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Deb Tucker is giving away some of her rulers to a few lucky TQS members! You might win one of the following:
Contest ends on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Midnight PST. ENTER BELOW.
Star Members can watch Deb in Show 1707: Tricks and Tools of the Trade.
In this video, Deb demos the Wing Clipper and gives you tips for creating flying geese blocks.
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We asked Deb about her favorite ruler, and which one she would choose, if she could only have one. Here's what she said:
"What a loaded question! Especially for a ruler designer !!!
This is really tough for me to choose and I think I would have to find a way to smuggle at least one additional tool.
The tool that most inspires my design mojo is the Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star. But as you know I desperately need a Tucker Trimmer to trim down those blocks to high precision finished pieces.
So we'll go with that. You have to promise not to tell all my other rulers that I choose a favorite."
The Rapid Fire Lemoyne Star ruler is available in the TQS shop, click here to order.
To see Deb's other products, click here.
Star Members can watch Deb in Show 1707: Tricks and Tools of the Trade.
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Isn't it time to let Fido know how much he adds to your life? How about a fresh new cover for his/her bed. WeAllSew has a fast and easy you can easily whip up in a weekend.
And lets we forget the cat lovers. How about some darn cute coasters exclaming your love?
Check out these sassy ones from Dear Handmade Life here.
Do you have some out of this world project for your pets, or proclaiming your love?
We want to see what your "fur friends"
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Did you play “conkers” as a child? You’d drill a hole through the center of dried conker - a chestnut. Thread a piece of string through the hole, and your conker is battle ready! Two players then take turns striking the other’s conker, until one of the conkers breaks. The best conkers were the ones we kept from one year to the next. They were very hard and strong. Our driveway was lined with chestnut trees, and my brother and I played many a game.
Squirrels nested in our chestnut trees. They would leap with amazing agility from tree to tree, and they loved to eat the conkers. The grey squirrel in my block is tackling a nut on the ground. Perhaps she is going to store it somewhere safe ready for the coming winter.
Need some help squaring up some of your blocks?
This month, Janae King shows you how.
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Indian fabrics have traveled the globe for centuries; desired for their luscious use of color, pattern and sumptuous fibers. From simple bandanas to trims embroidered with beetle wings one can hardly pass by these textiles without giving them a closer look. View the exhibit at the Victoria &Albert Museum from October 3- January 10, 2016.
Can't make it to the show. Let TQS take you on a tour of India without leaving home. Thanks very much to Jim Burt (TQSWizard's Dad) for sharing the amazing photos.
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Photo by Gregory Case Photography
If you have been steadily working along with us, you are now on the home stretch.
It's time to work on the borders, quilting and binding.
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Enjoy the studio, work, and play of Carrie Bloomston, with a little bit of fabric thrown in.
Star Members can watch Carrie in Show 1707: Tricks and Tools of the Trade.
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Want to stitch a cuddle buddy for a child? Got some fabric in your stash? It only takes a few hours!
Join forces with RARE Science, Inc. a non-profit organization that helps find cures for kids with rare diseases. The RARE Bear Project is a community driven initiative and it is supported by the ever-growing RARE Bear Army of volunteers that help make one-of a-kind bears for special one-of-a-kind kids. Gifted RARE bears will have a serial number specifically made for a child in the program. Some RARE bears will also be made as gifts for those who donate a certain amount to their programs to support rare disease research!
Click here to join the RARE Bear Army.
Go to www.rarescience.org
Click here to learn about the pattern for a bear.
For twitter please include #RARE_Science and #RAREBearArmy
Watch as Rob Appell shows you how to make a RARE Bear.
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Here's the information from the museum:
This long-awaited catalog celebrates the American Folk Art Museum's unprecedented 2011 exhibition "Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts." The book offers an opulent presentation of more than 650 red and white quilts from the collection of Joanna S. Rose with inspiring craftsmanship and composition, a history of red and white quilts, rare perspectives on the exhibition, and a pattern index. An essential volume for every quilter or quiltmaker, it also offers unique and extraordinary insight into the spirit of creativity and design. By Elizabeth V. Warren with Maggi Gordon; Preface by Anne-Imelda Radice, PhD; Foreword by Martha Stewart; and contributions from Stacy C. Hollander and Tom Hennes. Principal photography by Gavin Ashworth. Quilts from the collection of Joanna S. Rose. New York: Skira/Rizzoli in association with American Folk Art Museum, 2015. 352 pages, 675 color illustrations, 9 x 11 inches.
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The Alliance for American Quilts invited collector Bill Volckening to talk about one of the quilts from his collection of polyester quilts while at QuiltCon 2015.
"Go Tell It at the Quilt Show!" is a Quilt Alliance project designed to capture the stories of quilts where quiltmakers gather.
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