019/01/27/world-of-beauty-iqa-prize-winners-texas-quilt-museum-la-grange-texas-through-march-10-2019/
December 22, 2019
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 22, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/12/22/contemporary-quilts-a-fiber-art-retrospective-west-valley-art-museum-in-peoria-az-city-hall-peoria-arizona-through-january-24-2019/
December 9, 2018
Denneen Peterson – Bird at the Oasis
FABRIC-ation!
is at Agua Caliente Park Ranch House Art Gallery in Tucson, Arizona, from 0December 8, 2018 to January 9, 2019
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 9, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/12/09/fabric-ation-agua-caliente-park-ranch-house-art-gallery-tucson-arizona-december-8-2018-to-january-9-2019/
November 10, 2018
Here is a new retreat opportunity, May 13-17, 2019, in Shipshewana, IN. for you quilt enthusiasts . Email judybarmann@gmail.com, for more detailed information.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 10, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/11/10/antique-quilts-retreat-shipshewana-indiana-may-13-17-2019/
October 14, 2018
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 14, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/10/14/fabulous-fibers-3-john-james-audubon-museum-henderson-kentucky-october-25-2018-february-15-2019/
October 7, 2018
Ann Fisina, textile conservator of Minnesota Historical Society, shows us how to roll quilts and other textiles on a tube for storage.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 7, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/10/07/rolling-textiles-on-tube-tutorial/
September 8, 2018
Carol Anne Grotrain – Sequoias
Stepping Inside the Outside
is at Highfield Hall & Gardens in Falmouth, Massachusetts, through October 2018.
Stepping Inside the Outside is a SAQA regional exhibition from the Massachusetts/Rhode Island region in the United States.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 8, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/09/08/stepping-inside-the-outside-highfield-hall-gardens-falmouth-massachusetts-through-october-31-2018/
September 1, 2018
The Fabric of India will be at Cincinnati Art Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio, from October 19, 2018 to January 6, 2019. This exhibit of Indian textiles from the fifteenth century to present is from Victoria & Albert Museum in United Kingdom.
http://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/about/press-room/fabric-of-india/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 1, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/09/01/the-fabric-of-india-cincinnati-art-museum-cincinnati-ohio-october-19-2018-to-january-6-2019/
August 22, 2018
Hollis Chatelain
Stories of West Africa
will be at Yachats Commons Building in Yachats, Oregon, August 25-26, 2018. Hollis Chatelain uses art quilts to portray the rich African culture and the strong sense of community and family unity.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 22, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/08/22/stories-of-west-africa-yachats-commons-building-yachats-oregon-august-25-26-2018/
August 15, 2018
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 15, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/08/15/seeing-stars-a-celebration-of-star-quilts-old-new-through-october-28-2018-pacific-northwest-quilt-fiber-arts-museum-laconner-washington/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 8, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/collecting-new-york-beauty-quilts-bill-volckenings-passion/
July 27, 2018
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 27, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/07/27/the-fabric-of-emancipation-morris-jumel-mansion-new-york-new-york-through-october-3-2018/
Congratulations Xenia Cord, on your induction into the Quilter’s Hall of Fame this weekend!
https://quiltershalloffame.net/celebration-2017/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 20, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/07/20/xenia-cord-quilters-hall-of-fame-2018-inductee/
July 16, 2018
Katrin Schroeder – Market Church
2018 International Quilt Invitational
is at Brigham City Museum of Art in Brigham City, Utah through August 31, 2018.
Miles and miles of fabric and thread were used by quilters world-wide to create works for the Brigham City Museum’s 2018 International Art Quilt Invitational Exhibition through August 31, 2018. About sixty-six quilts in various sizes will be displayed. The charm as well as the drama of many different countries are portrayed in the quilts, specifically Norway, Jerusalem, Africa, Egypt, Syria, China, Germany and Japan.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 16, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/07/16/2018-international-quilt-invitational-brigham-city-museum-of-art-brigham-city-utah-through-august-31-2018/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 7, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/07/07/50-quilts-from-the-18th-19th-20th-and-21st-centuries-the-bill-volckening-collection/
June 28, 2018
Innova long arm instructional videos are here: https://thequiltshow.com/learn/innova-videos/?utm_source=Infusionsoft&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2018_06_25_Newsletter_12&inf_contact_key=7264cb6464516a65a29957ec78e98dfa68c519f0f122788b76e389fc05e15ed5
These videos are helpful for other brand long arms and some are good for sewing machine quilting.
Sponsored by TheQuiltShow.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 28, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/06/28/innova-long-arm-machine-tutorials/
June 17, 2018
“Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts” was on exhibit at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City awhile ago, where quilts were displayed hanging from the ceiling. TheQuiltShow looks at quilting and embroidery in the quilts in this Smilebox presentation.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 17, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/06/17/infinite-variety-three-centuries-of-red-and-white-quilts-slide-presentation/
June 9, 2018
Amish Arts 1900 – 1940: from the Pottinger Collection
Goshen College Music Center’s Hershberger Art Gallery (June 4 through September 16) and Harold and Wilma Good Library Gallery (September 23 through November 18, 2018.)
A collection of local Amish folk art is on display in the Music Center’s Hershberger Art Gallery to Sepember 16, 2018. The collection will then be remounted in the Harold and Wilma Good Library Gallery from September 23 through November 18, 2018.
The exhibit presents a wide range of domestic folk arts gathered from Old Order Amish communities in primarily Elkhart and LaGrange counties in north central Indiana. The exhibit includes items such as quilts, comforters, clothing, dolls, rugs, pincushions and sewing caddies, as well as several rare pieces of paint-decorated furniture － a chest of drawers, blanket chest, one-drawer stand － dating from as early as 1871.
