THIS IS A CAPTIONING TEST.
YOU HAVE TO PAY EXTRA FOR THE
GLOW WITH MAKEUP, YOU KNOW?
I LOVE IT WHEN YOUR MIND MELTS,
THIS IS A CIRCULAR PATTERN LIKE
THIS IS THE REEL AND THE
OAKLIES.
THAT'S THE NAME.
THE APPLIQUE, ALWAYS, YES.
NEVER SEEN ONE PIECE.
>> NO.
YEP.
>> I DID A RAW EDGE, AND, OF
COURSE, THOSE WERE JUST TURNED.
THEY -- WE'RE FASHIONED WITH THE
SAME FABRIC THAT THE LEAF'S MADE
FROM.
>> AMAZING.
>> YEP.
I REALLY WAS GOING TO MAKE A
SKIRT FROM THAT RAYON PIECE, AND
WHEN I SAW IT, YOU PUT IT ON THE
BIAS, AND IT'S GOING TO BE
>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER AT
THE QUILT SHOW WITH AN INSIDE
LOOK AT THE EVENT.
I'M JOINED BY KRISTIN CHRIS LYNN KIRSCH,
WELCOME AT THE EVENT.
>> GOOD MORNING, I'M GLAD TO BE
HERE, AND, YEAH, I'D BE HAPPY TO
TALK ABOUT MY QUILT.
>> AND YOU HAVE A QUILT IN THE
CENTRAL QUILT COMPETITION.
THIS IS A COMPETITION QUILT WITH
OTHER SPECIAL EXHIBITS
THROUGHOUT THE SHOW, BUT THIS IS
THE CENTRAL EXHIBIT.
YOU HAD TO SUBMIT TWO PHOTOS TO
BE JURIED TO BE SELECTED TO HANG
IN THE SHOW, SO CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
IT WAS AN HONOR IT IS AN HONOR
TO BE HERE.
>> IT IS AN HONOR TO LOOK AT THE
WORK AND TALK ABOUT YOUR WORK
WITH YOU, SO, PLEASE, TELL US A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR QUILT.
>> OKAY.
THANK YOU.
WELL, I MADE THIS QUILT FOR A
CONTEST HELD BY THE NATIONAL
QUILT MUSEUM IN PADUKAH, AND
THEY TAKE A TRADITIONAL BLOCK
AND TRADITIONAL PATTERN, OAK
LEAF AND REEL, AND YOU HAVE TO
DO SOMETHING INNOVATIVE, SO I
PUT THE BLOCK AND PUT IT IN
PHOTO J SHOP, AND THE BLOCK IS
THIS ONE HERE, AND SKEW IT AND
TWIST IT TO GIVE IT A SWIRL, AND
I PUT IT IN THE CENTER OF THE
QUILT WITH THE LEAVES FALLING
FROM THE TREE AND BLOWING IN THE
SWIRL AROUND IT.
>> TALK ABOUT THE BACKGROUND
FABRIC.
>> A COTTON AND SILK BLEND, A
SHEEN TO IT, USED TWO LAYERS OF
BAT, COTTON, AND I REALLY
CHALLENGED MYSELF WITH THIS ONE
TO MAKE THE BACK, QUILT THE
BACK, AND THEN APPLIQUE
AFTERWARDS.
>> TO MAKE THIS, YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT THE UNQUILTED AREAS.
>> CORRECT.
WHERE IT'S NOT QUILTED HEAVILY,
IT POOFS OUT AND FILLS IN.
>> REALLY DOES LOOK LOVELY.
TELL US ABOUT THE FABRIC
SELECTION IN THE FALL LEAVES ARE
FALL COLORS AND BEAUTIFUL TONES.
>> THEY ARE.
A FRIEND GAVE ME A BAG OF SILK
CUTS FROM NECKTIES FROM A
FACTORY.
>> SCRAP.
>> YEP.
AND I MADE THE LEAVES THREE
DIMENSIONAL, AND TO DO THE TREE,
BAA I WANTED TO QUILT BEFORE THE
TREE WAS ADDED, I DID THE
WASHOUT MARKER FIRST, THE
QUILTING, AND APPLIQUED THE TREE
ON.
>> TALK ABOUT THE TREE.
YOU DIDN'T CHOOSE A PLAIN
FABRIC.
YOU HAVE A PLAID.
