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Here's another beautiful block from Jinny's Memory Match game. Play the game and find out what it's called.
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Jinny's Memory Match: 9/14/2015
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Here's another beautiful block from Jinny's Memory Match game. Play the game and find out what it's called.
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Ricky recently gave the eulogy for his father, Richard Tims.
In honor of Richard Tims, memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, P.O. Box 4804, Wichita Falls, TX 76308.
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Join us in Episode 1706, as Art Quilter Andrea Brokenshire creates contemporary Monet like works on her sit down Innova using batik snippet and haphazardly sprinkled on a matching background, which are then stitched down randomly, creating a dimensional texture. She also demonstrates tricks for mastering appliqué with slippery silk charmeuse.
Artist Melody Crust takes over the reigns on the BERNINA to offers tips for perfect straight-line quilting, which can be used to enhance both contemporary and traditional quilts.
Full access to today's show and over 200 others, plus 5 Full Length DVD classes Online
for about the price of one class elsewhere.
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Here's what they have to say:
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A favorite of award-winning quilter Angela Walters, she tells us "the thing I love most about quilting with So Fine! #50 is that it blends so nicely into any quilt. This comes in really handy when I am quilting a quilt with several different colors of fabric. Quilting is So Fine! with Superior Threads."
So Fine! #50 is also excellent as a bobbin thread when sewing with decorative threads on top, such as Metallics. It is available in 134 solid colors and prewound bobbins.
Save 20% on all So Fine! #50 cones and spools until September 12, 2015.
Click here to shop for spools: So Fine! #50 Spools on sale for $4.76 (reg. $5.95)
Click here to shop for cones: So Fine! #50 Cones on sale for $13.52 (reg. $16.90)
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Patricia Belyea from Okan Arts visited Amy Katoh, a Boro collector in Japan. Patricia writes,
"With great enthusiasm, Amy handed me an accordion-folded book she’d produced called Boro. Seeing the blank look on my face, Amy asked “Do you know about Boro?”
Boro means “rags” in Japanese. Ahead of the pack, Amy recognized the allure of patched, worn-out clothes found in neglected piles at local flea markets and began her Boro collection.
Amy writes “Up until a few years ago, Boro were thrown away or burned as shameful signs of poverty. No one wanted to seem so poor as to have such objects in their house. More than dirty, they were embarrassing.”
Click here to read more about Patricia's visit with Amy Katoh.
The video below highlights an exhibit from 2013 which shows just how evolved these "rags" have become.
Boro - The Fabrics of Life from Gabriele Bortot on Vimeo.
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Alex demonstrates "Quilters Select Cutaway," a great fusible mesh that helps stablize your t-shirt material or finish off your appliqué edge.
Click here to learn more about Quilters Select Cutaway.
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Ricky Tims is having a sale! Click on the button below to see all of the amazing color choices.
This is a good time to add hand-dyes to your stash.
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Art Quilter Andrea Brokenshire’s style when she started quilting is radically different from what she currently produces. A debilitating illness changed the course of her quilt journey, moving it from hand appliqué and quilting onto other pathways. She now works with more contemporary looks, and favors a confetti technique she developed, along with the use of silks for appliqué pieces. Her inspiration comes from Monet’s garden paintings. Her confetti backgrounds are created with batik snippets that are haphazardly sprinkled on a matching background, which are then stitched down randomly, creating a dimensional texture. She also demonstrates tricks for mastering appliqué with slippery silk charmeuse. Artist Melody Crust then offers tips for perfect straight-line quilitng, which can be used to enhance both contemporary and traditional quilts.
Show 1706: Textural Background, Applique on Silk & Straight-Line Quilting is available now to all Star Members.
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Looking to create a unique quilt retreat? The National Quilt Museum is making dates available for 2-4 day retreats starting October 1, 2015.
Here's the info, straight from the museum:
Experience a mix of extraordinary quilts, wonderful shops, local restaurants, and the unique attractions that have led to Paducah becoming a UNESCO creative city. Dates are limited.
www.quiltmuseum.org
What You Will Get:
Classes in the Museum's 25 foot by 60 foot classroom (maximum 25 people).
Attendees will have unlimited access to Museum galleries during their retreat.
Special rates available with several area hotels.
Hancock's of Paducah and Quilt-in-a-Day within 5 miles.
Museum is only blocks from Yeiser Art Center, Market House Museum, River Discovery Center, Lloyd Tilghman Civil War Museum.
For more information, contact Frank Bennett at 270-442-8856. Space very limited.
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BERNINA Brand Ambassador Frieda Anderson shares some of the free-motion machine quilting techniques she uses within her quilts.
Star Members can watch Frieda in Show 705: Tips, Techniques...and a Special Tribute.
You can also join Frieda in her TQS classroom, "Little Fused Art Quilts," where she and Laura Wasilowski teach you basic fusing skills.
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