Thanks to a generous gift, these objects were purchased from the collection of David Pottinger of Goshen, of materials collected beginning in 1977. Other Amish collections from Pottinger are held by the Museum of American Folk Art, Indiana State Museum and Fort Wayne Museum of Art.
https://www.goshen.edu/academics/art/hershberger-art-gallery/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 9, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/06/09/amish-arts-1900-1940-from-the-pottinger-collection-goshen-college-music-centers-hershberger-art-gallery-through-september-16-and-harold-and-wilma-good-library-gallery-septem/
June 3, 2018
Katie Pasquini Masopust’s log cabin quilts, Artful Log Cabin Quilts, from TheQuiltShow:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 3, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/06/03/artful-log-cabin-quilts-by-katie-pasquini-masopust/
May 28, 2018
Lorraine Roy – Ubuntu – Seeds 47″
Woven Woods: A Journey through the Forest Floor
will be at Beaty Biodiversity Museum in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from June 2 – November 4, 2018
Woven Woods is a collection of twelve circular quilted wall hangings, each portraying a different aspect of the science of tree root communication. The research for this project was inspired by the work of Dr. Suzanne Simard of UBC. Dr. Simard is a leader in the field of forest biology who generously gave of her time and knowledge.
You can see photos of the exhibit at: Woven Woods: A Journey through the Forest Floor
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 28, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/05/28/woven-woods-a-journey-through-the-forest-floor-beaty-biodiversity-museum-vancouver-british-columbia-canada-june-2-november-4-2018/
May 20, 2018
Beyond the Valley” will be at Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg, Virginia, from May 22 – September 8, 2018.
Photo is the Museum’s.
Beyond the Valley (based on the Valley Botanical) curated by Doreen Johnson and Dawn Ronningen
Quilts for this exhibit have been submitted from members of the online Shenandoah Valley Botanical Album Sew Along and reflect the celebration and preservation of an American iconic Folk Art quilt that depicted botanicals of the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia just prior to the Civil War. In 1858, Esther Blair Matthews created a beautiful Botanical Album quilt that voiced her declaration and devotion to her family and her country.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 20, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/05/20/beyond-the-valley-virginia-quilt-museum-harrisonburg-virginia-may-22-september-8-2018/
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 13, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/05/13/8968/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 5, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/05/05/virtual-tour-of-ken-burns-quilts/
April 28, 2018
Michael James – Shakti (the Better Half)
India Through Beginner’s Eyes: New Textiles by Michael James
will be at Modern Arts Midtown in Omaha, Nebraska, May 4 – 25, 2018
India Through Beginner’s Eyes: New Textiles by Michael James is a solo exhibition of work by the department chair of Textiles, Merchandising & Fashion Design (TMFD) at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 28, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/04/28/india-through-beginners-eyes-new-textiles-by-michael-james-modern-arts-midtown-omaha-nebraska-may-4-25-2018/
April 22, 2018
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 22, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/04/22/kaleidoscope-kentucky-museum-quilts-kentucky-museum-bowling-green-kentucky-through-december-18-2018/
April 14, 2018
I never get the two meeting ends of the quilt binding sewn together to lay flat and fit “just right.” I have tried different ways to do this. I just bought the binding tool that will help me accomplish this very easily.
For the instructions, go to YouTube’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex2PajesRvU
There is also another YouTube tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c0RFHCmtKI
With these as a guide and the binding tool, connecting the binding ends is a piece of cake.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 14, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/04/14/connect-binding-ends-easily/
April 7, 2018
Modern Inspirations
will be at The Dairy Barn in Athens, Ohio, April 29 – June 15, 2018.
Modern Inspirations – Art quilts from 1970s through today documents the history of the art quilt movement as it relates to the development of this new quilt aesthetic. This exhibition is of thirty iconic historic and contemporary quilts by artists from around the world. This chronological presentation demonstrates the development and continuing power of the art quilt movement.
Judith Trager – Butterfly Maiden
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 7, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/04/07/modern-inspirations-the-dairy-barn-athens-ohio-april-29-june-15-2018/
April 3, 2018
The Quilt Index now has over 90,000 freely-accessible and searchable records of quilts (from public and private collections, including over 250 museums) and hundreds of related stories, photos, publications, and ephemera.
http://www.quiltindex.org/index.php
Star of Bethlehem with floral appliquePosted by woodhavenstudio on April 3, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/04/03/quilt-index/
February 27, 2018
These photos are from the 2017 Road to California Show. I will post 2018’s when I can locate them.
A Smilebox presentation:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 27, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/02/27/road-to-california-2017/
February 11, 2018
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 12, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/02/12/painting-quilt-squares-brings-this-94-year-old-real-joy-from-southern-living/
February 4, 2018
You can see photos of seven of Ken Burns’ quilts in Cowboys & Indians Magazine in an article by Dana Joseph “On View: Ken Burns’ American Quilts” at: http://www.cowboysindians.com/2018/01/on-view-ken-burns-american-quilts/
See my post of January 12, 2018 for more info about this exhibit.
Photo is the Study Center & Museum’s.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 4, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/02/04/on-view-ken-burns-american-quilts/
January 19, 2018
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Haan Mansion Museum of Indiana Art has the largest collection of Indiana Art anywhere.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 19, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/01/19/hoosier-quilts-a-patchwork-of-periods-and-styles-haan-mansion-museum-of-indiana-art-lafayette-indiana-january-19-march-17-2018/
January 12, 2018
Uncovered: the Ken Burns Collection
will be at The International Quilt Study Center & Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska, January 19 through May 13, 2018.
Ken Burns loves antique American quilts. Displayed alongside eloquent, anecdotal thoughts about quilts, collecting, and art and authenticity, Burns’ quilts function as his films do; they spark dialogue and remind people—he hopes—of their shared humanity.
Exhibited are twenty-eight quilts from the collection of about seventy-five quilts that Burns has acquired since the mid-seventies.
Photo is the Study Center & Museum’s.
