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Leave it to TQS members to come up with some great ideas for organization in their sewing rooms. If you want to tidy up your room, take a look. If you need more help and a bit more description, go to the Getting Organized Show & Tell. You can always find this and other Show & Tell areas under the Quilt Gallery tab on the navigation bar.
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Celebrate today with us - If a Pirate were a quilter what would he or she say?
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Spring is here! No wait, it's Autumn, that means Quilting in the Garden in Livermore, CA, is almost here. This wonderful quilt show is hosted by Alden Lane Nursery and In Between Stitches Quilt & Gift Store. The dates are September 25-26, 2010 from 9am - 4pm. Featured artists this year are Sue Nickels, Denise Sheehan, Elizabeth Scott, Jeff Krause, and Romy Tam, along with author, Nancy Clause, and featured teachers: Tracy Souza and Sandra Mollon. Oh, and let's not forget our very own Alex Anderson!
There will be classes and lectures, special projects for first time quilters (and one for kids), as well as beautiful quilts and an outdoor setting that will take your breath away.
We thought we'd entice you to join us by showing a few of the fun things from year's gone by.
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Our TQS Members have done it again. Our members, mamaspark, geoquilter, featheredstar, and mkdquilts, represent 4 of the 15 finalists in the McCall's Quilt Design Star contest. Chosen from over 140 submissions, they now have to participate in three different challenges in order to win the grand prize. Each challenge round is judged by a panel as well as you, the quilting public. Voting begins for Challenge #1, September 15. 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.
To learn more about all 15 finalists, click here.
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While California is celebrating 160 years of being a state, a quilting treasure from California's sesquicentennial, is going back on exhibit at the California Museum. The quilt created to honor the Golden State's 150 anniversary has been "resting" and will be featured in a new exhibit this September. Click on quilt to enjoy the video from KCRA.com.
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The Alliance for American Quilts has announced four more chances to see the "New from Old" quilts before they are auctioned on eBay beginning October 25. The Original Sewing and Quilt Expo will be showing this amazing collection at their fall shows in Chantilly, Virginia, Atlanta, Georgia (Georgia Quilt Show), Kansas City, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota. For those of you who won't get a chance to see them in person, here are some more of these truly fabulous, 16" x 16" masterpieces. You'll even recognize a few TQS friends, I think I spotted Patsy Thompson in there.
Show Dates:
September 30, October 1 & 2: Chantilly, Virginia
October 14, 15 & 16, 2010: Georgia Quilt Show in Atlanta, Georgia
October 21, 22 & 23, 2010: Kansas City, Missouri
November 11, 12 & 13, 2010: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ebay Auction Dates:
Auction #1: Monday, Oct. 25 - Monday, Nov. 1 2010
Auction #2: Monday, Nov. 8 - Monday, Nov. 15 2010
Auction #3: Monday, Nov. 15 - Monday, Nov. 22 2010
Auction #4: Monday, Nov. 29 - Monday, Dec. 6 2010
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The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative hopes for several Home Runs in the World Series Quilt Challenge. Eight heavy hitters in the quilting world, including our own Ricky Tims, created 16" x 16" quilts to fight Alzheimer's. These quilts will be up for grabs in an online auction November 1-10, 2010 at www.AlzQuilts.org.
Click here to see the auction and read the stories behind the quilts. The team which raises the most money will be declared the Champions. The quilter whose quilt raises the most money will win the MVP award.
If you wish to see the quilts in person, they will be on exhibit at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, November 3-7, 2010.
The American Quilt League - Hollis Chatelain, John Flynn, Becky Goldsmith, and Sue Nickels.
The National Quilt League - Caryl Bryer Fallert, Judy Mathieson, Mary Sorensen, and Ricky Tims.
You may also ROOT for your favorite players for as little as $1.00. By rooting for your favorite player, you can make a donation without bidding on their quilt. It's a way to make a donation to the AAQI and to cheer on your favorite players. The money collected from this WILL be counted as part of the total dollar amount raised by each player in their league.
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As most of you know my daughter Adair is an 8th grade teacher. While she claims she is not a quilter (note the word CLAIM) - look what I found in her classroom. A paper quilt that the students made regarding a unit about the Underground Railroad - OK - so she may not be a "quilter" - but how does Quilt Teacher fit into the equation?
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Hello Quilt Campers! This week's Make It Monday project is a Fabric File Folder from Terrie Sandelin (Episode 511). This fun and stylish folder is sure to get noticed when going to meeting, retreat, or other event. We hope you have enjoyed all of the projects and tutorials we have shared over the summer. Be sure to visit our Projects page here for this and all of the other Make It Monday collection.
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Quilt artist, teacher, and author, Katie Pasquini Masopust let TQS behind the scenes of one of her color theory classes. Katie discussed the workings of a color wheel, different types of color schemes, and the components that make up different types of compositions. The participants had a great time playing with hundreds of 2 1/2" squares which they used to make color wheels and compositions.
Have you ever taken a class on color? Did you find it useful to your quilt-making process? What was the most important thing you learned in the class?
To learn more about Katie, visit her website, www.Katiepm.com.
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