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While we were working in our offices behind Alden Lane Nursery in California, one of Alden Lane's employess came by with this quilt top in progress. It is a great quilt for a kid. It has articles that have been part of the child's life and will be a real meaningful quilt as the child grows up. Take a look and be sure to click the magnifying glass to zoom in closer.
Click on the picture to see the whole quilt
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Here's a look at some of our TQS member's quilts featuring some of their favorite teams...and it's not limited to the NFL.
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Lori Kennedy, the author of 12 Essential Skills Every Quilter Must Know, walks you step by step through the creation of her "Dizzy Daisy" pattern which is great background filler for any quilt.
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Janna Thomas finds much of her quilting inspiration in flowers and antique stitchery designs. Her lovely quilts reflect this inspiration.
Star Members can watch Janna in Show 1803: It's All in the Border.
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Terrie Hancock Mangat's quilt, "Medicine Bough Mountain Retreat, 2015" is a 27-foot, 3-part quilt. Terrie uses color, texture, pattern, zippers, scraps, and even carabiners that are used for mountain climbing. The quilt has just been hung in the Harwood Museum of Art in Taos, NM.
Click here for more information regarding Terrie's quilt.
Star Members can watch Terrie in Show 708: Surface Delights.
Click here to visit Terrie's Home and Studio.
Click here to visit Terrie's quilting retreat.
(photos: The Harwood Museum of Art and Liz Neely)
Here's a closeup.
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In the next two months, the IQF will begin accepting submissions for three exhibits debuting at Quilt Festival in Houston, November 3-6, 2016!
To give you some idea of what theses exhibits are about, here are entries from previous shows (the themes are the same for 2016).
"Hands All Around"
A showcase for current international quilt design.
Registration open: February 1
Deadline to enter: April 20
"In Full Bloom"
An exhibit of floral-themed quilts in all styles.
Registration open: March 1
Deadline to enter: April 29
"Tactile Architecture"
A long-running exhibit of architectural-themed quilts.
Registration open: March 15
Deadline to enter: May 26
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Laura from Sew Very Easy shows you a super simple way to English Paper Piece using pre-cut shapes and NO basting. She also uses Quilters Select Appi-Stick to its full advantage.
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The NY Times has written a wonderful article about the African American Quilt Guild of Oakland. Read about the 80 women, and occasional man, who are part of a number of guilds across the country dedicated to furthering the quilt tradition in black American culture.
Also learn about “Neighborhoods Coming Together: Quilts Around Oakland,” a citywide exhibition of more than 100 quilts opening this week in a variety of locales.
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Alex and Ricky are in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA. They are teaching at the Ricky Tims Super Seminar. So what did the crew do the day before the seminar? They took the water taxi and cruised by amazing houses and boats. Steven Spielberg is selling his yacht, and the answer "for how much" is in the short slideshow.
Click on the picture to start the slideshow and see the store Once Upon a Quilt
and Steven Spielberg's yacht.
Below is Michael Bloomberg's yacht.
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These "candy dishes" were inspired by millefiori glass bowls. They are beautiful to look at and easier to make than you might think. Design Sponge has the tutorial for you.
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