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Here is the fun decoratively stitched binding.  This feature adds an amazing texture and had everyone smiling.  How did she pull this off???

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Here's the November instructional video for the 2012 BOM Sedona Star with Sarah Vedeler. In this lesson you will complete the applique for the four corners of the quilt.

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Come visit with Karen Eckmeier as she welcomes TQS to her home in Kent, Connecticut. Karen shares the beautiful views from her home through the different seasons and gives us a glimpse into her creative world as she shows off her Quilted Lizard Studio.

You can watch Karen at work in Episode 1109 - Fabulous Fabric Landscapes...By Accident!

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Vases, Birds, and Other Things, created by Kim McLean and quilted by Kay Fernihough, was on exhibit as part of theBaltimore Album Review II: Baltimore's Daughters -- Friends Stitch Past to Future  at the International Quilt Festival in Houston 2010.  It is unusual, not in what is represented, but in Kim's selection of fabrics which reflect today's colors and contemporary patterns, particularly Kaaffe Fasset.

This is not your ordinary Baltimore Album quilt!

Click the Picture and Use the Zoom to look Closer.

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Lesson 2 is Ready in the Classroom.

The new Fabric Fancifications class provides a fabulous foundation for simple, successful quilt embellishments.

Join Lauren Vlcek, co-author of Fabric Embellishing: The Basics & Beyond, as she guides you through a number of brilliant ways to embellish this quilt sampler which you will create as you follow along in the classroom. Included in this classroom are raw edge applique, couching, basic hand stitching, and basic bead embroidery techniques.

As an added bonus, anyone who submits photos of their work in progress will be eligible to win a signed copy of Lauren's quilt.  Each week, as you follow along, you can submit a photo of your work.  This submission will enter you into a drawing for the Fabric Fancifications sampler created and signed by Lauren.

To make your supplies easier, Lauren has created a TQS Classroom Companion Embellishments Pack designed to accompany the class. This pack includes small amounts of most of the embellishments needed for the project. This pack is not a complete kit for the classroom project. Students will need to provide quilting supplies and sewing threads from their own stash.  The pack is available from Lauren for $35.  Click here to purchase the Companion Pack.

Visit the classroom to watch Lauren's  Introductory Lesson which is free to all TQS members. This lesson outlines what you'll need to complete the class including a Fabric Fancification's shopping list.

Classes begin on October 30 with Lesson 1 - Raw Edge Applique.

Lesson 2 is ready now.  (People in Houston loved the sampler and were excited about the class.

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Award-winning Gammill quilting artist, Linda Thielfoldt, shows you how to use blue painter's tape to quickly mark your quilts.  Using the tape she demonstrates two different quilting ideas for creating simple designs in your sashing.

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We return to the home of Betsy and Richard Ehrenberg in Santa Fe to welcome self-described "late bloomer" -AKA fiber artist, teacher, and author - Karen Eckmeier, who demonstrates how she uses overlapping and topstitched fabric strips to create her delightful "accidental landscape" quilts.

In addition, Karen shares ideas for adapting her versatile technique for use on garments, and Lilo and Elena model some of Karen's wearable creations. (You'll need to watch to discover why you'll always find a "lucky lizard" stitched into Karen's show quilts.)

The episode concludes with a tour of the Ehrenberg home, Casa de Vidrio (House of Glass), which houses the couple's amazing collection of contemporary art glass.

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Susan Beck and Kay Hickman have a fun new Bernina Instructional Video this week.   Learn how to use the Needle Punch Tool with different types of fibers for a "felted" effect in your quilts.  There are some many possiblities to play with, this tool could be habit forming.

To watch other Bernina Educational Videos click on   to the left of your screen.

Click here to download project information.

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Wander through the creative spaces of Mary Hoover and Barb Persing, featured in  Episode 1108: Sisters, Strata, and Strategies for Quilting.

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Learn more from Linda at her website, www.thequiltedgoose.com.  She has a gallery of quilts, as well as customer quilts, that might just have you drooling.