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While in Houston at Quilt Festival, Gammill Quilting Systems, in conjunction with Quilts of Valor unveiled their one-of-a-kind Patriotic Machine. In case you missed it we wanted to share some up close photos with all of you of the unique artistry painted onto a Gammill.  To read more about the story behind the creation of this machine, revisit of TQS newsletter here. 

There is only one of these machines created.  And Gammill and Quilts of Valor are working on the ins-and-outs of showcasing it.  If you see this machine at an upcoming show or event, set up for a one-on-one experience.  The artistry will knock your socks off!  It is Gammill's endeavor to have as many people see and touch this patriotic machine in support of the Quilts of Valor Foundation and their efforts to cover ALL service members and veterans with wartime quilts called "Quilts of Valor" (QOVs).

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Quilts Through Two Artist's Eyes (Patt Blair & Tammy Finkler)

Come spend some time with Tammy Finkler and Patt Blair as they show you their award-winning quilting styles through traditional, and not-so-traditional perspectives.  Join us for Episode 510.

To watch the show click here.

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Well, not THE northern lights, but have you seen Ricky's final version of his composition "Northern Lights" with video clips of his conducting and playing. Someone said it would make a great Harry Potter score. What do you think? It's on Ricky's New CD - Christmas In A Small Town.

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Hollis Chatelain, John Flynn, Becky Goldsmith, and Sue Nickels are all supporters of the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. They were having dinner together back in June when the discussion turned to who had raised the most money for the AAQI. Unable to reach a consensus (number of quilts donated? total dollar amount raised? highest price paid for a single quilt?) they challenged each other to each create a new quilt that would be auctioned in November, national Alzheimer's Awareness Month. That would end the argument and establish bragging rights for a whole year while they raised money to fund Alzheimer's research.

 

That's how the "World Quilt Federation Smackdown" began.

 

The four amazing quilts they created are now on auction at http://www.alzquilts.org/quiltauction.html until 10pm EST on Tuesday November 10th.

 

This is a rare opportunity to own a quilt made by one of these incredible artists as you help a very worthy cause. Don't like auctions? Not a problem. Vote for Viewer's Choice. Purchase T-shirts and other products with the images of these magnificent quilts. It all helps.

 

The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative was founded by my friend and fellow quilter Ami Simms. Her mother had Alzheimer's disease. The AAQI is a all-volunteer, Internet-driven, national charity that you can support through this auction, or by making small format quilts (just 9 inches by 12 inches) or by purchasing small quilts when you need to give a gift. All profits fund research. For more information see www.AlzQuilts.org

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

You don't want to miss the incredible machine-quilting skills shared by award-winning quilter in Episode 509 with Joanie Zeier Poole (the audience and crew all fell in love with her work.)

Discover how she uses very fine thread and tiny, tiny stitches to produce her incredibly rich and textured designs.  To watch the show click here.

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The Secret Is Out–AQS Introduces a New Magazine—
The Quilt Life with Ricky Tims & Alex Anderson 

Paducah, Kentucky – October 5, 2009: The American Quilter’s Society is proud to announce the creation of a new magazine with Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson. The Quilt Life is scheduled to premiere in April 2010 with six issues per year.

According to Ricky Tims, if you are someone who understands that quilting is a way of life, “you’ll find our new magazine, The Quilt Life, has been created with you in mind.”

Issue one of The Quilt Life will focus on inspiration and how it compels a quilter to start a new project. You will find articles from quilt artists who reveal the sources of their inspiration and share the techniques and patterns they use to create works of art. Popular quilter/teacher/author/judge Libby Lehman will write a regular column featuring tips and entertaining stories about her quilt life.

As editor-in-chief, Jan Magee is proud to be “working with the cream of the quilting industry crop–Ricky, Alex, and AQS!”

Join Ricky, Alex, Jan and AQS in this new adventure and celebrate living The Quilt Life. Take a look at the special preview and see why you won’t want to miss becoming a charter subscriber. (Read more…)

“It’s about inspiration, creativity, community, charity, and so much more,” explains Alex Anderson. “When the American Quilter’s Society invited Ricky and me to create a brand new magazine, the spin was easy. Welcome to the pages of The Quilt Life, where quilting is more than making a quilt. Let our creative lifestyle continue…together.”