An article in the New York Times, January 16, 2018, https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/16/arts/design/quilts-ken-burns-international-quilt-study-center-museum.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 12, 2018
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2018/01/12/uncovered-the-ken-burns-collection-the-international-quilt-study-center-museum-lincoln-nebraska-january-19-may-13-2018/
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 26, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/12/26/elegant-geometry-british-and-american-mosaic-patchwork-quilts-the-taft-museum-of-art-cincinnati-ohio-through-january-21-2018/
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 20, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/12/20/weaving-water-sidney-and-berne-davis-art-center-fort-myers-florida-january-5-26-2018/
Vicki Conley – “Orogeny”
Art Quilts XXII: As Near to the Edge as I Can Go is at Chandler Center for the Arts in Chandler, Arizona, until January 5. 2018
The art quilts in this twenty-second annual juried show have inspired devoted attendees from across Arizona. This exhibit has become an institution in the textile arts community and is one not to be missed.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 26, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/11/26/art-quilts-xxii-as-near-to-the-edge-as-i-can-go-chandler-center-for-the-arts-chandler-arizona-through-january-5-2018/
November 15, 2017
So sad. Nancy Zieman lost her long battle with cancer.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 15, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/nancy-zieman-lost-cancer-battle/
November 12, 2017
Bernina’s We All Sew has a tutorial for making an easy wine bottle bag at: https://weallsew.com/easy-wine-bottle-gift-bag/
Photo is Bernina’s.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 12, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/11/12/easy-wine-bottle-bag-tutorial/
November 4, 2017
Lincoln in Quilts: Log Cabins, Flags and Roses is at Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, Indiana until February 19, 2018. See some wonderful quilts drawn from several institutions, all in one place. The exhibit evolved because a spectacular silk quilt in the Indiana State Museum’s collection depicting an American flag made with dyed silk campaign ribbons from the 1860 election (which had 4 candidates/parties, one of which was Lincoln!) kept getting cut from their Lincoln exhibits because (since it has to be on a slantboard) it took up too much room. So – it gets its own exhibit!
Joining it are other great quilts from the Museum’s collection, including the Civil War basket quilt with flags that was used as inspiration in the American Quilt Study group’s basket challenge. Also included is a quilt made by Lincoln’s cousin in 1827 from the Virginia Quilt Museum, one with Lincoln ribbons from Mark Dunn of Moda Fabrics, an embroidered quilt from the American Folk Art Museum, a gorgeous hexie made by an acquaintance of Mary Todd’s in Springfield, a log cabin quilt said to incorporate mourning crape which wrapped the columns of the Indiana Capitol when Lincoln’s funeral train stopped in Indianapolis, and ….the Keckley quilt from Kent State, said to incorporate offcuts of silk from Mary Todd Lincoln’s dresses. Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker is the curator. The exhibit is open until February 19, 2018.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 4, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/11/04/lincoln-in-quilts-log-cabins-flags-and-roses-indiana-state-museum-indianapolis-indiana-until-february-19-2018/
Light Show is an exhibit of vibrant quilts. The artists from Washington’s Contemporary QuiltArt Association create a unique sensory experience that takes the viewer through an electrifying adventure of light.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 27, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/10/27/light-show-from-cqa-the-national-quilt-museum-paducah-kentucky-through-december-12-2017/
October 21, 2017
These are modern quilts in a Smilebox presentation from Road to California 2017. By TheQuiltShow.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 21, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/10/21/8794/
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322 W Main St Westfield, Indiana |
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 14, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/10/14/quilt-eat-sleep-repeat-westfield-middle-school-westfield-indiana-october-20-21-2017/
October 6, 2017
The Columbus (Ohio) Museum of Art currently has an exhibit, Botanical Wonders: Flower Figure Quilts 1850 – 1950 From The Donna And Rodney Wasserstrom Collection, which will be up until March 11, 2018.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 6, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/10/06/botanical-wonders-flower-figure-quilts-1850-1950-columbus-museum-of-art-columbus-ohio-through-march-11-2018/
“Banskia” by Beth Miiller
There are photos of quilts from “Hands all Around 2016” exhibit at International Quilt Festival 2016, Houston, Texas, at: www.quilts.com/quilt-gallery.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 29, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/09/29/hands-all-around-2016-exhibit-at-international-quilt-festival-2016-houston-texas/
September 18, 2017
Mary Fons “The Quilt Scout” has posted an article Scandal! The Century of Progress Quilt Contest about the Century of Progress Quilt Contest that is quite fascinating: http://www.quilts.com/quiltscout/scandal-the-century-of-progress-quilt-contest.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 18, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/scandal-the-century-of-progress-quilt-contest/
September 10, 2017
“Inherited Quilts 3: Yellow Creek Mennonite Church” is on display through November 12, 2017 in the Library Gallery at Goshen College.
This is the third installment of inherited quilts, this time from Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, featured in a new exhibit at the Goshen College Library Gallery. These are antique and vintage quilts that have descended through two, three, or four
generations among families at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, CR 11, Goshen.” Free and open to the public.
Photo is from exhibitFor more info – Goshen.edu/librarygallery
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 10, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/09/10/inherited-quilts-3-yellow-creek-mennonite-church-through-november-12-2017-library-gallery-goshen-college-goshen-indiana/
September 4, 2017
The winners of the Van Gogh Cherrywood Challenge are at: http://cherrywoodfabrics.bigcartel.com/van-gogh
Above is from Cherrywood Fabrics web site.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 4, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/09/04/van-gogh-cherrywood-challenge-winners/
Click on See The Quilts for pictures from the exhibition.
From TheQuiltShow
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 30, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/08/30/joy-quilts-by-libby-lehman-national-quilt-museum-paducah-kentucky-through-october-16-2017/
August 20, 2017
The Navigator’s Star by Aline Bugarin and Natasha Bugarin is one of the winners.
Other winners from the AQS Paducah 2017 Show are shown at:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 20, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/08/20/aqs-spring-paducah-2017-winners/
August 15, 2017
13 Perspectives will be at Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg, Virginia,
September 5 – December 16, 2017
B. J. Adams – “Satirical Stillness”
The 13 members of New Image Artists are showing at the Virginia Quilt Museum. Mastery of traditional as well as innovative techniques and materials provide a rich tapestry of visual excitement and stretch the definition of quilting.
