Liam Baby Blanket Pattern By Jennifer Wilder Order the pattern from Ravelry here! Description: In bold stripes, seven colors form a gradient from steel blue to paprika. The stitch pattern visually forms three panels adding interest to the flat stockinette stitch...
Dear friends, Just in time! A creative community project from Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts! Since what we have most of right now is time – let’s make quilt blocks! Here’s the news from Melissa Wraalstad, Director at WMQFA: “The...
2020 Midwest Fiber Festivals and Farm Tours Double check for closures or postponed events. Midwest Happenings!--the full events calendar January 2020 January 23 – 26, 2020 January Thaw Retreat, Middleton, WI January 25, 2020 Winter Wool Fest, Wamego, KS February...
by Emily Schlemowitz, Exhibit Curator, Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts August 15 – November, 2019 Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts Public Gallery Night, Saturday, August 24, 2019 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. “Celebrating Our Waters”, a...
Hello everyone!Ever been to a seminar and when you come back to the office or home, you’re ready to change everything? Yep! That’s your brain tingling with inspiration. When you’re inspired from inside and actually do something with it, you’re experiencing intrinsic...
Dear Friends, Storytelling with textiles is a unique blend of art and culture. From technique-specific maker journeys such as the Milwaukee Art Quilters ‘Yo-Yo Challenge’ to broader cultural storytelling seen in The Migrant Quilt Project’s exhibit, Los...
(Cedarburg, Wis.) – Greta Mikkelsen: Tobacco Silks Reimagined at the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts (WMQFA) debuts Mikkelsen’s stunning contemporary quilts inspired by antique tobacco silks. Tobacco silks were found in cigarette packages at the turn of...
Greetings everyone! I’m posting T. G. I. Fiber on Thursday instead of Friday so I can legitimately show you a gallery of red. It’s Valentine’s Day and while I think the day is overrated as a holiday, the color that represents it is tremendous. From...
Members of the Cedarburg Spur Fiber Arts Trail, the first Fiber Arts Trail in the Midwest Fiber Arts Trails network, are happy to invite you to their 5th Annual Fiber Arts Trail Tour in the Cedarburg-Grafton-Thiensville area of southeastern Wisconsin. The group...
Meet Jen Falkowski and Jenina Mella, the two makers behind Deep Into Indigo Retreats Jennifer Falkowski and Jenina Mella met in 2005 through the vibrant unschooling community in Madison WI. Jenina had already been living in Madison around 10 years, and Jennifer had...
Baraboo – Portage – Prairie du Sac – Lodi – North Freedom, Wisconsin March 21 – 23, 2019 10:00 – 4:00 p.m. each day Click here to download the map! Dear Friends,In just a little over two months, members of the threaded Streams Fiber...
Hello Friends,Before the New Year gets going (too quickly), here’s a colorful, vibrant look at 2018 out on the Trails! This gallery showcases members’ work from all five Midwest Fiber Arts Trails. It’s like the old Life magazine adage – a year...
Dear Friends, Native Fiber will be a fabulous exhibit because the art and stories are authentic, have integrity and are beautiful. For me, the exhibit brings together people from far flung places that I traverse. Karen Goulet is a participating artist whom I know from...
2019 Midwest Fiber Festivals and Farm Tours Hand spun yarn by Debra Gramza. Midwest Happenings!--the full events calendar January 2019 January 5, 2019 Winter Wool Fest, Wamego, KS February 2019 February 8 – 10, 2019 Sauder Village Fiber Arts Retreat, Archbold,...
Dear Friends, Last August, my sister and I took a road trip. We’re famous for our road trips and while we were only driving from Minnesota to Denver, we crammed quite a bit into the jog. We angled down and away from the Twin Cities and jumped on I-90 going west....
LITTLE FALLS – RANDALL – BRAINERD – STAPLES – WADENA – NEW YORK MILLS, MN (SEPT. 17, 2018) – Weaving Waters Fiber Arts Trail Fall Tour is an annual arts and cultural tour with stops in Little Falls, Randall, Brainerd, Staples, Wadena and...
The max distance is four hours from our house. Theoretically, that means eight hours in the car, but it’s more than that because our plans are loose. A while back my husband and I decided that we wanted to see more of Minnesota. Through family inheritance, he and his...
Dear Friends, It’s exciting to share opportunities to learn more about needle arts. Coming up in September, the Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival offers many excellent class options to further explore your creativity. The festival is September 7 – 9, 2018 in...
Dear Friends, Finally–the weather is decent outside again! I don’t know about your household, but we spent last weekend cleaning the garage and opening the back porch for the season. Maybe a little early for flower planting in my neck of the woods since...
Dear Friends, Another Trail has begun! I almost said ‘another Trail was hatched’ because I always feel like they’re walking around on stick legs until they get a little more organized. We’re very lucky to have this group of fiber artists and shops. Madison is a city...
Midwest Fiber Arts Trails Textile Traveler: 15+ Regional textile exhibits and events you’ll want on your radar! Listed below are some of the many fiber arts exhibits, events and classes that are happening in the next few weeks. Hit the road for a couple of days...
Dear Friends, Coming up in Spring 2018, Midwest Fiber Arts Trails is hosting three weekend events. And they are loaded with fabulous opportunities to take your business and fiber arts skills repertoire to the next level! Taught by Midwest Fiber Arts Trails members,...
Dear Friends, To give you a little background, I frequently receive ‘Contact Me!’ emails from my website. Sometimes they are a cryptic one-liner stating, “Please list my event.” Which I’m very happy to do—if I know which event they are talking about! There’s usually a...
“Woodland Realms” by Susan Bagwajikwe Hallet-Hurd. Quilted Cotton Fabric – 90″ (H) x 90″ (W) “My Family” by Thomas Stillday. Applique Beading. 20″ (H) x 14″ (W) “God’s Eye” by Karl Rangikawhiti Leonard. Colored Wax Cottons – 9″(H) x 6″ (W) “Bandolier Bag” by...
2018 Midwest Fiber Festivals and Farm Tours Midwest Happenings!--the full events calendar January January 13, 2018 Winter Wool Fest, Wamego, KS February February 9 – 11, 2018 Sauder Village Fiber Arts Retreat, Archbold, OH February 10 – 11, 2018...