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Press Release

American Quilter's Society
Finalizes Plans for Paducah Quilt Show


Paducah, Kentucky - September 4, 2009: The American Quilter's Society announced
that contracts have been finalized with hotels and convention facilities for the
26th Annual AQS Quilt Show & Contest in Paducah, to be held April 21 - 24, 2010.
The Executive Inn attached to the convention center is now closed and will not
be available during the April show.
The quilt show will be held at the Paducah Expo Center, the Julian Carroll
Convention Center, and the new AQS Pavilion which will be located in the parking
lot of the convention facilities. Quilt show admission will give access to
viewing quilts and shopping the merchant malls in all three locations.
Additional vendors and the AQS "Hurt" Book Sale will be held at the AQS Vendors
on Kentucky in the Finkel Building (200 Kentucky Avenue in downtown Paducah).
Special events will be held in the Carson Four Rivers Center (100 Kentucky
Avenue).

The 2010 AQS Quilt Contest will award $125,000 in cash awards to quilters.
Contest rules are available on the AQS Web site, www.AmericanQuilter.com. The
registration guide will be available in early November. To order a printed
registration guide, send $2.00 for each guide to: AQS, Attn: (name of show)
Registration Guide, PO Box 3290, Paducah, KY 42002-3290.

For lodging, please contact the Paducah Visitors Bureau at www.paducah.travel,
or 1-800-PADUCAH. The AQS Home Bed & Breakfast program will be coordinated by
the Visitors Bureau, starting February 1, 2010.
Tour groups can contact Marcelle Cashon or Laura Davis for information on
admission and ticket sales for the AQS Quilt Show & Contest by calling
270-898-7903.
In addition to the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, AQS will produce three other
international quilt shows in 2010: Lancaster, Pennsylvania, March 24 - 27;
Knoxville, Tennessee, July 14 - 17; and Des Moines, Iowa, October 6 - 9.

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Congratulations to Kathy Ramsey from Winchester, KY, USA and to Jan McAninch from London, Ontario, Canada who each won Marti's Templates A & B and the "Encyclopedia of Patchwork Blocks".  They can now make a quilt like this one in no time.

Thanks again to Marti Michell. 

 For an inexpensive way to amazing quilts visit the Shoppe.  The templates are in "Notions" and the accompanying Encyclopedia  in "Books".

This Quilt was made with Template A.

 This quilt was made with Template B.

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Start your engines!!  You have your own "Fan Club", but there are many more people that want to wish you a fantastic birthday, too!  We all hope that your dreams come true and that this is the start of a wonderful year! 

Happy Birthday, Justin!

To send Justin your birthday wishes, be sure to click "Submit a Comment".

(PS:  If we only knew the "Ace of Cakes", then maybe, just maybe, your cake could look like this!)

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Attention everyone!!!  We just received word from Paula Nadelstern that her feature on CBS Sunday Morning has been moved to next Sunday, August 16, 2009.

Get ready for Paula Nadelstern.  This October watch for the premier of Episode 508 "Paula at the American Folk Art Museum", where we visit New York City for the one-woman show of "Kaleidoscope Quilts: the Art of Paula Nadelstern".  This exhibition is on display through September 13, 2009...a must see stop if you are visiting the "Big Apple".  To learn more about her exhibit, visit the American Folk Art Museum website.

SET YOUR TV RECORDERS!!!  Next Sunday, August 16, 2009, we hear Paula will be featured on CBS Sunday Morning.  Check your local listings to see this New York native talk about her inspirations and how it all began. 

While at the CBS Sunday Morning website, why not watch "Quilts-for-Sale" featuring Ricky Tims again.

Paula wowed us in Epsiode 307 "Puzzle Quilts" where she showed us how to “puzzle” our friends by using one block and complex fabric to create a quilt that is dramatic yet easily accomplished. To get Paula on the TQS Series 3 DVD, click here.  If you missed her in Episdoe 307, go here to get the show.