Virginia Quilt Museum
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 15, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/08/15/13-perspectives-virginia-quilt-museum-harrisonburg-virginia-september-5-december-16-2017/
August 4, 2017
This annual juried exhibition at the Hardesty Art Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, features all types of fiber art, including art quilts, weaving, fiber sculpture, and mixed media.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 4, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/08/04/fiberworks-2017-hardesty-art-center-tulsa-oklahoma-through-september-24-2017/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 26, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/07/26/variations-quilt-exhibit-show/
July 23, 2017
Lisa Sipes has collaborated with a number of people to make some stunningly beautiful quilts. Here is just a sample from TheQuiltShow in a Smilebox presentation.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 23, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/07/23/lisa-sipes-beautiful-quilts/
July 13, 2017
Here are some of The Lion King Quilt Exhibit quilts in a Smilebox presentation from TheQuiltShow. This was a featured exhibit at the 2017 Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show sponsored by Cherrywood Fabrics and Disney Theatrical of The Lion King. The artists were given gold and black Cherrywood fabrics; they had to use 60% in the quilt, and could also include other Cherrywood fabrics. Size requirement was 20 x 20 inches. One hundred twenty were chosen for the traveling exhibit.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 13, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/07/13/the-lion-king-quilt-exhibit-at-sisters-show-2017/
July 10, 2017
Quilt National 17 is currently at Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio, until September 4, 2017
Pat Kroth – “Full Spin” (detail)
Quilt National is a biennial international juried exhibition of contemporary innovative quilts.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 10, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/07/10/quilt-national-17-dairy-barn-arts-center-athens-ohio-through-september-4-2017/
May 22, 2017
Road to California 2017 , “Put a Bird on It.” It’s quite interesting how the idea was carried out in each of these quilts.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 22, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/put-a-bird-on-it-slide-show-from-road-to-california-2017/
May 9, 2017
Here are instructions to figure how much fabric is needed for the quilt back:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 9, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/05/09/how-much-fabric-do-you-need-for-your-quilt-back/
April 25, 2017
Pat Durbin creates quilts that resemble paintings using fabric and thread.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 25, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/a-walk-in-the-woods-quilts-by-pat-durbin-the-quilt-museum-paducah-kentucky-through-july-11-2017/
April 21, 2017
Here is a New FREE tutorial from Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry at: http://www.bryerpatch.com/faq/faq.htm
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 21, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/04/21/caryl-bryer-fallert-gentrys-finishing-tutorial/
April 11, 2017
See the winning quilts from the American Quilter’s Society Lancaster Show 2017 at:
http://www.aqsblog.com/aqs-quiltweek-2017-lancaster-winners
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 11, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/04/11/aqs-lancaster-2017-winning-quilts/
Finalists and winners from the Museum’s New Quilts from Old Favorites competition are showcased along with antique examples featuring the theme of Flying Geese piecework.
Quilters around the world were invited to enter outstanding quilts in the 24th Annual Competition coordinated by The National Quilt Museum. The 2016 competition was open to quilts that are innovative interpretations of traditional Flying Geese patterns.
“Migration Patterns” by Susan Mogan Photo is the Museum’s.
See the other winners at: http://quiltmuseum.org/flyinggeese/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 4, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/04/04/new-quilts-from-an-old-favorite-antique-flying-geese-through-june-20-2017-national-quilt-museum-paducah-kentucky/
March 27, 2017
QuiltCon 2017 Show winners are here: https://community.themodernquiltguild.com/resources/quiltcon-2017-award-winners
Best in Show
bling by Katherine Jones
Judge’s Choice
Waiting for Sanity by Kristin Shields
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 27, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/03/27/quiltcon-2017-show-winners/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 15, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/03/15/exhibits-at-virginia-quilt-museum-warren-sipe-house-harrisonburg-virginia-through-december-16-2017/
March 5, 2017
Some of the winning quilts from Road to California 2017, including the Best of Show and Marie White Masterpiece Award winners.
 These are the first place winners in each category.
TheQuiltShow presents these slide shows. |
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 6, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/03/06/road-to-california-2017-show-quilts/
February 21, 2017
Here is a Smilebox slide presentation of quilts in the Modern Quilt Guild Showcase shown in Houston, Texas, last Fall.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 21, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/modern-quilt-guild-showcase-2016-houston-texas/
February 18, 2017
To fold a quilt and have no crease lines, Alex Anderson of TheQuiltShow demonstrates how at: http://thequiltshow.com/daily-blog/142-newsletter/24624-want-to-avoid-those-creases-in-your-quilt-alex-shows-you-how?utm_source=Infusionsoft&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017_01_01_Sunday_Smiles_3&inf_contact_key=d3032b57648513ee09db423d9d84765695872c3177e79aedaa3010cdc10bd011. This type of quilt folding has been around for some time, but Alex’s demo is a good one.
I roll my art quilts and fold my traditional ones. I need to start folding my large traditional quilts this way.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 18, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/02/18/no-crease-lines-with-this-fold-method/
The last article is about Quilting Hub hiring writers.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 9, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/02/09/quilting-hub-hiring-writers/
January 28. 2017
Laura Coia at SewVeryEasy shows you how to make a chenille quilt using four identical panels at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRAwAswhDxE
Another easier quilt using a panel is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCdwdk2tsnk
Laura has this tutorial for using a panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zupBTfTNZI8
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 28, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/01/28/how-to-make-a-chenille-quilt-using-panels-easy-tutorials/
January 13, 2017
Here is a Smilebox slide presentation from TheQuiltShow of quilts from the innovative pieced category of International Quilt Festival 2016 in Houston, Texas.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 13, 2017
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/slide-show-of-quilts-from-international-quilt-festival-2016-houston-texas/
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 31, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/12/31/kaffe-fassets-heritage-quilts-the-national-quilt-museum-paducah-kentuckythrough-january-10th-2017/
December 20, 2016
Sue Spargo and Tonye Phillips have work in this Smilebox presentation by TheQuiltShow:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 21, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/12/21/slide-presentation-of-sue-spargo-and-tonye-phillips-work/
December 11. 2016
Along the Spice Route is at New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, through February 11, 2017
Ann Reardon – “Tumeric Caravan”
Forty-one artists interpreted spices in the exhibit Along the Spice Route, which offers an opportunity to discover the spices´ countries of origin, the importance of ancient trade routes, and the lasting connections between the world´s cultural heritages.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 11, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/12/11/along-the-spice-route-new-england-quilt-museum-lowell-massachusetts-through-february-11-2017/
December 6, 2016
Here is a Smilebox slide presentation from TheQuiltShow of the art pictorial quilts at International Quilt Festival, Houston, Texas, in November. They are wonderful!
