Quilting Arts TV Blog Hop!

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Luana

Welcome to the Quilting Arts TV Blog Hop!

I am excited to help kick off this weeklong blog hop with the other guests for Series 1400. Just in time too – because tonight I'll be flying to Frankfurt and then Johannesburg – on Carolyn Mazloomi's tour group to the International Quilt Convention Africa. (speaking at the convention July 26)

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In my QA TV segment, I show the fundraiser fabric collection "Urban Textures"  for SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Association). Susan Brubaker-Knapp was enthusiastic on her first day of the shoot in her new role as Quilting Arts TV host. I felt it was such an honor to work with her on that first day!

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Last year we put out a call to SAQA members for artwork to be considered for a fabric collection which would be produced by Andover Fabrics. From 209 entries, we chose 6 artists' work to be translated into a collection of 18 pieces.

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This collection was previewed at Spring Quilt Market in May 2014 in Pittsburgh, PA, and will be introduced and sold at the Houston Quilt Market in Oct 2014.

 

You can see the collection on the Andover website at:

http://andoverfabrics.com/Grid.php?GroupName=Urban%20Textures

The 6 artists are:

Elizabeth Brandt

Martha Ressler

Janice Paine Dawes

Laura Wasilowski

Shandra Belknap

Linda Egstrom

Congratulations to the 6 winning artists, and many thanks to all of the artists who submitted the original 209 artworks.

This collection was created to be a fundraiser for SAQA, so all royalties from the sale of this collection will go directly 100% to SAQA.

http://www.saqa.com/

 

Be sure to check out the next blog on the Quilting Arts Blog hop.  Here is the schedule:

 
July 18: Vivika DeNegre at www.quiltingdaily.com

July 19: Luana Rubin (luanarubin.typepad.com)/Linda Friedman (lindasartquilts.blogspot.com)

July 20: Sarah Ann Smith (sarahannsmith.com/weblog)/Karen Gloeggler (http://www.seminarandsew.com)

July 21: Carrie Bloomston (suchitysuch.blogspot.com/ Catherine Redford (catherineredford.com)

July 22: Sue Reno (suereno.blogspot.com)/ Rebekah Meier (rebekahmeier.com)

July 23: Lyric Kinard (lyrickinard.com/blog) / Margie Ullery (ribboncandyquilts.blogspot.com)

July 24: Cheryl Sleboda (muppin.com/wordpress/) / Jane Sassaman (janesassaman.com/weblog)

July 25: Susan Brubaker Knapp (bluemoonriver.blogspot.com)

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5 Responses to Quilting Arts TV Blog Hop!

  1. Mia says:
    July 19, 2014 at 8:24 am

    Hi Luana – It’s my first time reading your wonderful blog. I’ll be back! Thank you for sharing the SAQA Urban Textures fabrics.

  2. Shirley Wiltshire says:
    July 19, 2014 at 5:26 pm

    Thanks for the info about new fabric designs. Will be looking for fabrics after market.

  3. Liz Lystra says:
    July 19, 2014 at 6:36 pm

    Beautiful fabrics.

  4. upstatelisa says:
    July 20, 2014 at 8:24 am

    very cool! I love the new collection of fabrics! and so looking forward to series 1400!

  5. gjeneve says:
    July 20, 2014 at 5:04 pm

    Interesting fabrics and should be a good fundraiser. I know that Susan will be a great host.

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