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THIS IS A TEST OF THE CLOSED
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THIS IS A TEST.
THIS IS A TEST OF THE CLOSED
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>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW.
IT IS THURSDAY MORNING!
WE ARE OPEN 9:00 A.M.
THE QUILT SHOW IS OFFICIALLY
OPEN.
WE ARE STANDING BY THE PBS
WISCONSIN BOOTH.
THAT IS WHERE YOU CAN FIND ALL
THE TEE-SHIRTS AND TOTAL BAGS
FOR THIS YEAR'S EVENT.
BEHIND THE PBS WISCONSIN BOOTH
YOU WILL FIND THE CENTRAL QUILT
EXHIBIT.
ANNOUNCING TODAY ALL THE
AWARD-WINNING QUILTS.
YOU WILL SEE THEM WITH RIBBONS.
RIGHT INSIDE THE FRONT DOOR IS
BEST OF SHOW.
CHECK THAT OUT.
JUST OUTSIDE THE SPECIAL QUILT
EXHIBIT IS THE SPECIAL QUILT
EXHIBITS -- RATHER OUTSIDE THE
SPECIAL QUILT EXHIBIT IS THE
SPECIAL EXHIBIT, SOME OF THEM.
YOU WILL SEE THE 1973 EXHIBIT
OUTSIDE THE DOOR, FOLLOWED BY
THE MOD-MINI WE HOLD EACH MAY AT
QUILTSHOW.COM.
NEXT TO THAT ARE THE KID'S
QUILTS.
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE KIDS
QUILTS.
THERE IS A SPECIAL CHALLENGE
ANNUALLY AT THE QUILT SHOW.
YOUTH UP TO 15 CAN ENTER A QUILT
TINT GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
SO YOU HAVE TO BE SURE TO STOP
AND SEE THOSE QUILTS.
AS YOU HEAD INTO THE VENDOR MALL
WE HAVE HUNDREDS OF VENDOR
BOOTHS HERE.
SO YOU CAN HAVE FANTASTIC
SHOPPING FOR ANYTHING QUILTING.
FABRIC, THREAD, THIMBLE,
BATTING, MACHINES, SEWING
MACHINES, LONG-ARM MACHINES.
IT IS ALL HERE THIS WEEKEND,
THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY AT THE
ALIANT CENTER IN MADISON,
WISCONSIN.
WITH YOUR ADMISSION TICKET YOU
HAVE FREE STAGE PRESENTATIONS.
IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE
EXHIBITION HALL YOU WILL FIND
THE FREE STAGE PRESENTATIONS.
AS YOU VENTURE INTO THE LOBBY
AND INTO THE ATRIUM, WE HAVE THE
SPECIAL ORGANIZATION WE ARE
DOING THIS WEEK.
YOU CAN BRING FABRIC, YOU CAN
SIT AND HELP SEW QUILTS FOR
INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.
SURROUNDING THE ATRIUM WE HAVE
LECTURES, IT IS-AND-SEW,
WORKSHOPS.
WE HAVE BROKEN THEM OUT FOR MORE
AREAS FOR THE WORKSHOPS.
HEAD TO WISCONSINQUILTSHOW TO
FIND OUT MORE.
>> PROCEEDS FROM THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN PROGRAMMING.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT HELPS MAKE
THIS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
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>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW WITH INSIGHT INTO THE
EVENT.
I'M JOINED BY KAREN AND KAYLA
ROBINSON IN YOUR SPECIAL QUILT
EXHIBIT.
WHAT AN AMAZING EXHIBIT!
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.
>> YES, YOU ARE SO WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
TELL US, KAYLA, ABOUT THE
EXHIBIT.
HOW THIS ALL GOT STARTED.
>> SO EARLY 2022, AROUND THE
TIME WHEN EVERYTHING WAS
HAPPENING AND -- IN THE SOUTH,
HISTORY WAS QUESTIONED, CRITICAL
RACE THEORY AND ALL THAT.
I WAS UPSET.