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 6, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/12/06/art-pictorial-quilts-international-festival-2016-houston-texas/
November 29, 2016
The November gallery exhibit at QuiltWorks in Bend, Oregon, consists of small and miniature quilts.
See the Smilebox presentation from TheQuiltShow:
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 29, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/11/29/small-quilts-exhibit-at-quiltworks-bend-oregon/
Viewers’ Choice at International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas, this month was Lone Star Explores Space by Peter Hayward.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 20, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/11/20/viewers-choice-international-quilt-festival-2016-houston-texas/
November 19,2016
Best of Show winner was Cynthia England’s “Reflections of Cape Town” at International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas, this month.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 19, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/11/19/quilts-from-international-quilt-festival-quilts-2016-houston-texas/
November 12, 2016
Art Quilts XXI: In Stitches – Seriously Humorous Art Quilts will be at Vision Gallery in Chandler, Arizona, November 18, 2016 – January 7, 2017
Barbara Dahlberg – “Sometimes Friendship Can Be Sticky”
This annual exhibition features contemporary art quilts.
Vision Gallery
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 12, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/11/12/art-quilts-xxi-in-stitches-seriously-humorous-art-quilts-vision-gallery-chandler-arizona-november-18-2016-january-7-2017/
November 6, 2016
Never tear out stitches again with paper piecing. Weallsew.com has a good tutorial at:
http://weallsew.com/how-to-make-paper-piecing-easy/
Here is a paper piecing tutorial if you are new to using this technique: http://www.freshlemonsquilts.com/tag/paper-piecing-tutorial/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 7, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/11/07/tutorials-for-paper-piecing/
October 28, 2016
Abstractions and Reflections will be at Madame Walker Theatre Center in Indianapolis, Indiana
November 1 – 30, 2016
Daren Redman – “Flowers #4”
This solo exhibition by quilt artist Daren Redman is made up of large-scale, abstract floral motifs and landscapes. The bold, bright, colorful quilts reflect the last six years of Daren’s inspirations, from the nature in her own back yard, to her Swiss hiking trip.
Reception: November 4, 2016 from 5-9:00 p.m.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 28, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/10/28/abstractions-and-reflections-madame-walker-theatre-center-indianapolis-indiana-november-1-30-2016/
October 21, 2016
American Quilts: History and Art will be at Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York, October 29, 2016, through January 8, 2017.
American Quilts: History and Art will feature historical quilts curated by Jonathan Holstein from the collection of the International Quilt Studies Center & Museum in Nebraska.
Photos are the Art Center’s.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 21, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/10/21/american-quilts-history-and-art-schweinfurth-art-center-auburn-new-york-october-29-2016-january-8-2017/
Surprise Quilt Presented to Mary A. Grow
Diamond Strip Quilt
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 17, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/10/17/painted-pieced-and-padded-masterwork-quilts-from-the-american-folk-art-museum-american-folk-art-museum-new-york-city-through-november-6-2016/
October 11. 2016
With the flooding that is occurring in the Southeast from Hurricane Matthew, this information about quilt and textile care after a flood may be helpful. “How to Care for and Salvage Your Textiles After a Flood” is from Lynn Lancaster Gorges.
http://www.textilepreservation.com/flood.htm
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 11, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/10/11/quilt-textile-care-after-flood/
October 7, 2016
The Madame Walker Theatre is having a quilt exhibit, It’s All About Jazz, October 7 – 28, 2016. The theatre is located at 617 Indiana Avenue in Indianapolis. Free parking is west of the building.
There is an opening reception tonight (Friday, October 7) from 6 to 9pm with complimentary food and live entertainment with Vickie Daniel and friends.
Eighteen quilt artists are exhibiting in the invitational, which was curated by Daren Redman.
“Autumn Song” by Caryl Schuetz
Posted by woodhavenstudio on October 7, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/10/07/its-all-about-jazz-madame-walker-theatre-indianapolis-indiana-october-7-28-2016/
September 23, 2016
The Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza 2016 was September 16 – 18. You can see the winners at:
https://www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/pennsylvania-national-quilt-extravaganza/new-heading-page/2015-pnqe-quilt-competition-winners/
Best Wall Quilt: Waratah by Melinda Bula
Third Place: The Couple by Eve Vallorani
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 23, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/09/23/pennsylvania-national-quilt-extravaganza-2016-winners/
Poppy by Caryl Schuetz
Artist’s Own is pleased to exhibit nineteen contemporary quilts of the Indiana members of the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). These beautiful quilts were created in response to Marie Webster’s (1859-1956) ideals.
“A Joy Forever: Marie Webster Quilts” exhibit at the Indianapolis Museum of Art runs through January.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 14, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/09/14/indiana-art-quilts-marie-websters-legacy-artists-own-lafayette-indiana-through-october-15-2016/
And Still We Rise: African American Story Quilts
An exhibition of contemporary story quilts illustrating significant moments in African American history will be on view in the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley (MSV) in Winchester, Virginia, through December 31, 2016.
And Still We Rise: African American Story Quilts narrates four centuries of African American history through the display of sixty-nine story quilts. All the textiles were created by an international group of artists in the Women of Color Quilters Network.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 11, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/09/11/and-still-we-rise-african-american-story-quilts-museum-of-the-shenandoah-valley-winchester-virginia-through-december-31-2016/
September 5, 2016
Release by Doria Goocher
The Firebird by Sheree Rasmussen
Throughout history, women have had to balance responsibilities to community, home, and family while pursuing other interests, jobs, or careers. This exhibit celebrates women both throughout history and today.
Photos of quilts from the SAQA: Balancing Act exhibit can be seen at : http://quilts.com/quilt-gallery.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on September 5, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/09/05/saqa-balancing-act-quilt-gallery/
August 28, 2016
Here and There: Works by the Manhattan Quilt Guild is at National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky. through November 15, 2016
Ludmila Aristova – “After the Storm”
This exhibition explores how New York City artists interpret their environment.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 28, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/08/28/here-and-there-works-by-the-manhattan-quilt-guild-national-quilt-museum-paducah-kentucky-through-november-15-2016/
August 19, 2016
The 2016 World Quilt Competition New England in Manchester, New Hampshire, is August 18 – 20, 2016.
