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The City Quilter and ArtQuilt Gallery NYC received some love from public television recently. The shop and gallery were featured in "New York Originals." Find out why New Yorker's are "getting into" quilting and take a look at the only gallery in New York that features quilting.
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Take a look at what you can do with the Essential Sandboard from Piece O' Cake Designs, available at C&T Publishing. It's a sturdy 11" x 14.5" board covered with super fine grit sandpaper, great for quilters and crafters alike.
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The second and final auction of Name Quilts from "Alzheimer's Illustrated: From Heartbreak to Hope," created for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative, will be auctioned during April 1-10.
The Name Quilts are long and narrow quilted banners of remembrance, containing more than 10,000 names of people lost to Alzheimer's. Each has approximately 55 patches. They form a memorial wall honoring the 5.4 million Americans who have Alzheimer's.
Names were written by family members and friends of those who have or had Alzheimer's or a related dementia.
Name Quilt #159 was quilted by Ricky and Name Quilt #160 was quilted by Alex and they will be included in this auction.
When the auction begins at 12:01am central time on April 1st you can place bids through their supporters at BenefitBidding.com. Here is the direct link to bid in the April auction: www.benefitbidding.com/aaqi
To learn more about Ricky's quilt, click on the photo on the left. To learn more about Alex's quilt, click on the photo on the right.
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You've watched Lauren's show (Episode 1206: The Magical World of Mixed Media) and visited her classroom (Fabric Fancifications), now take a look at some of her intricate, detailed, and wonderfully embellished work.
If you haven't watched her show or visited her classroom, click on one of the buttons below.
You can find Lauren on Etsy, click here.
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Alex and Ricky talk about the AccuQuilt Studio Fabric Cutter, a great machine for a shop owner or professional quilter.
Ricky shows you how simple it is to cut up to 40 shapes at once.
They also show you a hexagon die that allows you to see your fabric so that you can fussy cut your shape.
To see other AccuQuilt videos, click on 
on the left of your screen.
If you have any questions about the cutters and how they operate, just make a comment and we will forward them to AccuQuilt.
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Another huge THANK YOU! to Luana Rubin of equilter.com for sharing more marvelous photos from the 2013 Tokyo Quilt Festival. This slideshow features the work of Keiko Goke, Naoko Sunagawa, Reiko Washizawa, and more.
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Here's a cute project from Lindsay Conner at www.CraftBuds.com. All it takes is two fat quarters, some batting scraps, and a zipper. You'll have that reader covered in no time.
You can also catch Lindsay's blog at www.lindsaysews.com.
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"It all ends tonight, 3/17, at Midnight PST. Thank you for Celebrating International Quilting Day with us."
TQS invites you to enjoy International Quilting Day...or should we say weekend...for FREE!
International Quilting Day is your time to learn from the top teachers in the world of quilting.
Starting Friday, March 15, through Sunday, March 17, 2013 over 120 shows will be open for your enjoyment.
And let's not forget the prizes, including the Grand Prize of a Bernina 550 QE!
Other prizes from our fabulous sponors include:
Keep your eyes open for more information and don't forget that TQS is the place to be March 15 -17, 2013!
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Another great TQS sponsor, AccuQuilt, is giving away a number of great prizes to TQS members who participate in the InternationalQuilting Week contest. Included in the prize package:
You can learn more about AccuQuilt products by clicking on the button to the left of your screen.
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