I PAUSED AND REALIZED I LEARNED
HISTORY AT HOME.
I WAS INSPIRED TO TELL A FILM,
QUILTED EDUCATION.
IT IS ABOUT MY MOTHER, MY BLACK
HISTORY HERO AND MADE SURE
STUDENTS ACROSS THE CITY OF SAN
ANTONIO AND BEYOND, THAT THEY
ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN ABOUT THE AMAZING HISTORY
THAT AFRICAN-AMERICANS HAVE.
>> YOUR FILM HAS HAD NATIONAL
REACH.
>> THANK YOU.
>> THAT IS HOW WE FOUND YOU.
OUR FRIENDS AT PBS WISCONSIN SAW
THE FILM AND WE WERE LIKE WE
HAVE TO GET IN TCH WITH YOU SO
GLAD YOU ARE HERE.
KAREN, TELL US ABOUT THE QUILTS.
>> THESE QUILTS I MADE, SOME
OVER 20 YEARS AGO.
LIKE KAYLA SAID THIS STARTED
BECAUSE OF MY PASSION ABOUT
HISTORY AND TEACHING HISTORY.
AND CHILDREN ENJOY HISTORY
STORY.
THAT IS HOW THEY REMEMBER IT.
SO ALL THESE QUILTS WERE DONE,
INSPIRED BY HISTORY OF SOME
SORT.
WHETHER IT IS MY FAMILY HISTORY,
BLACK HISTORY, MILITARY HISTORY,
BECAUSE I ALSO SERVED IN THE AIR
FORCE.
I JUST LIKE TO TELL STORIES WITH
QUILTS.
THAT IS HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
>> BEAUTIFUL QUILT, THANK YOU
FOR YOUR SERVICE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT.
EVERY QUILT DOES TELL A STORY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU CAN SPEND 10, 15 MINUTES,
LOOKING AT EACH QUILT AND LEARN
THE STORY.
THOSE CAN BE PASSED ALONG.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THAT WAS THE IDEA.
I ALSO HAVE FLASH CARDS.
MY MOTHER WAS A TEACHER, SO THE
TEACHER IN HER PASSED THROUGH TO
ME SO WE HAVE FLASH CARDS ALSO
SO PEOPLE CAN READ THE THINGS
THEY DON'T KNOW.
>> THANK YOU FOR WRITING THAT.
YOU ARE HERE AT YOUR EXHIBIT.
EXHIBITORS COME THIS WEEK AND
THEY CAN VISIT WITH YOU.
>> YES.
COME ON OVER.
LOVE TO HAVE EVERYONE.
>> KAYLA, TELL US WHERE WE CAN
SEE YOUR FILM.
>> QUILTED EDUCATION IS
CURRENTLY STREAMING ON PBS.ORG.
HEAD TO PBS, TYPE IN QUILTED
EDUCATION.
YOU CAN SEE THE FILM THAT IS
WHAT BROUGHT US HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU FOR MAKING THE FILM
AND JOINING ME TODAY.
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>> THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT.
HEAD OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
>> PROCEEDS FROM THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW SUPPORT PBS
PROGRAMMING.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT HELPS MAKE
THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
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>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE WINTHROP -/* --
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW STANDING
WITH AN AWARD WINNING QUILTER,
BARBARA.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE SEEN YOUR QUILTS IN
THE SHOW YEARS.
IT IS GREAT TO BE HERE IN PERSON
AND SEE YOUR QUILTS.
I SEE YOU HAVE A BLUE RIBBON,
CONGRATULATIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU WON FIRST IN YOUR
CATEGORY?
>> YES.
>> HOW DID YOU START QUILTING?
>> I STARTED QUILTING WHEN MY
MOM STUCK US IN 4H, FROM THE
TIME WE WERE OF-ELIGIBLE AGE,
UNTIL WE AIMED OUT.
I WON'T SEW CLOTHES, BUT THAT IS
WHAT WE HAD TO SEW FOR THEM.
