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To celebrate the introduction of the revolutionary new GO! fabric cutter, AccuQuilt is sending one lucky quilter and a friend on a trip to La Veta to attend a Fall 2009 day of taping of The Quilt Show.  How cool is that?!!! Winners will get to meet Alex and Ricky, too! The trip includes transportation, lodging, meals, a 12 month Star Membership to TQS and other surprise giveaways.  The entire prize package is valued at $1,350!  For full contest rules go to http://www.accuquilt.com/tqs or click here.  Entry forms are available online, or in the April 2009 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting.  But hurry, entries are due by June 1, 2009.  No purchase is necessary to win.  Limit one entry per U.S. household.  Send in your entry form today!  And we could see you GO! to La Veta thanks to AccuQuilt!

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It's another New Day to celebrate at The Quilt Show.com!!  We just hit 40,000 registered members.  Welcome Everybody!

That means, pretty soon, one of our members will get the thrill of a lifetime!!   When we reach 50,000 members, one lucky TQS member will win a Bernina 730, PLUS a $500 Gift Certificate to Superior Threads.  Let's see how fast we can get 10,000 new friends at TQS. So tell your friends, other guild members, people you meet at quilt shows, and your local quilt shop to join us at thequiltshow.com.  And if you are a quilt instructor, don't forget to share our worldwide quilt guild with your classes. It's a New Day!  Every Day!! 

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When the TQS crew gets together for taping, it is always a time to celebrate.  But today is an Extra Special day to celebrate because it is an Extra Special Person's birthday! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICKY! 

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

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Jeff (needs a date) and Ellen (married with children), help transform this humble space into a spectacular set for The Quilt Show.

Well, not Convergence Quiltling in La Veta, but the entire production crew will be heading to La Veta tomorrow - Alex, John, our producers, the directors, camera crew, and so many more. It is alway a very exciting when the retreat space/studio gets transformed into the TQS set. Get ready - we're about to tape Series FIVE! Can you believe it? Now, if the weather holds!

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Hey everyone! It's pirate day at TQS with Valori Wells - a lot of antics coupled with quick fun projects Valori shares. In addition Ricky demonstrates bobbin trapunto and we open the TQS treasure chest. Later this afternoon Alex's rings the bell in her class room. If you have not yet become a guild member join today.

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Join Sue Garman as she teaches you how to make this border of spinning colorful pinwheels.  Using the paper piecing patterns provided, you will have this stunning border finished in no time.  And don't forget to continue making the sawtooth stars that will come into play later.  To find and download the pattern, click here.  Be sure to check out the accompanying video here. 

If you haven't joined us for this stunning quilt project, it's not too late.  The Shoppe has a few kits still available.  Wrapped in a bundle with a pretty ribbon, the pre-cut fabrics are sure to give you a jump start. 

Be sure to visit the Show and Tell area to see all of the amazing variations on the BOM.  And don't forget to share your quilt progress with everyone.  We love seeing all of the creative touches.

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"Sedona Starburst" by TQS Member bettyannseeman

Here it is!!!  Thanks to our fantastic TQS Members, the TQS Quilt Gallery now features over 12,000 quilts!  Congratulations to TQS Member bettyannseeman who posted the 12,000 quilt this morning.  Titled "Sedona Starburst", Betty Ann says that it was designed on her computer using Ricky's Rhapsody design techniques.  Then with her special touch she tweaked the design and printed it out and off she went.  Betty Ann also says that she plans on auctioning this quilt at her guild's quilt show in March.  For more information about her show, The Friendship Knot Quilter's Guild Show in Sarasota, FL, click here.

To see Betty Ann's quilt in our Quilt Gallery type in Quilt #1013211 in the search bar or search for the title" Sedona Starburst".  Click here to see more of Betty Ann's quilts in her profile. 

Keep the quilts coming.  Upload photos of your quilts today.  Remember one very lucky TQS Member (who has posted a quilt in the quilt gallery) will win a Ricky Tims Rhapsody Quilt when we reach 36,000 quilts.  Be sure to tell your friends and fellow quilters the place they will find over 12,000 different quilts in one place...thequiltshow.com!

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Check this out - we are around the corner to celebrate 12,000 quilt on line! PLEASE post your quilts in your personal profile - just like Mariet has! For those of you who are new to the TQS family - 911 -when we reach 36,000 quilts on line - some very lucky person will win a Ricky Tims Rhapsody quilt, and it could be YOU! ONLY if you have posted your quilts in our TQS for the world to enjoy. Don't be shy - and if you have already posted your quilts, raise your hand so we can clique through and enjoy the fruits of your labor!

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Are you going to be near Santa Ana, CA  this weekend?  On Sunday, February 22, take a friend and see a hilarious quilt lecture by quilt historian, Julie Silber, called Keepin' 'Em In Stitches:  America's Funniest Quilts at the Bowers Museum.  Women have always included aspects of their lives into the quilts they produce.  Familiar are the themes of love, loss, and celebration, but humor?  Who knew?  Julie will have you chuckling till your sides hurt as she shares quilts from the 19th and 20th century that feature humor in some of the most unexpected places.  To learn more about this lecture click here.  

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We at TQS have been horrified of the wild fire images coming from Australia.  Our hearts go out to all of the families touched by this tragedy.  As quilters we would love to help those who have lost everything.  Why not take inventory of your studio and donate items that you can part with? 

Are you planning to attend the International Quilt Festival in Chicago?  IQA will have a donation drop off location at the festival.  IQA has generously offered to pay the shipping expenses of donated items that will be sent to Australia.  Please read the letter below to find out more details regarding what they can/will accept.  for more information contact IQF directly here.

At the Internatinal QuiltFestival in Chicago in April we will have a collection point for any donations you might want to send to the Australian quilters whose lives have been so badly damaged by the fires.  We will collect the donations, sort them, package them for shipping, and ship at Festival's expense.  So any of you who want to share more than just a fat quarter that's easy to send in an envelope (and I think sending those is a lovely idea), plan now to bring your donations to the Chicago show...we'll take it from there. 

It would also be nice to bring cards and/or letters that we could include.  You wouldn't know the nameof the person, but you'd know he or she was a quilter.  Fabric, notions, thread--all would be welcome.  I'm not going into possibilities for books.  Nor are we going to accept batting--not because of the weight, but because of the space it takes up.

Karey Breshenhan

Director, International Quilt Festival-Houston, Chicago, Long Beach