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Create a Hand Therapy Mitt for use if your hands have problems like arthritis, joint pain, or just get tired (from lots and lots of sewing!). It can be used either to cool or warm tired, aching hands, and smells wonderfully of healing lavender.

(photo: WeAllSew)

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RARE Science works directly with patient families and foundations to find more immediate therapeutic solutions for children with rare diseases. 

This year RARE Science is partnering with TQS (and a number of other great organizations) to bring you... the FIRST Ever Celebrity RARE Bear Auction!  This is your opportunity to own a signed bear made by the quilt world's most talented artists while helping a great cause.

Meet "Gertie" the Green Bear by Sue Nickels

Sue writes,

"Gertie is made from hand dyed wool and polyester fill. She has a pretty vest that is machine appliquéd with a sweet design from my first machine applique book, which is now out of print. The pattern is reduced 50%. I used 100% cotton fabric and threads. The vest has three scallops to add a bit of interest and is an edge treatment that I have used on my quilts and teach in classes. She has a “Bear Collar” that is free motion machine quilted with an original feather design. To complete her ensemble, she has a small floral head piece. She represents the quilts I make and the techniques I teach.

I hope my sweet little green bear “Gertie” finds a good home. She is proud to be part of this project to raise money and awareness for finding a cure for rare childhood diseases."

Star Members can watch Sue in Show 1808: A Quilting Family from Vintage to Modern.

Click here for links to see more Celebrity RARE Bears.

Sue has been quilting for 36 years, starting by hand and gradually focusing on machine work. Sue has been teaching machine techniques for the past 26 years. Sue has taught and lectured nationally for shops, guilds and major conferences, including AQS, IQA and the Mancuso Quiltfests. She has also taught internationally in England, Norway, Australia, New Zealand and Spain.

Sue’s major awards include 1998 AQS Best of Show for “The Beatles Quilt” made by Sue and her sister, Pat Holly. Their quilt, “The Space Quilt” won the 2003 IQA Master of Machine Artistry Award and the 2004 AQS Machine Workmanship Award. Sue and Pat’s quilt “Tea at Tenby” won 2009 Best of Show at the Birmingham Festival of Quilts in England. Sue’s current books are “Machine Quilting: A Primer of Techniques”, “Stitched Raw Edge Appliqué” co-authored with Pat and "Faboulous Feathers and Fillers: Design and Machine Quilting Techniques". Sue has also been a judge for many quilt shows.

Sue enjoys teaching on cruises for "Quilt Seminars at Sea" once a year. Sue and Pat held their 1st Annual Hollygirls Quilt Retreats at White Birch Lodge in Elk Rapids Michigan in 2014 and plan to continue this yearly event for many years, following in the tradition of their good friend Gwen Marston's Beaver Island Quilt Retreats! Sue’s priority in the workshops she teaches is to provide a relaxed environment for students to learn machine techniques that are timesaving. Sue emphasizes the best quality workmanship, never compromising quality for speed!

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While at Quilters Take Manhattan, Mark Lipinski was interviewed by Marie Bostwick for the Quilt Alliance's Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories project.  These interviews usually focus on the quilt being discussed, which in this case was Mark's very first quilt, but Mark, being Mark, has the crowd roaring with one particularly irreverent comment.  He then moves on to giving a very honest answer to the question of how he handles fear and risk when it comes to creating art.

Star Members can watch Mark in Show 1813: Quilts of Valor and Intent.

In this show, Mark tells you about his Quilts of Valor experience, and recounts how he met the Vietnam Vet whose remembrance bracelet he wore in the ‘70s. Listen as he tells about some special jobs he has had in his past. He also candidly talks about his loss of enthusiasm for quilting, and how he gained back the joy via a more mindful perspective. Mark also shows you a fun way to label your quilts in the form of a letter and you'll will want to hear about his current work in progress—legacy quilt blocks.

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RARE Science works directly with patient families and foundations to find more immediate therapeutic solutions for children with rare diseases. 

This year RARE Science is partnering with TQS (and a number of other great organizations) to bring you... the FIRST Ever Celebrity RARE Bear Auction!  This is your opportunity to own a signed bear made by the quilt world's most talented artists while helping a great cause.

Meet "Mr. Pineapple" by Gyleen Fitzgerald

Gyleen writes,

"When asked to make a RARE Science Bear that represented me as a quilt artist, I knew it had to be a pineapple bear. Since the launch of Pineapple Tool by Gyleen in 2005, I’ve been known for making and teaching Trash to Treasure Pineapple Quilts. True to the pineapple concept I upcycled the materials. The embroidered pineapple on the center square was cut from a linen bread cloth. I used Peppered Shot Cottons strips and leftovers to complete the pineapple block and to color block my bear. The ribbon was from a lovely gift I received last year. I wanted to infuse as much color and playfulness into the bear as possible. Mr. Pineapple makes me smile. You’re going to love him, bid high."

