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Gina Perkes is a master at dividing and conquering a quilt (Star members can learn her technique in Show 1812: Rulers Rule debuting today).  Take a look at her quilt, "Modern Love," and count how many quilting designs she uses to fill space. 

(Photos: Gregory Case)

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Australian quilter Ruth Bloomfield uses her confetti technique to create the birds in this award-winning quilt.

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Rulers rule when Gina Perkes takes the stage to show Alex and Ricky ruler work on both domestic and longarm machines.

Join them for Show 1812: Rulers Rule debuting June 5, 2016.

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Do you know what it is?  It's a creation by Amy Genser at the Nemours Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware. Click here to see more of the installation.  And you thought a King-size quilt was big.

Amy writes: "My 4th baby. Weighing in at 150 lbs. 45' x 10'. Good thing I got to leave this one at the hospital."

About Amy Genser (from AmyGenser.com):

"Amy Genser plays with paper and paint to explore her obsession with texture, pattern, and color. Evocative of natural forms and organic processes, her work is simultaneously irregular and ordered. She uses paper as pigment and constructs her pieces by layering, cutting, rolling, and combining paper."

You'll be completely fascinated by Amy's work with paper, click here to see more.

(Photo: Amy Genser)

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Hand Quilted (we mean actually by hand!). Take a look at the detail below.

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Sharon shows you how to quickly remove those little bits of thread after you've had to pull out the seam ripper and "reverse sew" your project.

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The smartest thing I did on this road trip was end it on a super high note! A workshop with one of my favorite designers, Stacy West...the creative artist behind Buttermilk Basin Designs. She juggles a life as wife, mother, business woman and still manages to make time for her own creative outlet which we benefit from. Her designs have a primitive whimsical feel to them and always spark something in the heart. Her latest series of truck designs pull long lost memories back to the surface and I remember my father-in-law bumping through the woods on a wood cutting expedition! That beat up ol' red truck then became my oldest son's first vehicle :). Today we have two slide shows since they go together. The first being Stacy and her designs. Both current and just released at the International Quilt Market in May!!! Check out her site at www.buttermilkbasin.com. You can also ask your local quilt shop to start ordering!! The latest designs will be out soon and I already know which one I am going to start with!!!

The Sew A Needle Pulling Thread workshop was sponsored by My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe in Logan and Midway, Utah.  It was so interesting to learn some of the back stories to these shops. The Logan store is owned by Kris...her sister is the designer of Kimberbell patterns...and you can hardly tell them apart!  Talk about a creative gene pool!!! Kris then sold a franchise to Jen, who owns the Midway shop!  Yes, you heard me right...a quilt store franchise!!!  It is a supportive relationship and both shops have the WOW factor!  With the combined strength and talent of both shops we were able to enjoy our very first Sew A Needle Pulling Thread event.  Given that the area of Midway is beautiful, the town cute and the shops filled with lusciousness, I would definitely put this event on your bucket list!!! Check out the slide show of My Girlfriend's Quilt Shoppe on www.wooliemammoth.blogspot.com.