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Angela Walters gives her opinion about her favorite machine quilting threads.

Click here to go to Angela's website.

Click here to go to Superior Threads' website.

Watch Angela in Show 1306:  No-Pin Curves and Quilting "Modern.".

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Looking for a quick project to make a holiday gift? Follow along with Jen in this tutorial to learn how to make a beautiful tote bag, using just a few Jelly Roll strips and a yard of fabric!


Click here for FREE pattern download.

Click here to visit Jen's website.

 

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Just simple squares and rectangles make a great pattern for a beginning quilter. "City Square" by Amy Butler (54” x 72") is also an excellent project for using up your scraps.

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Congratulations to the winners of the Deb Tucker rulers!  Each of you will receive one of Deb's fantastic rulers. You'll be contacted shortly for your snail mail shipping address.  Thanks for entering, and remember, "if you don't enter, you can't win."

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Star members can watch Deb in Show 1707:  Tricks and Tools of the Trade.

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While visiting IQA Houston, we saw a new take on Double Wedding Ring quilts by Victoria Findlay Wolfe, and some "vintage" bridal gowns that made our hearts flutter!

Star Members can watch Victoria in Show 1404: Jump Start Your Creativity with 15 Minutes of Daily "Play."

Not a Premium Star Member, or do you need to renew? Subscribe for a full year of quilting shows, classes and news for $42.95, and we will send you FREE a Quilters Select repositionable fusible valued at $37.99 or a special paper piecing fiber you don't have to remove valued at $19.99. Shipping is FREE.

That means your net for a Star membership is as low as $5 for a full year!!

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Series 1800 is just around the corner.  Don't miss out on the stellar group of artists coming your way.  With so much learning, and so many techniques and tips, your quilting tool belt will be brimming.

Lessa Siegele 2016 BOM Designer
Kathy McNeil/Me & My Sister
Janna Thomas/Ann Harwell
Jenny Bowker/Anna Bates
Charlotte Hickman
Gary & Mary Olson
Katie Fowler/Joe Cunningham
Sue & Ashley Nickels/Roderick Kiracofe
Lola Jenkins
Marci Baker
Mark Lipinski

 

More learning at your fingertips!  Join today!

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Have you ever wondered how your sewing machine actually creates the stitch?  It's elegant and amazing.

 

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If you liked Jane Hall's tips on varying a block and Susan's ideas for creating quilts from personal photos, then check out these other great shows:
 
Lura Schwarz Smith shows you how to enhance a photo image with art tools (Show: 702).
 
 
Edyta Sitar takes an 8-pointed star and shares how to create variations (Show: 1112).
 
 

David Taylor designs an art quilt with just the right fabric (Show: 406).

 

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Can you guess the name of this block?  Play the game and find out if you are correct.

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Here are the top-winning quilts from Houston, including Best of Show by TQS BOM 2014 Designer, Janet Stone.  You can see how Janet works in her magic in Show 1401: From ABC to BOM: Tips and Techniques Just for "Ewe."

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