QuiltCon 2025: What to expect

by | Feb 14, 2025 | Uncategorized

Come visit the Quilt Alliance booth #208 at QuiltCon in Phoenix! Pick up some free resources If you’re new to the Quilt Alliance, you’ll find brochures and handouts about: QA quilt documentation and oral history projects Membership for individuals and groups Handouts on quilt labeling, quilt care, and storage Sample quilt labels Sign the Labeling Pledge The Quilt Alliance’s motto is No More Anonymous Quiltmakers, and our booth includes a giant Labeling Pledge banner. Add your signature to the pledge, and take a pin and a selfie to let the world know your quilt history matters! Join! We have some fabulous new thank you gifts (see below) for all new members and current members who renew at a higher level. All items were selected to support your quilt documentation routine.  Shop! Pick up some QA logo bling to show your support and look cute at the same time! We’ll have No More Anonymous Logo Tees, QA lapel pins, QA bandanas, and a super fun sticker sheet for sale.
Membership Levels and Thank You Items at QuiltCon Student Level, $20: 10 Ways to Label Fat Quarter & Downloadable Quilt JournalFriend Level, $30: 10 Ways to Label Fat Quarter & Downloadable Quilt JournalAlbum Level, $60: Add Printed Quilt JournalSunburst Level, $90: Add Zippered Documentation Kit with Micron 01 pen & 120″ measuring tapeSignature Level, $150: Add QA logo bandana
Items for Sale QA logo lapel pin $5QA sticker sheet $5QA logo bandana $20QA logo tee $30
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New Membership Pricing & Thank You Gifts

by | Feb 14, 2025 | Member Resources

Beginning April 1, 2025, Quilt Alliance membership fees went up $5/level/year. This modest increase will allow us to keep up with rising operating costs. Begin or renew your membership here. We have some fabulous new thank-you gifts to offer all new members and members who renew at a higher level. And all members will benefit from new downloadable versions of the Quilt Journal and the 14 Ways to Label a Quilt Fat Quarter now available in your member portal under Guides & Documents. You can also purchase the fat quarter directly from Spoonflower. New thank-you gifts were selected to support your quilt documentation routine. 
Individual Membership Levels and Thank-you gifts* Student ($25): Quilt Label Fat Quarter, Quilt Journal (digital version) Friend ($35): Quilt Label Fat Quarter, Quilt Journal (digital version) Album ($65): add Quilt Journal printed version to all items above Sunburst ($95): add Documentation Kit (zippered pouch with 120″ measuring tape and Micron pen) to all items above Signature ($155): add QA bandana to all items above   Affiliate Discount ($35 off): a discount program for QA Group/Guild members. A coupon code is supplied to groups/guilds when they join to share with members who want to register for their own individual QA membership at a free/discounted rate.  *Thank you gifts apply to new members. Members who renew at the same level can opt to receive a QA Label Fat Quarter. Members who renew at a higher level receive the benefits for that new level. Affiliate discounts used for the Friendship level are virtual only. Thank you for helping us make the most of your support!
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Respite by Suzanne Porcella Byrd

by | Feb 10, 2025 | Uncategorized

RespiteSuzanne Porcella Byrd200916″x16″Honorable Mention Award, Quilt Alliance Crazy for Quilts Contest  Materials: Cotton fabric, machine pieced and quilted, muslin batting, jonestones metallic paint and a pin from “California Milk”. Decorative stitching done on a Bernina. Design from strip piecing technique with appliqued flowers. Artist’s Statement: Sometimes life just seems to be overwhelming. Being pulled in so many different directions by family, friends, pets, jobs, autos and household appliances that keep breaking down, yard work, etc. can all leave little time for entering a quilt contest! But, I managed to get one done and realized that it gave to me a little bit of rest and complete satisfaction and I realized the importance of taking a break from daily challenges.
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Tips for Displaying Your Quilts

by | Sep 13, 2024 | Member Resources

From Adele Swanson: I have been using the Velcro picture hangers for some of my quilts. Depending on the size of the quilt I will use as many as I think will work. I typically buy the 16 lb. size. I recently bought some Atomic Grip tape and may try that, too
From Anne Mullis: I have been hanging several of my quilts for some time, using 3M’s Command strips (I use the ones which look similar to hook & loop tape). The adhesive is extremely kind to fabric, removes quite easily from both the quilt and the wall, and has not left any residue or marks on my quilts! I have even used this method to hang a couple of quilts when my guild had our biennial show back in March, and received several comments about it – guests wanted to know how the quilts were hung, did the strips do any damage, etc. The only down side I can think of is having to wait for an hour to actually put the quilt on the wall, per the package directions. 
From Dr. Laura Guertin: Excerpt from Laura’s blog post about this challenge: I’m focusing this blog post on what I do when I need to hang my quilts, and how I have used varying hardware over time. I feel that it is still a learning process, figuring out how best to hang my quilts in various locations for different displays.  …The stand you see in the final image of the slideshow is actually a stand for paper rolls or a fabric background I purchased online through B&H Photo. It was so hard to find something I could use to display hanging quilts, something that could be easily moved and transported. This stand isn’t bulky and is easy to set up and break down. I purchased several which allows me to display more than one quilt at once. 
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In Memory of Carole Lyles Shaw

by | Aug 23, 2024 | QSOS

The quilting community lost a bright light this month. Artist Carole Lyles Shaw passed away on August 4, 2024. Carole was a vibrant modern quilter and a beloved teacher and community leader. She was an inspiring role model to so many quilters and did an excellent job of documenting her work, her process, and her life. Carole was a longtime Quilt Alliance member who participated in many of our projects. Volunteer Karen Musgrave interviewed Carole for the Quilters’ Save Our Stories (QSOS) oral history project in 2009. She was interviewed again by QA Project Manager Emma Parker in 2023. https://youtu.be/ryCAMotosts?feature=shared https://youtu.be/Nq1a8qJuo34?si=MEaXAEYsrPBF73A5 In 2019 Carole spoke to Frances O’Roark Dowell and led viewers on a tour of her studio for the QA’s StoryBee web show. https://youtu.be/ejISlsjjGT4 Carole was a tech-savvy creator and recorded a Go Tell It video last year about a memorial quilt she made in tribute to her aunt Dorothy. https://youtu.be/G9zZ7KnD430?feature=shared We welcome your remembrances of Carole on this post.  …