Posts Tagged ‘art’
Upcoming Events
Posted by: malke.y on: May 15, 2011
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We’ll be going Thursday, May 26 to the American Folk Art Museum at 45 West 53rd Street in Manhattan. There is an admission fee and we’re planning to be there for the 1:00 tour. We’ll be meeting at the Avenue J train station (Q train) to be able to visit B & J fabrics before [...]
Challenge Accepted!
Posted by: malke.y on: February 21, 2011
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Our challenge quilts are due soon and I am pretty excited about it because quite a lot of people bought the challenge fabric. Remember: they are due the begining of March.
Scrap Happy :-)
Posted by: malke.y on: December 6, 2010
I’m happily playing with my postcards and will post the new ones. I do have a confession to make though- I have become obsessed! I am making a large quilt that needs 1/4″ square triangles, lots of them. Since I can’t do much more than sit in my lounge chair (I’m doing so well…), I [...]
Our Monthly Raffle with Mendel and Zelde
Posted by: malke.y on: October 14, 2010
- In: Musings | Pictures | Tips
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Our Monthly Raffle is finally back! The prize is a $5 gift card to my store, Sew Materialistic, or a $5 coupon off your next purchase online @ www.sewmaterialistic.com. In order to enter please post a comment, ”like” the page, and suggest our Facebook page to a friend. Thanks! I used to hear my husband [...]
More Quilted Fabric Post Cards
Posted by: malke.y on: August 25, 2010
I’ve been making more postcards for this trading group I joined- “Trading Fabric Post Cards”- a group of 25 people who from all over the world who has to also send out 25 postcards. There is no fee and no rules. If you would like to sign up, just google quilted postcard trading group. I still have [...]
Last Batch of Postcard Quilts
Posted by: malke.y on: May 2, 2010
Original Quilt Postcard post. Here’s really even more:
Even MORE Postcard Quilts
Posted by: malke.y on: May 2, 2010
Original Quilt Postcard post. Here’s even more:
More Quilt Postcards
Posted by: malke.y on: May 2, 2010
Original Quilt Postcard post. Here’s more:
Contemporary Quilts & Postcards from the Home
Posted by: malke.y on: May 2, 2010
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I was awed and inspired by an exhibit I went to in Morristown NJ. I went with a group of ladies and we were treated to a private showing by Jack Walsh, the proud owner of all the quilts. He is a collector of contemporary quilts and it was an eye opener. The exhibit made [...]
More Pictures from Our Vermont Quilting Trip
Posted by: malke.y on: November 2, 2009
Sorry for the delay, and it’s been a while, but here are more stuff from our Vermont Quilting Trip!
My Vermont Quilting Trip!
Posted by: malke.y on: October 9, 2009
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I just came back from a great two day trip to the Shelbourne Museum in Vermont. We went for and saw the famous Dear Jane quilt and were suitably impressed with it in person.
Dear Jane Quilts: Here We Come!
Posted by: malke.y on: September 23, 2009
At the store, we started a Dear Jane class. Although we had only six people register, we all became dedicated Janiacs, and we are enjoying every minute of it. I, in particular, took off with those little cute blocks and I am making, or trying to make, two of each in different colorways to make them the same but to look different.
Holocaust Quilt Request
Posted by: malke.y on: August 18, 2009
I feel I could pat myself on the back. A customer just came in to my store and asked where the Holocaust Quilt was. She came in especially to take a picture of it because she said it so much touched a cord in her heart. How’d that make me feel? Great! Only problem is, I gained too much weight to reach my back!
A Wonderful Letter Sent to Me.
Posted by: malke.y on: August 9, 2009
Somebody, who will remain anonymous, send me this wonderful letter.
“This may not quite qualify as ‘quiltresting’ or as material you would want to share with your readership, but I MUST share it with you!
I love Quilter’s Home Magazine
Posted by: malke.y on: July 23, 2009
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My favorite new product is “Quilter’s Home” which is a really fun magazine geared for quilters but not, necessarily, only patterns. I read it from cover to cover. try it and get addicted just like me!
Another Picture of the Chupa Quilt
Posted by: malke.y on: July 6, 2009
Here is a better picture of my daughter’s chupa that I made.