>> I CHOSE PLAID, ACTUALLY, THE
PLAID CHOSE THE QUILT.
YEARS AGO, I WAS IN A WAREHOUSE
SALE IN NANCY'S NOTIONS IN
BEAVER DAM AND BOUGHT THIS
FABRIC TO MAKE A SKIRT.
IT SAT IN THE BAG FOREVER
BECAUSE QUILTERS DO NOT MAKE
GARMENTS OFTEN, AND LOOKING FOR
FABRIC FOR THIS QUILT, THIS
STUCK OUT AND SAT IT ON THE
BIAS, AND IT WAS PERFECT.
>> YOU USE NECKTIE SCRAPS,
PLAID, YOUONS, SO THANK YOU FOR
GIVING US PERMISSION TO USE
NONQUILTING FABRICS IN THE
QUILT.
>> YOU'RE SO WELCOME.
I DON'T USE THEM IN WASHED BED
QUILTS, BUT IF FOR THE WALL.
>> IT IS SPECTACULAR.
WHAT ABOUT THE BOTTOM TREATMENT?
>> THAT WAS FUN.
AFTER I GOT THE PIECE QUILTED, I
ADDED ON THIS BORDER TO GET TO
BE THE RIGHT SIZE, AN THEN I
MEASURED AND I WAS A HALF INCH
SHORT THAT WAY.
WELL, THE QUILT'S DONE, SO I
MISSED ON THE TRIANGLES ON THE
BOTTOM, AND, ACTUALLY, I THINK
IT'S ONE OF THE MORE INTERESTING
PARTS OF THE QUILT, AND SO
SOMETIMES NECESSITY'S THE MOTHER
OF INVENTION, AND SOMETIMES IT
WORKS WELL.
>> YOU'RE SPOT ON, SPOT ON.
>> YEAH.
>> TALK OF HITTING MEASUREMENTS
BECAUSE THE COMPETITION HAS
GUIDELINES.
>> OH, YES.
>> THERE'S RULES, QUILTS ARE
SPECIFIC MEASUREMENTS FOR A
COMPETITION QUILT.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, CHRIS, FOR A
QUILT IN THE SHOW AND MEETING
ALL OF THE GUIDELINES FOR THE
CATEGORY, AN WE ARE STANDING IN
CATEGORY MACHINE QUILTED
PICTORIAL, AND THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US, CHRIS.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, IT IS A
JOY.
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN LIVE
AT THE WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT, GO
TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW
WITH A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT
THE EVENT!
I'M JOINED BY GAEL BOYD, OWNER
OF BLUE BAR QUILTS, WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU, I'M SO HAPPY TO BE
HERE AFTER TWO YEARS OF BEING
VIRTUAL.
>> WE'RE BACK IN PERSON.
>> LOVE IT!
>> AND THE VIBE IS FANTASTIC.
>> IT IS.
>> THE VENDOR FLOOR, THE BOOTHS
LOOK AMAZING.
>> YEAH.
THEY DO.
>> WE HAVE A THOUSAND
COMPETITION AND SPECIAL EXHIBIT
QUILTS, BUT THE VENDORS ADD SO
MANY MORE QUILTS.
>> YEAH.
>> TO THE MIX.
>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.
>> TELL US ABOUT YOUR BOOTH, AND
YOU HAVE A SHOP AS WELL.
>> I DO, AND MY SHOP IS OPEN ALL
THREE DAYS AS WELL.
MY BOOTH IS A LITTLE SAMPLING OF
THE SHOP HERE.
I HAVE THREE QUILTS THAT ARE IN
THE BOOTH THAT SHOULD BE HANGING
IN THE SHOW DESIGNED BY ONE OF
MY CO-WORKERS, TWO OF HER
QUILTS, AND THERE'S A MACHINE
PIECED VERSION AS WELL.
BEAUTIFUL, FRESH, NEW, THEY ARE
BEAUTIFUL.
>> LIZ, ON YOUR TEAM, DESIGNS
THESE.
>> SHE DOES.
>> AND SELLS PATTERNS AND BOOKS
AND KITS.
>> SHE DOES.
>> IF WE SEE WHAT WE LIKE IN THE
BOOTH, YOU HAVE THE PRODUCTS
AVAILABLE.
>> YES.
