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I'm happy to share a video taken at my Playing with Purpose exhibit at the National Quilt Museum, Paducah KY.
The Exhibit opened in June and will run through October 8th, 2019.
Sept 13th, I will be at the Museum at 2pm to talk about the works and say hello! If you are coming to Fall Paducah please stop by! Or visit my BOOTH #4119 in the bubble!
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The May Block is up, for my Off The Cuff Block of the month! Each month so many tips, skill building, videos, and fun! You can still jump in at anytime! If you’ve wanted to take a class from me, here is monthly way for you to do so, at your own pace! May Block is the Playmaker center! You can purchase just the instruction or the kit through my shop. Whatever works for you!
https://vfwquilts.com/search?q=Off+The+Cuff&type=product
#offthecuffbomquilt
Are you a Quilt Shop? Coming to Market? Come by and say Hi! |
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"Inspired by my grandmother's improved double knit polyester quilts, I started creating my own quilts, from a point of view of "not knowing that you should follow a pattern." This path lead me to start a website, 15 Minutes of Play, and then to my first book, 15 Minutes of play: Improvisational Quilts, when people wanted to know more about piecing quilts without a pattern. The waste-not approach is very much what I learned from grandmother, and can't throw anything away. Improvisation is the basis of all my work, with a heavy hand in tradition. Looking at the Gee's Bend quilts, I see the artist in each of them. For me quilting, is about looking, and making, and being the process of the quilt... and what an exciting experience it is! Improvisational quilts make my heart sing.
I first learned of the quilts of Gee's Bend before I was a full time quilter, and have been very much inspired by these amazing art works. I have gone to Alabama, and call Mary Ann and China Pettway friends. I feel very connected to telling stories in my quilts, and The Gee's bend quilts, helped me find that voice. I'm honored to make a quilt for this exhibit."
One of my other finishes this summer tough, is my MAJESTY template and HER MAJESTY quilt pattern!
This Majesty quilt block, as all of my template sets, have many variations in the way you can sew them together. I love that you can make more designs with one template set, then you can with some other quilt blocks.
On the left is shown as it is in the Her Majesty Quilt.
this "Ask Me Anything" panel discussion with Marianne, Victoria Findlay Wolfe Quilts, and Paula Nadelstern (probably a once-in-a-lifetime event!)
and the Trunk Show with Linzee McCray on Friday, September 14th.
Both events are going to be fabulous because all of these women are AMAZING! We hope you'll sojourn to Winterset for one or both of these. Tickets can be purchased through the Iowa Quilt Museum (look for the ticket links in the FB event listings or go to our website: IowaQuiltMuseum.org)
August is my time to reboot. It's family time. Even though everything I do is family time based, August is a time when I really unplug, look at what I've done the past year, and then start looking toward projects that are upcoming. September is actually the start of my next year of work. Re-energizing the brain, seeing what I can do next, and how can I get out and mini golf a few more holes and walks long the beach and can some tomatoes, all at the same time! ;-)
This year, fall is ... well, loaded for me personally because I am
preparing to send my daughter off to University! Those who have been following along with me all these years, can you believe it??
I'm not entirely sure I am ready for that, but it's coming anyway! I have spent this last year, traveling less, and focusing on projects and events that have kept me home more... Or, I've taken her with me. We do love a good road trip. ;-)
I'm so proud of my girl.
In my very first blog post in Sept 2008, B had made a bunch of drawings that she wanted me to make into toys that she could sell to raise money for www.lovewithoutboundaries.com. Ten years later she is still a go getter and self starter. I'm so excited for her to to find her path.
I'm one lucky mama.
One thing I have always told her is to make note of the things in life that bring you complete JOY. I have focused my life, that if something wasn't bringing me joy, I'd change things to make JOY happen.
So I have a few changes coming.
One change, is that we are shifting our store this week to a LARGER space on the same floor I am currently on. YAY!
So when you come to NYC to visit, Address is the same, just moved across the hall to give us a bit more space. It's been a JOY having you come to me, to say Hi, and talk quilts!
So, As of Thursday August 24th, we will see you in #803, instead of #811! Don't expect the shop to be all organized yet... We are just shifting over, and I will deal with making it all cute again, once I'm back in NYC after Labor Day. haha! ( I still have a few days of vacation left!)
Other changes.
You will see more 3-5 day classes in 2019, and another road trip. So check my teaching calendar at the bottom of this page (click here) GRAB A SPOT in my classes, join a guild so you can participate! Because in 2020, I will be traveling even less. 2020 is a big year for me personally, (50!) and I plan on doing some other things that bring me JOY. So get those class spots now! You can see that even in 2019 many of my longer classes are SOLD OUT.
I will add more 3 day retreats from my home, and individual classes from my home ( just not on the road for 2020). So sign up for my newsletter, as that is where those details get announced, scroll to the BOTTOM OF MY WEBSITE, there is a box to sign up for my newsletter... or a pop up may display saying sign up... DON'T MISS THESE CLASSES.
**Also, in guild that will be having a show in 2020 and it's drivable for me? I am up for vending/lecturing/exhibiting and teaching multiple classes. ( not just one class here and there) hit that contact page on my website!
That's it for now... Gotta plan some friend retreats, and fun trips with my friends & hubby for 2020. ;-)
Wish me luck Saturday! Dorm drop off day. oh my word.....!!!!
]]>I've been relaxing at my house for the summer, which means, cleaning up my tiny studio here on long Island... Every summer I go about trying rearrange the space to maximize it's small space and clean out all the other STUFF that accumulates all year long! How does that happen? ( I have no idea!)
