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Do you have a good stabilizer in your tool kit? You should! 

Stabilizer has so many uses - appliqué, machine embroidery, foundation piecing, machine quilting, supporting difficult fabrics. It is just one of those things that comes in handy in a multitude of different ways.

Stable Stuff Poly (by Ricky Tims!) is a versatile, machine printable multi-purpose fabric stabilizer that can be left in place or torn away after stitching. If left in place, Stable Stuff Poly will soften with washing to become a fine soft layer inside your quilt or project.

Here, Ricky uses it as a foundation to keep his project from puckering while he is doing free-motion work.

Add it to your tool kit today!

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A portion of the Childress Collection was on display at QuiltCon 2019. One of the more stunning pieces was this rare, antique Bullseye quilt. According to the curator, most known Bullseye quilts are attributed to Lenhartsville, PA, circa 1870, and tended to have white space between the circles. A later group, post 1900, filled in the white space with more circles. This may be one of those quilts and is attributed to 1920.  

You can learn to make your own Bullseye quilt with Becky Goldsmith in Show 2401.

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Barbara writes of Joyful Journey, "This quilt represents a turning point for me. I decided to do my best work in this quilt, piecing as precisely as I could. I chose fabrics I loved and found a magnificent quilter, Pamela Spencer Dransfeldt, the Joyful Quilter, to custom quilt it. The pattern is Washington Medallion by Sue Garman and can be found at Sue's website here."

Watch Barbara in Show 2405.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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One of my passions is Sashiko, a form of Japanese Folk Embroidery using a running stitch. It literally means "little stabs," and was used to reinforce points of wear in clothing. Now you can find beautiful pieces of fabric art using the Sashiko technique at various quilt shops. I am currently working on a project designed by Sylvia Pippen, who has a shop in La Conner, Washington, filled with beautiful Sashiko and Appliqué designs.

I chose to prep her project called the Maple Leaf Table Runner to take along on this Quilt Roadies trip.

But...today's blog post is not just about Sashiko, but also about something that happened during my stitching. We have had beautiful weather in Tucson, AZ this past week, and I have been enjoying each afternoon sitting on the front porch stitching away on my Sashiko project.



As I was stitching, I lost my Sashiko needle and spent the next few minutes looking for it...on the floor...my stitch pillow? Note to self...do not only bring one Sashiko needle on a trip!!! And then I found it!!!



Yes, it was safe and sound on my magnetic band. What a handy little tool, a magnetic band on my Fitbit! Since then I have been using it regularly as a needle minder. But the real question I have is why is my Fitbit not keeping track of my stitches?! Don't I burn energy with each stitch???


I think all of us stitchers should contact FitBit and have them add stitching to their calculation...what do you say???

Stay tuned and travel along with us on Quilt Roadies.

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Birthstone Blocks by MJ Kinman are stunning... and fun to make! 

We recommend an Add-A-Quarter Ruler to make this project a cinch!

To make the quilt, you cut apart the freezer paper template that is provided with the pattern and iron the pieces to the fabric before cutting around them with an additional quarter-inch seam allowance. The Add-A-Quarter makes this super easy! 

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Multiple Best of Show winner Sherri Reynolds has a new quilt, and it just won a ribbon at AQS Daytona Beach 2019. Boot Scootin' Around Texas won Wall Quilts -- 1st Entry in an AQS Daytona Beach Quilt Contest.

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We all know that Bill Volckening collects fabulous antique quilts, but this hexagon beauty from the 1970s features fabric that appears to be just a touch more modern.Watch

Bill in Show 2405.

Original Photo: Bill Volckening

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Learn the story behind the creation of For Such a Time as This by Kathy Wylie, as she talks with Bonnie Browning of AQS. Kathy's quilt won Best Traditional Design - AQS Daytona Beach 2019.

Want to be an award-winning quilter like Kathy? Learn more about the Apliquick tools in Show 1912: Hand Appliqué Revolution: From Frustration to Perfection, featuring Rosa Rojas. This show is FREE to everyone.

Click here to find the Apliquick tools in the TQS shop.