>> TELL US WHAT YOU OFFER IN
YOUR SHOP, BLUE BAR QUILTS, IN
MIDDLETON, WISCONSIN, AND IN
YOUR BOOTH, YOUR POPUP SHOP AT
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
>> YES.
WE LOVE MODERN FABRICS SO WE
HAVE A GREAT SELECTION OF BASICS
IN THE SHOP, BUT ALL THE MODERN
MANUFACTURERS AND DESIGNERS,
AND, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF FREE
SPIRIT, A LOT OF COFFMAN, RIFLE
PAPER COMPANY, AND BROUGHT IN
GALLERY SOLIDS THAT EVERYONE'S
EXCITED ABOUT, THERE'S A FEW
BUNDLES IN THE SHOW HERE, AND
JUST ANY OF THE MODERN
MANUFACTURERS, A BEAUTIFUL
COLORED WALL.
>> TELL US ABOUT THAT.
WE HEAR AT MODERN QUILTING,
MODERN QUILTERS, TALK ABOUT WHY
YOU STARTED THE SHOP AND MODERN
QUILTING.
>> I'M FOCUSED ON MODERN
QUILTING BECAUSE I WANT THE
BUSINESS TO BE SUSTAINED OVER
THE YEARS AND APPEAL TO THE
YOUNGER SET, AND SO WE ARE
WELCOMING SPACE FOR ALL AGES,
AND ALL DEMOGRAPHICS OF ANYBODY
THAT'S WANTING TO QUILT OR
STITCH, PLEASE COME ON BY.
WE ARE FOCUSED ON, YOU KNOW,
HELPING YOU CREATE.
>> MUST BE TOUGH TO CHOOSE
FABRIC BECAUSE SHOPS HAVE FOUR
WALLS.
THERE ARE SO MANY FABRICS
AVAILABLE.
HOW DO YOU SELECT YOUR FABRICS?
>> WELL, SOME OF IT IS ME, AND A
LOT OF IS IS REALLY LISTENING TO
WHAT THE CUSTOMERS WANT, AND
THEN THE THIRD COMPONENT IS
DEFINITELY MY STAFF.
THEY HAVE VERY STRONG OPINIONS
ABOUT WHAT WE SHOULD CARRY, AND
SO I DEFINITELY LISTEN.
>> YOU AND THE STAFF AND THE
CUSTOMERS LIKE IT, AND IT IS A
HIT.
>> IT'S A HIT, AND I BUY IT.
>> YOU'RE ALSO A TEACHER,
TEACHING AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
>> WELL, I'M LECTURING.
AS A SHOP OWNER, MY TEACHING
FELL BY THE WAYSIDE.
>> A BUSINESS OWNER TOO NOW, SO
-- >> YES.
I AM GIVING A LECTURE -- IT'S
CALLED "MODERN QUILT SHOP
CONFIDENTIAL" TALKING ABOUT THE
GENESIS OF THE BUSINESS, HOW AND
HE WHY WE GOT GOING, AND THE
THREE YEAR OF THE PANDEMIC
JOURNEY, HOW THE BUSINESS
THRIVED AND SURVIVED AND HOW.
>> GREAT WAY TO SAY THAT,
THRIVED AND SURVIVED.
ALL SHUT-IN AT HOME, AND
QUILTERS LIKE TO QUILT SO WE
WERE QUILT MAKING.
>> AND MASK MAKING AND QUILT
MAKING, CRAFTING OF ALL KINDS.
WE GOT A LOT OF NEW SEWERS AND
QUILTERS IN THE PANDEMIC.
>> AND YOU NOW SELL SEWING
MACHINES.
>> WE ARE VERY EXCITED ABOUT
THAT, THE LONG ARM, THE SIT DOWN
LONG ARM, AND WE HAVE ROBOTICS
LONG ARM, AND JUKEY IS
REPRESENTED HERE, THE PARTNER
BUSINESS HERE.
>> EXCELLENT.
>> YEAH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU NEED A SEWING MACHINE TO
SEW AND QUILT.
YOUR SHOP IS AN INSPIRATION.
YOU KNOW I STOP BY WHEN I'M
THERE.
>> YES, THANK YOU.
>> YOU GIVE ME THE CHALLENGE
SHOW EVERY YEAR, IN THE HALLWAY
GALLERY, ANOTHER COMPONENT IN
THE SHOP.
