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Give yourself a musical break from life. Let the 2009 International Barbershop Chorus Champions carry you away as they perform their astounding version of 'Seventy-Six Trombones'. To watch the performance click here.
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Photo by Gregory Case Photography
Join us in the chat room tonight, July 23, 2009, at 5:00pm Pacific/8:00pm Eastern (01:00 GMT on July 24, 2009) for a lively visit with "Featured Artist" Melinda Bula, our guest in Episode 501. Melinda will share more tips for creating your own floral masterpiece using her paint- by-number-with-fabric technique. Not able to join us "live?" Don't worry: You can read the transcripts of the chat at your convenience by clicking on "Chat Transcripts" and selecting the chat you'd like to read.
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"This old thing...?" Member kfstitcher showed us this new fashion choice. Be careful with the needles ladies.
For more pictures click on the link http://www.secondose.com/twisted-balloons-fashion/
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(Bastille Day parade held on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France)
July 14th is Bastille Day, or Fête Nationale ("National Celebration") in France.
It commemorates the 1790 Fête de la Fédération, held on the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789; the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison was seen as a symbol of the uprising of the modern nation, and of the reconciliation of all the French inside the constitutional monarchy which preceded the First Republic, during the French Revolution. Festivities are held on the morning of July 14th, with a parade on the Champs-Élysées avenue in Paris in front of the President of the Republic. Currently, le Tour de France (an annual 23-day bicycle race that covers around 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi)) is underway throughout France.
In America, we celebrate our Independence Day with cookouts, parades, and fireworks. How did you celebrate?
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Did you know that twice on July 8, 2009, the numerals in the time and date will all line up as:
12:34:56 7/8/9
Just a little bit of number trivia for you. Do you have a date and time that is special to you?
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Here is a free pattern from P & B Textiles for their new Mendecino Line of Fabrics. TQS is getting it before anyone else. Download it by clicking here.
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Enjoy the design, art and colors of The Republic of Turkey. TQS Member Mary Rapp (maryinwi) shares with us the inspirations that surrounded her on a trip to this amazing land.
We encourage you to stop the automatic changer and just step through manually so you can linger on particular designs.
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Photo by Gregory Case Photography
Join us in the chat room tonight at 5:00pm Pacific/8:00pm Eastern (01:00 GMT on July 3, 2009) for a lively visit with "Featured Artist" Rose Hughes, our guest in Episode 413. Rose will share more tips for creating your own quilt masterpiece using luscious fabrics, yarns, and beads. Not able to join us "live?" Don't worry: You can read the transcripts of the chat at your convenience by clicking on "Chat Transcripts" and selecting the chat you'd like to read.
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It's July and if you have been doing your homework, you are now halfway through this fun and colorful quilt. This month, designer Sue Garman has you continuing to make Stars for the inner Star border of your "Stars for a New Day" quilt. To view quilt blocks finished and posted by TQS members, be sure to visit Show and Tell here. You're sure to be inspired to "stay on task" after seeing what others have been creating.
To learn more about the "Stars for a New Day" Block of the Month and designer Sue Garman, click here. Each block comes with a corresponding instructional video. As always, the BOM and video lessons are free to all current TQS Star members. It's not to late to start on the 2009 BOM, so click here to become a TQS Star Member and join in on the fun!
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Written By Regina Brett of The Plain Dealer, Cleveland , Ohio. www.reginabrett.com
To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.
1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.
2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.
5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.
8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.
12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.
13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.
15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.
16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.
18. Whatever doesn't kill you really does make you stronger.
19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood.. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.
21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.
23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.
24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this matter?'
27. Always choose life.
28. Forgive everyone everything.
29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
33. Believe in miracles.
34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.
35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.
37. Your children get only one childhood.
38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's,we'd grab ours back..
41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
42. The best is yet to come.
43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
44. Yield.
45. Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."
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