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It is the third week of the The Alliance for American Quilts auction on Ebay. All proceeds from the sales of these quilts goes to support the AAQ and its projects, including Quilter's S.O.S. - Save our Stories and the Quilt Index.

Each quilt is 16" x 16" and reflects the theme, Alliances: People, Patterns, Passion which celebrates cooperative relationships that work toward a common goal.

This week a number of TQS Members have a quilt up for auction.  Here are some of their quilts.

On the left from Michael Michalski (BKLYNMIKE) is Kusudama.  On the right from Dana Lynch (DLQUILTER) is Pathways of Opportunity.

The bidding for each quilt starts at $50. This auction will run from November 28 through December 5. You can pay by credit card, PayPal or check (you'll need to notify the AAQ if you want to pay by check.)

To see the quilts that are currently up for auction, click here.

To learn more and see all the quilts, click here.

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Maria Elkins won the Fairfield Master Award for Contemporary Artistry in Houston.  Sharon Pederson finds out how this wonderful quilt came to life.

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Have you been following along with the TQS Basting Event?  If you have, then you'll know who likes to use 505 Basting Spray and now is your chance to win a can!

Just submit an email to BastingSpray@thequiltshow.com type "505" in the subject line.  Tell us who likes to use this spray and you'll be entered into the drawing.  TQS Members only please!

Six lucky winners will be chosen at random.

Hurry, contest ends Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at Midnight PST.

If you've missed any of the Basting Blogs, simply go to the Daily Blog and enter Basting into the Search For box.

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Here are more award winning quilts from the International Quilt Festival in Houston 2011 along with a number of close-ups, and in some cases the quilter herself.

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Here are the fabulous, "Be Colourful!" quilts of Jacqeline de Jonge.  This dazzling array will knock your socks off!

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Sharon Pederson interviews Keiko Morihiro.

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The Houston International Quilt Festival is not all about quilts.  There are some fabulous garments created for the show using intricate quilting, piecing, and embellishment techniques.  Here are just a few of these garments. You'll notice work by Rami Kim and Renae Haddadin, both of whom have been guests here at TQS.

Watch Episode 703: Tools of the Trade with Rachel Clark and Renae Haddadin.

Watch Episode 607: Folded-fabric Elegance with Rami Kim.

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This year the TQS Dinner in Houston was held at the Don Patron Bar and Grill.  Over sixty TQS members showed up to celebrate with friends.  Carol Moellers was kind enough to share pictures of the evening, with guest appearances from Margo's thank you quilt, a Sisterhood of the Traveling Triangles sorting hat, and even a few gentlemen along for a good time.  They all had so much fun, a TQS convention might be in order for next year. What do you think?