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All kinds of people stopped by the TQS booth in Houston.  Do you recognize them?  Were you there too?  Scroll down to see some of the friends who stopped by.

Alex, Sherry Reynolds - Best of Show Winner and TQS Member, and Ricky

Alex and David Taylor (Episode 406)

Julie Silber, Joe Cunningham (our very 1st TQS Guest - Episode 101), and Alex

Roberta Horton, Mary Mashuta (from the TQS Road Trip - Episode 213) and Alex

Sarah Vedeler (TQS BOM 2012 Designer, classroom instructor, and Episode 904) and Alex

Ricky, Hollis Chatelaine (IQA Award Winner) and Alex

Sue Nickels and Pat Holly (TQS 2013 BOM Designers - Episodes 402 & 608)

Our lovely TQS members at the daily 1pm Meet-Up.

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If you are in Iowa you might want to visit...

Masterworks from the American Folk Art Museum  - November 3, 2012 - February 3, 2013, at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, Iowa - Organized by the American Folk Art Museum

(Holly Hocks Quilt - Eva G. Rex - dated 1944 - original photo by Gavin Ashworth, New York)

To learn more about the exhibit, click here.

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The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Iniative offered 2, 185 quilts for sale at the Houston International Quilt Festival this year.  They sold 1,597 quilts and raised $75,000.  This represents the largest amount of money raised by the AAQI at one time ever. They beat last year by $13,000. Most importantly, this means more money for research. Their Scientific Advisory Board is considering three grant applications right now for funding.

To read more about their record-breaking exhibit and sale, click here

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Hey all you Modern Quilters!  Did you know that TQS has an episode with two pioneers in the field? Yep, Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle were featured in Episode 206: Show Your Colors, "Feeling" Your Color Choices. Weeks and Bill are owners of the Modern Quilt Studio where they create one-of-a-kind and limited edition contemporary quilts.

Weeks and Bill also have two books available from C&T Publishing: Quilts Made Modern and Transparency Quilts.

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The 5th Annual High Fiber Exhibit Benefit Art Exhibition and Sale at the San Jose Musem of Quilts and Textiles  is continuing through November 4, 2012 and is available to you online!  Click here to learn more.

The final selection of 262 works by sixty-five artists presented in High Fiber, have been created by nationally known and emerging artists, and include a variety of styles. From intimate to quirky, serious to fun, singular examples or a series the works provide textural, color, and conversation.

Artists included are:  Candice Abraham, B. J. Adams, Pamela G. Allen, Deborah E. Babin, Nancy L. Bardach, Stella K. Belikiewicz, Lynne Brotman, Leslie Carabas, Dotti Cichon, Sandra Palmer Ciolino, Linda J. Cline, Leslie Coe, Carol Coohey, Judith Crespo, Thomas Cronenberg, Yael David-Cohen, Virginia Davis, Alma I. de la Melena Cox, Giny Dixon, Radka Donnell, Nancy Erickson, Sandi Goldstein, Gloria J. Grandy, Wendy Huhn, Jill Jensen, Deborah Johnson, Gwen Jones, Ms. Joy-Lily, Lisa Kerpoe, Marjan Kluepfel, Lynn Koolish, Linda Laird, Janice Lessman-Moss, Moxie Lieberman, Marcia Manzo, Therese L. May, Pam Moore, Dominie M. Nash, Sheila O'Hara, Ellen Oppenheimer, Pamela Palma, Carole I. Parker, Gabrielle J. Pescador, Wen Redmond, Rowland Ricketts, Michael F. Rohde, Elena Rosenberg, Daniel S. Rouse, Mary M. Sandbothe, Christa M. Schreiber, Joan Schulze, Judy Shelton, Wendeanne Ke`aka Stitt, Linda Syverson Guild, Claudia Tait, Connie Tiegel, Debbie Tislau, Judith Trager, Susan Walen, Catherine L. Waltz, Allyson Weir, Katy J, Widger, Isabelle Wiessler, Shea Wilkinson, Erin M. Wilson.

