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Ricky's latest kit/pattern - Dad's Lone Star - is now available on demand.

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Congratulations to Kathy K. Wylie! Her stunning quilt, For Such a Time as This, won the Janome America Best of Show at Fall Paducah QuiltWeek 2018. Along with Kathy, you might recognize a few other names on the winners list. Click here to see winners list.

For Such a Time as This also won: (Click here for photos on Kathy's website.)

• 1st Place, Large Wallhanging, MQX East 2018
• Best Appliqué Quilt, Road to California 2018
• 1st Place, Traditional Appliqué: 2017 Quilts: A World of Beauty, International Quilters Association

Kathy writes,

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. Using hand-stitched turned-edge appliqué and domestic machine quilting, time is portrayed by clock numbers, monthly birth flowers and birthstones, leaves changing color with the seasons, moon phases, and the shapes of an hourglass and infinity.

(Photos: AQS)

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Nicole Stevenson has the perfect little project to give as a gift...or maybe you just need to spend a few minutes away from your computer.

Nicole writes,

"What I’ve found over the years is that making something with my hands is a way of taking care of myself. Even a quick project will do – it’s still 30 minutes away from my computer, and it’s calming and centering."

Click here for tutorial.

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As you know, Barbara Black has been an enormous contributor to TQS, particularly our BOM program. In her latest blog, she talks about her recent taping at The Quilt Show. It's a look behind the scenes from the perspective of a member and a guest.

Click here to read Barbara's blog.

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Own a one of a kind work of art made by Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) artists from around the globe, many of whom you've seen on TQS. At just 12" square, these little gems are perfect for building or adding to your collection, and its a great way to support SAQA's exhibitions and outreach programs.

Want to learn more about the Auction? Find the details here.

Online bidding begins September 14, 2018.

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Anna and G have been on the road, which is always an adventure, but this time it was also a thought provoking quilting adventure. By traveling the country and visiting a variety of quilt shops, you really get a current sense of what is going on in the quilting world. What I know is, although I love saving money...I do love touching the product that I am buying. But, there is a change in the wind. Sometimes we feel that life is out of our control, but in reality, you can make a difference and it is up to you how you want your quilting world to feel.  

In our state of Oregon, nine shops have closed! Which makes me feel anxious. As I have always told my children...all you can count on is change, BUT you can have an impact on how that change feels. One of the shops I visited on this adventure was Creative Fabrics in Wheeler, Oregon. Doris has been providing a wonderful place for those addicted to fabric to come and shop for over 30 years. As with many shop owners, she is ready for retirement and would love to sell her shop, but alas, there are no buyers as the younger generation is not as interested in quilting and prefer to shop online. And so, her shop closed its doors on Saturday. I do know that life is a circle and that one day everyone will be visiting a brick and mortar shop again and a new shop will open in Wheeler!

As we wound down our travels, I stumbled upon a shop in the middle of nowhere. It was only a year old, but I realized quickly that this shop was not only born of a need for fabric, but a need of camaraderie. And, isn't that what quilting is all about?...a time to spend with friends who will listen to our story while stitching? I was emotionally moved by a sign I saw next to a jar. Darla's jar. Darla had opened a small shop in a rural area not so much for the vast amounts of fabric she had...nor the most current in the quilting world...but, because there was a community of quilters that needed one another...and needed a place to gather. Isn't that what quilting is really about? One of the women who meets at the Rustic Quilt Shop set up a Tip Jar where those who gathered to stitch together could leave a buck or two in the jar to help Darla pay for the utilities and rent. What I know is there is a group of quilters out on the edge of somewhere who know that we have to support the brick and mortar quilt shop if we want to feel the fabric and talk to a fellow quilter!

As we ponder the journey, I hope to help the brick and mortar shop one fat quarter at a time...but, for now we recoup and Enzo is so happy to be back home with his toys :)

Click here for Anna's YouTube Channel.

Click here for Anna's blog.

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Quilt historian, curator, and quilt broker, Julie Silber, is moving to a new studio space and needs to downsize.

Julie writes,

We're moving to a new studio space and need to downsize. Come check out the amazing antique deals on all kinds of vintage and antique quilts, blocks and fabric.

DATES: NOTE! 2 SEPARATE DAYS ONLY!
Sunday, September 16 AND Saturday, September 22.

LOCATION: Julie Silber's studio, inside of Makers Workspace at 1150 6th Street in Berkeley, cross street is Harrison and it is right next door to Fieldwork Brewery. Street Parking only.

Cash, check and credit cards accepted.
All items will be sold as-is and are final sale.

Please email juliesilberquilts@gmail.com with any questions.

Looking forward to seeing you!

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Help Us Rebuild the Forest:

During July 2018, the Spring Creek Wildfire destroyed nearly 109,000 acres in Southern Colorado. Yellowstone Creek Ranch, the mountain community was entirely incinerated during the Spring Fire which quickly became the 2nd largest wildfire in Colorado History. Although some of the resident’s homes and ALL of the 1800 acres of old growth fir forest and high mountain meadows were destroyed by the wildfire, miraculously, 3 houses survived, one of which was Ricky and Justin's. 

Many of you have asked how to help. The landowners within Yellowstone Creek Ranch plan to replant the forest as best they can.  Working with the Colorado Forestry Service, and within a really tight window of opportunity in which to order tree saplings, they hope to get their order in as soon as they can be submitted. If you would like to help with the acquisition of saplings, the Forestry Service is offering a tree mix of Aspen, Blue Spruce, White Fir, Ponderosa Pine, and Lodgepole Pine at $3 ea. or 30 trees for $90.  The trees will be planted development wide to not just replace the beauty that was once there, but to help regenerate the habitat of the wildlife that once called that area home; the Elk, Mule Deer, Black Bear, Bobcat, and more…Any donation no matter how small is greatly appreciated and much welcomed.

The funds raised will be used over three years to stagger the planting of the trees to assure better replantation. This avoids all of the trees being planted in one year which could have weather-related issues and cause a higher mortality rate.

The Yellowstone Creek landowners along with the local community will be working together to correctly reforest this area of Southern Colorado. Thank you for your help.

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Danny Amazonas' quilt, Swirl, makes you see the movement and feel the rhythm of the Flamenco dancer's hands and feet. Take a look at how he takes flat, colorful little bits of fabric and brings the dancer to life.

Danny's quilts were exhibited at the Houston Quilt Festival in 2017.

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Inspired by her love of Autumn and the California Sierras, Alex designed this quilt using Edyta Sitar's Sequoia collection from Andover Fabrics. To help you make it faster and easier, Alex uses Edyta's pre-fused silhouettes for the flowers and includes the "Quick & Easy Block Tool" book to help you with the block choice & sizing. 

See more about the kit below. 

Make your own Alex Anderson Sampler Quilt with our Sequoia Sampler Project kit!

Designed to be both scrappy and customizable, Sequoia Sampler leaves the choice of block patterns for the 18 six-inch blocks that make up much of it to the maker, so that every quilt will be uniquely meaningful to its creator. Choose and size blocks using the "Quick & Easy Block Tool" book included in the kit.

Available as a Project Kit that includes a Sequoia by Edyta Sitar for Andover Fabrics 32-piece fat-quarter bundle, or a "Fabric-Free Kit" for fabric stashers who may have the Sequoia fabrics already or wish to use their own fabric choices. Both kits include Edyta's pre-fused flowers and the "Quick & Easy Block Tool" Book.

WE HAVE *VERY* LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF THE FULL PROJECT KIT WITH THE FABRIC BUNDLE, SO DON'T WAIT!