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February 11, 2015 By Mandy 10 Comments

Modern Quilts, Traditional Shows: My Interview with Scott Murkin, Part 2

This is Part 2 of my interview with Scott Murkin.  In Part 1, Scott talked about his own background as a quilter and Certified Judge by the National Quilting Association, and the judging process for shows. The rest of his interview is below, and touches on modern quilts in traditional shows: Now that the categories have […]

Filed Under: AQS, Construction, History, Origins, QuiltCon Tagged With: AQS, juried quilt show, mandalei, modern quilt, modern quilting, quilt history, quilt shows, Scott Murkin

February 10, 2015 By Mandy 11 Comments

Modern Quilts, Traditional Shows: My Interview with Scott Murkin part 1

Over the last few years, modern quilts have been seen in categories at MQX, AQS, Road to California, and have a dedicated show, QuiltCon. With its second show kicking off in a week, and an announcement that it will become a yearly event at different locations, it seemed to me as though modern quilts were finding their place. […]

Filed Under: AQS, Books and Inspiration, Construction, Events, History, Origins Tagged With: AQS, juried quilt show, mandalei, Mandy Leins, modern quilt, modern quilts, quilt, quilt shows, quilting, Scott Murking

February 3, 2015 By Mandy 2 Comments

My quilting is on a cover quilt for American Quilter!

You guys.  YOU GUYS.  I almost passed out over my coffee this morning when I was scrolling through facebook and saw someone post the cover of this magazine, and then my copy arrived today! This quilt top is designed by Stacey Day of Stacey in Stitches.  Go check out her blog!  She’s got lots of […]

Filed Under: AQS, Events, Finishes, Recent Work, Work in magazines Tagged With: American Quilter, AQS, longarm quilting, mandalei, Mandy Leins, quilting, Stacey Day, Stacey in Stitches

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