I DIDN'T START QUILTING UNTIL I
WAS IN MY EARLY 20s, LIKE MAYBE
THE 22, WHEN I QUIT WORK TO
RAISE OUR BOYS.
>> SURE.
YOU MADE QUILTS TO SLEEP UNDER?
>> YEAH, INITIALLY.
THAT IS ABOUT WHEN WE GOT
MARRIED, WHEN I WAS LIKE 22, 23.
YEAH.
>> I WAS IN 4H AS WELL.
NANCY WAS IN 4H, SO WE HAVE A
SIMILAR START WITH SEWING.
HOW DID YOU START MAKING THIS
QUILT?
DID YOU HAVE THE IDEA FOR THE
DESIGN?
DID YOU START COLLECTING
FABRICS?
>> I STARTED COLLECTING FABRICS
PROBABLY SIX, SEVEN YEARS AGO.
IT TOOK ME A COUPLE YEARS TO
COLLECT THEM ALL.
I DON'T USUALLY USE THE
BATIQUES.
I HAND QUILT.
>> THEY ARE TIGHTLY WOVEN AND
ACTUALLY POPLIN AND DIFFICULT TO
NEEDLE, LIKE YOU SAY.
YOU HAND-QUILTED.
>> I DID.
SHE HASB ATIQUES ON TOP AND
BOTTOM.
>> AMAZING.
HOW DID YOUR GET YOUR
COMPETITION DESIGN?
>> YEARS AGO I DID AN EAGLE WITH
MY GRANDMOTHER'S INFORMATION ON
TOP.
THIS TIME I WANTED TO DO ANOTHER
EAGLE.
WHEN I HAD THE VISION OF THIS
ONE, IT DIDN'T REALLY HAVE HER
POEM ON THE FRONT, SO I APPLY
APPLIQUED IT ON THE BACK.
I FIGURED SHE WOULD ENJOY THAT.
>> SO THERE IS APPLIQUE ON THE
FRONT, EAGLE WINGS AND ANOTHER
ELEMENTS.
YOU CAN POINT TO AND TELL US
WHAT TECHNIQUES YOU USED.
>> I DO ALL HAND APPLIQUE.
ALL THESE ARE INDIVIDUALLY CUT
AND SET AFTER I DO MY PATTERN,
BECAUSE I DRAW IT.
I DRAFTED IT ON FREEZER PAPER.
THEN I HAND-CUT EACH INDIVIDUAL
PIECE AND APPLIQUED IT ON AND
FELT THEY NEEDED A BIT MORE
DEFINITION SO HAND-EMBROIDERED
AROUND THEM AS WELL.
THERE IS EMBROIDERY AROUND
RIBBON, LEAVE, GRAPES AND
ARROWS.
>> IT IS SPECTACULAR.
THE BUNTING -- THE FLAG BUNTINGS
AROUND THE BORDER IS JUST
STRIKING.
I REALLY LOVE THAT.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.
DID YOU JUST COME UP WITH THAT
IDEA?
>> YEAH.
I USUALLY DO A SCALLOPED BORDER.
>> OKAY.
>> AND TO BE TRUE TO THE, YOU
KNOW, LIKE THE AMERICANNA
NATIONAL TYPE THEME I DECIDED TO
PUT THAT BUNTING -- THAT LITTLE
CHANGE OF SHAPE WAS A LOT MORE
CHALLENGING.
>> REALLY, I'M SURE IT WAS.
SCALED-UP EDGING IS DIFFICULT
AND ADDING THE BUNTING AND THREE
COLORS, AMAZING.
GREAT WORKMANSHIP.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I SHOULD TALK ABOUT QUILTING.
DO YOU QUILT IN A FRAME?
>> I DO.
>> LAP FRAME OR --
>> A FLOOR.
A HINTERBURG THREE-RAIL.
A FEW YEARS AGO, IT WAS A
CLASSIC WITH A BIG ARK IN THE
BOTTOM.
LOVE THAT FRAME.
>> AWESOME.
YOU YOU SIT AND HAND-QUILT THREE
LAYERS.
