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As Alex went to work at the Quilters Select booth at Quilt Market in St Louis, John walked towards the Gateway Arch with his ticket to go to the top. 1 hour later John texted Alex that due to mechanical failure, he was stuck at the top of the arch with 80 other people in a space the size of the economy section in an airplane. When Alex read the text to the workers in the booth, the reaction was universal.....laughter.  1 1/2 hours later and just in time to reach his plane, the elevator tram started up again. No harm, no foul....and definitely no empathy. Alex and John went one day early to St Louis to take in some sites. Here are a few quick pictures of places you should see if you go to St. Louis:

The Shadow of the Arch from the Top

There was plenty of time to take pictures

The Gateway Arch

The Cathedral and Basilica of Saint Louis

The mosaics on the walls and ceilings are a must-see. You won't be disappointed in the amazing art.

 Missouri Botanical Garden

We loved the huge variety of trees throughout the entire propery and the serenity of the Japanese Garden

The City (Kids) Museum

Okay, I threw in the kids part. Adults alone might be disappointed, but if you have kids from 4-16 in tow, don't miss this mixture of eclectic

art that they crawl, swing and slide through.

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Fujiwara Junko took first place in the Hand Quilting category at Paducah with the 78" x 78" quilt "Fantastic." The design source is The Baltimore Album Quilt Tradition by Keiko Miyauchi. It uses hand appliqué, hand embroidery, trapunto, and hand quilting. This category (like all of them we suppose) was a very hard choice for the placement of the award-winning quilts. Click below to see the 2nd Place and 3rd Place quilts if you missed them.

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Kaleidoscopic Marbles was designed and pieced by Paula Nadelstern and quilted by Marlene Hiltner (40" x 40") [2015]. It is another one of Paula's kaleidoscopic quilts where she allows the fabric to do the work, while using easy piecing to assemble the quilt.

Click here to learn more about the process Paula used to create the quilt.

Star Members can watch Paula at work in Show 2010: Easy Piecing with Complex Fabrics Makes Stunning Quilts.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Yoshimi Suzuki created the award-winning quilt "Happy Rose," 82" x 82", using hand appliqué, trapunto, and hand quilting. The quilt was awarded 2nd place in the Hand Quilting category at Paducah 2017. The color mix in the flowers, the lattice work that makes it all look like a dream, and the hand quilting is beautifully done. BUT it only took second. 1st Place will be shown on Sunday.

Click here to see third place again:

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Toyoko Nakajima, of Kiryu, Gunma, Japan created this quilt (78" x 79") with -Hand Quilting, Hand Appliqué, Applipiecing, Hand Embroidery & Trapunto. (And a good eye for color.) It received 3rd place in the Hand Quilted Category. We love everything about this quilt, the color gradations, the setting, the intertwining of the stems and the beautiful hand quilting. Don't you?

Keep watching the newsletter. 2nd Place is in Friday's newsletter and 1st Place will be in Sunday's newsletter.