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5137_p1150573.jpgWe are still trying out our Zoom feature, so here is a quilt that everyone loved.  Susan Stewart won the Bernina Machine Workmanship Award at Paducah 2012. 

Click the Picture and Use the Zoom to look Closer. 

Then scroll down and play the video where Susan explains how it all came together.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The lovely Santa Fe home of Betsy and Richard Ehrenberg provides the backdrop for this "must-see" episode. Alex leads off by demonstrating a terrific product that will save you time and effort with your paper-based appliqué. Then the TQS gang welcomes quilt artists, pattern designers - and sisters! - Barbara Persing and Mary Hoover. Mary, a former quilt-shop owner, shares the many creative possibilities of designing with strata sewn from colorful fabric strips. Then Barbara, a professional longarm quilter, author, and popular TQS Classroom host (Listen to Your Quilt), teaches four simple steps for designing an effective quilting plan, and Mary "ties it up with a bow" by sharing a clever ribbon-like quilting pattern.

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TQS welcomes quilting sisters Barbara Persing and Mary Hoover to the set on location at the home of Betsy and Richard Ehrenberg in Santa Fe, NM.

Mary, a former quilt-shop owner, shares the many creative possibilities of designing with strata sewn from colorful fabric strips. Then Barbara, a professional longarm quilter, author, and popular TQS Classroom host (Listen to Your Quilt), teaches four simple steps for designing an effective quilting plan, and Mary "ties it up with a bow" by sharing a clever ribbon-like quilting pattern.

Episode 1108 - Sisters, Strata, and Strategies for Quilting with Barbara and Mary debuts on 10/8/2012.

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Susan Beck and Kay Hickman have another Bernina video this week. In this video, they talk about various couching feet, couching is a method for stitching yarn or cord onto fabric, including the Bernina Braiding foot, the #12 (Bulky Overlock Foot) foot, and the Bernina Free Motion Couching foot.

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

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Do You Like This New Way To View?  

Click the picture and try it.

1810_test_judy_mathieson_400.jpgLast week a lot of you said you wanted to see this entire quilt up close- not just a few close ups.

Judy started with a traditional pattern (see Florence Peto's Calico Garden) and added some fun surprises.

So click on the picture and see the fun fabrics used in the ENTIRE QUILT.

See the Calico Garden pattern at Hooplapatterns.com

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This month, TQS Block of the Month designer, Sarah Vedeler, will have you working on two of the large corner pieces. There’s lots of appliqué to be placed, and these are large pieces, so be sure to check out the video for a refresher on how to get those appliqué shapes exactly where you want them.  

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For those of you wanting a better look at the This and That Sampler project being made in conjuction with the latest set of Bernina Instructional Videos.  Here you go.  

To watch the Bernina Educational Videos click on   to the left of your screen. This set of videos began on September 7th and will roll out every two weeks until February 22, 2013.

Titles include:

  • Circular Applique
  • Texture Magic
  • Couching
  • Felting
  • Random Patchwork
  • Cutwork
  • Stitch Recipes
  • Printables
  • Spanish Hem Stitch
  • Frayed Flowers
  • Easy Block Assembly
  • Labels
  • Binding by Machine

Click here to download project information.

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"Quilting cousins" (and accomplished fiber artists) Tami Pfeil and Kim Kleine have always been fascinated with "re-purposing," and this includes rescuing and reusing salvaged materials for their homes and gardens.  Here they share a bit of what they have salvaged and let us take a peek at their studios.

You can watch Tami and Kim in Episode 1107: Making Do, Making New: Fresh Looks for Recycled Wool.

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Episode 1107 - debuting September 24 - "Quilting cousins" (and accomplished fiber artists) Tami Pfeil and Kim Kleine have always been fascinated with "repurposing," and have carried their inclination to rescue and reuse salvaged materials - particularly wool - into their quiltmaking.

From our location at the Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, Tami reviews the stabilizers, threads, and stitch length recommended for working with felted wool, and Kim offers a variety of creative ideas for combining wool with traditional quilting fabrics.

(You won't want to miss our special models, Lilo and Elena!) As an added bonus, Ricky introduces Shockwave, a dynamic pattern based on a 3" paper-pieced Kaleidoscope block.