>> YOU HAVE A GREAT GALLERY.
>> RIGHT NOW, IT IS THE GREAT
CRAFTACULAR PANEL CHALLENGE, A
CHALLENGE THE STAFF SAID YOU
NEED TO DO THE CHALLENGE, AND IT
IS SO FUN!
SO COME BY, GRAB THE 15% COUPON,
CHECK IT OUT, WHATEVER IT IS AT
ANY GIVEN TIME, ALWAYS SOMETHING
FUN.
>> THANK YOU, GAEL, AND JOINING
ME AND ALL YOU DO IN THE
QUILTING SHOW AND MIDDLETON
MIDWEST, AND YOU HAVE A WEBSITE.
>> PURCHASE ONLINE AT
BLUEBARQUILTS.COM, SIGN UP FOR
THE NEWSLETTER AND SEE WHAT'S
GOING ON ON MY "MONDAY MINUTES"
AND FABRIC FRIDAY.
>> I KEEP IN TOUCH, GREAT WORK
YOU ARE DOING, YOU AND THE STAFF
DOING GREAT WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME.
>> WONDERFUL!
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN FOR
LIVE BEHIND THE SCENES AT THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
? ?
>>> YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE YOU HAVE
A STAGE PRESENTATION.
>> YES, I DO.
? ?
?
>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW IN MADISON,
WISCONSIN.
I'M HERE WITH LINDA WEICK FROM
CAMO EQUIPMENTS, AND SHE'S GOING
TO TALK ABOUT CAMO QUILTS.
HI.
>> HI, DIANA.
>> THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> WHAT IS CAMO QUILTS?
>> AN ORGANIZATION THAT STARTED
IN 2006 WHEN I MADE MY FORMER
SON-IN-LAW A QUILT, AND THAT WAS
THE ONLY ONE I WAS GOING TO
MAKE, AND TO DATE, WE MADE OVER
31,000 OF THE MILITARY QUILTS,
AND WE MADE OVER 2600 OF THE
PATRIOTIC LAP QUILTS.
>> HOW YOU MAKE THEM, AND WHAT
ARE THEY MADE FROM?
>> FROM THE OFFICIAL MILITARY
FABRIC, AND WE HAVE SPECIFIC
BRANCHES OF SERVICE THAT WE
FOLLOW AND INSTRUCTIONS TO MAKE
THEM, AND I HAVE A FACILITY
WHERE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS COME,
AND I HAVE EVERYTHING PROVIDED
FOR THEM, AND THEY DON'T EVEN
HAVE TO BRING A SCISSORS OR A
SEWING MACHINE, NOTHING, AND
EVERYTHING IS GIVEN AWAY FREE.
>> WHO RECEIVES THE QUILTS?
>> ACTIVE MILITARY DEPLOYS OR
ARE DEPLOYED OVERSEAS, AND LAB
QUILTS GO TO THOSE IN HOSPICE,
ASSISTED LIVING, NURSING HOMES.
>> WHAT A GREAT ORGANIZATION.
AND YOU ARE THE LEADER OF THIS.
YOU MAY HAVE TUNED IN IN 2008,
YOU WERE A GUEST ON "NANCY'S
CORNER," SO DO YOU HAVE ANY
UPDATES?
>> OH, YEAH, SINCE THEN, THAT
WAS THE BEGINNING, STARTED IN
2006, BUT WE DIDN'T GET OFF THE
GROUND UNTIL, YOU KNOW, A YEAR
OR SO LATER, BECAUSE THEN ALL
THE OTHER SOLDIERS WANTED A
QUILT, AND WE WERE PROBABLY
AROUND 1,000 QUILTS WHEN I WAS
ON, AND NOW WE'RE UP TO 31,000,
LIKE I SAID.
>> INCREDIBLE.
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> YOU'RE SHARING THIS
INFORMATION TODAY LIVE AT THE
STUDIO OR, EXCUSE ME, ON THE
STAGE.
>> YES.
>> WHAT ARE YOU SHARING IN THE
LECTURE PRESENTATION?
>> I WILL BE SHARING OUR ENTIRE
STORY FROM THE BEGINNING UNTIL
THE PRESENT, AND SO I'VE GOT A
LOT OF MATERIAL TO COVER, AND I
WILL HAVE A FEW QUILTS TO SHOW
FOR SHOW AND TELL.
