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TQS will get you up close to all the winning quilts. The true magic lies in seeing the details. Stay with us all week as we revisit all the winning quilts. But first look at this amazing work.
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Will you be in Houston for Festival? Stop by the TQS Booth and you can meet the Stars! Here's the schedule, stop by and chat with your favorite quilting star.
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To get a feel for the fabric trends, we ran to some of the fabric booths just before Market closed. Here is a sample of what is coming to a Quilt Store near you.
The Music is "Remember December" by Ricky Tims from his "Heart & Soul" album.
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Join us for Part 1 of a mini-holiday to the Alsatian region of France. Every fall the area plays host to the European Patchwork Meeting. Follow along as our hosts, Jim and Melinda Burt share the villages, vendors and magnificent quilts they found. Steeped in history and local tradition we think you will enjoy this little visit to a region also made famous through the charming images of village life by Jean Jacque Waltz. The stained glass window for example, depicts children dressed in the traditional clothing of the region of Alsace. To watch Part 1 of the show click "Play" above. Want to see more of this region? Be sure to see our visit from last year's quilt show. Click here. |
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There goes Ricky again bragging about Texas. We'll let me tell you that there are some fabulous quilters from other parts of the world (like Colorado) and I want them to take the lead in the World Series Quilt Challenge to fight Alzheimer's. Perhaps you recognize one or two of these fetching ladies...(Becky Goldsmith, Alex, and Linda Jenkins of Piece O' Cake Designs) Becky has a beautiful challenge quilt with a very touching story and I think we need to ROOT FOR BECKY. For just $1 you can help destroy this terrible disease and honor Craig Goldsmith.
Here is Becky's beautiful quilt (you can also bid on this quilt) and the story behind it. "My father-in-law, Craig Goldsmith, is fading fast. At this point he likes to share stories from his youth. He is sharing the bits of himself that he can still find and it is an honor to hold those memories for him because they, too, will surely fade away."
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Just who is calling Ricky a Wayhoo from Texas? Texas is a wonderful state which will very shortly be hosting the International Quilt Festival in Houston. The International Quilt Festival is home to the World Series Quilt Challenge, which will be in full swing. In fact, the quilt auction has already begin online and you can bid on fabulous quilts by some very high-falutin' quilters.
The money from this auction will go to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative which is a national, grassroots charity whose mission is to raise awareness and fund research for Alzheimer's.
If you'd like to participate, but that beautiful quilt is out of your range, for just $1 you can click here to ROOT FOR RICKY and have him take home the MVP spot. Currently Ricky is in the lead, but on his tail is last year's MVP, Hollis Chatelain. We can't allow a repeat, designated hitter, to claim the MVP this year, so give up that extra fat quarter and take a moment to ROOT FOR RICKY. Let's go to bat for the AAQI!
Tangled by Hollis Chatelain.
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Week One of the "New from Old" auction is hours away from completion. If you've got your heart set on one of the little beauties in this group (Like Patricia Hobb's gorgeous appliqued and embroidered piece below) then remember to put in your final bids before 9pm Eastern tonight.
Just head over to Ebay and enter Alliance for American Quilts in the search box. This will show you all of the quilts currently up for auction until the deadline tonight. You'll notice a few TQS names in the bunch.
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The World Series Quilt Challenge has Begun! Now is the time to break out your pocket book and buy a piece of quilting history. Remember, even if you can't afford a quilt, you can root for your favorite team member.
Welcome to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative
November 2010 Online Auction!
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Whoa! Hold on a minute! No one asked me about rooting for Ricky in the World Series Quilt Challenge for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative. I can't let my old fishing buddy John Flynn (not to mention my girlfriend peeps) get tossed aside for some wayhoo from Texas.
So here's the deal, I'm going to click here to root for the American Quilt League. Remember, nobody wins with Alzheimer's, take that money you'd spend on a fancy coffee and help stamp out a terrible disease, it's just $1 per vote.
To learn more and to see all of the quilts up close with their creators, click here.
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It's time to get serious and Root for Ricky. We want Ricky (an all-star on the National Quilt League) to be MVP of the World Series Quilt Challenge for the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative and we don't think a young upstart like Sue Nickels should stand in his way. While a perfectly nice woman (with an amazing knack for machine quilting) Sue has had more than her share of awards (Best of Show - Birmingham, Best of Show AQS, IQA Master Award, AQS Machine Workmanship Award...) and her quilt, Tiny Tea at Tenby, lacks the color of Ricky's Rhapsody for Remembering.
So get on it TQS members and click here to Root for Ricky and the National Quilt League, we can't let Sue get another notch in her thimble case. And remember one vote is a one dollar donation toward finding a cure for Alzheimer's - be generous and cast several votes.
Quilts: Tiny Tea at Tenby by Sue Nickels and Rhapsody for Remembering by Ricky Tims.
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