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"In the tomb of Princess
Isinkheb was found an entire
tent- its inside lined with
animals and flowers, the blue
ceiling studded with appliqued stars..."

Join Pam Holland as she once again lets us take a peek into another world as she visits with the Tentmakers of Cairo.  Pam was at the Australian Quilt Convention and the men were making the applique interior of tents that are used in the desert.  Pam says, "I couldn't believe the beauty of these quilts... to be honest, the stitching was large and the fabric thick cotton, but I bought one for my son for his door. It was a pattern taken from the door of a famous mosque. Just amazing."

- and the ancient Egyptian craft of tent making is still alive today. Just click on the picture to see the tentmaker's in action.

To learn more about these fascinating men and their future in Egypt, read about the Tentmakers of Cairo by clicking here.

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While in Houston, Alex went shopping for a Horn sewing table for Bernina.  She's saved her pennies and now she's considering all the options.   First, she takes a look at something similar to the table she already owns.  Will this do the trick?  Click on the photo and find out.  Then stay tuned to find out what happens next.

To learn more about Horn of America and all of their wonderful products, click here.

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Last Spring, Janis Biggs, Diana Forrester and Mary Clark part of "The Monday Morning Book Club", introduced their new book, The Guild in the Granary to our TQS members.  For those of you that may have missed it, they are sharing another excerpt from the book for you to enjoy.

"The Monday Morning Book Club" meets at the real live Always In Stitches quilt shop in Grove City, Ohio, and they love to read books with a quilting theme. As they shared their experiences the three ladies found they had a story to tell of their own. So Alma Lynn Thompson (the nom de plume of these three ladies) was created. Their ideas, blending quilting, friendship, mystery and revenge, became the book The Guild in the Granary.

Click Here to read an excerpt from the book.

You can win one of two FREE autographed copies.

To enter, simply click here to send an email to TheGuildintheGranary@thequiltshow.com and put "McDiggs" in the subject line. Hurry...Your entry needs to be in by Monday November 9, 2009 midnight PST.

Get your Holiday shopping early and order a copy of The Guild in the Granary for you or a friend: click here.

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Halloween has come and gone, enjoy a few last memories of Halloween as we present some of the wonderful costumes made by our Quilt Show members.  For more costumes and the stories behind them, please visit Show and Tell.

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Enjoy the changing seasons with a few "leafy" quilts from our Quilt Show Quilt Gallery.  To find more quilts, simply go the Quilt Gallery, click on the Advanced Search button under the quilt icon, and then enter "leaves" into the "Name of Pattern or Block."  Thank you to mcquilt52, GinnieStitchin, eeastman, and karymir, for sharing their lovely quilts in the gallery. 

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Now that we have all survived All Hallow's Eve, let's see what you and your family wore to celebrate the occasion.  Don't forget to post the pictures of your homemade Halloween costumes in Show & Tell for everyone to share and gain inspiration.  Here's a Baby Elephant from TQS member, Ventpuppet.

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The San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles is having a sale to benefit the museum.

High Fiber Under Five is an opportunity to acquire world class fiber art for less than $500. The second annual invitational art sale features works by emerging as well as nationally- and internationally-known artists, and includes wall pieces, sculpture, wearable art, jewelry, basketry and mixed media pieces where fiber plays a prominent role. Designed to pique the interest of collectors of other art media as well as interest new collectors, all pieces are priced at $500 or less. 

November 3-8, 2009; 10am-5pm daily; plus 8pm-11pm November 6 during the South First Friday gallery crawl

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
520 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113

Admission is free.

Click here to see the online gallery.

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This month Sue Garman teaches you how to add flying geese border to the outer border. Flying geese are nice additions to any quilt - and what is even nicer about them is that they are easy to make and easy to adjust to fit any length needed.  To find the pattern and directions click here.

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This is the last weekend (10/28 – 11/1) to visit the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze in Van Cortlandt Manor Croton-on-Hudson, New York.  Come rain or shine see the Hudson Valley’s largest Halloween event featuring more than 4,000 individually hand-carved, illuminated jack o’lanterns. It includes everything from an 18th century riverside landscape to a huge spinning UFO.  The video is from the 2006 show.

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TQS Ruth created a Halloween Card for Alex, Ricky, John, Justin and Lilo.  It is such a hoot that we wanted to share it with you!  Click on the photo to see ARJJ turn into the most loveable ghouls you have ever seen...and danced with!  (Doesn't Ricky look dapper?!)

To create your own Monster Mash-Up, click  www.monstermashup.com to go to Oriental Trading's website.  You can create your own Mash-Up for up to 5 friends (if you choose less, then it will automatically just fill in other faces for your group).  You can then choose to dance to the country version, the rock-and-roll version or the classic version of "Monster Mash". 

Who will be in your group?  If you create a Mash-Up, post your link in our Comments section above so we can share for a screaming good time!  Have fun!