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Stitch Bible by twiglet                                               Raindrops on Hostas by Mirkwood

Spurred on by Carol Ann Waugh's recent Stupendous Stitching show (Episode 1011), TQS member twiglet created her own awesome stitching bible cover. 

We love seeing your creative ideas, so be sure to share them in either the Gallery or Show & Tell.

 
Waterlily by sewbearnuts                                         Thread Painted Vase by DebbieMac

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TQS guest, Susan Brubaker Knapp, made a visit to the 2012 International Quilt Festival Africa.  She is sharing some of her photos from the show and a trip she made to Kruger National Park where the wild animals were not in short supply.

Click here to see more photos from Susan.

You can watch Susan in Episode 901: State-of-the-Art Quilting: Tradition Meets Innovation where she demonstrates her method for making consistently sized vines and her techniques for needle-turn applique. She also shows how she designs and creates a quilt using an original photo and her computer.

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Enjoy a few more treats from two exhibits at the International Quilt Festival in Long Beach. The first quilts are from the "In the American Tradition 2011" exhibit. Quilts in this exhibit are clearly based on a documented 20th century or earlier American design or pattern.  The last few are from  "Hands All Around 2011" which features the work of artists from all around the world.

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It's sneaking up on you...Quilting in the Garden at the Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, CA is just around the corner.  For two wonderful days in September, the 22nd and 23rd, this lovely garden hangs quilts from the highest trees and offers quilting classes and garden tours to everyone!

Watch Judy in Episode 707: Stellar Star Circles

This year the featured artists are Judy Mathieson and "See How We Sew" craftswomen/bloggers Christie Batterman, Laura Nownes, Jennifer Rounds, and Darra Williamson (a few of these ladies have visited with TQS before).  They will be bringing a number of their beautiful quilts for all to enjoy.

Watch Laura in Episode 710: Conquering the Y-seam Tumble

Watch Darra in Episode 805: Feed Sacks, Fun, and Old Friends: Quilts of the 1930s

The Livermore Amador Valley Garden Club is offering a garden and quilt tour which includes 10 or more beautiful and unique gardens. Join them on Saturday or Sunday (your ticket is good both days) to enjoy the gardens and the quilts of Linda Schmidt. The tour begins at Alden Lane.

For more information, click here.

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When TQS guest artist, Cheryl Lynch visited Israel she went to the Or Torah Synagogue in Acco (Acre). It is also known as the Djerba Synagogue.  It was built in 1955 and is covered with millions of mosaics which have been manufactured at Kibbutz Eilon. The mosaics depict scenes of everything from Biblical stories to wildlife. The Synagogue also has 140 stained glass windows and a dome.  The front three doors are made of pure silver.

Cheryl is known for her striking tile-inspired quilts and you'll see some inspiration in these photos.  Go to Cheryl's website.

Cheryl is featured in Episode 811: Quilt a Fiesta with Tile-Inspired Quilts.

Order Cheryl's Book  

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Congratulations to the winners of our contest with Betty and Florrie:

You may remember Florrie and Betty, whom we met several years ago at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. (Learn more here.) Join us as these charming 'little' ladies take us on a tour of their "neck of the woods" in the north of England.

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Need inspiration to get started, keep working on, or just enjoy your TQS BOM?  Take a look at what some of your fellow members have submitted to the BOM Show & Tell.  Each quilt is as different as the member who made it and as spectacular as well.

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Jan Krentz has invited us to take a look at her home studio.  If you think her quilts are amazing, what until you see where she works.

Watch Jan work in the TQS studio in Episode 1103:  The Skinny on Stripes.

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Bernina provides a beautiful machine for TheQuiltShow.com set in Boulder, Colorado.  Watch the excitement as Ricky & Alex open the box.