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Enjoy more quilts from the Inspired by the Beatles special exhibit at Road to California 2015.

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Here are some great tips for using your seam ripper and protecting your work when ironing.

Pam Damour demonstrates the use of a seam ripper. 

To purchase Pam's brass seam ripper, click here.

How can you protect your finished sewing project when giving it the final pressing? BERNINA Brand Ambassador Diane Gloystein reveals her trick. Click here to see what you can learn from WeAllSew.com and Diane Gloystein.

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While in Houston, TQS asked the irrepressible Lola Jenkins ten questions about quilting.

Star Members can see what Lola is up to now in Show 1809: Portrait Collages and Binding Concepts.

And can watch Lola in Show 902: When Serendipity Strikes: Portrait of a Quiltmaker.

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It's a once-in-a-lifetime contest from the National Quilt Museum.

Click here for more information.

Will you be entering? We'd love to see TQS Members' quilts in this exhibition!

The Gala of the Unexpected - Here's the news from Judy Schwender, Curator of the National Quilt Museum:

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Lynn Wilder  (Episode 1604) is sharing her "Country Charmer" patterns with eight TQS members.  This wildly popular pattern looks fabulous in all colorways.  Enter to win your own copy before the contest ends, Friday February 28!

Tell us what you liked about Lynn's show.  The eight best comments will be selected as the winners.

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

Do you find that the mathematics of quilting make you run screaming from the room? Fear no more! Designer, teacher and lecturer Lynn Wilder has found a way to make “Patchwork Math” palatable for all of us. While visiting at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, Lynn explains:

•  A system for breaking down quilt designs into smaller components,
•  How to make complex projects much more manageable and accessible.
•  A combination of grid units and various tools makes the daunting become doable.
•  Unique methods for auditioning fabrics and for creating order.

You’ll also meet Aussies Helen Stubbings and Tracey Browning, who share a smart and cool method for making iron-on hexagons. Bring it on!

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Brighten someone's day with a pair of charming fabric birds (from Jennysbuttonjar) you can whip together in under an hour.  The toughest part will be deciding what color paper clip feet you want to make.

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If you loved the tips Lynn Wilder shared for taking the scary out of quilting, we think you will enjoy these other fabulous teachers.  Each shares tips that will improve your skills.

Jacqueline de Jonge shows you how to let the paper do the work for you (Episode 911).

Pat Yamin shows you how to accurately cut four layers for a pattern, tips on

avoiding template slippage, and other time-saving tricks. (Episode 1005).

Create a roadmap to improve accuracte piecing with Alex's super-easy trick, using painter's tape (Episode 1307).

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Dr. Bob is all about gift-giving!

King Tut Thread - Bob's Birthday Special. 20% off through Feb. 19, 2015!

King Tut is nature’s finest thread. It is a #40/3-ply certified Egyptian-grown, extra-long staple cotton, and is designed for quilting on both home machines and longarm machines, as well as for hand quilting. Using the most advanced spinning, twisting, dyeing, and finishing techniques, King Tut has extremely low lint. You and your machine will love it!  Look for it in 136 variegated and solid colors.

500 yd. spools  $7.19 (reg. $8.99).  No Limit
2,000 yd. cones 19.95 (reg. $24.95) No Limit  

Other February specials include:

Over 60% OFF on Tailor Made 27. It is a 50 wt. spun polyester thread, engineered specifically for clothing construction, for use in either a serger or regular sewing machine.  There are 59 colors left and they are going fast!
The name Tailor Made is the same name as a brand of sewing cabinets, so they decided to sell off what they had and then re-brand as Superior Spun Poly. The same thread with the new name will be available in a few months, but the new thread brand will be the regular $7.90 price.
February Special
62% OFF.  Only $2.95 (reg. price is $7.90)  No Limit until they're gone.

Lava
To make room for other products, it was decided to discontinue Lava, a strong, variegated polyester thread designed for longarm and regular sewing machines. It's available in 35 variegated colors with a precise 1-inch color change interval.  It comes in 2,000-yard cones.
February Special
50% OFF.  Only $10.97 (reg. price is $21.95)  No Limit until they're gone.

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Did you know a long arm machine could do this? Apparently, an Innova Sequin Stitcher can! Wouldn't this be great for creating art quilts or specialty garments?

Want to see what else it can do? Click here.