Since the National Quilting Association moved their annual show from Columbus OH [...]
The instructions for this project call for the finished piece to be framed, but we have chosen to make it into a pillow and have kitted it up to include materials to finish the back of the pillow. It's called 'Best of Show' and we think it makes a cute pillow! Go here for more [...]
Procrastination. We all know what it is: putting obstacles in our own way by handling those low-priority tasks instead of taking action on the high-priority tasks. The Latin roots of the word mean “in favor of” and “tomorrow.”Dr. Piers Steel, a researcher on the science of motivation and procrastination and the author of The Procrastination [...]
April 8th, 2015 by MornaSeveral weeks back I was at a gallery opening with some creative women, and they were each sharing what they did. After hearing one woman say she was a mixed media artist and another say she was a photograph, the third said, “I’m just a longarm quilter.”Why did this person’s passion [...]
Auntie Ju's Quilt Shoppe recently participated in an event to raise funds for MS through the Baton Rouge LA MS Chapter at their 'On The Move Luncheon'. We were happy to donate the pictured quilt.Pictured left to right are, Bill Byerly, Regional Director of MS Society, Judy Williams, local chapter member, Jimmy Fahrenholtz, Regional Director [...]
A man with a bear goes to a quilting party, followed by 50 nuns drinking margaritas.This may sound like the setup for a ridiculous joke, but it’s a true story from the remarkable life of Sue (Gruber) Poser, the 2015 Quilter of the Year for Minnesota Quilters Inc.And click here http://mcrecord.com/2015/02/12/quilter-of-the-year... for the rest of the [...]
Here's a great reminder piece about copyright. "Once It's Created, It's Copyrighted This past week I got a note from one of our members and a CABS attendee about a copyright situation with her guild. While I don't know all the particulars, I do know this topic comes up on a regular basis.I think it’s [...]
This article is used with permission from its author, Morna McEver Golletz.For me in 2015, I'm going with the word 'thankful'!"Words, Resolutions and Intentions Some of you know that I pick a word to guide and inspire me through the year, to serve as a focus or intention as I face each day. I started this [...]
For those of you who live near Paducah KY and have easy access to the National Quilt Museum, the museum has announced it's complete exhibition schedule for 2015 at http://www.quiltmuseum.org/upcoming-exhibits.html.For those who might be visiting in the area during 2015, know that:The National Quilt Museum is open to the public year-round:Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. [...]
Motion from the Contemporary QuiltArt AssociationNovember 21, 2014 - February 23, 2015Motion is a key concept in design. By combining elements such as line, shape, and texture that make the eye move over the work, an artist can convey motion. Movement can be suggested visually through repetition, directional lines, placement of objects, diagonal lines, and [...]