>> YOU'LL HAVE 45 MINUTES.
>> OKAY.
>> THE STAGE PRESENTATIONS ARE
INCLUDED WITH THE TICKET PRICE.
BUY ADMISSION TICKET UP FRONT IN
THE LOBBY, COME IN, AND SEE
LINDA.
>> YES.
I HAVE BROCHURES UP THERE IF
ANYONE'S INTERESTED, PICK UP A
BROCHURE FOR MORE INFORMATION
AND SEE HOW TO HELP.
>> FOR THE VIEWERS WATCHING
ONLINE, YOU HAVE A FACEBOOK
PAGE.
>> YES, WE DO.
IT'S CAMO QUILT PROJECT.
REALLY EASY TO FIND OR LOOK MY
NAME UP.
>> YES, LINDA WEICK, YOU'RE
FAMOUS, LINDA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GOOD
WORK YOU'RE DOING.
FOR PEOPLE TO GET INVOLVED AND
HELP WITH THE SEWING OF THE
QUILTS, GO TO YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE
AND SEARCH FOR CAMO QUILTS?
>> YES.
>> AND LEARN HOW TO BE INVOLVED?
>> YES, THEY CAN.
>> THANK YOU, LINDA.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN AND
WATCHING BEHIND THE SCENES AT
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
WE ARE LIVE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
? ?
>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW WITH AN INSIDE LOOK
AT THE EVENT.
I'M JOINED BY EXPO MANAGER,
KRISTIN KOREVEC, WELCOME,
KRISTIN.
>> THANK YOU, IT IS SO GREAT TO
BE HERE.
I'M THE EVENTS MANAGER AT PBS
WISCONSIN, AND I'VE BEEN WITH
THE EVENT FOR 12 YEAR, AND WE
ARE THRILLED TO BE BACK IN
PERSON AT THE ALLIANT ENERGY
CENTER IN MADISON.
THIS EVENT IS A PARTNERSHIP
BETWEEN PBS WISCONSIN AND NANCY
ZEEMAN PRODUCTIONS, AND WE WORK
TOGETHER FOR MANY YEARS TO
PRODUCE AND BROADCAST SEWING
WITH NANCY ON PBS WISCONSIN AND
PBS STATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY,
AND THIS EVENT IS TIED TO OUR
MISSION AT PBS WISCONSIN IN SO
MANY WAYS.
>> AND IT'S -- THE RELATIONSHIP
WE HAVE IS WONDERFUL.
THE "SEWING WITH NANCY"
COPRODUCING AND COPRODUCING THIS
STARTING IN 2015 -- SORRY, 2005,
EXCUSE ME, IT IS OUR 17th
PLEASURE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> ALWAYS A PLEASURE WORKING
WITH YOU AND YOUR TEAM, AND IT
IS MORE OF AN EXPERIENCE, THE
BOOTH IS RIGHT INSIDE THE FRONT
DOOR, TALK ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING AT THE PBS WISCONSIN
BOOTH.
>> SURE.
OUR MISSION AT PBS WISCONSIN IS
TO ENRICH, ENTERTAIN, AND
EDUCATE THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE
OF WISCONSIN, AND OUR MISSION IS
SO OBVIOUS AT THIS EVENT WHERE
WE HAVE MORE THAN 600 QUILTS ON
DISPLAY, WE HAVE OVER 150
EDUCATIONAL LECTURES, WORKSHOPS,
AND PRESENTATIONS, AND WE HAVE
VENDORS.
WE HAVE VENDORS JOINING US, MORE
THAN 250 FROM ACROSS THE
COUNTRY.
WE EVEN HAVE A COUPLE
INTERNATIONAL VENDORS, AND THEN
WE ALSO HAVE OUR SIT-AND-SEW
COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM WHERE
THIS YEAR WE ARE STITCHING LAP
SIZED QUILTS THAT WILL BE GIVEN
TO REFUGEE CHILDREN RESETTLING
ACROSS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN
ALONG WITH MATERIALS FROM PBS
WISCONSIN EDUCATIONS TEAM, AND
SO HERE AT THE PBS WISCONSIN
BOOTH, WE HAVE STAFF WHO ARE
WELCOMING AND GREETING
ATTENDEES, ANSWERING QUESTIONS,
AND WE'RE SELLING QUILT SHOW
MERCHANDISE, SO THIS IS WHERE
YOU CAN GET YOUR QUILT SHOW T
SHALL HAVE SHIRT -- T-SHIRTS,
TOTE BAGS, TRAVEL MUGS, PENS,
AND PURCHASE RAFFLE TICKETS
WHICH SUPPORT PBS WISCONSIN
PROGRAMMING AND EVENTS ACROSS
THE STATE.
