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Bob the Thread Guy has created an informative video on how to work with Metallic Threads.  Yes, those threads that we all keep in our collection and hope someday will magically perform without breaking in our sewing machine.  Just push the arrow and watch Bob as he gives you tips on how to make your metallic thread dreams come true.  

Want to win some thread?  Bob is giving one lucky TQS member a $50 Gift Certificate to Superior Threads. 

To enter, go to metallic@thequiltshow.com and type in "Superior" in the message.  Contest ends Monday, March 8, 2010 at midnight PST.  So hurry! 

For more  information on Superior Threads just click here.

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Go on a "Superior" treasure hunt with Superior Threads.  Visit their wesbite at http://www.superiorthreads.com and find the answer to the following question:

"What is Superior Threads' new fantastic, stunning,
unbelievable product that creates amazing effects with fabric?  Hint: 
It is not a thread.  Stitch this product to the back of the fabric,
steam the fabric, and it amazingly shrinks 30% in all directions,
magically texturizing the fabric.  It is wonderful for quilts (add
batting between the layers to create a trapunto-like effect), clothing
(instant smocking), bags, crafts, and home decor, and baby blankets, and
a million other ideas."

Two lucky people will win a $100 Gift Certificate to Superior Threads.  

 Thank you for entering.  The winners will be announced soon.

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Bob "the Thread Guy" and Heather "Mother Superior" with Superior Threads just returned from a two week trip to Japan working on new products! (We can't wait to see what they are!) While there, the Purcell's happened to find a Japanese Quilt Shop in the Teramachi shopping area of Kyoto City and they are sharing the photos with all of us at TQS.

Every quilt shop around the world is different and has it's own unique look. If you have found a special quilt shop from around the world and you have a photo, post it (along with the name and city) in Show and Tell in the "World Quilt Shop Tour". Go here to upload your photos. It'll be our "World Tour of Quilt Shops" from your camera's eye! Thanks, Bob and Heather for these great photos!

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Has this ever happened to you? You’re at a retreat in a town you don’t know and while you are working on a project you run out of thread. You heard that there is a quilt shop in town, so you go to buy more thread. The only spool in the color you need is a brand you’ve never heard of. Should you sew with this “mystery thread”? Well, Bob Purcell (The Thread Guy) will be in the “Thread Spools” chat room tonight from 6:00-7:00pm Pacific/9:00-10:00pm Eastern to talk about all of your thread needs and questions. He can tell you why you should/shouldn’t sew with the “mystery thread”.

Please keep in mind that there may be many voices in the chat room (last week we had 55 at any given time), so please stay on topic with your questions or comments directed only to Bob. If you prefer open chat, please use another room during this time.

I am sure that Bob is going to share lots of tips and tricks with us. He might even let us in on the new Ricky Tims’ thread coming out soon.

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Visit Superior Threads!

If you plan to attend the Road to California quilt show in Ontario, California, Bob the Thread Guy will teach a seminar on Saturday, Jan. 20 at 2:00 p.m.

Thread Facts and Fiction
All Fact. No Opinion. Whether this is the first time you’ve attended Bob’s seminar or you are returning for a refresher course, this is the absolute best and easy-to-understand information-packed seminar you’ll ever attend.

The seminar cost is only $5. You can get more detials and register in advance at the Road to CA website: http://www.road2ca.com