Summer is my favorite time to sit back, and dream up new projects and ideas! My best work is done while getting my nails done, or even a massage. ;-) Or walking along the pier having ice cream...(hey, you never know when ideas will hit!) I'm working on many new templates and patterns right now! I tell you, having a few weeks down to rest up, makes the ideas flood right in!
Just wait til fall: Lots of new goodies!
Be sure to keep an eye at VFWquilts.com for new products!
This is also a time when I love to work on my commission quilts. I love designing for others where I can do whatever I want, make it as complicated or difficult as I can to make a beautiful gift for my customers. This is a quilt for a collage artist... I had several ideas come together and figured, she of all people will truly appreciate the joining and layering of ideas in one quilt! Many of the fabrics were chosen by her, and my job is to make them live happily together, and fit a story I put together based on some writings by my customers about people in their family. I have a back log of these works, as they often take me longer to get made, among all my regular deadlines and travels.
My newest template set has been such a hit, I was asked to add another class at:
I LOVE teaching here! I have two classes next year there. A five day Double wedding Ring class which is sold out. And now this class! A four day Cottage tulip class! You will get so much done, build skills, master skills and make some gorgeous quilts! Class registration opened Tuesday afternoon, and we only have three spots left. I highly recommend grabbing a spot ASAP! It's about 1.5 hours drive from Minneapolis airport in Downsville, WI, which is right near Menominee, WI (Univ of WI : Stout) ...and its GORGEOUS! check out her website for details.
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Hello Friends! Long time no talk!
I attempted to take a "easy" spring as I had a lot happening personally.
Like.... A big special project, that you will hear about soon, New Quilts,
and, this peanut....Had a big Birthday, and...
Graduated!
Can you believe it? She went and grew up on me...
So, I have stayed pretty close to home, teaching and doing retreats here in NYC,
besides getting off to the Iowa Quilt Museum for my exhibit opening.
So now that school is wrapped up with a neat and tidy bow,
She started working for me for the summer, before heading off to RPI in August. (!!)
Which means, I am packing up for my summer Work Road Trip!
This year I (we) am heading to Des Moines for a week of classes, then a quick hop over to Winterset Iowa, to teach at Piece Works Quilt Shop, and then to give my Lecture on Creativity & Play
at the Iowa Quilt Musem among my quilts!
Please come!
If you haven't popped over the website lately,
we have many new patterns, and bundles!
(Update your solid stash with our large affordable bundles!!)
Or come to the NYC store here in NYC!
Three Generations!
:-)
more later! I gotta pack!
V
I've made it to Winterset, Iowa for the opening event of my exhibit
Playing with Purpose - Victoria Findlay Wolfe Retrospective
Evening event 5-8 om tonight! Sat, April 21st!
Goosebumps? Check!
It's been amazing to look back to works I did long ago, and where I am now...
I included work from 1983, 1992, 2000, and up through til now.
I love seeing how something I was doing then is still appearing in my work now...
Somethings can change, but a real basic theme, of looking , improvisation and tradition keeps ringing through.
I do hope you will get to see the exhibit, and the Museum!
Thanks Marianne Fons for taking me around town, and asking me to do this! And for all the folks involved with the Iowa Quilts Museum for giving me this opportunity. Thank you so much!
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NEW!! Star Storm MINI!! 40” x 40”!! My Best Selling Star Storm Quilt is now in 80"X80" and also the new SMALL version in 40" X 40"! SO CUTE!!
Visit my updated website for more goodies!
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Please come! It will be so much fun to share stories! I'd love to see you there!
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In other news!
My website has been given a fresh new look!
You can also follow my Instagram account over there if you are not on Instagram! (scroll to the bottom)
Hop on over and see all the goodness!
We have some really fun new items coming soon, So sty tuned!
Below is one of my newest templates, called Pavement Puzzle!
StoryBee is a new members-only web series from the nonprofit Quilt Alliance. It's a way for us to say "thank you!" to our members and to come together to enjoy stories from prominent quilt lovers across the country (and the world). Why StoryBee? Just like you'd bring your best thimble and your best stories to a quilt bee, we want to bring you little slices of life from across the quilt world.
We hope you enjoy our first episode featuring Victoria Findlay Wolfe, and hosted by Frances O’Roark Dowell! If you'd like to see all the great StoryBee interviews we have coming up (with Carolyn Crump, Marin Hanson, Carolyn Mazloomi, Luana Rubin, Julie Silber, Nichole Wilde and others), make sure to join or renew your membership today. And if you have a guest you'd like to see on a future episode, be sure to let us know!
Membership: http://quiltalliance.
I hope you will enjoy this video of my talk with Frances... It gives you a great amount info regarding my process, have look and leave a comment! (click the post hiding to leave a comment) Please consider being a member of the Quilt Alliance. ~ Victoria
To sweeten the deal, Victoria Findlay Wolfe has donated a special Valentine’s Bundle, and one lucky member will win it in our March 1 drawing.(visit quiltalliance.org to enter if you are a member) Join the Quilt Alliance today and support our efforts to document, preserve and share our quilt community history, saving the stories of quilts and their makers.
Finished Commission quilt, Please do not copy. |
Star Storm Pattern available at my website and my NYC store: VFWquilts.com |
The Star Storm pattern is pretty amazing... If you haven't made one yet... They go together very quickly by sewing strips together...I made this quilt top in two days for my 14 year old Godson... I quilted it this weekend, will bind and ship off by end of the day!
He likes Purple, Black and White, and Bright Hawaiian prints... So I think this hit the bill! He is a real outdoorsy kid, So I'm flattered that he wanted a new quilt... Considering the one he currently sleeps under I gave hime in 2008, I think it's time! Agree? LOL. I think I have indeed come a long way!
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Please check them out! So much fun!
You may find a last minute Christmas gift for, YOURSELF, or your Quilter Friend! ;-)