>> AND THERE IS A BIG DISPLAY OF
RAFFLE PRIZES.
YOU CAN SEE THE PRIZES YOU ARE
BUYING TICKETS FOR.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> SO MANY PRIZES DONATED BY THE
AMAZING VENDORS AND SPONSORS OF
THE GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
THERE'S ALSO A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY
BOOTH.
THERE'S A BOOTH, A BACKDROP, YOU
CAN BE YOUR OWN STAR AT THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW AND
HAVE YOUR PICTURE TAKEN ON THE
BACKDROP AND SHARE ONLINE ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
YOUR FRIENDS WILL BE ENVIOUS OF
YOU BEING HERE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW AND SHARING
YOUR EXPERIENCE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> KRISTEN, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US, SO GREAT WORKING
WITH YOU, AND I'M GLAD WE GOT
TOGETHER TO SHARE THE GREAT
THINGS PBS WISCONSIN IS DOING
THROUGH THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
>> THANK YOU, DIANA.
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
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>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW WITH AN INSIDE LOOK
AT THE EVENT, AND I'M HERE WITH
SUPER FANS, SUPER ATTENDEES,
CINDY, CHERYL, AND RUTH.
WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THEIR
FAVORITE PARTS OF THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
>> IT'S FANTASTIC.
ALL THE ENTHUSIASM IN THE AIR.
IT BRINGS THE QUILTING WORLD ALL
TOGETHER TO SHARE THE BEAUTIFUL
WORKS OF ART, THE NEW
TECHNIQUES, SHARING IDEAS, NEW
TOOLS, OF COURSE, AND SHOPPING,
AND SO WE CAN NEVER GET ENOUGH
OF IT.
>> WE'RE JUST CELEBRATING THE
LOVE OF QUILTING, AND WE ALL
SHARE THAT, THE COMMON THREAD IS
THE LOVE OF QUILTING, RIGHT?
>> I LOVE COMING BECAUSE YOU SEE
GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES,
MOTHERS, DAUGHTERS, SISTERS, AND
FRIENDS, AND JUST REASSURES ME
OUR CRAFT IS GOING TO LIVE ON
FOR A LONG TIME.
>> IT'S CONTINUING ON.
YOU CAN FEEL IT IN THE VIBE.
I JUST TALKED WITH THREE
GENERATIONS OF QUILTERS, MOTHER,
DAUGHTER, AND GRANDDAUGHTER, ALL
SHOPPING THE SHOW, AND YOU THREE
FRIENDS GET TOGETHER EVERY YEAR
AND COME TO THE SHOW, RIGHT?
>> AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
COME FOR TWO YEARS, SO THIS
IS -- AND I THINK THERE'S SO
MANY PEOPLE HERE, EVERYONE FEELS
THE SAME, JUST NICE TO DO THIS
AGAIN.
>> WE'RE MAKING UP FOR LOST
TIME.
>> YEAH, YEAH, AND IT IS SO
INSPIRING TO SEE THE HARD WORK,
THE SKILL, AND THE PASSION THAT
THESE ARTISTS HAVE.
>> IT'S AMAZING.
>> YEAH.
AND YOU'VE ALREADY TAKEN IN THE
CENTRAL QUILT EXHIBIT.
>> WE SAW ABOUT EVERYTHING.
>> WOW.
YOU'LL HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH.
DID YOU TAKE ANY CLASSES?
>> WE DID.
WE TOOK A CLASS, A LECTURE
EARLIER THIS MORNING ON KEEPING
YOUR STASH ARRANGED AND SO THAT
IT'S MORE AVAILABLE TO YOU AND
EASIER TO USE.
>> OUR BIG STASH.
>> WE HAVE TO STAY ORGANIZED.
>> OH, SO YOU HAVE A LARGE
STASH?
>> OH, LOTS OF YEARS OF
COLLECTION.
>> YEP, YEP.
