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Jennifer teaches you how to make a magical pillowcase. The best part is, you don't see any seams!

Click here for Pillowcase Kits.
Website: http://www.shabbyfabrics.com

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Wonder what the Quilt Alliance has been up to this year? Watch the video and discover all the wonderful accomplishments of this group.  Included in the report is an update on prize winner Nancy Brown.

Want to know how Nancy creates her fabulous appliqué? Star Members can watch Nancy Brown in Show 701: Animal Magnetism.

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(Photo from Sue Garman Blogspot)

It's always great fun to sneak a peek at an artist's worktable to see the current WIP.  In the case of Sue Garman, she has been busy with another stunner of a project, based on a quilt featuring just two colors.  How can you make a quilt complicated AND exciting with only two colors, you ask?  Check out "Blue Heaven," as Sue is calling it, and the piecing accuracy that it requires.  This quilt is definitely NOT for the faint of heart. The second photo shows the original quilt that stopped her in her tracks

(Photo from Sue Garman Blogspot)

To learn more about the work of Sue Garman, check out her work in (Show 304).
She also shares some easy and clever appliqué tips you won't want to miss.

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Looking for a fast and easy last minute gift for your quilting buddies? Let Sue Bleiweiss show you how to create simple Fabric Tags.  They are also a terrific way to keep bits of a quilt project at hand for future quilt shop visits.

Want to see more of Sue's great work?  Watch how she creates one of her whimsical houses in Show 1608.

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Liked what Leah Day and Laura Gaskin shared in Show 1712?  Well, check out these artist-proven ideas for upgrading your quilting toolbelt.

Sue McCarty (Show 1208) shows you how to customize a predetermined quilt design and make it all your own.

Nancy Prince (Show 1004) demonstrates how to let commercial fabric act as training wheels for your thread work.

Carol Ann Waugh (Show 1011) walks you through making the most of your BERNINA pre-set stitches by incorporating them,

along with handwork, in your quilts.

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Tis the Season for Cleaning. Let's start with your iron. 

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On December 8, 2015 Douglas Tompkins died from the results of a kayaking accident. He was famous to the quilting world for his involvement in the Esprit quilt collection. He specialized in collecting Amish Quilts. Janneken Smuker, a quilting author, remembers Douglas with several vintage pictures.

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In this "Ask Angela" video, Angela shows you her favorite ruler as well as giving you tips on how to use rulers on your longarm quilting machine.

Star Members can watch Angela in Show 1306: No-Pin Curves and Quilting "Modern."