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During the first ten days of November the "Feed Dogs" and the "Rotary Blades" will go head-to-head in an online Quilt Auction benefiting the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. To the winners go the spoils: bragging rights for the team and the individual who raises the most money for the AAQI.

Playing for the "Dogs" are Alex Anderson, Hollis Chatelain, Becky Goldsmith, John Flynn, Renae Haddadin, and Sue Nickels.

On the roster for the "Blades" are Caryl Bryer Fallert, Pat Holly, Libby Lehman, Judy Mathieson, Mary Sorensen, and Ricky Tims.

Please bid generously as all profits from the auction of these quilts funds Alzheimer's research. Here are the quilts.  Click here to bid.

If you've been keeping track of the "rooting" standings, Alex is in the lead, Woo Hoo!

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Have you heard of FabMo? They gather beautiful designer fabrics and discontinued samples and then make them available to creative people who support, shools, non-profits, churches and individual initiatives.  It is a non-profit and completely volunteer effort.

There is no direct cost to you, though donations to offset their costs are very much appreciated  The fabrics cannot be sold as is, but can be incorporated  into a project which can then be sold in support of churches, schools, non-profits, or the exercise of individual initiative.

Fabris run the full range from woolens, cottons, silks, linens, synthetics and many blends of these.  Even sheers to upholstery weight and all in between. They also frequently have wallpapers, sample books, hardware, tassels, and more.

To learn more about this interesting organization, click here.

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Have you been called upon to put together a quilt show; maybe the guild president has tapped you on the shoulder and said, "Could you...?"  Did you know that help is available in the form of small red & white book? The Guide to Judged Quilt Shows was written by six National Quilting Association certified quilt judges and a guild judging room chairman.  Some of the topics include:

• How to track and return quilts.
• How to set up a room for efficient quilt judging.
• What to look for in a quilt show venue.
• Ways to categorize quilts for a judged show.
• What to expect from a professional guilt judge.
• A timeline for all events surrounding the quilt show.

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They are showing up everywhere, hanging from trees, exhibited at shows, and found in quilting calendars.  Did you complete the 2009 BOM Stars for a New Day?  Did you submit it to a show?  Did it win a ribbon?

Submit a comment and let's find out how many completed BOMs are out there and whether it has been exhibited or won a ribbon. C'mon on, it's time to show off!

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Coming to the National Quilt Museum, October 7, 2011 to January 13, 2012 is Quilting Reinvented: Longarm Quilters of the 21st Century.  This exhibit will show how longarm quilting has revolutionized the art of quiltmaking.  On display will be work from Marilyn Badger, Renae Haddadin, Richard Larson, Linda McCuean, Sharon Schamber and Linda Taylor.

You can find Linda Taylor teaching longarm quilting in our Classrooms and has a guest in Episode 604: Become a Machine Doodler.

You can watch Renae Haddadin in action in Episode 703: Tools of the Trade featuring Rachel Clark and Renae Haddadin.

And, you can take a peek at their quilts below.

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Now that we have established that Margo and Hanna-Grete are cousins (see Small World), we had to share more excitement this week from our FORUM.

BrinkOfNorway AKA Hanna-Grete:

WooooHooo!  My Cruise-By-Quilting made some attention! This months newsletter by Sons Of Norway has a 2 page article about Hurtigruta and me waving the quilt, the American and Norwegian flag. It also has a picture of me and Jan (fiberwoman) at IQF last year. WooooHooo. If this gets any funnier I dont know what to do!

Click here to go to the newsletter.

To find out more about the Cruise-ByQuilting, click on over to these blogs:

Talk about a Drive-by "Quilting" - All Hands on Deck!

Cruise by Quilting!!!!

and finally

Video of the Cruise by Quilting

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This is such a small world! Margo's last name is Clabo. Her father-in law's name is Fred.
They knew that his family was from Sevier County, Tennessee, but they
also knew that there was a large contingent of Clabos around Duluth, Minnesota.
They hadn't done the research, but assumed that there was a connection, somehow.

One day Margo received an e-mail from Hanne-Grete a TQS member from Narvik, NORDLAND, Norway. You'll all know her as BrinkOfNorway.

Here's the gist of her story.

When visiting with my 95-year old grandmother yesterday, she told a
family history I did not know about. I knew my grandmother's parents went to  Duluth, Minnesota around 1910, and returned back home 4-5 years later with
enough money to buy a small farm:) What I didn't know was that Grandma's uncle
had already settled in Duluth and just came back to Norway to accompany my
great grandparents to the US. A Few years after returning to Norway, the family over
here in Norway lost contact with "uncle". My great grandparents last name was
Klaebo and "uncle's" name was Nils but Grandma thought he used his second name Fred in the US (easier to say I guess).  Learning my missing "uncles" history it suddenly hit me that Clabo would be the perfect English version of the Norwegian last name Klaebo and thought must maybe there was a connection.  I know Grandma would just LOVE it if I find out if her uncle got marreid, had kids and what happened in his life.

So Margo is thinking that she and Hanne-Grete are related, by marriage, and several times removed and that they are cousins.  That's her story and she's sticking to it!

Hanna-Grete is on the left and Margo is on the right. We think we see a family resemblance.

Amazing what TQS and the love of quilting can bring together!

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Fess up, is your sewing room a disaster?  Do you have a million different projects going on at one time?  Or, is your room neat as a pin?  Only one project at a time for you?  Let us know, are you a Ricky's sewing room Before?  Or, a Ricky's sewing room After?

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A lot of quilts these days are strip pieced, made from layer cakes, and quilted in a day.  Is anyone using templates anymore?  Are there times when nothing else will do?  Let us know; Templates, Use 'Em or Lose 'Em?

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Most of us have this problem.  The stash is getting too large.  The ruler bin is full.  We discovered we have enough rotary cutters to fill a tool box.  The question is what do you do with your surplus?  Do you donate it to your guild? Do you have a garage sale? Do you sell it on Ebay or Etsy?  Are there other places online where you can sell your goods or donate them to a charity?  Submit a comment and tell us how you say goodbye to your extra supplies!