Ricky Tims Kaleidoscope Quilt for my Daughter
Posted by: malke.y on: July 6, 2009
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I have been busy trying to work on a lap quilt for my daughter. She said that her house feels too dark and depressing (this after a trip to sunny Florida) because she has decorated in dark colors.
How To Make a Baby Carrier Like a Moby Wrap
Posted by: malke.y on: June 25, 2009
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To make a wrap-around baby carrier (like a Moby Wrap):
My Daughter’s Chupa Quilt
Posted by: malke.y on: May 24, 2009
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Here is the picture of the quilt I created for my daughter’s Chupa. It was part of the “cieling” of the Chupa.
Wedding Dress Picture! (and my daughter :) )
Posted by: malke.y on: May 22, 2009
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The wedding finally came and passed (more on that another time). Below is a picture of my daughter in the wedding dress I made! Yay!
Holocaust Quilt Revisited
Posted by: malke.y on: May 14, 2009
Lately I’ve been getting a lot of positive feedback on my Holocaust Quilt. Thank you. It’s a very precious project to me.
2009 Challenge Quilt Winner!
Posted by: malke.y on: April 23, 2009
- In: Musings
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All the live ballots, absentee ballots, oversea ballots, hanging chad ballots and all other ballots have been counted and we have a winner to the 2009 Challenge Quilt Contest!
Challenge Quilt Voting Ending Monday April 20th VOTE NOW!
Posted by: malke.y on: April 17, 2009
You can also view these quilts at my quilting shop at 1131 McDonald Ave Brooklyn New York.
2009 Challenge Quilt Voting Booth! (Corrected!)
Posted by: malke.y on: April 12, 2009
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Please reference this post about the Challenge Quilt Voting.
A number of people have contacted us regarding the poll not working. I have put up a new poll so please vote again! Although this is highly unusual we hope the Florida Supreme Court will uphold our decision. Hanging chads will not be counted.
2009 Challenge Quilt VOTING BOOTH IS OPEN!
Posted by: malke.y on: April 3, 2009
This is a combination of online and offline voting.
Here are the links to each challenge quilt, or you can just browse them down the page!
2009 Challenge Quilt #10 (The Old Stomping Ground) New York
Posted by: malke.y on: April 2, 2009
“I lived in lower Manhattan when I first came to NY. I quilted the most travelled route I took in those days between the Lower East Side, where I lived, and the World Trade Center where I worked. (Ii never took the bus).”
2009 Challenge Quilt #9 (New York Mosaic)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 31, 2009
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“The first thing that struck me when I moved to NY from the Midwest, almost 30 years ago, was the non-stop motion everywhere, the lack of patience and the need for everyone behind me to be somewhere else five minutes ago, if not esterday. To me, NY is a true mosaic, not a melting pot, with each person a unique part of the whole. This quilt is based on the subway tile station mosaic motifs, trying to incorporate motion, people, landmarks, traffic and some of the many things NY is know for: finance, communication, entertainment, food, etc.”
2009 Challenge Quilt #8 (Convergence)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 31, 2009
“Convergence” By Joyce
“I was inspired by the convergence of the people, cars, trains that form New York City.”
2009 Challenge Quilt, MINE (Quilt Show Grid Lock)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 27, 2009
This is mine so there is no voting on this one.
“By air, land and sea we can find a quiilt shop anywhere. And we do! Malke”
2009 Challenge Quilt #7 (All On Time)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 22, 2009
“I employed a variation of the log cabin block. My husband and I enjoy traveling to our favorite spots in the 5 boroughs by subway. “All On Time” was sewn in honor of an artist who was forced by the Great Depression to give up his scholorship to Pratt Institute to work as a NYC motorman. He later came out of retirement to work at a menial job to pay for the tuition of his daughter as a dance major in NYU so that she could fullfill her dream.”
2009 Challenge Quilt #6 (The Maze)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 19, 2009
Reference This Post “The Maze” By Merri “Out path starts at the hospital [the bottom subway map starts at a hospital] and ends at the cemetery [the top subway map is the cemetery]. Along the way our loved ones watch over us.”
