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Photo by Ann Wood

Check out this clever hands-free system for taking photos while you are working.  The whole set-up uses a table lamp clamp, a wooden clothes pin, and two file clips.  Clever and simple!

The idea comes from Ann Wood Handmade.  If you are not familiar with her work, check out the magical creations she makes by hand, using vintage or antique garments.  They will have you looking at your old textiles in a whole new way!

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Jamie Fingal earned her reputation as a Rebel Quilter because she doesn’t like to follow the rules.  She does like to have fun, though, and imbues her whimsical quilts with positive messages.  Jamie often uses heavy-duty zippers in her work.  She doesn’t bind her quilts.  She uses wool felt for the batting and the backing.  She also gives herself one day every week to just play in her studio and have fun, and create.  Jamie carries a sketchbook with her everywhere and uses her drawings as inspiration for her quilts.  She walks Alex through the process of making a small prayer flag art quilt, then shows Ricky how to build a quilt background using overlapping pre-fused hexagons.  After Jamie’s visit, Gina Perkes offers tips for creating bobbin appliqué on a domestic sewing machine.

Episode 1702 - Rebel with a Cause debuts July 20, 2015.

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Recovering from that season finale of Game of Thrones? Can't wait for that next season to start?  How about putting together a House Stark block to tide you over while you wait?  From Jessica Lee Blacknall, a Game of Thrones: House Stark 10" paper-pieced block.  Doesn't everyone's life need a dire wolf? (Keep your eyes open, Jessica will be creating more GOT blocks on her site).

Click here for pattern. 

Click here to see more of the Game of Thrones quilt being created by Jessica. 

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This light, fresh table runner by BERNINA Ambassador Nancy Mahoney is oh-so-easy to make and is sure to brighten any summer table.  Rotary cutting makes the Four-Patch and Frame blocks quick and easy to make. Machine embroidery adds the perfect touch to the circle blocks and is super easy, using the BERNINA Circular embroidery attachment #83.

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Enjoy three minutes with TQS Legend Yvonne Porcella at IQA Houston 2014.  Learn about her quilting process and discover her favorite drink.

Click here to learn more about Yvonne on her website.

Star Members can watch Yvonne in Show 1713: TQS Quilting Legend 2010.

"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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The Super Seminar is getting ready to start in Morgantown, West Virginia. The event is located next to the West Virginia University campus and right along the Monongahela River. These events are always fun, with lots of learning and laughter. The Seminar even made it into the magazine in our hotel room.

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Lisa Calle needs our help. She is missing a box of quilts that she shipped to Canada, which never made it there. Inside the box were three of her show quilts and one quilt for her book. UPS has opened an investigation. Red Velvet, Playing Hookie, and Hula Hibiscus are among the missing. Please keep an eye out for these quilts.  If you have any information, please contact Lisa at lisahcalle@me.com.

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Jen's new tutorial will teach you how to make this fun lantern garland that is perfect for summertime!

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And the inductee is...Mimi Dietrich, founder of the Baltimore Appliqué Society. Her first quilt book, Happy Endings, has sold nearly 250,000 copies.  Since then she has written fifteen more books. On July 16–18, 2015, the Quilter's Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana, will honor Mimi’s many accomplishments with a weekend of quiltmaking fun.

Here’s what Mimi has to say about her induction into the Quilter's Hall of Fame:

“I am thrilled and honored to be the next inductee into the Quilter's Hall of Fame. The best part is that for almost 40 years I have been doing something that I love…quilting! I am truly proud of the books I have written with Martingale, and I have loved traveling around our wonderful country and meeting quilters in my classes. For most of my students it all starts with one little hand-appliqué stitch and grows into a fabulous quilt! If you’ve enjoyed my books or taken a class with me, come join me at the Quilter's Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana…it’s going to be the trip of a lifetime!”

To learn more about Mimi, click here.

(Photo: www.mimidietrich.com)

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Alex shows you how to make an easy Sawtooth Star. Use these tips for Month 7 of the Block of the Month, My Country House by Lynette Anderson.  There are so many patterns that include this classic block, and you can become an expert at making it!