>> AND ARE YOU ON THE HUNT FOR
ANY SPECIFIC FABRICS FOR THE
NEXT PROJECT OR WITH YOUR STASH?
>> YEAH, I AM.
I JUST RECENTLY COMPLETED A
FABRIC THING WHERE YOU PUT,
LIKE, WHEN WE WERE KIDS, PUT
LEAVES ON THIS BLUE PAPER, AND
YOU PUT THIS ON SPECIALLY
TREATED FABRIC THAT'S COTTON,
AND WE MADE THOSE IMPRESSIONS IN
THE SUN, AND SO I WANTED SOME
STASHING THAT'S GOING TO MATCH
THAT FABRIC.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
A LOT OF OPTIONS IN THE VENDOR
MALL, THE VAST VENDOR MALL WITH
FABRICS, TOOLS, AND SEWING
MACHINE.
YOUR ELECTRIC NEEDLE BOOTH, THIS
IS YOUR LOCAL SHOP, AND HERE WE
ARE AUTOGENIES BOOTH AT THE
ELECTRIC NEEDLE.
>> YEP, YEP, WE LOVE TO COME
HERE.
>> WHERE ARE YOU HEADED NEXT?
>> TRYING TO DO MORE SHOPPING.
I'M RECENTLY RETIRED, AND SO NOW
I GOT MORE TIME FOR QUILTING,
AND I'M LOOKING FOR SMALLER
PROJECTS.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, AND I KNOW
IN AISLE 1, THERE'S A LOT OF
QUILT BLOCKS, SINGLE QUILT
BLOCKS THAT ARE QUICK, LITTLE
BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS.
>> PERFECT.
>> SOMETHING TO DISCOVER IN
EVERY AISLE OF THE QUILT SHOW.
>> LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
>> STOP IN THE LOBBY AND BUY
TICKETS FOR THE LECTURES AND
WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE.
SOME OF THE WORKSHOPS ARE SOLD
OUT, I HEARD, BUT YOU CAN SIT
AND SEW ON ACTUAL SEWING
MACHINES DONATE THE, AND THEN AT
SHOW SPECIALS TOO.
SO MUCH GOING ON, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US, AND YOU LIE DAYS -- LAY
LADIES HAVE A WONDERFUL TIME.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT'S A JOY.
>> SO WONDERFUL.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR
TUNING IN FOR LIVE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
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>>> HELLO, I'M DIANA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW WITH AN INSIDE LOOK
INTO THE QUILT SHOW.
WE ARE HERE IN THE MARQUETTA B
JOHNSON QUILTING BOOTH WITH OUR
GUEST, MARQUETTA B JOHNSON,
WELCOME!
>> THANK YOU, DIANA, I'M JUST SO
HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> IT'S WONDERFUL TO HAVE YOU
HERE.
I'VE SEEN YOU WORK ONLINE.
I'VE READ YOUR STORY.
WE'VE TALKED ON THE PHONE
BEFORE.
MANY TIMES.
AND TO HAVE YOU HERE IN PERSON
IS QUITE AN HONOR.
WE'RE SO PLEASED YOU ARE HERE
SHARING YOUR WORK AND HAND-DYED
FABRICS, TALK ABOUT YOUR WORK,
HOW YOU STARTED QUILTING, AND
HOW YOU DYE YOUR FABRICS.
>> WELL, I GOT STARTED WITH
QUILTING BECAUSE OF THE FACT MY
GRANDMOTHER WAS A QUILTER, AN MY
GRANDMOTHER TOLD ME, SHE SAID,
MARQUETTA, YOU'RE SO FAST, I'M
GOING TO TEACH YOU SOMETHING TO
HELP YOU SLOW DOWN, AND SO MY
GRANDMOTHER BEGAN A PROCESS OF
TEACHING ME ABOUT QUILTING, AND
THE FIRST THING THAT SHE SHARED
WITH ME WAS A QUILT
EMBELLISHMENT CALLED A YO YO,
AND SO YOU'LL SEE YO-YOS AS A
FEATURE IN A LOT OF THE QUILTS
THAT I DO.
