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Title of Thenotsodramaticlife: "The (not so) Dramatic Life | Quilting, Sewing, and Textile Arts from a Theatre Designer's Perspective"
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Earlier this month, my last set of quilt show quilts for 2025 arrived back at home from the International Quilt Festival in Houston. I have had quilts in special exhibits at this show, but this was the first time I had pieces in the main contest. I was surprised to open the boxes to discover not one, but three judging sheets for each quilt. Apparently, each judge completes a ...
What is your least favorite color? Do you ever use it in a quilt?
The 2025 Pantone Color of the Year is one of my least favorite fabric colors, but it inspired two of the quilts I made this year. ( href="https://thenotsodramaticlife.com/can-an-ugly-color-be-successful-a-surprising-mocha-mousse-quilt/" data-type="URL" data-id="https://thenotsodramaticlife.com/can-a...
What do you do with your fabric scraps? Do you save every last bit of fabric, or do you limit your scraps to larger pieces?
I’m thrilled to share a new book with you, written by my quilting friend, Sylvia Schaefer. href="https://ctpub.com/products/modern-scrap-quilts?_pos=1&_psq=11606&_ss=e&_v=1.0" data-type="URL" data-id="https://ctpub.com/products/m...
There is nothing like a deadline to encourage me to finish a quilt, and last week was one of the biggest deadlines of the year- QuiltCon contest entries were due.
I just can’t help myself from trying to get one more entry done in time to enter, and this year was no exception. That means today I get to share my newest quilt, Utah Overlook.
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Ok, there is more to it than that, but these two key components are the most visible elements in the quilt design process. For most designs, the fabric is the most prominent element, but the quilting thread selections always play a role in the finished aesthetic.
Occasionally, a design calls for thread to play an equal or greater ro...