YOU CAN STUDY THIS A LONG TIME
TO SEE ALL THE DETAILS.
LY KEEP LOOKING AT IT ALL
WEEKEND AND FIND NEW THINGS TO
ADMIRE.
>> THANKS.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING ME
TODAY.
>> THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR INVITING ME.
THANK YOU FOR PUTTING ON A
SPECTACULAR SHOW.
OH MY GOSH.
I ENJOY THIS EVERY YEAR.
>> IT IS REALLY FUN.
EVERYONE SHOULD COME SEE THE
SHOW, DON'T YOU THINK?
>> YES.
>> WHETHER YOU ARE A QUILTER OR
NOT?
>> WHETHER YOU ARE A QUILTER OR
NOT.
>> ESPECIALLY IN THE CENTRAL
EXHIBIT.
THERE ARE 300, JUST IN THE
CENTRAL QUILTING EXHIBIT.
>> WOW.
I ENJOY IT.
I MEAN, FOR EVERYTHING.
>> YOU HAVE A FUN DAY.
ARE YOU HERE ALL THREE DAYS?
>> JUST THE ONE DAY.
>> YOU TAKE ITN. WE WON'T KEEP
YOU.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
TALK ABOUT YOUR QUILT.
>> THANK YOU, DEANNA.
>> THANK YOU.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT HEAD
OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
>> PROCEED PSS FROM THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW AND YOUR
FINANCIAL GIFTS MAKE THIS EVENT
POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
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>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER,
LIVE AT THE GREAT GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW WITH
BEHIND-THE-SCENES INSIGHT TO THE
EVENT.
I'M WITH MODAY.
WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> YOU ARE A QUILT MAKER AND
EDUCATOR.
>> I STARTED BY ACCIDENT.
MY DAUGHTER WAS YOUNG.
I NEEDED SOMETHING TO DO.
I WAS IN BANKING A LONG TIME.
I NEEDED A HOBBY, THAT IS WHAT I
DID.
>> DID YOU START MAKING QUILTS?
>> I STARTED WITH QUILTS THAT
HAD Y SEAMS BECAUSE I DIDN'T
KNOW YOU NEEDED TO BE CONSISTENT
AND SIDE- BY-SIDE SO ENDED UP
WITH A C-SHAPED QUILT.
I WINGED IT.
>> JUST START QUILTING.
COME TO QUILT SHOW.
EVEN THE DEMONSTRATIONS AT THE
VENDOR BOOTH WILL HELP.
>> YES.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A
PERFECTIONIST AND DON'T HAVE TO
KNOW IT ALL.
EVEN AFTER 15 YEARS YOU WILL BE
LEARNING SOMETHING EVERY DAY.
>> I'M LEARNING.
I'M LEARNING FROM YOU.
YOU DO HAND-QUILTING AND SOME
MACHINE PIECING.
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>> YES.
I LIKE TO COMBINE.
I'M INTERESTED ON THE HISTORY OF
STITCHES AND TRADITIONS.
I DIDN'T GROW UP WITH IT.
IT IS ONE OF MY PASSIONS.
>> DIVE INTO THE HISTORY.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> TELL US ABOUT THE QUILTS WE
CAN SEE IN THE GEOMY BOOTH.
>> THERE ARE LOTS OF TECHNIQUES.
HAND-APPLIQUE, PIECING,
ACCU-QUILT AND HAND STITCHING ON
BAGS.
I HAVE A PATCHWORKY BAGS MADE
FROM LEATHER SCRAPS SO A LOT OF
THINGS.
>> DO YOU PURCHASE ALL YOUR
FABRIC, USE FOUND FABRICS?
>> I USE A LOT OF FOUND FABRICS.
I ALSO HAVE FRIENDS THAT KNOW I
COLLECT A LOT OF DENIM SO GIVE
IT FOR FREE.
SOMETIMES COMES FROM AN ATTACKIC OR
BASEMENT.
>> YOUR QUILTS ARE INTERESTING.
COME TO THE BOOTH AND TALK ABOUT
YOUR QUILTS.
>> WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU.
WE ARE MUCH MORE THAN A SEWING
MACHINE SHOP.
WE HAVE A LOT OF HEART AND LOVE
WHAT WE DO.
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU ARE WELCOME.
>> YOU ARE TEACHING.
I HAVE ONE LECTURE THAT ENDED
AND ANOTHER AT 8:30, THE MEMORY
OF STITCHES, VISITING OLD CLOTH.
I'M INTERESTED IN REVISITING
THINGS WE OFTEN THROW AWAY.
CREATE A CONNECTION TO THE PAST
AND TO OUR PRESENT.
>> VERY BEAUTIFUL.
HANGING ON A WALL OR BED.
>> YES.
>> GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME!
HAVE FUN, COME TO THE QUILT
SHOW.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
CHECK OUT ALL THE QUILT EXHIBITS
HERE.
THE CENTRAL QUILT EXHIBIT.
THE SPECIAL QUILT EXHIBITS.
DID YOU SEE THE KIDS QUILTS YET?
>> YES.
>> AMAZING.
>> THERE IS SOMETHING FOR
EVERYONE.
>> TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS
YEAR'S EVENT AND NEXT HEAD OVER
TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
>> PROCEEDS FROM THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN PROGRAMMING.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT HELPS MAKE
THIS EVENT POSSIBLE, THANK YOU.
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>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER AT
WISCONSIN SHOW WITH INSIGHT.
I'M WITH RHONDA AT SMETZ
NEEDLES.
WE ARE AT YOUR BOOTH.
I SEE YOU BROUGHT YOUR GIANT
EIGHT-FOOT NEEDLE
IDENTIFICATION.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.
>> YES.
>> WE HAVE COLOR IDENTIFICATION.
>> YES.
SINCE 2014 WE HAVE ONE OR TWO
BANDS OF COLOR.
SHOULD I TELL YOU ABOUT IT,
DEANNA?
>> OKAY, LET'S DO A LITTLE
LESSON.
>> ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE THE
COLUMN IS LABELED NEEDLE TYPE.
WE HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT
NEEDLES AVAILABLE FOR YOUR HOME
SEWING MACHINE.
MANY OF THE NEEDLE TYPES ARE
ASSIGNED TO COLOR.
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THIS
CHART WE HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE
DIFFERENT NEEDLE SIZES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE FOR OUR HOME SEWING
MACHINE.
THERE'S A COLOR ASSIGNED TO EACH
SIZE.
NOW LOOK AT THE ACTUAL NEEDLE.
YOU'VE GOT TWO BANDS OF COLOR.
THE TOP COLOR BAND IDENTIFIES
YOUR NEEDLE TYPE.
SO ON THIS SAMPLE HERE, IT IS
YELLOW.
SO WE LOOK OFF TO THE LEFT UNDER
NEEDLE TYPE.
WE FIND YELLOW IS A STRETCH
NEEDLE.
THE LOWER COLOR BAND IDENTIFIES
YOUR NEEDLE SIZE.
SO ON THIS SAMPLE HERE WE'VE GOT
ROWS, SO WE FIND RIGHT NOWS IS
SIZE 75: 11 SO THIS IS A STRETCH
SIZE 75: 11.
LET ME GIVE YOU ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
MY FAVORITE GO-TO IS A MICRO
8212.
WHAT WOULD BE THE TOP BAND
COLOR?
>> PURPLE, MY FAVORITE COLOR.
>> SIZE 8012?
>> ORANGE.
>> SO A PURPLE AND ORANGE BAND.
>> PURPLE AND ORANGE.
IF YOUR NEEDLE HAS TWO BANDS OF
ORANGE, WHAT NEEDLE TYPE AND
SIZE WOULD THAT BE?
TWO BANDS OF ORANGE, WE LOOK FOR
ORANGE UNDER NEEDLE TYPE.
WE FIND JERSEY.
AGAIN, ORANGE ON THE LOWER BAND
IS STILL A SIZE 8012.
