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4687_oprah.jpgTQS will be redesigned this year to bring you a whole new feel, access and fun.

After a Full Year! of research and testing we have found the answer to starting our new site.  It all begins with the first page.  This should get your heart pounding right from the start!

Ten consultants later and this...

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We had many great prizes for International Quilting Weekend including: 

  • BERNINA 550 sewing machine (yes! a new machine!)
  • Gammill's Deluxe Chair-perfect for sewing at any machine
  • Fantastic assortment of books from AQS Publishing, plus a 1-year membership to American Quilter's Society
  • A selection of inspiring quilting books from C&T Publishing
  • AccuQuilt's GO! Baby die cutting machine, GO! Value Die, GO! Birds die, and a 6x12 Cutting Mat 
  • Bundle of 41 fat quarters from Ricky's Blended Solids collection, compliments of Red Rooster
  • Box of silk threads from Superior Threads
  • One of five DVDs from Why Quilts Matter
  • One of five Stitched: The Film DVDs  
And now we have some really great prize winners with more to follow!
Ruth Perkins  - Berninan 550 Quilter's Edition
Wanda Teel  - AQS Prize Pack 
Theresa Hooker - 42 fat quarters from Ricky's Blended Solids from Red Rooster
Bonnie Conner - AccuQuilt Prize Pack
Linda Worden - C&T Prize Pack
Anne Pedersen - A box of silk threads from Superior Threads
Sharon Ashby and Connie Dehais -  Why Quilts Matter DVD

 

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C&T Publishing sponsored an exhibit of Digital Imagery at the Houston International Quilt Festival a category of Quilts: A World of Beauty, the annual fall Judged Show of work by members of the International Quilt Association.

Enjoy the exhibit and look for the quilt that used over 4 million stitches and 4000 yards of thread!

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Be on the set with Pepper Cory in Episode 1007 Simple Stitches, Super Quilts airing March 26th.  Learn how Pepper began her journey as a quiltmaker and take a moment to watch as she teaches Alex the Sashiko stitch and enlightens Ricky about the Roof tile block. This episode was filmed in location at the Museum of Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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4668_red_rooster_fabrics.jpgRed Rooster (General Fabrics) has been with TQS from the beginning.  Thank you so much.  Ricky makes wonderful fabrics with Red Rooster that need to be in your stash.

Red Rooster is supplying a wonderful prize of 41 fat quarters of Ricky's Blended Solids Collection.  Here is what arrived in the mail: (Some fabrics may have drool on them)

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             You can't win if you don't enter!!  Contest ends Sunday 12am March 18, 2012

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4666_aqs.jpgThe American Quilter's Society (AQS) has supported the quilter and quilting industry in many ways.  From fantastic shows (like Paducah), magazines (like The Quilt Life) and great books, AQS has strengthend all quilters through education and inspiration.

Click on the AQS logo to visit the site and see all they do for quilters. Including their own contest of a dream studio giveaway!

You have a chance to win a full 1 Year Membership along with books and other prizes for a value of over $500.

Don't miss this chance.  Enter now.

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Take a break from your quilting this weekend and have fun and be inspired. Create an amazing quilt in just minutes.

There are lots of puzzle quilts to choose from so scroll down and take a look. Then choose how challenging you want to be by picking the number of pieces.

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Join us for a special episode of Why Quilts Matter:The Most Famous Quilts in America?

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Also, see an extended trailer of Stitched, The Film.

Click on the pictures to start.

             Win 1 of 5 copies of the DVDs for Stitched: The Film or Why Quilts Matter

 

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               Remember that Star Members Have Access to ALL Episodes of Why                                                Quilts Matter through March 31.

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