Traditional First Place:
American Spirit by Keiko Ike, Japan
Photos of the winners can be seen at: http://www.quiltfest.com/upcoming-shows-and-events/world-quilt-new-england/enter-the-quilt-competition/2015-world-quilt-competition-winners/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 19, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/08/19/2016-world-quilt-competition-new-england-winners/
August 12, 2016
Making the Australian Quilt: 1800 – 1950 is at the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia through November 6, 2016, with eighty pieces in the exhibit, which include quilts and garments.
Wedding Quilt 1922 Made by Mary Jane Hannaford
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 12, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/08/12/making-the-australian-quilt-1800-1950-national-gallery-of-victoria-australia-through-november-6-2016/
August 6, 2016
Winners of the AQS Syracuse Show 2016 in Syracuse, New York, at: http://www.quiltweek.com/workshops/syracuse-2016/
Best Longarm Machine Workmanship Award
Silk Road Sampler
Melissa Sobotka
Texas
Posted by woodhavenstudio on August 6, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/08/06/aqs-syracuse-show-2016-winners/
July 29, 2016
Quilts & Color from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston is on exhibit at San Diego Museum of Art in San Diego, California, until September 5, 2016. This is a fabulous showing of quilts, which I saw while it was in Boston.
More at: sdmart.org
You can also check my March 15, 2014, blog entry about Quilts & Color while it was in Boston.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 29, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/07/29/quilt-color-san-diego-museum-of-art-san-diego-california-through-september-5-2016/
July 24, 2016
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light & Motion will be at Mitchell Museum in Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, Mt. Vernon, Illinois, from July 31 – October 9, 2016
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry – “Celebration #1”
This forty year retrospective exhibition features 47 quilts by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry made over four decades, including her first quilt from 1976 as well as her most recent pieces.
You can see photos of all the quilts at: Mitchell Museum, Cedarhurst Center for the Arts
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 24, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/07/24/caryl-bryer-fallert-gentry-40-years-of-color-light-motion-mitchell-museum-cedarhurst-center-for-the-arts-mt-vernon-illinois-july-31-october-9-2016/
July 19, 2016
Sad to learn that Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine will publish its last issue with October/November 2016. The magazine was founded in 1969 and was the only magazine devoted only to quilting for many years.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 19, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/good-bye-quilters-newsletter-magazine/
July 17, 2016
LaConner Quilt & Textile Museum, LaConner, Washington, has Beauty of Japan exhibit taking the top two floors of the building, until October 2, 2016. Here is info about the quilts and their makers: https://okanarts.com/beauty-of-japan/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=July eNews 2016
Photos from Okanarts.com
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 17, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/07/17/beauty-of-japan-laconner-quilt-textile-museum-laconner-washington-through-october-2-2016/
July 8, 2016
To Dye For will be at Visions Art Museum in San Diego, California, July 16 – October 2, 2016
Lyric Kinard – “Mill Wheels IV: Progress”
This exhibition features works by artists Sue Cavanaugh, Kim Eichler-Messmer, Ann Johnston, Lyric Montgomery Kinard, and Jeannie Palmer Moore.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 8, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/to-dye-for-visions-art-museum-san-diego-california-july-16-october-2-2016/
July 3, 2016
For celebration of the Fourth of July, here are some patriotic quilts from TheQuiltShow by Smilebox:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on July 3, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/patriotic-quilts/
June 24, 2016
Animal Instincts by Annie Helmericks-Louder will be at Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, Texas, June 30 – September 25, 2016
Annie Helmericks-Louder – “The Dinner Guest”
Eleven animal-themed quilts give voice to Louder’s concerns about the environment and humanity’s stewardship of the earth. Her Outlaw Animal series spotlights “varmints” like armadillos and rattlesnakes, and her Side by Side series celebrates animal visitors to her rural home.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 24, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/animal-instincts-by-annie-helmericks-louder-texas-quilt-museum-la-grange-texas-june-30-september-25-2016/
June 15, 2016
Here is a tutorial by Sharon Pederson on how to add a border to an already completed quilt from TheQuiltShow:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 15, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/06/15/tutorial-adding-a-border-to-a-quilted-quilt-other-tutorials/
June 11, 2016
Dialogues: Contemporary Responses to Marie Webster Quilts will be at Indianapolis Museum of Art in Indianapolis, Indiana, from June 23 – September 4, 2016
“Poppy” by Caryl Schuetz
SAQA members from eight midwestern states will be exhibiting their quilts in this regional exhibition juried by Niloo Paydar, Curator of Textiles and Fashion Arts at the Indianapolis Museum of Art in the Bret Waller Gallery. It has been organized in conjunction with the IMA’s exhibition of A Joy Forever: Marie Webster Quilts. The curators are Kate Lenkowsky and Niloo.
Exhibitions in the Bret Waller Gallery do not require general admission, but there is an admission cost to see the Marie Webster exhibit.
Opening Reception: June 23, 2016 from 4-4:30 p.m.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 11, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/06/11/dialogues-contemporary-responses-to-marie-webster-quilts-indianapolis-museum-of-art-indianapolis-indiana-june-23-september-4-2016/
June 7, 2016
Here are graduation quilts on Smilebox from TheQuiltShow’s photo files:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 7, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/06/07/graduation-quilts/
June 5, 2016
The Quilters Hall of Fame will be hosting their 2016 celebration on July 14-16, in Marion, Indiana. They’ve selected a master fiber artist, exhibitor, curator, author, researcher, quilt historian, mentor, ground breaker and former aerospace engineer as their inductee. Yes, that’s just one person. Did you guess who it is?
It’s Carolyn Mazloomi!
