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Quilters aren't the only ones who get a little obsessed about what we do.

Animated short film "The Last Knit" is directed by Laura Neuvonen who works as an animator at the animation studio Anima Vitae. The short movie has been screened at numerous film festivals and won many awards.

The Last Knit (2005) from Anima Vitae on Vimeo.

Visit their website: anima.fi
Follow them on Facebook & Twitter: facebook.com/animavitae & twitter.com/AnimaVitaeLtd

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The fused binding is a fast and easy way to bind your next wall quilt. But do you know how to dress it up even more? Laura Wasilowski shows you a way to finish your quilt and how to add another decorative element to your design.

Laura's favorite decorative stitch on her BERNINA 750 QE is the lucky number 1330. This blanket stitch finishes the fused binding perfectly.

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Allie writes, "Every year I make a quilt for the Alliance’s fundraising contest. I love doing this for so many reasons, but the one I want to share with you is how important this is for me as a quiltmaker. I get to play with new ideas on a small scale and try new techniques as I think about each year’s theme…"

"But wait a minute!  All my quilts have been about gardens! That being the case, please allow me to escort you on a garden tour, to show you how these contest quilts themselves have “grown” each year. I want you to see all the techniques I’ve discovered along the way and incorporated into my subsequent work."

Click on "Learn More" and Allie will walk you through her process for creating these lovely garden quilts.

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 If it's time to renew your 1 Year Membership.

• We have 26 great new shows and over 40 new teachers ready to help you make your quilts faster and more exciting.
• Plus you can choose to download either Ricky's or Alex's book for FREE.     
• BOM 2017 is designed by Sue Garman. It's stunning. (Will be revealed during Houston Quilt Show.)
• Practice blocks/patterns so you can learn as you watch with TQS Techniques
• Full DVD classes included from Featured Guests. (7 are ready for you now.)

 That's right! You asked for it and now....

You can download your new book onto your computer for total

access whether you are on the internet or not.

That means NO SHIPPING COST ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD!

1.  Alex's Book "Scrap Quilting" 

Use your stash and your scrap bin to make one of these 7 colorful quilts, and get in on Alex’s best scrap quilting secrets.

Learn the secrets of placement, value, settings and style. Scrap quilts are fun

and Alex shows you how to enjoy and

succeed with your next quilt. 

2.  Ricky's Book "Kool Kaleidoscope Quilts"

Create a spectacular kaleidoscope quilt with Ricky's unique strip-piecing method for making a multi-faceted pattern. You'll see impressive and intricate results from simple sets of strips; it's foolproof with little need for pre-planning.

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SAQA’s 2016 Benefit Auction will take place from September 16 through October 9th, 2016. Don’t miss your chance to bid on 437 beautiful and unique art quilts created by SAQA members. This is SAQA’s signature fundraising event - proceeds from the auction help increase the recognition for art quilts and the artists who make them while supporting SAQA’s exhibition programs, publications, and education outreach.

The auction will kick-off at 2pm EDT on September 16 with Diamond Day bidding - an early bird opportunity to buy ANY quilt for $1000.  The 12" x 12" Auction Quilts are then divided up into three sections for bidding purposes. Each week, a different section of quilts will be available for bidding, starting at $750 and further reduced throughout the week until the final price reaches $100.

Visit www.saqa.com/auction or contact them at auction@saqa.com for more details.  

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In this lesson, Sharon begins the process of making a reversible binding for a reversible quilt. Stay tuned for Part 2.

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Every state has their shining quilt star and Oregon is no exception. Tucked in the North East corner of the state is Colleen Blackwood, her husband Jeff, and a whole bunch of 4 legged family members. If Colleen isn't quilting, she is outside!

Colleen has a long history with the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show and the Stitchin' Post Quilter's Affair. As a Quilt Instructor she has taught at the Quilter's Affair for many years and is a much sought after instructor throughout the state and beyond. Her husband Jeff, chief household wrangler while she is teaching, is a master woodworker. The creative juices in this household are overflowing. I have found that quilters, although passionate about quilting, tend to have a variety of spokes in their creative wheels. This household is filled with finely crafted wood furniture, jars of canned tomatoes, turkeys...chickens...and a garden that would be the envy of many! Holy Moley is it a busy place. On the cerebral side she is a poet and we are blessed every year at the Quilter's Affair to hear one of her poems which are filled with thought provoking, kind, and loving prose.



One of my favorite quilts by Colleen is Star Crossed Lovers. The talent in this one person is amazing and she wants to share it...so, if you are pondering about which class to take at the 2017 Quilter's Affair you can't go wrong by signing up for her classes. Or maybe have your local quilt shop give her a jingle and see if she'll head your way and spread the quilting and poetic wealth.



Enjoy the slide show and then head over to Quilt Roadies to watch the video interview with this amazing woman!

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Follow along with Jen from Shabby Fabrics to see how easily the Petal Pushers Quilt Block goes together!