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One of the advantages of being a TQS member is that you get to see exhibits that might not normally be shown online. SAQA: Creative Force 2010 is one of those exhibits. TQS was allowed to photograph the exhibit at the Houston International Quilt Festival. Here is a taste of that wonderful exhibition of art quilts by the Studio Art Quilts Associates, a non-profit international organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation. 

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Alex, Ricky, Justin & John along with Lilo & Mary Kay  want to thank you for allowing us into your homes and lives.  

Now, tell us one quick thing you are thankful for or your favorite thankful quote.      

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The latest auction for the Alliance for American Quilts is ending today.  Now is your chance to purchase a real beauty of a quilt and help out the AAQ all at the same time.  In this batch of quilts is the First Place Winner by our own TQS member, Michael Michalski.  You may recognize other TQS members names as well.  Here are the quilts currently up for auction.  To bid, simply go to Ebay.com and enter Alliance for American Quilts in the search area.

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How would you like to win a fabric pack from P&B Textiles featuring Alex' new line, Redwork Rendezvous? 10 Lucky Winners will have four beautiful fat quarters to add to their stash.  It's Easy.  Just email to Redwork@thequiltshow.com  (copy and paste into your address bar if it's not automatic) and put "Fabric Pack" in the subject line.  One entry per person.  The contest ends Monday night midnight Pacific Time.

Here's your chance to win some of Alex' fabulous new fabric to give as a gift, or maybe just keep for yourself. (Fabrics will vary from pack to pack.)

But wait, there's more!  P&B is giving away a free pattern featuring Redwork Redezvous. Just click on the pattern below to download your copy.  Thank you P&B Textiles!

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How good are you at searching on Google?

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As you know, three TQS members, geoquilter, featheredstar, and mkdquilts, have made it to Round 2 in the McCall's Quilt Design Star contest.  They were given 10 fat quarters from which to create a quilt larger than 24" x 24." Each quilt had to use at least 8 of the fat quarters and make up at least 50% of the top of the quilt.  

Each challenge round is judged by a panel as well as you, the quilting public. You'll have a tough time deciding as there are some really spectacular quilts this round. Voting has begun for Challenge #2 and runs through November 29. You can vote daily. Click here to vote for your favorite.  When you reach the page:  Click on the Vote Tab to see the quilts.  

Here's a look at geoquilter's challenge #2 entry, Bouquet for the Birds. You can see her design process by heading over to her blog. There, qeoquilter demonstrates how she shaded her flowers and her thought processes behind the making of her quilt.  She also has some fabulous videos on applique.    

Featheredstar came up with a completely different look for her challenge #2 entry, Who Needs Television.  Isn't it amazing how different the same set of fabrics can look?  To learn more about Featheredstar, click here.

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On November 1, the online quilt auction of the World Series Quilt Challenge for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) began. The auction concluded November 10th.  Each quilt in the auction was  a 16" x 16" masterpiece created by some heavy hitters in the quilting world.  Bidding grew fast and furious during the final hour which resulted in an amazing total of $12,908.56 for the quilts alone.  

Hollis' Chatelain's quilt, Tangled, led the bidding with a final offer of $3,537.56.  Hollis was part of the American Quilt League along with John Flynn's Heart of the Storm, Becky Goldsmith's When I am empty, and Sue Nickels' Tiny Tea at Tenby.  The Grand Total for the quilts for the American Quilt League was $7,043.56.

The National Quilt League was led by Caryl Bryer Fallert's Feather Flower #2 at $2,500, along with Judy Mathieson's Scarlet and Indigo, Mary Sorensen's Late Bloomer, and our own Ricky Tims' Rhapsody for Remembering.  The National Quilt League total for quilts was $5,865.

As of the morning of 11/11, Ricky Tims led the league in ROOTING - WOO HOO! - The rooting won't count for the MVP totals after 11/11, but the AAQI will continue to offer the World Series Earrings until the end of November. Also, CafePress has Tshirts, totes, etc. with quilt images on them.

Now that the "big doings" are over, don't forget that the AAQI has an auction every month, you can continue to help them by either bidding on a quilt or donating one of your own.  To find out more about the monthly auctions and how you can help, click here.

Please pat yourself on the back for making the AAQI the real winner of the auction.

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Were you one of the TQS members who found out about Margo's quilt a little bit too late to participate?  When you heard, did you say "I Didn't Know."  Well, all you IDKers, here's your chance.  You can still send Margo a block to tell her thank you for all she does.   

Here's what you need to know:

• Make any flower block in colors of your choice. Use at least 1 green fabric in the block. Blocks may be pieced, appliquéd, painted, or printed. Fabric should be all cotton and pre-washed. Embroidery is fine, but no embellishments, please. Nothing crunchy, sharp, sticky, etc.
• Block size should be 8" finished. (This is a change from the original quilt.)  If you are unable to make a flower block, Margo has asked that you  just sign a piece of fabric that will fit into an 8" finished space.
• Please sign the front of all blocks, either with embroidery or with a micron-pigma pen. We don't want anything to run! Please include your first and last names and your TQS screen name, your city, and state or county.
• Please send your blocks to:

Margo/Alex Anderson

PMB 139

1141Catalina Drive,

Livermore, CA  94550

• When you send in your block, please provide the following information:  Full name, address, TQS screen name, and E-mail address.  Please include a piece of your green fabric with the block for making a pieced border.
• The deadline is December 15, 2010.

NOW YOU KNOW!!! - Enjoy a few photos of Margo receiving her quilt.  Thank you to Carol Moellers for the photos.

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Keep your eyes on the blog as TQS will be reporting all kinds of happenings from the International Quilt Festival in Houston.

Of course, there will be quilts, but you never know who you are going to come across, or what interesting design is going to come your way.

Keep your eyes peeled, it's gonna be great!

First up, later today, some highlights of the winning quilts, along with close-ups.