Click here to learn more about the 2016 Celebration.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on June 5, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/06/05/carolyn-mazloomi-2016-quilters-hall-of-fame-inductee/
May 28, 2016
Quilting Impressionist Landscapes is at Ana Intercontinental Hotel in Tokyo, Japan, through August 7, 2016
Noriko Endo – “Autumn Enchantment”
This solo exhibition features art quilts by artist Noriko Endo.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 28, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/05/28/quilting-impressionist-landscapes-ana-intercontinental-hotel-tokyo-japan-through-august-7-2016/
May 22, 2016
Lori Kennedy has machine quilting tutorials at her site: http://theinboxjaunt.com/quilt/free-motion-quilting-tutorials/
Here is Lori Kennedy’s easy machine quilting designs for filling in backgrounds: http://weallsew.com/fast-easy-machine-quilting-fills/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 22, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/05/22/easy-machine-quilting-tutorials-with-lori-kennedy/
May 15, 2016
Cultural Red is at Hubbard Museum of the American West in Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico, through October 10, 2016
Shannon Conley – “The Yucca and the Moth”
This SAQA regional exhibition features the work of eighty artists whose works interpret how the color red is seen culturally. Also on display are the Seeds for SAQA and Natural Healing exhibitions.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 15, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/05/15/cultural-red-hubbard-museum-of-the-american-west-ruidoso-downs-new-mexico-through-october-10-2016/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 6, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/2016-aqs-quiltweek-paducah-part-3-4/
May 1, 2016
Fantasies in Fiber & Beads will be at Northwind Arts Center in Port Townsend, Washington, May 5 – 29, 2016
Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry – “Jacuzzi Jazz”
Larkin Jean Van Horn Cordelia
This exhibition features art quilts by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry and beaded fiber sculpture by Larkin Jean Van Horn.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on May 1, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/05/01/fantasies-in-fiber-beads-northwind-arts-center-port-townsend-washington-may-5-29-2016/
April 25, 2016
Here are photos of some of the quilts from the AQS 2016 Show in Paducah, Kentucky, last week. There will be more to come. The Smilebox presentation is from TheQuiltShow.com
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 25, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/04/25/aqs-paducah-2016-show-slideshow-part-1/
April 24, 2016
“Inherited Quilts 2: Clinton Frame Mennonite Church,” is at the Goshen College
library gallery, Goshen, Indiana, through July 1, 2016. The exhibit is sponsored by the Mennonite-Amish Museum.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 24, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/inherited-quilts-2-clinton-frame-mennonite-church-goshen-college-library-gallery-goshen-indiana-through-through-july-1-2016/
April 15, 2016
The annual Arizona Quilter’s Guild Show was held at the Mesa Convention Center in Mesa, Arizona in March 2016. There were many fabulous quilts on exhibit. Here are just a few presented by TheQuiltShow.com
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Part 2: Best of Show, Hall of Fame, and Award of Merit Winners are in these slides.
To see all the winners, go to: Arizona Quilter’s Guild
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 15, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/04/15/slide-shows-of-arizona-quilters-guild-show-2016/
April 3, 2016
McKIM STUDIOS has a RUBY SHORT McKIM REVIVAL!
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Download Free Patterns at:
www.101patchworkpatterns.com
Posted by woodhavenstudio on April 3, 2016
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March 27, 2016
New Quilts by KAFFE FASSETT and Historical Quilts from the Collection of the Quilt Museum and Gallery, York, England. Included in this exhibition—only one of two U.S. museum venues—are fifteen historic quilts from The Quilters’ Guild Collection, York, England and twenty quilts produced by Kaffe Fassett that were inspired by the designs of the historic quilts. The exhibit is at San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose, California, through June 28, 2016.
Kaffe Fassett, Trip Around the World
http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/exhibitions_upcoming.html
Here is a video about Kaffe’s quilts and use of color from The Quilt Show:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 27, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/03/27/new-quilts-by-kaffe-fassett-and-historical-quilts-san-jose-museum-of-quilts-textiles-san-jose-california-through-june-28-2016/
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 18, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/03/18/thequiltshow-programs-free-to-view-online-this-weekend/
March 13, 2016
Ann Harwell’s wonderful quilts are on this Smilebox slideshow presented by The Quilt Show.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 13, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/03/13/ann-harwells-quilts/
March 7, 2016
Photo is of SAQA Exhibit taken by Kate Lenkowsky
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 8, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/03/08/indiana-heritage-quilt-show-2016-winners/
March 3, 2016
Here are quilts from Quiltcon West in Pasadena, California, in February 2016 in a Smilebox presentation from The Quilt Show.
QuiltCon West 2016, the Minimalist Design Quilts
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QuiltCon West 2016 had an exhibit of the quilts of Molly Upton. “Quilts of Molly Upton” highlights the work of a pioneer in the early stages of the art quilt movement. Molly was known for working with velvet, silks, corduroy, and polyester blends.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on March 2, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/quiltcon-west-2016-the-minimalist-design-quilts/
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February 27, 2016 The weekend of October 15th was the annual Pacific International Quilt Festival 2015 that was held in Santa Clara, California. Here are photos of quilts in that show in a Smilebox slide show presented by The Quilt Show.
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Here’s a review of some past shows for you to enjoy, including garments and modern-day quilts from Japan. Keep an eye out, as there will be lots to see from this year’s show soon.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 27, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/02/27/pacific-international-quilt-festival-2015-quilt-plus-past-show-review/
February 14, 2016
Art-Naturescapes Second Place
On the Wing
by Barbara Binotto
The World of Beauty Award
Eager to Learn—Afghanistan
by GILLIAN SHEARER
You can see all the winners at: http://www.quilts.org/winners.html
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 14, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/02/14/quilts-a-world-of-beauty-international-quilt-festival-2015-winners-houston-texas/
February 9, 2016
Here are photos of quilts from the Tokyo Quilt Festival 2016 in Tokyo, Japan.
