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Have you ever wanted to see what REALLY goes on at a TQS taping? This is your chance to be up-close and personal with Alex, Ricky, and an amazing line-up of guest artists.

Better hurry! Only a few tickets remain for a limited number of days. Reserve your tickets for the August TQS tapings today! Here's the skinny:

6 Days of Tapings (12 shows) 

@Daylight Productions Studio
4700 Sterling Drive, Suite I
Boulder, CO 80301

Date Still Available: Tuesday, August 7, 2012 ONLY

Two shows taped each day. Attendance required for both sessions.

Cut-off date for ticket requests: July 18 or when "Sold Out"

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After needlepointing an entire couch, it's no wonder that fiber artist and author Carol Ann Waugh decided to take up another form of needlework! Lucky for us, she taught herself to quilt. In this episode, she shows her "stupendously stitched" and quilted works and then demonstrates the "stupendous stitching" techniques that she uses to create her uniquely textured pieces.

She also shares a nifty edge-finishing technique, offers clever suggestions for using up leftover bits of your work, and discusses what it's like to create commissioned pieces for private and corporate collectors.

 Check out these stitches & learn from all the new shows          

Last stop: an on-site visit with quilt artist Judith Trager of Boulder, CO.

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We know that many of you entered for a chance to win a Laura Wasilowski quilt. See who won these adorable little charmers.  These 14" x 14" art works will go to: 

TQS members  Burnham (New Zealand)  & janw6668 (USA).  There are more opportunities to win prizes.  Keep your eyes peeled for announcements very soon!

Don't worry, there are more.  Check out the gallery at artfabrik.com.

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Some wonderful Gammill artists took awards at HMQS - The premier quilt exhibition and hands-on educational conference for all machine quilters, embroiderers and those who love to sew! - recently held in Salt Lake City, UT.

Ronda Beyer, Star Berries, won 2nd place, Traditional Custom, and Kimmy Brunner, No Grey Area, won 1st place Riley Blake Design Challenge.  You can watch Ronda in Episode 807: Shhh!!! A Prize-winning Quilter Shares Some Secrets. Click here to learn more about Kimmy.

To see a list of all the winners, including some TQS favorites, click here.

And winning Best of Show once again was Sherry Reynolds, America, Let It Shine.  Sherry is TQS member wyomingquilter.  You can watch Sherry talk about her quilt when we caught up with her at Road to California 2012.  Here is a list of all the awards this quilt has won so far:

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                                     Quilting Makes My Heart Blossom by Margarita Korioth

The Alliance for American Quilts is once again issuing you a challenge to create a small themed quilt for its popular annual contest. This year's theme, "Home is Where the Quilt Is," celebrates the form and meaning of home, and entrants are required to make a house-shaped quilt! All techniques and materials are welcome; you can read the complete set of contest rules by clicking on the button below. Submit as many entries as you like. (Yvonne Porcella made six in 2006!)  Time is running out, though, so don't delay. The deadline for submission is June 1, 2012.

For more info click here.

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

Do you love a mystery? Join quilt artists and design teammates Debbie Caffrey and Charlotte Angotti, in Episode 1010, as they define what constitutes a mystery quilt, and how they collaborate on their mystery-quilt designs. Then each of these "designing women" reveals (to the audience and to her partner!) the mystery quilt that she's made using two pre-determined blocks.

It's not all a mystery: Debbie "spills the beans" on her power strip-cutting technique, and Charlotte "comes clean" with tips and techniques for crosscutting and machine quilting. All's well that ends well, however, as the pair serves up a tasty snack to Alex, Ricky, and the audience. (Instructions for three variations of the mystery quilt and recipes for the snacks are available (on the Projects Page) on the TQS site.)

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As you may recall, four amazing quilts disappeared from C&T Publishing's booth at 2011 Spring Market.  TQS is happy to report that all four quilts have been found and safely returned to their owners.  They had been mis-marked in a long-term storage box.  Great news! (This is a screen shot from C&T, images will not enlarge.)

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This summer, Edsel & Eleanor Ford House will play host to a celebration of imagination and inspiration with its second annual Fairy Tale Exhibit and Festival, Once Upon a Time: Grimmly Inspired. The family-friendly festivities highlight the 200^th anniversary of the Grimm Brothers’ first published fairy tale.  The hightlight of the celebration will be a juried art show depicting the works of both teens and adults.

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

Join Alex and Ricky, in Episode 1009,as they welcome back popular quilt artist, teacher, author, and creator of beautiful hand-dyed fabric and thread Laura Wasilowski (Episode 303) for an update on her latest techniques.

Laura:

• Reviews the ten commandments of a fused art quilt,
  
• Demonstrates a variety of hand embroidery stitches
  
• Shows you how to create and use hand-carved stamps to add texture and dimension to your fabric stash. You'll pick up lots of great tips, both on the embroidery and stamping processes and the products to look for. 
  
• Finish off this packed show with a visit to Violet Craft, a young Portland, OR, fabric designer whose work exhibits a fresh, contemporary flair.

                                     

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Hanne-Grete (BrinkofNorway) won big at MQX.  Her quilt, Brink of Sunset, won Rookie of the Year at the Awards Ceremony at MQX (Machine Quilters Exposition) East in Providence, RI.

Way to go Hanne-Grete...Congratulations! 

To see a list of all the winners, click here