{"id":36259,"date":"2017-04-15T05:40:10","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T12:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=36259"},"modified":"2017-04-14T13:21:53","modified_gmt":"2017-04-14T20:21:53","slug":"various-sundry-2017-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/various-sundry-2017-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Various & Sundry 2017 #6"},"content":{"rendered":"

See For Sale Items<\/a>: fabric, design wall and canvas. Great deals!!!<\/p>\n

Short but sweet.<\/p>\n

Blocks, Quilts & Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n

I saw a reference to improvisational hashtag blocks<\/a> on Carol’s blog<\/a> and took a look. At first I didn’t read ‘improvisational’ correctly. I read it as a weird word related to improving something. Somehow stitching words on a hashtag block as a way of improving something (society??) makes sense to me. What if we made blocks with words on them and sent them….somewhere…to Congress? 45? They probably wouldn’t know what to do with them, but aren’t allowed to throw them out, so we could blanket the Capitol with hashtag blocks. Remember how many quilts and blocks Orlando MQG got? I am sure such a project would be a success.<\/p>\n

Fabric, Tools & Notions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carrie Bloomston of Creative Spark fame<\/a> (are you working through her book with us on Fridays<\/a>?) sent me a peep at her new line of fabric<\/a>. The colors are similar to her previous line, with different motifs. The similar colors mean you can blend it with scraps you might have around. The line and Windham also support the Xerces Society for Pollinator Conservation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Do you need the Milliefiori 1 & 2 (EPP) books by Willyne Hammerstein? Scruffy Quilts (no affilliation) has them on their website<\/a>. They aren’t cheap, but essential if you are making La Passacaglia.<\/p>\n

Events & Exhibits<\/strong><\/p>\n

WWI will be the topic for this summer’s symposium,\u00a0July 27-29, 2017<\/span>. at the Virginia Quilt Museum, Harrisonburg, VA. Speakers such as Madelyn Shaw and well-known quilt collector Sue Reich will present programs on the pacifists, Red Cross (quilts) & Jr. Red Cross efforts, and what folks at home did to “do your bit.” Tours will include Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library and the ORIGINAL Air Force One which is being renovated nearby. Thanks to the American Quilt Study Group for the info.
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