You can see photos here: https://okanarts.com/tokyo-quilt-festival-2016/
and more at Jonelle Patrick’s blog: /http://jonellepatrick.me/2016/01/28/tokyo-quilt-show-international-2016/
“The Street of Golden Leaves” by Keiko Kimura
Posted by woodhavenstudio on February 10, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/tokyo-quilt-festival-2016/
Legacy of a Thousand Stitches; Quilts of the Museum of Texas Tech University is on exhibit through May 15, 2016 in Lubbock, Texas. Selected from almost 300 quilts in the collection this exhibition features the best and most interesting quilts in the collection. The quilts have been selected based on their artistic appeal and story. Where the maker of the quilt is known, her photos and story is shared. Among the quilts features is a signed and dated 1839 Chintz Medallion Quilt and a machine appliqued quilt with the date of 1861 stitched into it. The exhibition also features six never before exhibited doll quilts, which rarely survive since they were toys.
This first major exhibition of the Museum’s quilts in recent years will be accompanied by an exhibition catalog featuring images of each of the quilts on exhibit along with another 50 not on display due to space constraints. The catalog will be available through the Museum Gift Shop and may be order ed by phone at (806)742-2436.
For more info about the exhibit: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/museumttu/exhsch11.html
The following link will take you to segments filmed by the local Fox news station on January 29th, probably the next best thing if you cannot make it to Lubbock:
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 31, 2016
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January 24, 2016
Jane Hall’s quilts are in this Smilebox slideshow that is presented by The Quilt Show.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 24, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/01/24/jane-halls-quilts-online-slideshow/
January 17, 2016
TextileFusion was a special exhibit at International Quilt Festival in Houston 2015. Suzann Thompson fuses together knitting, quilting, crocheting, and embellishing to create her signature TextileFusion pieces. She cuts and pieces recycled knits onto a fabric foundation. After she quilts and binds, she embellishes with crocheted motifs, embroidery, buttons, and beads. Below is a Smilebox slideshow presented by The Quilt Show.
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Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 17, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/01/17/suzann-thompsons-textile-fusion-online-slide-show/
More information is at: http://quiltmuseum.org/visit/current-exhibits/#e2
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 12, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/01/12/the-eleventh-hour-quilts-of-world-war-i-through-february-9-2016-national-quilt-museum-paducah-kentucky/
January 8, 2016
Modern Quilt Guild at the Texas Quilt Museum is at Texas Quilt Museum in La Grange, Texas, through March 27, 2016
Vicki Conley – “Stacks in the Grass”
This exhibition features 25 quilts made by members of Modern Quilt Guilds from around the country.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on January 8, 2016
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2016/01/08/modern-quilt-guild-at-the-texas-quilt-museum-texas-quilt-museum-la-grange-texas-through-march-27-2016/
December 31, 2015
The National Quilting Association has posted their final newsletter, which I have copied below. You can also go to their web site to read it there if you wish, at:http://www.nqaquilts.org/current/newsletter/
People have asked me what will happen to the judging program and the Masterpiece Quilt program. Their certified judges have formed National Association of Certified Quilt Judges, which will continue with professional quilt judging, and they will also be managing the Masterpiece Quilt program.
As we approach 2016 and the final dissolution of The National Quilting Association, Inc., I want to share with you the steps taken by the Board.
Several of you have asked about obtaining a refund of dues paid prior to the decision to dissolve the organization. We regret that we can not make any refunds as the orderly close of NQA necessitated meeting outstanding financial obligations.
Acting President
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 31, 2015
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2015/12/31/dissolution-of-national-quilt-association/
December 24, 2015
Here is a very good visual and explanation of how to make a beginner eight-pointed star by Edyta Sitar, which shows how easily the set-in seams can be sewn into the corners of the star.
How to Sew a Beginner Eight-Pointed Star Quilt Block : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV-LPJpl0J
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 24, 2015
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2015/12/24/sewing-set-in-seams-of-an-eight-pointed-star-with-edyta-sitar/
December 15, 2015
The exhibit Nineteen Stars: Quilts of Indiana’s Present & Past is at Old Gallery of University of Evansville in Evansville, Indiana. It will be showing through January 10, 2016.
http://evansvillemuseum.org/exhibitions/current/ is where you can get more information about the exhibit.
Beach House Blues by Caryl Schuetz
NINETEEN STARS: QUILTS OF INDIANA’S PRESENT AND PAST, begins the Evansville Museum’s celebration of Indiana’s upcoming Bicentennial. The theme is drawn from the 19 stars depicted in the state flag that commemorate Indiana’s position as the 19th state to join the Union.
Stars were favored quilt patterns in the 19th and 20th centuries and appeared in many variations. The 19 historic quilts in the exhibition span 150 years of Indiana quiltmaking from the 1830s to the 1980s and were selected from the collection of the Indiana State Museum.
The 19 contemporary works, which were created specifically for this exhibition by some of Indiana’s outstanding quilt artists, incorporate the star theme in a number of ways, from overt to illusory. The artists’ techniques vary widely, from traditional piecework and appliqué to improvisational collage, layering, digital media or richly textural thread painting.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 15, 2015
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2015/12/15/nineteen-stars-quilts-of-indianas-present-past-old-gallery-of-university-of-evansville-in-evansville-indiana-through-january-10-2016/
December 11, 2015
Quilts Japan will be at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Massachusetts, January 6 – May 1, 2016
Miwako Mogami – “Towards Space”The New England Quilt Museum will host the US premier of the 12th Quilt Nihon Exhibition. NEQM is the only venue in the Northeast to showcase thirty-two of these award-winning quilts from one of the world’s most prestigious competitions, sponsored by the Japanese Handicraft Instructors’ Association.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 11, 2015
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2015/12/11/quilts-japan-new-england-quilt-museum-lowell-massachusetts-january-6-may-1-2016/
December 6, 2015
Take this “Quilts in Films” quiz consisting of sixteen questions.
https://www.qzzr.com/c/quiz/120971/5c91d9e3-5d19-4282-a8fe-9d7e817d821d?et_mid=795176&rid=247418506
Sponsored by McCall’s Quilting magazine and F+W, a content and ecommerce company.
Posted by woodhavenstudio on December 6, 2015
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2015/12/06/quilts-in-films-quiz/
Part 2Posted by woodhavenstudio on November 27, 2015
https://aboutquilts.wordpress.com/2015/11/27/pacific-international-quilt-festival-2015-online-slide-show-part-2/
