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Okay - TQS members, we need to give support to Alex and Ricky and to the Azlheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. We want one of them to be the big winner in the Celebrity Auction and right now Diane Gaudynski is in the lead. You will have to pre-register to bid.  The auction ends on November 10, 2012 at 10 pm Central Standard Time. (Payment due November 15.)

Click here to see all the celebrity quilts.

Connections -  Created and Hand Quilted by Alex Anderson

Artist Statement: Ami is on the right path to help scientists discover the cure - and we need to be right there with her.

Dedication: To family and care takers who have been affected by this horrific disease.

To bid on Alex's quilt - click here.

Sentinels st Sunset II:  Someone To Watch Over Me - Created and Machine Quilted by Ricky Tims

Artist Statement: As sunset moves to twilight and then to darkness, vigilant sentinels stand guard.

Dedication: Throughout 2012 my 85 year old father's memory loss has progressed significantly. I dedicate this quilt to him and to my mother who keeps watch over him.

To bid on Ricky's quilt - click here

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Fans of Clare O'Donohue's Someday Quilts Mysteries have to wait another year for the release of The Widower's Choice, the 5th book in the series - but they won't have to be without their favorite quilt group/amateur sleuths. Clare O'Donohue is releasing a special 84-page e-story called CATHEDRAL WINDOWS, on November 13th, priced at $2.99 and downloadable to e-readers and computers.

But 5 lucky TQS members will be receiving their copies FREE. And exclusive to TQS - they will receive the story 48 hours before it is available to anyone else. All you have to do is post a comment at www.clareodonohue.com/blog and you'll be entered in a drawing. Winners will be announced on Nov. 11th. 

Look what's in store...
Christmas is just around the corner in the Hudson Valley. Nell and her friends at the Someday Quilts shop should be making eggnog and finishing up the stitching on their last homemade gifts, but when an arsonist strikes and a beloved teacher becomes a suspect, the ladies rally behind him to clear his good name. Will they succeed in time for him to spend Christmas among loved ones or will this be a chilly winter for the town of Archers Rest?

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See how overwhelming it is to visit the Houston Quilt Show.  There never seems to be enough time to take in all the amazing quilts.  With just a small sample of the quilts, here is how it can feel.

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Congratulations to TQS members, DianeHansen and FreeShow!  They have each won one of Karen's signed "accidental landscape" quilts to enjoy in their home.  

Remember, it pays to play at TQS!

Watch Karen in Episode 1109 - Fabulous Fabric Landscapes...By Accident!

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The Quilt Alliance sixth contest and auction, "Home Is Where the Quilt Is," attracted 119 miniature masterpieces from quiltmakers in the U.S. and across the world.  The quilts are now heading home after being on tour and are making their way to Ebay with the first week of auctions beginning Monday, November 12, 2012.

All proceeds from this annual auction support the Alliance's core project, Q.S.O.S., and make their participation in partner projects like The Quilt Index andQuilt Treasures possible.

To view the 29 quilts offered in Week One of the "Home" auction visit their Flickr page. Flickr galleries for weeks 2-4 will be available later this week.

Here are the dates for each auction week.
Auction Week 1: Monday, Nov. 12 - Monday, Nov. 19 2012
Auction Week 2: Monday, Nov. 19 - Monday, Nov. 26 2012
Auction Week 3: Monday, Nov. 26 - Monday, Dec. 3 2012
Auction Week 4: Monday, Dec. 3 - Monday, Dec. 10 2012

The bidding for each quilt will start at $50 and each 7-day auction week starts and ends at 9:00 pm Eastern. Search "Quilt Alliance" on ebay.com during the auction period for that quilt. Please note: Before and after the auction period the quilts are not viewable (eBay only posts items included in live auctions--no archives or scheduled auctions are viewable).

Next year's theme is TWENTY.

Celebrate the Quilt Alliance's 20th anniversary by making and donating a quilt that celebrates TWENTY: the numeral, the concept, the quantity, the word--it's up to you and your imagination. All entries should be 20" x 20". Entries must be postmarked by May 1, 2013.

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It's a little bit late in the day, but Alex and Ricky want to wish you a Happy Halloween from Houston! And peeking out from the behind them on the left is the 2013 Block of the Month...stay tuned for more on that!