NOW, ONCE MY GRANDMOTHER LIT
THAT FIRE IN ME, I KIND OF
STARTED JUST WORKING ON MY OWN
AND DOING WHAT I THOUGHT WORKED,
BUT I HAD THE FORTUNATE
OPPORTUNITY OF SEEING A SHOW ON
PBS CALLED "SEWING WITH NANCY,"
AND NANCY TAUGHT ME HOW TO PUT A
SLEEVE ON MY QUILT AND SO MANY
OTHER SEWING TECHNIQUES, SO MUCH
SO, THAT MY SISTER AND I WOULD
GET UP, AND HER SHOW CAME ON IN
GEORGIA AROUND 9:00, AND SO
WOULD GET UP AND LOOK AT THE
SHOW, AN THEN -- AND THEN WE'D
TALK AFTERWARDS AND SHARE ABOUT
THE THINGS THAT NANCY WAS
SHARING ON HER SHOW, AND SO, FOR
ME, TO BE ABLE TO BE HERE, I
FEEL LIKE I'VE GONE FULL CIRCLE
TO BE ABLE TO HAVE STUDIED WITH
NANCY AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO
ACTUALLY SHOW AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW, SO, YOU
KNOW, I'M JUST SO PLEASED.
>> WE'RE SO PLEASED YOU ARE
HERE, AND NANCY WOULD BE SO
PLEASED WITH THAT STORY.
SHE INSPIRED SO MANY PEOPLE, AND
SHE'D BE TICKLED THAT SHE
INSPIRED YOU.
NANCY HAD A LOVE FOR HAND-DYED
FABRICS AND WOULD BE SHOPPING
HERE IF SHE WAS HERE WITH US
TODAY.
TALK ABOUT YOUR HAND-DYED
FABRICS.
>> WELL, I STARTED DYEING IN THE
EARLY '70s.
I WAS WORKING IN AN ART CENTER
THAT EMPLOYED AN AFRICAN DYER,
AND SHE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SEW
AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DYE,
AND SO WE SHARED TECHNIQUES, AND
SHE SHARED A LOT WITH ME ABOUT
DYING.
HOWEVER, AS YEARS WENT ON, I
SORT OF BECAME CONSCIOUS AS AN
ARTIST ABOUT DOING SOMETHING
THAT WAS SUSTAINABLE AND
WOULDN'T HURT THE ENVIRONMENT,
AND I KNEW THAT COAL WATER FIBER
REACTIVE DYES NEED A LOT OF
WATER FOR RINSING AND STUFF SO I
STARTED TO USE A PROCESS IN
WHICH I USE AIR BRUSH COLORS FOR
FABRIC TO CREATE MY DYEING.
USING THIS PROCESS, I ONLY NEED
ABOUT A LITER OF WATER TO TIE
DYE 3 YARDS OF FABRIC.
>> MAGAZINE.
>> -- AMAZING.>> SO I WAS REALLY, REALLY HAPPY
TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT AND DO
THAT AND BRING IS -- IT TO THIS
LEVEL SO I COULD SHARE IT WITH
OTHER QUILTERS.
>> THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL.
>> AND THEY COULD HAVE AN
OPPORTUNITY TO USE IT.
>> THE FABRICS ARE JUST
INCREDIBLE.
GREAT JOB.
THE ATTENDEES CAN BUY YOUR
FABRIC.
>> YES, YES.
>> AND YOU'RE TEACHING A LECTURE
AND WORKSHOP HERE AT THE SHOW?
>> YES.
I ALREADY DID ONE FOR TODAY
CALLED "THE ADVENTURES OF
MARQUETTA JOHNSON, AND I'LL BE
DOING THAT AGAIN TOMORROW, AND
THAT TALKS ABOUT MY JOURNEY AS A
QUILTER TRYING TO SHARE A LEGACY
OF QUILTING THAT MY FAMILY
BEGAN, AND ALSO TO JUST TALK
ABOUT MY WORK, STRIVING TO BRING
QUILTING TO A NEW GENERATION IN
SCHOOLS AND IN ART CENTERS.
>> YOU'RE SUCCEEDING.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION
TO THE QUILTING WORLD, YOUR
INCREDIBLE TALENT, FOR
STORYTELLING, FOR MAKING
BEAUTIFUL FABRICS FOR US.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
ALL THE WAY FROM STONEMONT IN
GEORGIA.
WHAT'S YOUR WEBSITE?
>> MY WEBSITE IS MARQUETT
MARQUETTAQQUILTING.COM.
>> THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR
TUNING IN FOR LIVE AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT,
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
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