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I think this might be the best show ever - the nursery is in top form along with incredible quilt. From the moment you get out of the car it is a sensory overload - oh and did i mention the shopping? oooohhhh - la - la.

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A wonderful member of TQS, Ferret, has sent us a delightful slideshow from the Birmingham Festival of Quilts, held in August this year. It was created by her friend Angela Madden who is also a textile designer, author, quilter, and teacher. Ferret contributed some amazing fashions and also wanted to point out another of her friend's fashions that received no credit. It is a blue/green/black dress in the show listed as Fashion Student. That student is Sarah Poulter and Ferret talks about her here.

These are photos from the "Fashion sans Frontieres" wearable art fashion show held at the Hilton Metropole Hotel. N.E.C., Birmingham Festival of Quilts 2010. It was a Russia versus the U.K. Challenge, The U.K. won on popular vote.

Warning, there is one tad bit "racy" slide toward the end of the show.

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A new Bernina educational video is up and running starring the wonderful  Nina McVeigh and Jennifer Gigas. This time they'll be showing you how to piece and embellish a crazy quilt using the embroidery machine.  To learn about crazy quilting, click on the photo, or on the Click to Watch Videos button on the left side of your screen in the Bernina window.

And don't forget to check out other recent episodes including Onscreen Quilting, Alternative Edge Treatments, Inspirational Stitches, and Thread Painting.

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Libby Lehman, well-known goddess of threadplay, has a new DVD coming out in October. Libby Lehman's A Day of Threadplay (produced by Ricky Tims Inc.) is sure to help you improve your score. The DVD contains three of her most sought-after techniques: Potluck Applique, Sheer Ribbon Illusion, and Sheer Thread Play. Learn Coach Libby's techniques and get your next quilt in the winner's circle.

The DVD will be available at www.rickytims.com and quilt stores everywhere. Look for it mid-late October!

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My favorite weekend of the year is here - Quilting in the Garden at Alden Lane - see you there!!!

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Rio Hondo (80" x 64") is a fractured landscape masterpiece by Katie Pasquini-Masopust.  She takes a photograph, enlarges it, and then fractures the surface into vertical sections.  For movement, she adds diagonals. Rio Hondo is a river that runs between Taos and Santa Fe.  Katie says, "I am interested in portraying places I have been, into a surreal world of my own."  This quilt was lost at a show and was missing for nine months.  A salvage company found it and tracked Katie down because she had written pertinent information on her quilt label.   So remember to ALWAYS INCLUDE A QUILT LABEL.

The quilt is in the collection of John Walsh III.  It was made in 1995, mostly from cottons.  It is machine pieced, appliqued, and quilted.  

Rio Hondo 1 - 80 pieces non rotating

Rio Hondo 2 - 80 pieces rotating

(Some people have had missing pieces.  If this happens to you please put in a comment so we can see how many people are affected.  Remember you can move the menu bar on the left to look for the missing piece.)

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Although I am teaching tomorrow I took a moment to go over to Alden Lane and take a peek at the classes. In Sandra Mollon's class I caught up with friends and in Tracy Souza's class I was delighted to meet Christina, age 13. It's way great to see fresh young faces among the fold!

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I am always surprised when people ask me about the grain of fabric - for so many of us, it is second nature - but to a person new to cloth it is a moment of discovery.

Please pass the word on to new quilters that these classes are for the world to see (open to Basic (Free) members) - right at the click of their mouse.  

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Memory quilts have been around for a very long time. Whether it was to commemorate a marriage or a baby, quilters have wanted to send good wishes through their quilts.

Have you ever made a "signature" quilt. Was it a group effort where you sent blocks around the country and had them signed by all the relatives? Did you hand blocks out at a wedding and have the guests sign them? What pattern did you use when you put the blocks together? Did you include photos?  Submit a comment and share your signature with TQS.

(Quilt:  Baby Crackers from Alex Anderson's  Baby Quilts with Love.)