Today I am uploading my first set of photos from the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham. You can find this on my photo page. There will be more to come!
Also here I’d like to introduce you to Nicholas Ball, a young modern quilter whose work captivated me at the show. This is the central detail on his quilt “Triangle Colour Study III” which has a beautiful complementary color composition, but also a lot of visual drama with value contrasts. His dense parallel quilted lines tie it all together.
Here’s a funny story. Last week I was at my chiropractor, and I mentioned I just got back from a big quilt show. The receptionist said – oh I have a friend who is a quilter. I said – oh this show was in the UK. She said – my friend is in the UK and his name is…. Nicholas Ball.
Wow what a small world! I told her I really admired her friend’s work and had photographed his quilt one week earlier. She met him in Wales years ago. He still lives in Cardiff, Wales.
I’ve put the detail of Nick’s quilt in a border with Hearts and African Medallions, just because the colors all go together so nicely. If you are inspired by this quilt, you can check out our 344 Kaufman Kona Solid colors now in stock. This is obviously a machine quilted work, and you’ll find a rich range of 168 colors in our Aurifil 50 wt thread range to inspire your own modern stitching.
Quilters are experimenting with combining different types of fabrics these days. Not just being brave and combining prints and batiks (remember when the Quilt Police would come after us for such a transgression?) but also mixing in things like linen, silk and velvet. Some of you may be happy to know that we’ll have some velvets coming in for the holiday season. Be brave and try adding accents of luxe fabrics in your quilt and garment projects this Fall!
International Superstar Jacqueline de Jonge will be here Oct 8-10 and we still have a few seats open. Discounted hotel rates at our neighboring Hampton Inn. See registration page for more details!
sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana and Paul
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eQuilter Classroom:
Aug 24 – 10 am to 4 pm – Charity Sewing Day
Sept 13-15 – Cas Holmes – FRCQ Workshop
Sept 28 – 10 am to 4 pm – Charity Sewing Day
Oct 8-10 – Jacqueline de Jonge – Enchanting Stars & Dream Flight – Registration OPEN
April 13-15 2020 – Susan Carlson
June 1-5 2020 – Paula Nadelstern
Luana’s Travel Calendar:
Oct 16-22 – Winnipeg & Churchill, Manitoba Canada
Oct 25-31 – Quilt Market & Festival – Houston
Nov 13-17 – Color Marketing Group – Tuscon AZ
Jan 24-29, 2020 – Tokyo Quilt Festival – 1 day with Lisa Walton’s Japan Tour