Star Members can watch Gyleen in Show 1403: Build Beautiful Quilts with Butterfly Seams.

Click here for links to see more Celebrity RARE Bears.

Gyleen Fitzgerald makes quilts that blend color, pattern, and texture to provide a contemporary essence in traditional quilting. Her strength as a quilter is demonstrated by the infusion of engineering tools and innovative techniques to simplify visually complex quilts. She shares her enthusiasm for quilting through interactive lectures and workshops. As a writer, Gyleen centers on haiku poetry, quilt project books, magazine articles and children's books.

An avid quilter, Gyleen has earned Best of Show honors and as a publisher, she is a Gold Medal winner for Quilts: Unfinished Stories with New Endings. She is best known for inspiring Trash to Treasure Pinapple Quilts and the creation of the Pineapple Tool by Gyleen.

She has appeared on The Quilt Show and Lifetime TV promoting a contemporary spirit in traditional quiltmaking.

For Gyleen, dreams hold no limits. Ray, her husband, is her shining light and quilting is her passion; together they color her world in a very special way.

Gyleen is a Philadelphia, PA, native who spent her formative years in Taiwan and Japan.

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10,000 LEGO® Blocks Create First-Ever Geek Couture Gown for Host Ashley Eckstein at The Her Universe Fashion Show at San Diego Comic-Con!

Fast Facts about Ashley's dress: with a design inspired by a sketch of Star Wars: The Clone Wars character Ahsoka Tano created by Dave Filoni, the dress was made of more than 10,000 bricks and weighed in at 25 pounds!

The third annual HER UNIVERSE FASHION SHOW took place Thursday, July 21 at San Diego Comic-Con.  Host and Her Universe founder Ashley Eckstein wore an original "little block dress" made of LEGO®;  and designed by 2014 Audience Award winner  Andrew MacLaine and brick artist Nathan Sawaya.

27 designers competed with haute couture designs inspired by pop culture stalwarts such as Star Wars, DC, Marvel, Harry Potter, Mad Max: Fury Road, Game of Thrones, Pokémon, Doctor Who, Sailor Moon, Labyrinth, Supernatural, 28 Days Later, Wall-E and Red Dragon / Silence of the Lambs.

Voting is now open on HerUniverse.com to allow viewers at home to choose a third winner for the series.

Dan Madsen - Her Universe Publicist - dmadsen@araca.com
Her Universe Publicist

(photo: HollyReporter.com)
 

 (photo: TeenVogue.com)

(photo: HollywoodReporter.com)

Editor: Lucas Davis

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"Magical Moments in Time" is a stunning kaleidoscope quilt by Lois Podolny. The largest kaleidoscope has over 800 individually cut pieces of fabric. Lois then repeated the kaleidoscope design with her quilting. Lois' quilt took 2nd place, Innovative Pieced, in the 2014 IQA Judged Show.

Star Members can watch Lois is Show 1907: Machine Quilting Friends.

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RARE Science works directly with patient families and foundations to find more immediate therapeutic solutions for children with rare diseases. 

This year RARE Science is partnering with TQS (and a number of other great organizations) to bring you... the FIRST Ever Celebrity RARE Bear Auction!  This is your opportunity to own a signed bear made by the quilt world's most talented artists while helping a great cause.

Meet "Bojagi Bear" by Youngmin Lee

She writes,

"Bojagi, Korean wrapping cloth, carries wishes for the well-being and happiness of its recipients. I appreciate the beauty that comes as a result from the long and slow process of hand stitching. As a Bojagi artist, I hope I can put my wishes and heartfelt thoughts on my RARE bear. Many pieces of small fabrics and many different stitches all carry good wishes and this bear can comfort whoever receives it. I included three bat figures on the belly of the bear as bats are symbols of happiness."

Star Members can watch Youngmin in Show 1703: Quilting the Bones & Beyond.

Youngmin Lee is a Korean textile artist living in the San Francisco Bay Area USA. With a BA in Clothing and Textile and an MFA in Fashion Design, Youngmin has presented numerous workshops on Korean Textile Arts including workshops at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, Oakland Museum, Pacific International Quilt Festival, Richmond Art Center, Mendocino Art Center and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) in Los Angeles, California.  

Youngmin’s bojagi works were shown at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco (2005, 2016), Bojagi show at the Muckenthaler Center in Fullerton CA (2012, 2015), Korea Bojagi Forum in Jeju and Seoul in Korea (2014), Hands of Korea in Romania (2015) and The Natural Dye Showcase in Mendocino Art Center CA (2015).

Click here for links to see more Celebrity RARE Bears.