Alex Anderson, Ricky Tims, and Me! / Beauties Pageant 305

Quilty friends, do I have a story for you ... I am going to be featured on The Quilt Show! (No one is more surprised about this than I am!) 

Last weekend, I traveled to Kentucky to meet Alex Anderson, Ricky Tims, and their amazing crew to tape multiple segments. We talked about my start with quilting, binding techniques, and of course, jelly rolls. It was a blast!

At one time, The Quilt Show taped in a studio and in front of a live audience, but the team now sets up shop at different locations across the US twice a year to film several months of show segments. So last Friday, I flew to Louisville and went straight to the venue with a suitcase full of quilts.

I wasn’t expecting to spend so much time on set before the crew would shoot with me, but it was helpful to see how things worked before it was my turn. Plus, I got to meet some of the other quilters who were also filming interviews and demos. The lineup included:

Audrey Esarey. If you have been to QuiltCon in the past few years, you know Audrey and her radial series. It was fun to see the team shoot her interview and demos.

Pat Sturtzel. A quilter and art therapist, Pat’s projects have brought communities together through fabric and art.

Judith Phelps. Judith’s expertise is thread painting. It was a luxury to see her art up close and in person.

Carol Ann McCandless. Carol’s longarming skillls have taken her on wild adventures, including orchestrating the creation of huge quilt installations in Nashville.

Nina Clotfelter. A multi-talented quilter, Nina travels far and wide teaching everything from free-motion quilting to English paper piecing.

Amazing, right? Meeting these talented artists sent my usual level of imposter syndrome to new heights. When it was my turn, though, and Alex and Ricky focused on my work, I was met with a humbling level of interest and admiration. In fact, the whole team behind The Quilt Show is fabulous, and it was hard to leave that little work family at the end of Saturday.

My show will not air until 2026. When I know more specifics, you will be the first to know! 

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The Five Little Ghosts Quilt-Along! / Beauties Pageant 304

Please note: This event, from fall 2025, has finished

You’re invited! This fall, we’ll be sewing a project from the pages of Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts. Meet Five Little Ghosts!

This runner is a fast sew, and you likely already have all the fabric you need in your stash and scraps. If you’re looking for a bigger Halloween-themed project, however, this quilt-along will include a free expansion pack to transform your Five Little Ghosts table runner into a Five Little Ghosts and Friends throw quilt. (Click here for the expansion pack!)

There will be YouTube videos, giveaways, and a small army of quilters to cheer you on!

The Schedule

Fabric Pull (Week 0): Blog post and YouTube video

Cutting (Week 1): Blog post and YouTube video

Sewing Ghost Blocks (Weeks 2 and 3): Blog post and YouTube video

Assembling the Top (Week 4): Blog post and YouTube video [forthcoming!]

What to Join the Fun? 

This quilt-along is free to participate. To sew the pattern, though, you will need a copy of Not-Your-Typical Jelly Roll Quilts (available in quilt shops, online retailers, and my own pattern shop and Etsy storefront).

Weekly posts will appear each Friday in three places:

* On the From Bolt to Beauty blog 

* In the From Bolt to Beauty newsletter

* In the brand-new From Bolt to Beauty Patterns group on Facebook

I hope you’ll sew with us!

Prizes

What’s a quilt-along without a little motivation to get things going? Everyone who completes at least one ghost block is eligible to enter giveaways for the following prizes. EDIT (11/5/25): The giveaway is over, and winners have been notified!

1. $50 Gift Card to Camberville Threads (1 winner)

I love Camberville Thread’s carefully curated selection of fabric, notions, and EPP supplies. I have no doubt you will, too! One winner will receive a $50 gift card to the shop.

 

2. An ebook from C&T Publishing (2 winners)

C&T has released some super fun (and eagerly anticipated) new titles recently, including Rashida Coleman Hale’s Zakka Sewn and Lindlee Smith’s Lone Star Legacy Quilts. Two winners will pick the ebook they would like to receive.

3. Pattern bundle from Megan Collins Quilt Design, Down to the Letter Quilt Co., and From Bolt to Beauty (1 winner)

One winner can pick his or her choice of one pattern from three different designers: Megan Collins, Janie Brady, and Michelle Cain. It’s just what you need to get started with your next project! 

 

  

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Ornament Collection Quilt / Beauties Pageant 303

When I learned that one of my sisters-in-law likes Rifle Paper Co’s designs, I took it as an opportunity to—ahem!—buy some fabric. I chose selections from multiple lines to curate a collection of wintery scenes, Nutcracker motifs, and Christmas decorations. 



The oversize baubles and balls in my Ornament Collection quilt pattern were the perfect venue for these prints. I loved using big swaths of the fabrics to feature the sweet designs instead of cutting them into tiny bits. 

And I am smitten with the palette. There were so many colors in the fabrics to choose from. I homed in on grayish blue, orangey red, apple green, and forest green. I am a sucker for nontraditional holiday palettes!

My friend Ophelia gave this project her special panto treatment with a swirly holly-and-berry design, and I found the perfect striped fabric for the binding, one that plays off the grayish blue in the ornament frames. I hope I can get my hands on more of it because I have a bunch of fabric leftover, and naturally, I’m planning on a near-identical Ornament Collection for my other sister-in-law, who is also a fan of Rifle Paper. : )

We’re less than five months out from Christmas ... Is anyone else sewing now for the holidays?!
 

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