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How cool is this Pinwheel Potholder from Lindsey Rhodes of LRstitched?  It is made up of 12 simple paper-pieced blocks.

Don't know how to paper piece? Watch Episode: 809 Paper-Pieced Perfection - where in a "start-to-finish lesson, Alex gives you the basics of paper piecing.

You will need:

• PinwheelPotholderTemplate
• 8×8 + 8×6 pieces of Insulbrite  (you could also use regular batting, but it will not be as heat-resistant)
• 10 prints measuring 6×6 each (if you are utilizing scraps you just need enough to cover 4  triangles per print, so you can easily use 4 different sized scraps)
• 1 solid measuring about 14×14
• double fold binding
• 8×8 piece for the inside of the potholder
• 8×8 piece for the backside of the potholder
• 8×6 piece for the backside of the patchwork piece

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You can do the puzzle right here in the blog.  Give it a try! (Ignore the time clock).

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In July 2010, Jean Wells Keenan was inducted into the Quilter's Hall of Fame.  You can view some of her work here and in Episode 107: Portraits from Nature.  

You can visit Jean at www.jeanwellsquilts.com.

She can also be seen in Episode 1301: New Directions in Quilting: Embracing the Possibilites which debuts on Monday, July 1, 2013.

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Sue Hageman won, but so did all the motorists in Omaha going by the huge quilt block. Take a minute to see the unveiling.  FUN!

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Relax and enjoy a trip south of the border with a look at the Brazilian Quilt Show exhibit from IQF Houston 2012.  It is a collection of traditional and contemporary quilts showing the distinct and unique look of the Brazilian people's joy for life.

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Patt Blair, quilter, teacher, lecturer and judge recently attended a class taught by Sharon Schamber and posted a great blog about her experience.

You too, still have time to take one of Sharon's classes, right here at TQS.

If you are a TQS member, you have until June 30th to watch three of Sharon's classes.  Just click on the button below to enjoy, Designing for the Quilting Process, Domestic Quilting, Filling the Spaces, and Domestic Quilting: Beginning Stippling.

Hurry, the videos will only be available until June 30, 2013.

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Time is running out for the Dream Rocket Kickstarter project. This project will only be funded if at least $24,150 is pledged by Sunday Jun 23, 4:12pm EDT.  Wouldn't you love to see a Saturn V Moon Rocket wrapped in quilts?

There are only 3 days left!

The Dream Rocket Project started in 2009 and is a multi-year project with an ultimate goal of collecting 8,000 artworks which would be assembled side by side as a quilt to wrap a replica of a Saturn V Moon Rocket replica for a 60 day exhibition, May 1 - June 30, 2014.

Over 130 venues have collaborated with them in exhibiting over 4,200 submissions.
Submissions have been received by individuals, groups and schools from 17 countries, 46 states, and 365 communities.

Now, instead of wrapping the replica, they are hoping to wrap the indoor real Saturn V Moon Rocket and they need your help!

They feel it would be awesome to walk under the entire  length of the indoor rocket and look up to see all the art. It would be much more difficult to see all of the art on the outdoor vertical rocket which stands 363 feet tall.

This change in plans would require engineering drawings, color renderings, a 3D model and more.  In order to defray expense they've put the project up on Kickstarter.  They are hoping to raise $24,150 by June 23. Time is running out - That's only a few days away!

To learn more about the project, participants and social and economic benefits, click here.

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Enjoy a little bit of Father's Day fun.  Warning, you might get tired just watching!

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Grandma's Big Fish was the winner of the Most Humorous Quilt at Road to California 2013.  Made by Kathy Adams, Joanne Baeth, Dona Ford, Susan Massini, and Louise Page it was begun in 2010 and finished in 2011. It is an original design using parts of three photos taken in 1959.

Artist statement: The pattern was divided into five sections. Each member of the Collective Visions art quilt group, listed above, was given one section of the pattern to complete.

Techniques used include yarn, roving and thread embellishments, inks and paint. The sections were then returned to Kathy Adams who joined them and quilted the piece.