{"product_id":"charm-school-janet-stone","title":"Charm School","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Statement\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I collected 26 brass charms whose motifs started with each letter of the alphabet and decided I could make a quilt featuring them. The letter squares and the charm squares were made by wrapping the black fabric around a dense Pellon interfacing cut to size like I had done on \u003cstrong\u003e\"Alphabet Academy\"\u003c\/strong\u003e. I then appliquéd the letter and added the 1\/4\" colored binding, along with a couched gold cord. The center part of the quilt was all pieced and the borders were appliquéd. When it came to the quilting, I was able to quilt the entire quilt before adding the letter and charm blocks. Because of that, I knew where the letter blocks were going to go (I sewed an outline where each block would go) and figured I could quilt each letter in the correct sequence on the back in the outlines of where the blocks would be on the front. That way, it would essentially be a 2-sided quilt with the alphabet quilted on the back and the alphabet blocks on the front. After quilting, I used metal rivets to attach the letter blocks. I used a strong fabric glue to attach the charm blocks. I cautiously painted the letters on the back to make them stand out.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFun Fact\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I didn't even think this quilt would even be worthy of a prize at the 2013 Paducah show, but it won Best Wall Quilt, a purchase prize! I didn't think I would ever again have the opportunity of making a quilt that was worthy of being in the collection of The National Quilt Museum, and my car needed new tires, so I took that prize money, gave up \u003cstrong\u003e\"Charm School\"\u003c\/strong\u003e to the Museum, bought those tires for my car, and carried on with the next quilt.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaker:\u003c\/strong\u003e Janet Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuilter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Janet Stone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear Made:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 49\" x 74\" Inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShows \u0026amp; Museums:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e National Quilt Museum - Paducah, Kentucky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Janet Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54444660523283,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0918\/4575\/5155\/files\/charm-school-janet-stone.jpg?v=1784229199","url":"https:\/\/gallery.thequiltshow.com\/products\/charm-school-janet-stone","provider":"The Quilt Show Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}