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Join Alex at Lee's Creative Sewing and Vacuums in Charlotte, NC.

Friday, July 31:

5-6pm Hors d'oeurves

6-8pm Meet & Greet - Alex will be giving a lecture and signing books.

Saturday, August 1:

Join Alex to make your very own "Basket Rendezvous" Quilt (43" x 43")  The quilt will be made out of batiks.  Class fee is $185 and includes the quilt kit.  A box lunch and snacks will be provided.  Lee's furnishes the machines, you only bring your basic quilting supplies.

Creative Sewing & Vacuums
Stonecrest Shopping Center
7868-D Rea Road
Charlotte, NC 28277
(704) 542-8760

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Magnifico is a bold, strong thread created for quilting and embroidery. Magnifico is an extra-strength, high-sheen polyester that can handle the speed and tension of longarm and commercial machines, while displaying bold and beautiful shades of color. Available in 200 solid colors, so you won’t run out of color options. Unlike most high-strength trilobal polyester threads, Magnifico is 'heat set' in processing, which eliminates unwanted shrinkage.

And for a limited time, get the colors of your dreams at 20% OFF UNTIL JULY 17!
Cones (reg. $11.90) on sale for only $9.52 | Spools (reg. $5.99) on sale for only $4.79

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If you loved the hand work created by Sandra Leichner (Episode 1701),
we think you will be equally impressed by the techniques of these world-class teachers.

Liuxin Newman (Episode 310) shows you how the Chinese Weaver stitch
can make even the smallest of appliqué shapes perfect.

Nancy Brown (Episode 701) finds that hand basting appliqué elements together before sewing
helps her to achieve perfect results every time.

Judith Baker Montano (Episode 1212) shows you how to take embroidery stitches from traditional to art-worthy.

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Join Julie as she shows you ways to use up those batting scraps.

Click here to learn more from Julie by visiting her classroom.

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Alex tracked down Patrick Lose to talk to him about his new fabric line, Katherine Ann, with RJR Fabrics.  It's not what you'd expect...

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Enjoy the amazing work of Sandra Leichner and a number of her "Best of Show" quilts.  Star members can watch Sandra in Show 1701: The Appliqué Doctor is In.

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Is your ironing board too small to handle all your big projects?  Here's a great "How-to" from Instructables.com that will convert your standard ironing board into a Quilter's ironing board.

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Brandy Lynn Maslowski takes us on her journey to Quilt Canada 2015.  Brandy Lynn is a Quilt Teacher, Speaker, Judge and the new host of Canadian Quilt Talk. While she was at the show, Brandy spoke with Conference Co-Ordinator, Kathy Oliver. 

Brandy was also able to get some advice from some of the winning quilters as to why you should think about entering a National Juried Show (NJS). TQS would like to thank the CQA/ACC for sharing photos of the fabulous winning quilts, and thank Brandy for sharing her experience.

Click here for more about the winning quilts.

***Please note that the Studio Art Quilt Associate's/SAQA Trunk show was not an exhibit of photographs but one of 51 small studio art quilts created by artists from all over the world.  It was one Trunk of eight that are travelling in celebration of the 25th Anniversary of SAQA's founding in 1989.  Visit the SAQA website under the "Artwork" tab to see the contents and travelling schedule for each Trunk.***

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Lenore created this wonderful quilt from photos taken in Brittany, France.  She writes, "A class of students was sketching buildings in this old village. I used my fusing/fabric painting technique.  Many different fabrics were used, including Northcott Stonehenge prints."  The quilt is pieced, appliquéd and quilted all by machine.  Lenore exhibited it at the Denver National Quilt Festival VIII and it won Best Wall Quilt at AQS Grand Rapids, 2013.

Click here to visit Lenore's website and to see more of her fabulous quilts.

CapturingBrittanybyLenoreCrawford - 36 pieces non-rotating

CapturingBrittanybyLenoreCrawford - 100 pieces non-rotating

CapturingBrittanybyLenoreCrawford - 289 pieces non-rotating

CapturingBrittanybyLenoreCrawford - 100 pieces rotating

CapturingBrittanybyLenoreCrawford - 289 pieces rotating

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Lynette Anderson and RJR Fabrics have a great tip for handling your hexies.  Star Members can watch Lynette in Show 1601: Trunk Show, Travel Talk, and Tools & Techniques.

Lynette is also the designer of the TQS BOM 2015 - My Country House.