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In recognition of the Royal Wedding of William and Kate, TQS presents a selection of wedding and anniversary quilts made by our creative TQS members.  This is just a small sampling of the over 200 wedding and anniversary quilts that can be found in the TQS Quilt Gallery.  Every single one of these quilts has a great story behind it and if you want to learn the story (like why a wedding quilt has an elephant on it), you can search the quilt gallery by the name of the quilt and/or its maker.

If you want to learn more about the quilt that Alex made for Joey and Shelly, click here.

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Best of Show 2010-Sunset and Sandhill Cranes by Joanne Baeth

The Denver National Quilt Festival VI opens today, April 28 and runs through May 1.  It will be held at the Denver Merchandise Mart.

There will be many special exhibits including Bonnie Leman's Anniversary Sampler created in 1994 in anticipation of the Quilter's Newsletter Magazine's 25th Anniversary.  Forty-nine of Bonnie's friends contributed to the large center blocks including those by Paula Nadelstern, Jinny Beyer, Nancy Crow. The sixty border blocks were made by her children, other family members, and the staff of Leman Publications.  Since it was a group project, there were a few problems along the way, but all was resolved and the quilt was presented to Bonnie on the anniversary date of September 21st. This quilt was a complete surprise to Bonnie and she kept it displayed in her home for the rest of her life. You won't want to miss seeing this quilt.

Teachers this year include: Bobbie and Joel Bergquist, Debora Konchinsky, Dierdra McElry, Jeananne Wright, Karen Turchan, Marjan Kluepful, and Pepper Cory.  And as always, there will be vendors galore.

(P.S.  Keep your eyes open, you might run into TQS Editors Lilo Bowman or Mary Kay Davis loose on the show floor.)

Viewer's Choice Winner 2010-The Quilt Show by Laura Peterson

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If you like quilts or cats, you'll love this little book,  A Black and White Tale. Ann Fahl and Jacquie Scuitto first started to work on this project in 2006.  Ann already had quite a few quilts about her cat Oreo and she needed a story line to pull them all together.  Jacquie Scuitto the quilt muse, was just the person for the job.

Five years later Ann became a publisher and the book a reality. The story follows Oreo through her daily routine;  breakfast, her morning bath, taking a walk in the garden, and guess where she gets a drink of water? This full color book shows each of 34 quilts in beautiful detail, down to the beads. At the end of the book there are descriptions and back stories of each quilt. This is an entertaining book, small is size, yet packed full of 10 years of quilt making. It is a perfect gift for yourself or another quilter.

You may remember Ann's appearance on Episode 111 – The Purrfect Quilt. She brought many of these quilts with her but left Oreo the cat at home. Each one of the quilts can also be seen in the cat gallery on her website, where the book can be purchased.  You can also find Ann's blog by clicking here.

See Ann's Show right now with your membership.  Ann's show and David Taylor's show will both be added to your membership when you renew before April 30.

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While visiting Asilomar, Alex came across this exhibit at Back Porch Fabrics of some of Gwen Marston's quilts. The exhibit titled, "Abstract Quilts in Solids" runs through April 23, 2011. To learn more about Gwen and her work, click here.  You can get an autographed copy of her latest book, Liberated Quiltmaking II, by clicking here.

(Where possible we have included the name of the quilt.)

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Colorado is Ricky Tims' current home and he made sure that Alex visited the Garden of the Gods Park.  Lilo also is from Colorado Springs and told Alex to bypass the T-shirts in the front of the Trading Post and head right for the good stuff in the back.

 Alex & John both found "rocks" they were interested in.

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Come join in the fun of the Amazing Easter Egg Hunt.

Aurifil, AccuQuilt, andThe Quilt Show have hidden three codes on their Facebook pages  (You'll have to join Facebook to play.)  Go to their Facebook pages, find the codes, and follow their directions on how to enter the contest.  Prizes will be drawn April 25th.

Find these codes and you'll have the opportunity to win one of three Amazing prizes which include:

• Aurifil Variety^TM Suitcase Pack (includes 216 spools of thread)
• AccuQuilt GO! Baby^TM Fabric Cutter PLUS 10 GO! Baby-compatible dies of our choice with cutting mats
• 1 Year Membership to TheQuiltShow.com with a Series 7 DVD and a 24" Monitor.

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Recently Alex jumped at the chance to a take a class with Susan Carlson through Empty Spools seminars at Asilomar.  You'll be astounded by the student work aided by the guidance of this award-winning teacher.  So much so, you'll probably want to take a class yourself. So watch the video and then head on over and watch, Episode 801: Painting with Fabric. You'll see why everyone wants to learn from Susan.

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Ricky Tims & Alex Anderson celebrate living The Quilt Life in six fun-filled issues every year. Published by the American Quilter’s Society, The Quilt Life inspires you to curl up, feed your artistic expression and soothe your soul!

Subscribe today and pay only $20 for a full year. This 20% off discount is only for The Quilt Show customers, and expires April 30, 2011.  It is also valid for renewals.

Be sure to enter code TQ0 when you order to receive the discount.

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Enjoy a collection of Jo Morton's vintage-inspired quilts and a peek at her cat, Chloe.

For more fun, watch Celebrate the Past (and Future) with TQS! Episode 808 where Jo unveils super suggestions for success with color and terrific tips for accurate piecing.

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Here are the Ladies (and Gentlemen) of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Triangles Exchange as they spend the weekend sorting over 230,000 triangles from 600 quilters.  Over 30 quilters helped to sort.  Let's give them all a big pat on the back!  

We can't wait to see what you create with your HSTs. Don't forget to post your projects in Show & Tell.