Hopefully you caught Christa Quilts' post showing off the Modern Quilt Guild Showcase at the upcoming International Quilt Festival? Very fun! After seeing this impressive collection, I'm even more thrilled that my Fissures was included.
photo credit, Christa Watson
Here's the blurb about the exhibit from the show's online catalog:
The Modern Quilt Guild Showcase 2014
Sponsored by Aurifil USA, Inc.
Modern quilting is a new twist on the traditional art of quilting, and is rapidly gaining interest
from the next wave of quilters. Members from chapters of Modern Quilt Guilds around the
world were invited to submit their works for this popular annual exhibit.
While perusing the Quilts.com site, I came across the results of the Quilting in America 2014 survey. A few stats . . .
- 10.3% of U.S. households (12.62 million) are home to at least one active quilter
- 30% own more than 4 machines
- 86% access the Internet daily
- 12.2% of quilting households are considered “dedicated,” responsible for generating 60% of quilt industry
You can see the complete summary here. I think you'll be surprised at some of it!
From the Quilting in America™ 2014 Survey presented by F+W, A Content + eCommerce Company
The Blogger's Quilt Festival is well underway, and hasn't it been something seeing all those awesome quilts? Just a couple of days left to add your entries. I had high hopes of finishing and entering my current project, but the quilting's been slow-going, so I'll be content with my one entry, and just sit back and enjoy the show.
And as the BQF is winding down next week, Handmade Holidays at Sew, Mama, Sew will be going gung ho. Every day in November, there will be tutorials, printables and recipes to help you create a Handmade Holiday. Here's a link to lists for previous years - all sorts of holiday goodness! And more to come.
Just a reminder that my A Quilter's Table facebook page is always a good place to find some randomness. I post whatever strikes my fancy, most recently daughter dear's x and + quilt, the latest from shecanquilt, and a fun {and random!} way to hang mini quilts from pieceful life. Check it out!
From the Quilting in America™ 2014 Survey presented by F+W, A Content + eCommerce Company
The Blogger's Quilt Festival is well underway, and hasn't it been something seeing all those awesome quilts? Just a couple of days left to add your entries. I had high hopes of finishing and entering my current project, but the quilting's been slow-going, so I'll be content with my one entry, and just sit back and enjoy the show.
And as the BQF is winding down next week, Handmade Holidays at Sew, Mama, Sew will be going gung ho. Every day in November, there will be tutorials, printables and recipes to help you create a Handmade Holiday. Here's a link to lists for previous years - all sorts of holiday goodness! And more to come.
Just a reminder that my A Quilter's Table facebook page is always a good place to find some randomness. I post whatever strikes my fancy, most recently daughter dear's x and + quilt, the latest from shecanquilt, and a fun {and random!} way to hang mini quilts from pieceful life. Check it out!
Congratulations again on your Fissures quilt getting into IGF--what a great honor for such a cool quilt. Thanks for the heads up on the Sew Mama Sew holiday fun--I always look forward to that every year.
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Elizabeth
I was smugly sitting there thinking 'who on earth has 4 machines or more?!' and then I thought, oh sh*t, I do lol Although the Singer has never sewn here, so there's only 3 that actually work... *ahem*
ReplyDeleteI need to figure out how to use facebook more effectively. Interesting stats on the quilters.
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