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It's sure to be an hour packed with learning when Sue Nickels (Episode 402) joins us as our "Featured Guest" in the chat room tonight, Thursday, January 22, 2009, at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern (01:00 GMT January 23, 2009). Sue will share tips for improving your stitching, including your machine applique work. Not able to join us "live?" You can read the transcript of the chat by clicking on "Chat Transcripts" and selecting the chat you'd like to read.
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We are so very excited about Sue Garman's new Block of the Month - Stars for a New Day. Each month Sue will be sharing her own BOM classroom video lessons and the first one is available now. Below you will find a classroom teaser for January. Sue's monthly instructional video classes and the patterns for the TQS BOM are available via the BOM banner on the right side bar. As always, the BOM and video lessons are free to all current TQS Star Members.
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"It's a New Day" by Debra Gabel
Today, as the United States celebrates the inauguration of its 44th President, all of us at TQS would like to share a quilt in honor of this historic occasion.
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Join us as award-winning quilt artist Sue Nickels shares her techniques for precise and enhanced stitching. Clever tips and steady sewing help Sue produce her out of this world work. Gregory Case shares great ideas on self-publishing and the TQS Treasure chest reveals "favorite things" for every quilter's studio. To watch this show click here.
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Guess who is celebrating a birthday today? Here's are a few hints; she grew up in the San Francisco area, LOVES Johnny Depp, and is often seen sporting flip flops.
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"Early in 2008 I learned about Carol Schillios and her amazing self-help program at the Hèrè jè Center in Mali. I purchased about 50 stunning hand-dyed fat quarters made by the amazing young women at the center. Now you can help support a great cause and participate in TQS's most incredible quilt challenge to date!" - Ricky Tims
Each year the TQS producer Angel Hawthorne, issues a challenge for Ricky and Alex for an episode of TQS. This year we want to involve you too and we want hundreds of entries! This very special challenge is called Helping Hands and will feature hand-dyed African fabrics from Mali. The fabrics are made by young African ladies who are enrolled in an amazing self-help program.
About the fabric: Fat quarters are 100% cotton, hand-dyed and/or wax-stamped at the Hèrè jè Center in Mali, West Africa. The Center helps young women go from begging to businesswoman in 18 months. Along with fabric design, dyeing and weaving, the training curriculum includes health and nutrition, family planning, AIDS prevention and literacy skills. All profits from fabric sales goes directly to the center to help more young women get off the streets. For more information: Click Here. where you can see additional photos and read the stories of each graduate. Watch a 7 minute documentary about Carol Schillios and the Hèrè jè Center on UTube. Click Here.
Please note: These hand-dyed fat quarters are $8.95 each, plus shipping. At least one solid (any color) and one print (any color) are required for the challenge. Fabrics ordered on Friday-Monday, January 9-12, 2008 will be shipped on or before January 13. Orders placed January 13-19 will not ship until January 20th as the fulfillment company will be closed for that week. You will be able to order anytime, but to get your fabrics right away - giving you the most time to work on your challenge - it would be smart to order them this weekend. Get your fabrics here. All the details and Challenge Rules are under Challenges. Click Here. There are 2 ways to win: 1. Get your quilt on the show 2. Help change a Life.
A selection of quilts from the entries will be featured ON the TQS 2009 Challenge Show!!
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It was very exciting to have 111 entries into our first online quilt challenge, Remember December. The 'guidelines' for the challenge were easy and we planned on simply having one random winner. With all the beautiful entries do you think we could just pick one? So in addition to the random winner, Ricky and Alex picked their favorites and TQS members voted for viewer's choice. If you somehow missed this challenge, you can view all the entries on the Challenges link.
The makers of the quilts selected will get a Bernina goodie bag filled with all sorts of great stuff - just like the treats shared with the audience during tapings of TQS.
Viewer's Choice -
Ricky's Choice-
Alex's Choice-
Christmas in the Desert by abquilt
Random Winner-
Night Before Christmas by MissLani
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Hurry--The Tickets are Free but Limited!
You've seen how much fun we have. Now it's your chance. Our audiences are an important part of The Quilt Show. We will be taping September 10-15, 2009. Click Here for all the information.
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Join us tonight for an hour of fun and great tips with Joanna Figueroa , our special "Featured Guest" in the chat room at 5:00 pm Pacific/8:00pm Eastern (01:00 GMT January 8, 2009). Follow along as Joanna (Episode 311) shares ideas for quickly whipping up yummy quilts using fat quarters, jelly rolls, and layer cakes. Not able to join us "live?" You can read the transcript of the chat by clicking on "Chat Transcripts" and selecting the chat you would like to read.
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