by Amy Milne | Sep 2, 2016 | New & Announcements, Quilter's Take Manhattan
Next week we launch our very first blog hop! We are thrilled to have the leadership of Quilt Alliance member and volunteer Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD on this venture, as we set out to raise awareness of our annual fundraising event, Quilters Take Manhattan (QTM) and the Quilt Alliance mission. Our QTM Blog Hop will include 18 different stops (see list and schedule below–you’ll be blown away by this stellar list!), including our own blog (Monday, Sept. 5). Visit any (and all) of the blogs on their day and you’ll have a chance to win a QTM Moda Home Ticket. Each host will give instructions on how to win in their giveaway. Visit the QTM Blog Hop page for full details on how to participate. The QTM Moda Home Ticket provides a chance for those who can’t make it to the Big Apple to experience their own home slice of the event. Value of $35 ($30 for QA members). Winners of the Moda Home Ticket will receive a QTM Goody Bag, packed with samples and treats from all of our sponsors, and a chance to win select door prizes. Home Ticket holders will also receive priority access to online video of our Sunday with Sponsors event (sent via email link 2 weeks after event). Please note: this year’s Home Ticket will not include footage of QTM lectures and interviews due to the prohibitive cost. Home Ticket holders play an important role in supporting the work of the Alliance–thank you! Drawings are open to all, but international winners are responsible for any customs fees that may be charged when shipment enters their country. Schedule of Participating Blogs Day 1 – Monday, September 5 Quilt Alliance Chris Dodsley @made by ChrissieD Pat Sloan AccuQuilt Day 2 – Tuesday, September 6 Victoria Findlay Wolfe @VFW Quilts Erin Sampson – Aurifil @Auribuzz Freespirit Fabric Heather Jones@Heather Jones Studio Day 3 – Wednesday, September 7 Moda Fabrics @Moda Cutting Table Denyse Schmidt on Instagram @dsquilts Debbie Jeske @A Quilter’s Table Day 4 – Thursday, September 8 Jacquie Gering @tallgrass prairie studio Jessica Skultety @Quilty Habit Gotham Quilts @Fabric Nerd Handi Quilter Day 5 – Friday, September 9 Kim Niedzwiecki @my go-go life Leslie Tucker Jenison John Kubiniec @Big Rig Quilting Good luck, everyone! We hope to see you on our blog on Monday and in the Big Apple for Quilters Take Manhattan in September 2017! Posted by Amy Milne Executive Director, Quilt Alliance…
by Quilt Alliance | Mar 13, 2015 | Quilt Treasures, Quilter's Take Manhattan
The Quilt Alliance is thrilled to have Craftsy as a Platinum sponsor for Quilters Take Manhattan 2015. Don’t miss this free online video class, 2015 Block of the Month, featuring Jinny Beyer. The Quilt Alliance, along with our partners at Michigan State University,* is proud to have documented Jinny for the Quilt Treasures project. Watch a mini-documentary about Jinny, see a photo gallery, a biography and much more on the Quilt Alliance website here. *Quilt Treasures is a join project of the Quilt Alliance, Michigan State University Museum and MATRIX: Center for Digital Humanities & Social Sciences at MSU. Bring a gorgeous quilt to life one block at a time with my free online video class 2015 Craftsy Block of the Month, created in partnership with RJR Fabrics. Join me, quilter and designer Jinny Beyer, and learn an array of my signature techniques as we sew a stunning, Craftsy-exclusive quilt. Once you enroll, you’ll enjoy a new lesson on the first of every month. Watch it at your own pace, and discover everything you need to know to put together 13 beautiful blocks and finish this captivating quilt! As we sew, you’ll have the option of hand or machine piecing a variety of basket and flower blocks. I encourage everyone to try out hand piecing at least once – it’s one of my favorite techniques, and enables you to create perfectly precise points and sew set-in seams with ease. I’ll also demonstrate how to use templates and specialty rulers, and reveal how to fussy cut border stripe fabric for magical effects inside pieced blocks. Border stripes aren’t just for borders anymore! I selected the fabric for this quilt from several of my best-selling collections, and I know you’ll adore the luminous hues, captivating prints and gorgeous border stripes. To make an exact replica of the quilt I’ll be working on throughout class, purchase the exclusive 2015 Block of the Month Quilt Kit on Craftsy! We’ll begin class with my secrets for using color in quilts, and then dive right into our January block: the May Basket. Learn how to use templates and a few simple tricks to easily cut the necessary pieces, and find out how to join a string of triangles and maintain their precise points – without cutting your thread. In the next lesson, assemble the lovely Basket of Fruit block as you discover how to mark and join black and brightly colored half-square triangles. Then, learn how to sew set-in seams both by hand and by machine for the beautiful Ash Basket block. The Cherry Basket is up next, and we’ll use the golden ratio principle and bias strip curved appliqué to assemble this block. To create the crisp points in our Pine Needle basket block, we’ll dive into a lesson on foundation piecing. Next, learn how to use partial seams to make complex-looking blocks a cinch as we sew the White Oak and Birch Basket blocks. Appliqué has undeniable visual appeal, and I’ll show you how to use Apliquick tools to create polished appliqués faster than ever for our Beech Basket block. Paper piece the Basket Full of Lilies block, then learn how to apply log cabin construction techniques to complete the Dahlia and Daffodil blocks. Before you know it we’ll be sewing our final blocks! Work with five and then eight foundations at a time to create the eye-catching Harlequin and Foxglove blocks, and find out how to frame each for easy paper foundation removal. Put the finishing touches on this exquisite quilt with a few of my favorite methods for sashing and cornerstones. Use perfectly proportioned border prints to harmonize your quilt, and finish with a crisp miter for clean, professional corners. Sign up today for 2015 Craftsy Block of the Month, and join me in sewing a quilt that’s sure to become the prized jewel of your collection! I sewed my first quilt in 1972, and the rest is history! I spend my time designing fabric, writing, teaching and quilting, and I wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve authored 12 books, been inducted into The Quilters Hall of Fame, and have had my Ray of Light quilt named one of the “100 Best American Quilts of the 20th Century” by Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine. I love sharing my passion with fellow quilters, and teach classes around the world – and now, right here on Craftsy! Build your skills and a breathtaking quilt, one fun block at a time! Enroll in the free online video class 2015 Craftsy Block of the Month…
by Quilt Alliance | Jul 6, 2013 | Events, Quilter's Take Manhattan
Isn’t it time you treated yourself to a bite out of the Big Apple? The Quilt Alliance has a fantastic weekend of fun planned for quilt lovers like you in New York City, September 27-29. Join us! The Alliance’s annual fundraiser, Quilters Take Manhattan, has expanded considerably this year based on great feedback from our 2012 guests. Along with our featured speaker, Hollis Chatelain (at left), and Go Tell It at the Quilt Show! interviews with Paula Nadelstern and members of her artist’s group Semper Tedium, this year we’ve added two days of add-on events (Friday and Sunday), available to all those who register for the FIT event on Saturday, Sept. 28. Add-on’s include small-group workshops at The City Quilter shop, outings to the Garment District and “Wicked” on Broadway, and rub-elbow receptions with quilt world stars, established and emerging. Visit the QTM event webpage for complete information about all the events. Also new this year–vendors! Many of our Gold sponsors will have product tables at the FIT event with an array of goodies for sale including fabric, thread, documentation supplies, and quilt kits. Click on the link below to register for Quilters Take Manhattan in New York. Can’t make it to NYC in September? Click on the link below to purchase a Home Ticket! Only $25 for Alliance…
