quilts

In the Q-niverse: Quilts In The Trees

August 26, 2014

  (Editor’s Note: GenQ contributor Stephanie Thompson shared these thoughts and images from a recent quilt show she attended. Nothing says summer like quilts flapping in a warm breeze!) by Stephanie Thompson Quilts grow on trees in Kansas…at least they were earlier this summer at the Bartlett Arboretum in Belle Plaine, Kansas. On any day, [...]

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Now Touring: Sew a Modern Home by Melissa Lunden

August 20, 2014

I know you hear us say this a lot, but this book is way cool. Really! Sew a Modern Home stitched and written by Melissa Lunden, and published by Martingale, is literally a quilty home reno plan between two covers. From crib sheets to pillows, play mats to place mats, quilts for the front porch (picnic) and [...]

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The Thread: News From the Q-niverse

June 3, 2014

Austin Fashion Week Showcases Indie Talent What do you get when you add fabric, thread, ingenuity and creativity to an already creative southern city? You get Austin Fashion Week, which has earned a place as the 42nd most influential global fashion capital. (And the only one from Texas!) It showcases independent designers from all over [...]

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In the Q-niverse: Quilts and Color exhibit at the Boston Museum

May 1, 2014

Our friend, Donna Morales-Oemig, kindly agreed to attend a press event for the recent opening of Quilt and Color: The Pilgrim/Roy Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. The following is her firsthand account of what she experienced at this special exhibit. Quilts and Color: The Pilgrim/Roy Collection by Donna Morales-Oemig. Boston tourism [...]

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Persian Pickle Club and Interview with Sandra Dallas

March 25, 2014

It’s rewarding to step back sometimes and view quilting as part of a bigger world, which is what New York Times best-selling author Sandra Dallas does in some of her books, including The Persian Pickle Club, a murder mystery set during the Depression in the Midwest. The book weaves together the lives of a group [...]

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