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Today we continue our selection of quilts recently displayed at the Spring Paducah 2019 show featured as part of The 14th Quilt Nihon Exhibition. The exhibit is described as:

"Organized by the Japan Handicraft Instructors' Association, the Quilt Nihon Exhibition is one of the most prestigious international quilt contests in Japan. The exhibit features 42 quilts from the "Innovative Traditional" category, which will later be exhibited at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art."

Please enjoy the ninth quilt from the exhibition by Miyoko Hashimoto.

Title of Quilt: Sea at Morning

Quilter's Name: Miyoko Hashimoto

Dimensions: 76" x 75"

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She loved them so much that after spending just a few minutes setting them up and styling them, she took one home with her!

She said, "I love this and I am buying it! The hooks are so long that they will hold lots of rulers and tools, and you could even hang a basket or a bag of goodies on it without worrying that it will slip off. I need it!"

Available in 18" and 36" lengths, these handy Ruler Racks are quick and easy to mount to your wall with simple tools that you already have on hand. They are great for keeping rulers safely out of the way, preventing scratching, chips and breakage. and storing them on the wall frees up your cutting table. You can also use them to organize tools and store items, and the hooks can be moved back and forth to accommodate wider or narrower items.

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Getting ready for back to school? This locker organizer by Stacy Schyler at WeAllSew is a great solution for keeping your kids organized.

This project is loaded with plenty of pockets for storage, a pencil/pen holder, and even a frame that can hold your favorite photo or small mirror. The finished size is 8 1/2" x  30 1/2″ and is hung with magnetic clips, so it should fit almost any locker size.

Click here to go to tutorial.

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Cecilia Koppmann, from Buenos Aries, was a Rising Star in Houston in 2018. Her quilt, Student's Village, was created with the help of 70 young students in her class. At the end of the school year, she asked each one to bring her a little house which she could incorporate into a quilt. You'll love all the different houses and how they illustrate each child's personality.

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Lisa lives in Australia which is an extremely dry continent. Most of the population lives around the edges as the center is not really fit for human habitation. However, they still need to eat and the farmers are constantly battling the elements of droughts and floods. This quilt is called Breaking the Drought #2 (as she already made an earlier one) and it depicts the rains finally falling and hopefully sending water to where it is needed.

Click here to read more about Lisa's quilt.

Watch Lisa in Show 2503.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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August's Birthstone Block by MJ Kinman is Peridot.

Peridot represents warmth and well-being, and is mentally stimulating and physically regenerating. It offers inner radiance and opens the mind to new levels of awareness and growth, helping one to recognize destiny and spiritual purpose. 

Associated with the sun, Peridot has historically been prized for its power to drive away the forces of darkness. Ancient Civilizations used it as a charm against sorcery and magic, evil spirits, night terrors, and madness--especially when set in gold or strung on donkey hair and tied around the left arm.

According to legend, ancient Egyptians mined a beautiful green gem on an island now known as Zabargad. The island was infested with snakes, making mining unpleasant, until an powerful pharaoh drove them into the sea. In more modern times, the largest Peridot on record, a 310 carat stone, was found there!

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Wilma and Floyd Moss used the ombre shading in this grey fabric to its full advantage to create a stunning, shimmering quilt. The "simple" pointed design is brilliantly highlighted by an unusual quilting pattern. You'll just have to take a look at Grey Ombre to see what we mean.

Grey Ombre was on display at AQS QuiltWeek Paduch Spring 2019.

54" x 54"

Quilting Method: Stationary Machine, Movable Machine

Quilting Techniques: Interfacing, Machine Piecing

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Karlee Porter is at it again! Registration is currently open for her Fall 2019 Online Quilting Classes!

She is teaching three different courses, all of which are guaranteed to help you level up your free-motion quilting game! The first class is geared around her world-famous free-motion quilting style, Graffiti Quilting, which includes a copy of her best-selling book, a companion coloring book, along with some other goodies.

The second course she is teaching is called Shimmering Symphony, based on her quilt by the same name. This class includes the pattern in two sizes, an assortment of genuine Swarovski Crystals, along with other surprises in your welcome package, and Karlee will walk you through step-by-step to what it takes to make this beautiful masterpiece.

Last but not least, her third class is called Hand Lettered Quilting, and this one is extra exciting because she is publishing a book on this technique this coming Fall. All of the enrolled students in this course will get an advanced copy before it is available to the public! You’ll learn how to do your own beautiful hand lettering, as well as how to apply your new-found skills in your quilting projects.

These 8 week courses start on Sept. 14th and you can read all about them on her website, www.Karleeporter.com. AND!!! As a special gift just for the TQS family, Karlee is offering a discount of $75 off for anyone who registers before August 31st, 2019!!! 

Simply use the code TQSFALL75 when you register to take advantage of this amazing deal!

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Barbara's back with tips to help you with Month 8 of the TQS BOM Sizzle. She also hints at making a "pieced" border...

Click here for Barbara's tips.

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Betty Busby has won 1st place in the Art Quilts Category at The Festival of Quilts - Birmingham 2019 with her quilt Vertex. Betty used silk, hemp, non-wovens, machine stitching, and fusing to create this piece.

(photo: The Festival of Quilts)