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Join Alex as she visits with C&T Author, Tacha Bruecher of Hexa-Go-Go fame.  Learn all about Tacha's latest book, Playful Little Paper-Pieced Projects.

Click here to order.

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Meet Julie Cefalu your 2014 BOM Specialist.  Follow along with Julie as she gives you tips and tricks for working on The Quilt Show 2014 BOM - A-Z for Ewe and Me designed by Janet Stone.  Each month Julie will have an instructional video to ensure your success in making this wonderful quilt.  Just click here to learn more about the 2014 BOM.

Want to participate in the BOM, but aren't a TQS member?

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Some of the Best of 2013

What did our viewers watch the most? Remember these? Click on any picture to see what you missed or check it out again.

Bernina: Labels                                                Bernina: Binding By Machine

Ricky's: One Seam Flying Geese                 Jinny Beyer's: Color for Quilters

The Amazing Stitch Eraser                          Libby Lehman's "Name That Stitch" Series

Margo's Faux-Piped Binding                           Linda Thielfoldt's: Simple Sashing Solutions

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Rob Appell interviews Erin Harris about her book Quilt Essential in the C&T Booth at Quilt Market in Houston.

Click here to buy the book.

Erin's blog is at HouseOnHillRoad.com.

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The TQS Zoom Quilt is Bless My Sweet Home by Tomoko Endo.  Tomoko's quilt won 1st place, Handmade, at IQF Houston 2013.

Artist's Statement: "While I making my quilt, the big earthquake happened in my town on March 11, 2011. It was a terrible natural disaster, but I realized that I had a wonderful family and friends.  I tried to put so those feelings in this quilt."

This quilt is hand pieced, appliqued, embroidered and quilted.

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Each Letter on the BOM 2014 has a companion piece in the block it represents. How do they go together? The Designer, Janet Stone, put the answers on the label. Take a look at the quilt and then see the answers below.

(There are 25 BOM kits ready now. More kits are on order. Order now and get one of the 25 ready to go)

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It is with great pride and pleasure that we reveal our 2013 TQS Quilting Legend: quiltmaker, artist, and author, Michael James. Our first stop is the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, where Michael serves as Chair and Ardis James Professor of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design. UN-L is also home to the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, and we're treated to insights on the collections from Michael and Carolyn Ducey, Curator of Collections.

Then Michael reveals how he transitioned from painter to textile artist, and the evolution of his work in the process. In addition, he shares a technique for enhancing a wholecloth quilt, and welcomes us to his home for a tour of his studio, a peek at his fabric collection, and a preview of the newest piece on his design wall. It's a fabulous finale to Series 1300!

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Alex sits down and talks with Bill Kerr at Quilt Market in Houston 2013.  Bill, along with his wife, Weeks Ringle, is the founder of Modern Quilt Studio.

Bill, discusses their latest book featuring their daughter, Sophie, A Kid's Guide to Sewing, from FunStitch Studio and C&T Publishing.

They also talk about Bill and Week's latest fabric collection, The Color Collection, and their magazine, Modern Quilts Illustrated.

You'll also want to see how the Modern Quilt Studio booth is put together.  It is an ode to design and simplicity.