THERE IS ONE OTHER THING I WANT
TO POINT OUT ABOUT THE CHART.
THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE
UNIVERSAL COLOR.
THERE IS NO COLOR.
THE BOX IS XED OUT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
UNIVERSAL NEEDLES WILL HAVE ONE
BAND.
THAT WILL BE TO IDENTIFY YOUR
NEEDLE SIZE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A UNIVERSAL SIZE
8012 NEEDLE, YOU HAVE JUST A
SINGLE BAND OF ORANGE.
IF UNIVERSAL 8014, A SANGALINGLE BAND
OF BLUE.
I HOPE THIS HELPS.
>> SUPER HELPFUL, RHONDA.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING AND
SHARING THIS.
WE CAN'T TAKE THIS 8-FOOT BANNER
HOME SO WHAT CAN PEOPLE HAVE
HOME?
>> I TELL YOU WHAT, WE TRY TO
MAKE IT EASY.
THERE IS AN APP FOR THAT.
GO TO S OUR WEB SITE.
UNDER RESOURCES YOU WILL FIND --
WELL, LOOK FOR RESOURCES.
CLICK THAT AND YOU WILL HAVE AN
EASY WAY TO DOWNLOAD THE APP.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL
DOWNLOAD WILL BE THE A, B, C,
POCKET GUIDE THAT INCLUDES
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT YOUR NEEDLES, INCLUDING
THE COLOR CHART.
THERE IS A LIST OF OVER 100
FABRICS THAT WE WILL RECOMMEND
WHAT NEEDLE TYPE AND SIZE TO
USE.
THE APP ALSO INCLUDES
INFORMATION ON THREAD.
SO WE LINK UP WITH SOME OF THE
POPULAR THREAD COMPANIES.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SUGGESTIONS
AS TO WHAT NEEDLE TYPE AND SIZE
TO USE, SO WE TRY TO MAKE IT
EASY.
GO TO OUR WEB SITE.
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
YOU ARE TEACHING AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
>> I DID.
TITLED WHAT NEEDLE DO I USE.
I'M GIVING IT TOMORROW AND ALSO
SATURDAY AT 8:30.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> IT IS AMAZING.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SEWING DECADES
BUT NEVER STOP TO LEARN ABOUT
THE NEEDLE.
I SAY, THAT IS FINE.
NOW YOU ARE TAKING THE TIME.
I KNOW YOU GOT INVOLVED WITH ALL
THE BEAUTIFUL FABRICS AND
DESIGNERS AND AUTHORS, NOW IT IS
TIME TO THINK ABOUT THAT NEEDLE.
BY THE WAY, NEEDLES DON'T LAST
FOREVER.
>> RIGHT.
CHANGE YOUR NEEDLE.
>> CHANGE YOUR NEEDLE.
>> YOU ARE ALSO A QUILT-MAKER,
AWARD-WINNING QUILT MAKER.
YOU HAVE HAD QUILTS IN SHOWS.
>> I HAVE HAD QUILTS IN SHOWS.
I HAD ONE AT THE INTERNATIONAL
QUILT FESTIVAL IN HOUSTON.
THIS PROJECT HERE, MAYBE YOU CAN
RELATE, I HAD A U F O FOR 17
YEARS.
ONE YEAR I MADE 15 QUILTS AND
SAVED ALL THE SCRAPS.
THAT IS WHEN BANGLES WERE
POPULAR.
I MADE ONE-INCH HALF SQUARE
TRIANGLES, OVER A THOUSAND OF
THEM.
THAT PROJECT JUST KIND OF SAT IN
A SALAD BOWL 17 YEARS.
ONE MORNING DURING THE PANDEMIC.
I WOKE UP AND I SAID, TODAY IS
THE DAY.
I'M GOING TO FINISH THIS QUILT.
SO I FINISHED IT IN THREE DAYS.
>> THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> SO THERE'S OVER A THOUSAND
ONE-INCH HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLES
IN CHRISTMAS FABRIC.
>> DO YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR TABLE
OR WALL?
