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Sedona Star by Sarah Vedeler (Fabrics are Fizz by P&B Textiles, and Buttons and Blooms by Red Rooster)

We can sense the buzz about the 2012 BOM quilt all around the TQS website. Sarah Vedeler has designed a stunning quilt that--upon completeion--is sure to become a family heirloom.  Why not join the year-long 'block party' that begins with the first pattern installment on January 1, 2012? With two luscious colorways (Fizz or Buttons and Blooms), we know it will be tough to make a decision which one to choose  Should you decide to select the your own fabrics on your own Sarah even provides provided a blank schematic for you to play with.

Kits for each colorway will, of course, be available for you to purchase through the TQS Shoppe, where the quilting elves even now are busy cutting and preparing the kits. Look for the kits to be available in the TQS Shoppe around the second week in January. That still leaves lots of time to keep pace with the rest of the BOM participants.

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Those Swiss Engineers never rest.  So Alex was surprised at the new "numbers" at the Bernina Booth in Houston 2011.

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Sheila's first art quilt won Honorable Mention in Houston this year.  Sharon finds out about how it all started for Sheila.

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Sheila Frampton-Cooper is a realitively new quilter that is already winning prizes.  Here Sharon talks with Sheila about her 1st Place Quilt in Art Abstract Small at Houston 2011.

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As the hectic and often stressful holiday season is just about upon us, we here at TQS want to help you with your gift-giving list.  We have gathered 6 fast and easy 'quilty' gift ideas that can be whipped up in no time using fabrics that you probably already have in your stash.  So, avoid the crowds and get in that sewing room.  To find the pattern and directions click on the links below

1.  Weighted pincushion organizer.
2.  Fiber collage cards.
3.  Heating pad.
4.  Fabric post card.
5.  Joy Be With You mini wall hanging.
6.  Journal cover.

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Alex and Rayna kept talking even after the interview was over. Did Rayna really cut up someone else's quilt?

To order an autographed copy of her book, go to studio78notes.blogspot.com

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Alex talks with Rayna Gillman about her art and her new book, "Create Your Own Freeform Quilts" with C&T Publishing. To order an autographed copy of her book go here.

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It is the second week of the The Alliance for American Quilts auction on Ebay. All proceeds  from the sales of these quilts goes to support the AAQ and its projects, including Quilters' S.O.S. - Save our Stories and the Quilt Index.

Each quilt is 16" x 16" and reflects the theme, Alliances: People, Patterns, Passion which celebrates cooperative relationships that work toward a common goal.

The bidding for each quilt starts at $50. This auction will run from Monday, November 21 - Monday, November 28. You can pay by credit card, PayPal or check (you'll need to notify the AAQ if you want to pay by check.)

To see the quilts that are currently up for auction, click here.

To learn more and see all the quilts, click here.

(Quilt: A Passion for Purrfection by Sheila Rauen)

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It's not just quilts that need basting.