Winter has come early to many places, and along with it record snowfalls and biting cold. We were pleased to find a different kind of snow – in flake form – that is much easier to handle and could actually be a welcome addition to your holiday preparations! Back in October we visited with Tim […]
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“A History of Kentucky in 25 Objects” is an hour-long television documentary which reveals the history of Commonwealth of Kentucky through such historical objects as a stone axe, a Civil War surgeon’s saw, a coal miner’s cap, Abraham Lincoln’s pocket watch, Muhammad Ali’s robe, Col. Harland Sanders’ first pressure cooker, and 19 more. Why Quilts Matter: History, […]
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CYBER MONDAY ONLY, all orders placed online for the Why Quilts Matter: History, Art and Politics DVD will be doubled – buy one, get one free – buy two, get two free!
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Three years ago we released the nine-part documentary Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics (WQM). Since then thousands of DVD sets went to over 20 countries around the world, had airtime on more than 200 select PBS stations across the country, and have been a sought after resource for educators and librarians.
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In this series we have explored Why Quilts Matter with machine and free motion quilters, so it’s only natural we turn to look the art of hand quilting. Gaining in popularity and made even more popular by the brilliant color pallet of pearle cotton embroidery floss, Tim Latimer is a standout in both his use and technique of hand quilting. Tim has been hand quilting since 2006 and his quilts have appeared in many AQS shows. In 2013 his “Tree of Life” quilt took the Best Hand Workmanship Award at Grand Rapids AQS.
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You may have noticed many of the new fabric collections being released these days demonstrate more than a hint of nostalgia for the 60’s and 70’s. The designs, the colors, the graphic motifs all point back to the era where “mod” and “modern” were the catchphrases of the day. Quilts made during that time […]
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Award winning artist, author and featured friend of Why Quilts Matter, History, Art and Politics, Dr. Carolyn Mazloomi has been named as one of nine recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellowships. Mazloomi is being honored for her efforts to conserve American culture by preserving and imparting African-American history through quilts. Her body of work and her belief that, “Quilts are for much more than keeping people warm, they are historical documents” has led to her reception of the 2014 Bess Lomax Hawes NEA National Heritage Fellowship Award, named after the former NEA director of folk and traditional arts.
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If you have ever purchased thread, patterns on fabric online, the odds are you have at The Fat Quarter Shop. As a three-month newlywed in 2003, Kimberley Jolly kept her day job (as a CPA) but started “as a hobby, really” her night job packing orders and shipping from her new website. Only one year […]
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In part one of our Q&A, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry detailed the extensive process of how she conceives and executes a design for a quilt. Since we are now familiar with how much time, materials, work and effort go in to producing such a work of art, we naturally ask the next question – how does a quilt artist go about pricing her work? You will be amazed at the level of detail and what you will learn from her extraordinary detailed directives.
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Featured in multiple episodes of Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics is world-renowned quilt artist Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry. Caryl, the only three-time winner of the coveted American Quilters Society Best of Show Purchase Award, is known for her distinctive style that can be viewed in public, museum, corporate, and private collections in twenty-two states and […]
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Call them concept quilts, art quilts or embellished quilts, the saying “everything old is new again” is most recently illustrated in the wildly popular renaissance of “crazy quilt” techniques. What began with French knots, the ladder stitch and blanket stitch has exploded in to using more complicated and decorative embroidery stitches in a wild and colorful variety of threads and ribbons. Who better to sit down and talk embellished quilts with than Allie Aller! Allie has authored two books, teaches extensively, and has a self-confessed history of “twenty years (of being) a sane quilter until 2001” when she began her love affair with all things “crazy”!
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Few people in the quilting universe have had as much influence or as long a list of accomplishments as Jinny Beyer. Jinny was the first to design a line of fabric expressly for quilters, most notably the Jinny Beyer Palette, which features 150 tonal and multi-screen tonal designs set in a complete spectrum of color.
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During our ongoing Q&A series we have spoken with quilt artists, collectors, fabric designers and textile historians. But what about the many museums with quilt collections? Why do so many museums recognize the importance of quilts and include them in their textile collections? How are they significant to a museum’s mission and why does the […]
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On Saturday, April 19th, 2014, Textile Arts Council and the de Young Museum in San Francisco, will host a presentation and discussion with Shelly Zegart as guest speaker. Quilts, as Shelly will discuss in her presentation, are the tangible expressions of ideas about art, self, and community that range across a wide spectrum. As the quiltmakers […]
Read moreWe’re thrilled to be featured in the “Workt by Hand: Hidden Labor and Historical Quilts” exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in D.C. through April 2014. This unique exhibit examines quilts through the lens of contemporary feminist theory. Revealing this medium’s shifting cultural status, the exhibition explores issues of anonymity versus […]
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