>> I HAD IT IN MY KITCHEN, BUT
NOW I LOVE TO TRAVEL WITH IT
BECAUSE IT IS SMALL AND TELLS A
GOOD STORY.
>> IMPRESSIVE.
THESE ARE THE SMALLEST
HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLES I HAVE
SEEN.
>> TO TELL YOU MORE, I SAMPLED
SOME OF THE DIFFERENT BLOCKS,
HOW AM I GOING TO SET MY
TRIANGLES?
I PUT THE SQUARES AND POINTS AND
DIDN'T LIKE THEM, LOOKED LIKE
PURSED LIPS.
THEN THE PIN WHEELS GET LOST .
THE FABRIC IS TOO BUSY, SO I
FORGOT THE PIN WHEELS SO THEN
TRIED SAW-TOOTH WITH THE PURSED
LIPS, DIDN'T LIKE THAT.
I DECIDED YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S
KEEP IT SIMPLE AND KEEP THE
TRIANGLES IN ONE DIRECTION.
>> THAT IS A GOOD IDEA.
INCLUDING THE SAMPLE BOX.
MAKES IT INTERESTING.
>> GREAT JOB.
>> I LOVE TO SELL IN CLUB SO
NANCY'S STUDIO SELLS NEEDLE, THE
BUNDLES.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO USE
SMETZ NEEDLES, WE HAVE A
CREATIVE AUDIENCE.
I LOVE THEM ALL.
>> WE SEE EVERYBODY HERE ONCE
YEAR.
IT IS LIKE A FAMILY REUNION.
>> AND ONLINE.
>> KEEP WATCHING RHONDA.
TELL US WHERE?
>> GO TO OUR WEB SITE.
GO TO FACEBOOK AND ON THE FIRST
WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH I DO A
FACEBOOK LIVE.
I DID ONE YESTERDAY HERE IN THIS
SPOT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER
VENDORS.
>> RIGHT.
>> SO YEAH, INSTAGRAM AND
YOUTUBE ALSO.
>> WE WILL FIND YOU, RHONDA.
I WILL STAY IN TOUCH.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE THE VIDEO TODAY.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN FOR
THE INSIGHTS BEHIND THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS YEAR'S
EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT HEAD
OVER TO QUILTSHOW.COM.
>> PROCEEDS FROM THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW SUPPORT
WISCONSIN PUBLIC FINANCING.
YOUR DONATION HELPS THIS EVENT
POSSIBLE, THANK YOU.
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>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER
LIVE AT THE GREAT WISCONSIN
QUILT SHOW LIVE AT THE EVENT.
I'M JOINED BY JEAN GODSHALL.
>> HELLO, I LOVE TEACHING AT
THIS EVENT, IT IS GREAT.
>> WE LOVE HAVING YOU TEACHING.
YOU ARE A QUILT MAKER.
>> YES.
>> WE WILL TALK ABOUT THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ENGLISH AND
FOUNDATION PIECING.
THERE IS A DIFFERENCE.
WE ARE GOING TO LEARN THAT.
SHOW US YOUR QUILTS.
>> WE WILL START WITH THE
ENGLISH PAPER PIECING, OR AS WE
CALL IT, EPP, LOT TO SAY.
IT IS HAND OZONE- SEWN.
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>> LOOK AT THE FACE!
>> WHAT YOU ARE DOING IS CUTTING
AND LIKE A HEXAGON.
IT IS EXTREMELY PRECISE.
SEW THEM TOGETHER, THERE YOU GO.
A GREAT TAKE-ALONG PROJECT, ALL
SHAPES AND SIZES.
>> I SEE YOU HAVE A PLASTIC,
REUSABLE --
>> THIS IS MY JAR -- THIS IS MYLAR.
MOST USE PAPER.
>> THIS IS THE TINIEST --
>> QUARTER INCH.
>> GRANDMOTHER'S FLOWER GARDEN.
>> THEY ARE HEXAGONS BUT MOST
ARE FAMILY WITH GRANDMOTHER'S
FLOWER GARDEN.
