Making Their Mark: Art By Women -Shah Collection edited by Mark Godfrey and Katie Siegel In my continuing effort to broaden my understanding of how women have played critical roles in the development of historical and contemporary art movements. My most recent purchase is Making Their Mark: Art By Women In The Shah Garg […]
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The Story of Art (Without Men) by Katy Hessel I follow Katy’s social media and I was very excited when she announced publication of her book. Website: Great Women Artists The exclusion of women (and other underrepresented groups) from the history of art and in the collections of our major and regional cultural
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Art quilt tutorial on making text and using embellishments
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An amazing book has landed on my desk a couple of months ago–and I am fascinated by it. Sewing & Survival is an historical overview of Native American quiltmaking that adds to our knowledge of historical and contemporary quiltmaking. (Purchase your copy here.) The author, Teresa Duryea Wong, is an accomplished quilt historian, writer, lecturer
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Someday…..we or our families will have to dispose of our stash–notions, fabric, machines, art supplies, etc. No one likes to contemplate that day, and we know it is inevitable. Make a Plan Now…. Here are a few thoughts –I suggest you make a written plan and put it where family and friends can find it
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Now that many of us are traveling to attend in-person workshops and retreats and Sew Days with our Quilt Buddies, an inexpensive and lightweight sewing machine is a must-have! We definitely do NOT want to transport our expensive sewing machines–there is too much risk of accidentally dropping it when we lug it in and out
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We now have a free and (relatively) easy way to document our quilts. Our work does NOT need to be lost in history. The Quilt Index is an amazing digital archive of quilts that is free and open to everyone. Here’s an overview from their site. The Quilt Index is an open access, digital repository
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The Big Day is finally HERE! My Episode #3203 on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson has launched. I think I hear a Marching Band!! And best of all, you can watch my conversation with Alex Anderson for free by signing up for a Free 7 Day Trial Membership — Click Here! Did you know
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When I have a large top to be quilted, I turn to a longarmer. It is not in my plan to ever purchase a long arm machine (space & budget preclude it). Nor do I have the interest in getting ‘good’ at this part of quiltmaking. Instead, I have several people that I work with
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I signed up for a virtual quilt challenge call Exquisite Quilt #4. It is run by the very talented Abigail Vargas. Click here for more info about this project. Signups are closed for this round but hopefully she will open up #5 this fall. The Challenge We were instructed to make 9-1/2″ blocks using a
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