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How would you like to win a fabric pack from P&B Textiles featuring Alex' new line, Redwork Rendezvous? 10 Lucky Winners will have four beautiful fat quarters to add to their stash.  It's Easy.  Just email to Redwork@thequiltshow.com  (copy and paste into your address bar if it's not automatic) and put "Fabric Pack" in the subject line.  One entry per person.  The contest ends Monday night midnight Pacific Time.

Here's your chance to win some of Alex' fabulous new fabric to give as a gift, or maybe just keep for yourself. (Fabrics will vary from pack to pack.)

But wait, there's more!  P&B is giving away a free pattern featuring Redwork Redezvous. Just click on the pattern below to download your copy.  Thank you P&B Textiles!

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Some of us only know about quilting.  We aren't so good at housekeeping and basting a turkey is not quite the same as basting a quilt.  Thankfully, the people at Butterball have all kinds of videos to help those of us who are "cooking and baking" challenged.  Not sure how long to thaw your turkey?  How about stuff it?  Or roast it?  This is the site for you.  And once you get that turkey in the oven, you can get right back to quilting.

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As promised here are more award-winning quilts from the International Quilt Festival in Houston. You'll see the "Future of Quilting" Award winner along with winning quilts from our own TQS Members. Come on, let's get back to the show. How can you resist that face?

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Did you know that you can run fusible web through your printer?  That's right, if you have an ink-jet printer, you can put an 8 1/2" x 11" sheet of fusible through the printer.  This way you can copy your designs right onto the fusible.  No more tracing!

The trick is to attach the sheet to a regular piece of paper using double- sided tape.  You don't need much, just tack down the corners.  Then, go ahead and print away.

DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU HAVE A LASER  OR THERMAL PRINTER.

YOU'LL GET A GLUEY MESS!

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As you know, three TQS members, geoquilter, featheredstar, and mkdquilts, have made it to Round 2 in the McCall's Quilt Design Star contest.  They were given 10 fat quarters from which to create a quilt larger than 24" x 24." Each quilt had to use at least 8 of the fat quarters and make up at least 50% of the top of the quilt.  

Each challenge round is judged by a panel as well as you, the quilting public. You'll have a tough time deciding as there are some really spectacular quilts this round. Voting has begun for Challenge #2 and runs through November 29. You can vote daily. Click here to vote for your favorite.  When you reach the page:  Click on the Vote Tab to see the quilts.  

Here's a look at geoquilter's challenge #2 entry, Bouquet for the Birds. You can see her design process by heading over to her blog. There, qeoquilter demonstrates how she shaded her flowers and her thought processes behind the making of her quilt.  She also has some fabulous videos on applique.    

Featheredstar came up with a completely different look for her challenge #2 entry, Who Needs Television.  Isn't it amazing how different the same set of fabrics can look?  To learn more about Featheredstar, click here.

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

Before you dive into quilting that masterpiece you've labored over for months, take a tip from award- winning quilt artist David Taylor (Episode 406). 

Make a few small quilt sandwiches using the same top and backing fabrics and the same batting as you've used in your quilt.

 Experiment with these samples to determine the appropriate tension and to audition thread and quilt patterns before you begin stitching on the actual quilt.

By duplicating the materials, you've insured that the stitching conditions will be the same. 

If you have a tip you'd like to share, please send it to us here.

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Judy B. Dales, Dancing on the Dark Side of the Moon, was created in 1997.  According to the Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts edited by Mary Leman Austin, Judy says "this particular quilt was created in a frenzy of creativity.  Three days before leaving for an annual trek to our cottage in Vermont, I decided to start a new quilt.  I chose one of my airplane doodles, edited it a bit and began the quilt.  One day for pattern preparation, one day to cut the fabric, one day to embellish the background pieces, then the whole thing was packed up and transported to Vermont."  Look what comes from doodling...

DancingontheDarkSide1 - 88 pieces non-rotating 

DancingontheDarkSide2 - 70 pieces rotating