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Sherry Reynolds' quilt, America, Let It Shine, has won more awards. She has taken the Grand Prize at the International Quilt Festival in Houston! Congratulations Sherry! Can't wait to see what you do next.

Some of the other shows where her quilt has won awards include the AQS Lancaster show, where it won Best Machine Workmanship and at the Machine Quilters Exposition, where it won Best of Show. This quilt is no stranger to awards and in this quick interview taped at Road to California 2012, Sherry talks about winning Viewer's Choice at Road to California and also about the historical references in her quilt.

There was a harp right next to her quilt.  Sorry it is so loud.  It is not our added music.

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What's in a name?  A new Gammill® Sit Down Machine and you could win one of your very own!

Are you good with names?  Then put your skills to use and give Gammill your best name suggestion.  "Like" their Facebook page, fill out the form and you could be one of the first to own a brand new Gammill^® Sit Down Machine, valued at $7,000!

Remember, you must "Like" their Facebook page, do not submit your name in the Daily Blog comments.  

Let's Make Sure A TQS Member Wins!

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The 5th Annual High Fiber Under Five Exhibit is being held October 20 - November 4, 2012 at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose, CA.

For the past four years High Fiber has been the Museum’s signature benefit art sale created to generate support for both fiber artists and the Museum. A juried exhibition, High Fiber is an inspiring showcase for a wide variety of textile art forms including quilts, jewelry, tapestries, wall-hangings, sculpture, and wearable art where fiber plays a prominent role. All of the art in this exhibition is for sale at $500 or less, with a designated percentage of the proceeds donated to the Museum.

An secondary exhibit, FiberShots, is an additional opportunity for the public to purchase fiber art. FiberShots will feature 15” x 15” artful fiber work—traditional and contemporary/non-traditional—that will be sold for $100, directly in support of the Museum.

Executive Director Christine Jeffers notes, "It is our mission to promote the craft and history of textile and fiber art. This event presents a broad representation of fiber art and allows members of the public to purchase a piece, take it home, and become advocates for fiber art."

Artists included are: Candice Abraham, B. J. Adams, Pamela G. Allen, Deborah E. Babin, Nancy L. Bardach, Stella K. Belikiewicz, Lynne Brotman, Leslie Carabas, Dotti Cichon, Sandra Palmer Ciolino, Linda J. Cline, Leslie Coe, Carol Coohey, Judith Crespo, Thomas Cronenberg, Yael David-Cohen, Virginia Davis, Alma I. de la Melena Cox, Giny Dixon, Radka Donnell, Sandi Goldstein, Gloria J. Grandy, Wendy Huhn, Jill Jensen, Deborah Johnson, Gwen Jones, Ms. Joy-Lily, Lisa Kerpoe, Marjan Kluepfel, Lynn Koolish, Linda Laird, Janice Lessman-Moss, Moxie Lieberman, Marcia Manzo, Therese L. May, Pam Moore, Dominie M. Nash, Sheila O'Hara, Ellen Oppenheimer, Carole I. Parker, Gabrielle J. Pescador, Wen Redmond, Rowland Ricketts, Michael F. Rohde, Elena Rosenberg, Daniel S. Rouse, Mary M. Sandbothe, Christa M. Schreiber, Joan Schulze, Judy Shelton, Wendeanne Ke`aka Stitt, Linda Syverson Guild, Claudia Tait, Connie Tiegel, Debbie Tislau, Judith Trager, Susan Walen, Catherine L. Waltz, Allyson Weir, Katy J, Widger, Isabelle Wiessler, Shea Wilkinson, Erin M. Wilson.

The Exhibit is sponsored by:

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Our friends at Gammill are having a contest and they want you to come up with a name and that's all we can say until tomorrow, October 27.  If your "name" is chosen you will Realize Your Dream. 

We can say there is a great prize attached to the name and because it is from Gammill, you are going to love everything else attached to the name as well.

Come back tomorrow at 9:30am PST to The Daily Blog for the big announcement & details on how to enter and discover, "what's in a name?"

Please don't post comments to the Daily Blog today - there will be instructions tomorrow on how to enter the contest!