>> YOU CAN DO THIS IN THE CAR,
PLANE.
>> BALL GAME, POOL.
>> IT IS PRECISION.
YOU BASE IT AROUND.
>> YEP.
>> ONE AT A TIME, BASE AROUND
THE SHAPE.
>> YEP.
>> THEN INDIVIDUALLY AND STITCH
TOGETHER.
>> STITCH THEM TOGETHER.
HAND-SEWING.
GOES TOGETHER FASTER THAN YOU
THINK IT WILL.
>> LOOK AT THE SIZE.
>> THESE ARE ONE-HALF INCH.
THIS IS BASED ON A QUILT FROM
THE 1870s.
THESE ARE ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES.
WE HAVE DIAMONDS, SEVEN-POINT
STAR, ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT
SHAPES, SO IT IS NOT JUST
HEXAGONS.
>> WONDERFUL.
SO THIS IS ENGLISH PAPER
PIECING.
>> THAT IS ALL ENGLISH PAPER
PIECING.
MOVING ON, I TOO MUCH A LOT, BUT
THIS IS FOUNDATION PAPER
PIECING.
THEY WILL SAY " PAPER PIECING "
BUT NOT SURE WHICH YOU MEAN.
THESE ARE DONE ON THE MACHINE.
WITH THESE YOU GET THE VERY
PRECISE POINTS THAT ARE HARDER
TO GET WITH ALMOST ANY OTHER
METHOD.
>> YOU ARE FAMOUS FOR THIS.
>> I KNOW, I LOVE THIS.
I'M ACTUALLY TEACHING THIS CLASS
AT THE SHOW THIS WEEK.
SO I HAVE TWO CLASSES TODAY AND
TOMORROW.
ONE ON SATURDAY.
>> THE STUDENTS START.
THEY GET PRETTY FAR ALONG AND
FINISH AT HOME?
>> YES, FINISH AT HOME.
>> A THREE-HOUR WORKSHOP.
>> RIGHT.
IT IS A TECHNIQUE CLASS.
I DON'T SEW THROUGH BUT SHOW A
SIDE.
SO WHEN YOU ARE DONE, INSTEAD OF
RIPPING OUT THE PAPER -- HERE WE
GO.
IT WILL JUST ACTUALLY JUST PEEL
RIGHT OFF.
>> THERE YOU GO.
>> PEELS RIGHT OFF.
>> NEXT TO IT, NOT THROUGH.
>> EXACTLY.
>> SO THAT IS A TECHNIQUE I
TEACH.
YOU CAN SEE, THIS IS JUST A LOG
CABIN, BASIC STYLE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT IS THE SAME
BASICALLY AS THIS ONE.
BUT BY PUTTING THEM TOGETHER IN
DIFFERENT WAYS, THEY FORM ALL
DIFFERENT KINDS OF SHAPES.
SO %BACK
>> SO THIS IS ONE BLOCK.
>> UH-HUH.
>> FOUR BLOCKS.
>> THAT IS FOUR STITCHED
TOGETHER.
>> DEPENDING WHICH WAY YOU TURN
THEM --
>> EXACTLY.
>> THIS IS BY SEWING MACHINE.
>> BY SEWING MACHINE.
I TEACH NEW YORK BEAUTY.
A LOT ARE AFRAID BECAUSE OF THE
SPIKES.
>> IT IS INTRICATE.
>> BUT THIS MAKES IT EASY.
I LOVE IT.
>> YOU DO A GREAT JOB.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU FOR TEACHING US THE
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ENGLISH
PAPER PIECING AND --
>> FOUNDATION PAPER PIECING.
THEY WORK VERY WELL.
>> YES.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> THANKS TO TUNING IN TO
INSIGHTS BEHIND THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
FOR MORE HEAD OVER TO
QUILTSHOW.COM.
>> PROCEEDS FROM THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW SUPPORT PBS
WISCONSIN PROGRAMMING.
YOUR FINANCIAL GIFT HELPS MAKE
THIS EVENT POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
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