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Let's make 2012 a Crazy Year!
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Are You A Crazy One? (Narration by Steve Jobs)
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Let's make 2012 a Crazy Year!
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Have you entered your quilt into the TQS Baby Quilt Contest? Over 118 TQS Members have submitted their lovable quilt designs. Click on the button below to see them all.
The Deadline is April 1st and we are not April Foolin'!
If you haven't entered yet, here are the rules:
It's a Girl! Lev Anderson (Lev means heart in Hebrew) was born weighing in at 8 pounds 1 ounce - she is healthy and happy.
Alex and John will judge the winner based on your photograph, so take a good photo! (Watch Episode 807 - Shhh!!! A Prize-winning Quilter Shares Some Secrets with Ronda Beyer and Gregory Case. Gregory gives you tips on how to take a quality quilt photo.) Submit your entry into Baby Quilt Contest in the Show & Tell area.
The 1st place winner will receive a signed copy of Alex's Baby Quilts with Love and a selection of fabric from her new fabric line for P&B Textiles, Leila Rose. (You can find a copy of Alex's baby book on her website.) Second and Third place winners will receive TQS Super Goodie Bags.
Click here for Posey Patch a free pattern using Leila Rose fabric from P & B Textiles.
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The Textile Museum in Washington D.C. is hosting a new exhibit. Woven Treasures of Japan's Tawaraya Workshop will run March 23 through August 12, 2012.
Japan has a remarkably refined textile tradition, and for centuries the Japanese have admired the silks produced in the Nishijin neighborhood of Kyoto as the epitome of beauty and opulence.
Tawaraya is one of Nishijin’s oldest and most illustrious workshops. The exhibit was organized with the help of Mr. Hyoji Kitagaway, the 18th generation head of the Tawaraya, himself designated as a Living National Treasure.
Woven Treasures will feature some of the sumptuous pieces created in the Tawaraya workshop, its history stretching back over 500 years.
Click here for more photos and information.
(Uchigi (ceremonial court robe)
21st century
Silk, woven in the futae-orimono technique
Courtesy of Hyoji Kitagawa)
(Photo: The Textile Museum)
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Hot off the press from The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky:
The National Quilt Museum is pleased to announce the newest exhibit, acCENT! Art Quilts of the United Kingdom. The exhibit features quilts made by some of the most respected contemporary fiber artists in the United Kingdom. On exhibit for the first time in the United States, this exceptional exhibit has already gained acclaim in Europe.
These stunning and innovative quilts encompass a diverse range of topics. Some of the pieces address serious issues in the United Kingdom including politics, crime, health concerns, and the role of the police force in society. In contrast, some of the other quilts on exhibit are much more abstract. "More than anything, the styles, techniques, and materials used will challenge American audiences. For example, a quilt in the exhibit entitled Inspiration, by Becky Knight, is predominantly made out of newspaper clippings," Museum CEO Frank Bennett remarked. "We are very excited to get this exhibit. It really shows how diverse cultural influences impact artists." acCENT! Art Quilts of the UK will be on exhibit at The National Quilt Museum from March 16 to June 12, 2012.
For additional information, click here.
(photo: The National Quilt Museum)
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It's time to design your Barn Quilt block for the new AccuQuilt headquarters in Omaha!
AccuQuilt will choose one lucky winner to receive a $1,000 AccuQuilt Shopping Spree along with a trip for two to Omaha, Nebr., to visit their new headquarters for the public unveiling of the contest-winning barn quilt design. Winners will be announced at the AQS Quilt Show & Contest in Paducah, Ky., on April 25-28, 2012. The owners of the Top 100 Block designs chosen to be included in the voting process will each win $25 in AccuQuilt Rewards Points.
The Design deadline is Monday, April 9, 2012. No purchase is necessary to win. You many enter as many times as you like. All you need is a digital of your design in .pdf, .jpg, .gif or .eps format.
Click here for Rules and Entry Form.
Prizes include:
Grand Prize Package worth $3,450
One winner will receive:
$1,000 AccuQuilt Shopping Spree - Your choice of AccuQuilt product!
Round trip for two to Omaha, Nebr. for an unveiling ceremony for your design on the AccuQuilt offices. The unveiling date is scheduled to occur June 22, 2012.
2 tickets to the 2nd Annual Let's GO! Quilt Retreat in Fremont on June 20-21, 2012 for you and a friend.
Trip includes 3-night hotel stay (one room for three nights) in Fremont, Neb.
Runner-up Prize Package worth $550
One winner will receive:
$250 AccuQuilt Gift Certificate - Your choice of AccuQuilt product!
1 ticket to the 2nd Annual Let's GO! Quilt Retreat in Fremont on June 20-21, 2012.
100 Prize Packages for Top 100 Blocks
Each winner will receive:
$25 in AccuQuilt Rewards Points
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The Visions Art Museum presents art quilts, fiber, and textile exhibitions throughout the year at the NTC Promenade, the arts and culture district of Liberty Station in San Diego, California.
Recyled Circles is a fabric class presented by Jane LaFazio who wrote about this technique in "Cloth Paper Scissors" magazine in March 2009.
In the class you'll learn to create a unique art quilt from your cloth scraps. It is a wonderful class for beginners and a great introduction to art quilting.
Class will be held on Monday, April 9th from 9am-4pm. The cost is $100.
Advance registration is required, call the museum at 619-546-4872. To learn more, click here.
(Recycled Circles by Jane LaFazio)
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OK - we know this is a quilting site - BUT...sometimes you just have to celebrate new beginnings - Lev Anderson (Lev means heart in Hebrew) was born in the middle of the night to proud parents Joey and Shelly. Weighing in at 8 pounds 1 ounce - she is healthy, happy and sure to turn our world upside down!
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Blanche Young and Helen Frost have been creating inspired Lone Star designs for more than 30 years. They developed an innovative strip-piecing technique and are always discovering new variations of the star design. This exhibit, presented at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, 2012, showcases the progression of their designs from their early work to today.
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All of the quilts are featured in their new book, All-Star Quilts: 10 Strip-Pieced Lone Star Sparklers from our friends at C&T Publishing.
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The Three Selected Winners!!
With the variety of the activities that Sunbonnet could be doing this summer, it was very hard to decide on three winners for an upcoming article in The Quilt Life magazine. Ricky, Come See What I Found (by sforster395) was just one clever example of the creative entries that were submitted. Each of the three selected winners will receive a feature in the printed issue of TQL in addition to a bag of Ricky's delicious hand-dyed scraps.
All ten finalists will be featured in TQL Blog. A big thanks goes out to all that participated.
Finalists selected:
Ricky, Come See What I Found-sforster395
Sunbonnet Sue and Friend-PatHobbs
Patriotic Sue-clhughey
Tubing with Sue-need2sew
Sunbonnet Sue at the Beach-ckartist
Surfer Sue-valerieg
Ulster Sue Playing Camogie-hatsepsut
Scuba Sue-sghsgh
Jet Setter Sue-elaineann
Summer Fun-gmatloff
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A leprechaun told us that St. Patrick's Day is just around the corner and has decided to give us a pot of gold with these wonderful quilts celebrating Ireland and St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy a bit of the green from our very own TQS members. All of these quilts can be found in the TQS Quilt Gallery.
If you'd like to learn more about the stories of the individual quilts or their makers, click here for the Quilt Gallery or use the Quilt Gallery button on the navigational bar. You can then search for quilts by member name, quilt block type, title, etc. using the Advanced Search located under the quilt in the upper right.
If you are a Star Member you can learn more about the quilts of Denise Labadie, click here for Episode 106 - A Touch of Ireland.
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