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Have you had a chance to watch the Sally Collins video?  There are only a few days left to enjoy this wonderful video full of tips and tricks to make your piecing precise and on-point.  October 31 is your last chance to watch!

Chapters have been added to the video to save you time if you are looking for a particular technique.

Sally's books, including The Art of Machine Piecing and Mastering Preicision Piecing, can be found at C&T Publishing.

Not a member? This is a great time to sign up:

• Star Membership for 1 full year--that's more than 30 shows!
  
• FREE past series of your choice--13 additional shows!
• 2012 Legend Show in December 2012--it's going to be fantastic!!
• $3 Automatic discount makes it $39.95 for a FULL YEAR (less than the price of a single class elsewhere!)

The Computer Will Insert Your $3 Discount Automatically! Click on the button to get started.

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The Hollywood Costume Exhibit is now open at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Sponspored by Harry Winston, Jeweller to the Stars, This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see over 100 of the most iconic costumes in the history of film-making. Hollywood Costume explores the most beloved characters in Hollywood history and gives an insight on the role of the costume designer. The exhibition includes costumes from many of the greatest films of all time including The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, plus recent releases including Pirates of the Carribean and The Iron Lady.

The exhibition runs from October 20, 2012 - January 27, 2013.  For a four week loan only, until November 18, you can see the original Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.  The slippers are on loan from the National Museum of American History.

For more information regarding the exhibition, click here.

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We had so much fun doing this before, we are going to do it again!

It's that time of year when the ghosts, goblins, and ghouls descend upon your neighborhood. TQS would like to see what you've created to scare away some of these ghastly apparitions.

Come and share your spooky quilt, your enchanted tablerunner, or your truly terrifying table topper. Simply go to the THE FORUM on the navigation bar and go to Scrap Bag: Everything Else: Halloween Show & Tell. It's simple to upload a photo to the Forum.

Select the Upload attachment tab on the middle section of your screen. Hit the Choose File button to select the photo off of your computer and then press the Add the file button. That's all there is to it.

If you want to know what your post is going to look like, hit the Preview button. Once you are happy with your post, hit the Submit button and you're done. 

This is the time to put on a frightening show! Come on, scare us to death!

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According to the October 16 C&T Publishing Blog, The City Quilter was selected by Zagat’s 2013 New York City Shopping Guide as the best “fabric/notions” store in New York City in the just-published 2013 edition.  It was also one of a handful receiving the designation of “Zagat Top Spot” stores that had the “highest ratings, popularity and importance.”

Here is what Zagat’s Guide had to say:

The “quilt addicted” find their “paradise” at this recently expanded “fabric supermarket” in the Chelsea art district, “showcasing the newest trends” for serious crafters and stocking beautiful cotton fabrics (including NYC-themed prints), notions, patterns and books; expert sales people teach classes and welcome newcomers into “a real community of stitchers”, and a separate gallery devoted to contemporary art quilts is worth a visit alone.

Captain John and Alex were there last year when the ArtQuilt Gallery•NYC, the gallery located next The City Quilter was getting ready to open. John took this video when they stopped by to see Cathy Izzo and Dale Riehl, co-owners of The City Quilter as they were preparing for the opening of the gallery and an exhibit by Daphne Taylor.

Coming next to the gallery is Judi Blaydon / Variations - pieced quilts and fabric altars from November 6 to December 15, 2012.  A gallery talk takes place on Tuesday, November 6 at 6pm.

Don't forget to stop by and visit when you are in NYC.

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Look who we ran across at PIQF last weekend, it's Verna Mosquera of The Vintage Spool. She was a guest in Episode 806: Having it All with Hand Applique. Verna shared her newest quilt, Secret Garden, which can be created as a block of the month (frame not included).  Wouldn't it be wonderful for spring?

The pattern for her quilt is available at www.thevintagespool.com.