2009 Challenge Quilt #5 (A Wild Ride on the Subway)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 19, 2009
“‘” A Wild Ride on the Subway’ fits with the theme of transportation that I have been working on. From boats to taxis to Volkswagons, getting around NYC can be an adventure! Born and raised in Brooklyn New York, I have been painting for over 35 years. Over the past five years, I have been experimenting with fiber art, finding it to be freeing and fun. where as my paintings are formal, my quilts are whimsical and playful.”
2009 Challenge Quilt #4 (Sweet Dreams)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 17, 2009
“Some people count sheep to help them fall asleep, I count trains. It works for me since live a stones-throw from the Q Train that helps lull me to sleep.”
2009 Challenge Quilt #3 (People on the Moon)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 15, 2009
“People in NY, with it’s great history and diverse cultures, are all on the moon. Both residents and tourist alike using different means of travel. Buses, trains, cars and trucks moving over the grand bridges. Through tunnels, up and down our streets, sometimes at great speed I might add. Let us not forget the boats that travel in and out of our vast waterways and harbors. We have it all for people on the moon.”
Challenge Quilt Live Viewing
Posted by: malke.y on: March 12, 2009
I just wanted to let you know if you are in the NYC area you can come view the quilts live.
We are located at 1131 McDonald Ave Brooklyn New York. The Ave I Subway Station is right on the corner, the “F” Train stops there.
2009 Challenge Quilt #2 (Our Day in Central Park)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 12, 2009
“Our Day in Central Park” By Perri
“I stared at the challenge fabrics for a long time. Central Park was conveniently in the center of my piece of subway map so it gave me focus, after rejecting the idea of cutting out tiny words from the map and finding fabric to symbolize many NYC destinations. The quilt became an exercise in fabric scraps and wonder under.”
2009 Challenge Quilt #1 (NY State of Mind)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 12, 2009
“Our energy, our style of always being on the go and our unique attitudes make us true New Yorkers. that’s why I love every minute of my “NY State of Mind”"
Challenge Quilt Contest (Viewing Process)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 12, 2009
We had a Challenge Quilt. I will be posting the entries a couple a day. At the end of the postings I will create a poll. Being that this is a combination of in-store and online voting we will combine the two votes to come up with the winner. The winner get’s a cash prize, all the glory and media interviews!
The quilt needed to have two fabrics (I will post them soon), finished back and front with quilt batting and binding and can’t be more than 24 by 24 inches. One of the fabrics was a subway map and the other fabric had lots of people on it, hence the NYC connection. I will also post the explanations from the contestants.
How I Transfered the Photo on the Fabric for the Exposed Quilt (Photo Transfer)
Posted by: malke.y on: March 4, 2009
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Since I do a lot of photo transfers, I used special fabric bubble jet ink and treat the fabric myself.
Breast Cancer Quilt: A Little Help From G-d, Friends & Family
Posted by: malke.y on: March 1, 2009
This was my interpretation.
Breast Cancer Quilt: “Bernie Siegel I Hear You” Quilt on Target
Posted by: malke.y on: February 22, 2009
The only thing is that maybe my cancer cells came out a little too cute.
Breast Cancer Quilt: EXPOSED
Posted by: malke.y on: February 19, 2009
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I was thinking that going through any kind of medical treatments makes you feel just that- exposed.
Kensington Kaleidoscope Student Quilt
Posted by: malke.y on: February 17, 2009
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The pattern is Kensington Kaleidoscope.
“Help! I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up” Quilt
Posted by: malke.y on: February 16, 2009
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The name of the quilt is “Help! I’ve Fallen and Can’t Get Up”. Obviously, she needs a “Helping Hand”. 
I am MAD about MAD (and their Quilt)
Posted by: malke.y on: February 15, 2009
I went to a museum in NY that I absolutely loved. The Museum of Art and Design (MAD). The current exhibit is phenomenal. Very inspiring. There also is a quilt there not to be missed.
My Holocaust Quilt
Posted by: malke.y on: January 11, 2009
But the point of the quilt is, not about the loss but rather, how many of us survive today to prove that we are still here and the master race is no longer.
