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A profile in the Ventura County Star tells the bittersweet story behind Jake Finch's new book, Comfort Quilts from the Heart.  Jake wanted to make a quilt for her niece, who was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer at age 18.  The difficulty of finding appropriate projects to make for someone who was sick inspired Jake to write her book. 

To read the article click here.  To read an excerpt  from this book or to order a copy for yourself, visit the C&T Publishing website.

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The Winner is #6.  The finalists are in the picture below.  Under the picture are quick links to all the blocks.  They all did a great job.  Enjoy the creativity.

Challenge Blocks 1-6,   7-12,  13-18,  19-24,  25-30,  31-36,  37-42,  43-48,  49-54,  55-59

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Migration Museum, Adelaide, Australia

Every even numbered year since 1960 the city of Adelaide, Australia has held a ten day celebration of the arts called Adelaide Festival of Arts. Adelaide is also the home town of our roving video reporter Pam Holland. 2008 is the 25th anniversary and for this year's event organizers pulled out all the stops with a breathtaking night time light show that attracted up to 15,000 people per night. As you may have guessed, this was no ordinary light show.

The Electric Canvas Company of Sydney, Australia used an advanced projection system to completely alter the facades of some of the historic downtown buildings. To create these stunning alterations a digital photograph was taken of each of the chosen buildings. A template was then created and filled in with a variety of designs and colors. Using giant PIGI system projectors, each weighing more than 200kg, the designs were then projected onto each building. Running on a continuous sequence of five minutes, each of the designs bathed the buildings in fabulous washes of glowing color. Designs, ranged from William Morris textiles, medieval motifs, musical notes, to ancient Egyptian statuary.

To learn more about the Adelaide Festival of Arts. See more images and a YouTube video slide show. To watch Pam's video of this amazing event click on the button below.

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Sit back and enjoy a traveling quilter's view of Mexico. TQS Foreign Correspondent, Australian Pam Holland, shows you the design and color of Mexico in this short video.

We bet you will watch this more than once. For more of Pam's creativity and inspiration, go to her website. Be sure to take time to browse her portraits section.

To see and learn more from Pam watch Episode 110.

Adios.

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We recently had the opportunity to catch up with Cindy Needham, show 202, to see what's going on in her life - as usual she amazed us with her incredible stamina.

TQS: What are you doing these days?

Cindy: I've been teaching more than ever now, which is absolutely the best! Traveling and teaching has to be one of the more exhausting things I've done, but it is also the most rewarding.

TQS: Where can our members find you in the coming months and what will you be teaching?

Cindy: It seems that I've been teaching everywhere lately! In the past, my teaching was limited to California, but this year has allowed me to get my feet wet. I've been teaching and speaking for Superior Threads, as well as conducting my own Wholecloth Linen Quilt workshops and guild trunk shows. I have been invited to teach at Sisters Quilt Show, Quilting in the Pines, Houston Quilt Festival, Asilomar, Quilting in the Garden, and Road to California.

My newest "project" is hosting my own quilting retreats at Richardson Springs here in Chico, California. It is something I've always wanted to do, and this will give me opportunity to spend oodles of time with my students on a "non-teacher" basis to spoil them all rotten.

TQS: How does teaching at a retreat differ from a class at a shop or guild?

Cindy: When you are teaching at a shop the class will last for a day or two and often times you are able to establish a relationship with many students who return for future classes. You have the opportunity to watch their skills grow and develop and celebrate their victories. When you teach at a retreat, the students in your class have often waited a year or more to attend and are very jazzed about being there. You only have a few days to inspire them and make a memorable impact on their quilting. It's fun to do special things and spend a little more time with each one.

TQS: We heard that you are going to be featured in American Quilter Magazine.

Cindy: I'm very excited about this feature. I have been a subscriber and admirer of this magazine for years. Of course I couldn't make it easy on myself and use a quilt that was already done! I found a beautiful cutwork tablecloth, layered it on pink Dupioni silk and quilted the devil out of it. I'm really pleased with how it turned out.

TQS: Tell us more about your Retreats at Richardson Springs and what a student could expect.

Cindy: The retreats are being held at Richardson Springs in Chico, California which is a beautiful old hotel about five miles back in a canyon. It was built back in the 20's and has so much charm and history. Everyone brings whatever project they want to work on...even if they just want to "veg out" and work on absolutely nothing...it's legal to do so! I have invited two teachers to teach morning and afternoon workshops which leaves me free to spend lots of time with everyone and give help wherever needed. We even get an old fashioned campfire and marshmallow roast at night.

TQS: How can a Guild contact you for a trunk show?

Cindy: I LOVE doing trunk shows. They are popular as the quilts are encouraged to be fondled and checked out. You would contact me by email at linenqltr@comcast.net or cneed1934@aol.com. I only open emails that have "quilting " in the subject line.

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Here is a summary of the blogs on The Three Sisters as they create their new quilt. Scroll down and the 7 video blogs are set up with links for you to get to easily. When you finish a video, just close the screen and you will be brought back here to pick the next video. I hope this makes it an easier journey. So, just scroll down and meet the sisters and watch as they create this fabulous quilt.

Three quilters, from three countries (all of whom do portrait quilts) have arrived in La Veta to collaborate on a new quilt. Last year you may remember we blogged about their quilt - see The Daily Blog on October 18, 2007. I've decided it would be fun to give you a peek into their combinded created process and they are willing to share. Start by meeting them. They are nicknamed, The Three Sisters - Annette Hendricks, from USA, Gail Thomas from Canada, and Helen Godden from Australia.