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We all have the problem, too many quilts, not enough space.  TQS wants to know, How do you store your quilts?

Do you stack them on the empty bed in the guest room, roll them on cardboard rolls, hide them in a closet?  Do you actually use them on your bed?

Submit a comment and let us know where you put your quilts.

And while you are at it, how many quilts do you store?

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Alex will be back in the classroom with brand new videos she is editing right now.  But what slowed her down was looking up and seeing this scene.  Not unusual in many parts of the world in April, but a surprise for California even at 2800' elevation.

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Sadu House in Kuwait, a traditional Gulf-style home, is the setting for the preservation of stunning Bedouin textiles and household objects sure to inspire you.  Join us for a visit to this unique cultural heritage museum. To see and learn more about Kuwait be sure to watch Part I and II. Thank you to TQS member scwalanna for sharing Kuwait with us.  It has been a great journey.

Part I:  The City click here.  Part II:  Shopping Kuwaiti style click here.

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It's a New Day!  In Paducah!
Hey everyone!  Ricky and Justin are getting en route to the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, Kentucky.  They will both be manning the Tims Art Quilt Studio booth (1108-10) so be sure to stop by to say Hi-but you know that means to use our TQS code phrase;  "It's a New Day!"  And don't forget your TQS badge so others will recognize you.  Click here to download and print out your own.

TQS member dlquilter is going to be our roving reporter/photographer, so look for all the scoop on what happened at the show.  It promises to be a "Fantastic" event.

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This week's Quilt of the Week was selected by Ruth.  She must have been in an outdoor mood, as the quilt is "Ducks by the Lake" by TQS Member, Duffy.  Duffy is one of our international members from Heist-op-den-Berg, ANTWERPEN Belgium.  She has been quilting since 1989 and is also into bags of all shapes and sizes.

To learn more about Duffy and to see her quilts and bags, not to mention her work on the BOM, just click here.

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Read about TQS and the winner of a Bernina 820 in "Local Quilter Sews Up Worldwide Contest" by Sherrie Norris of All About Women of the High Country (www.aawmag.com) March/April 2010.

Sherrie has written a wonderful article about TQS and recent Bernina winner, Joan Piercy.

Here's a snippet,

"As the world’s first full-service interactive online video/Web magazine created just for quilters worldwide, the show is the first quilting series to be shot in front of a live audience and features instruction, entertainment and insights into the lifestyles of well known quilt personalities. The ever-evolving Web site offers its members a multitude of opportunities including a daily blog, forum chat rooms and the world's largest online gallery that allows viewers to locate quilts all over the world."

To read the entire article, click here.  

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April 17-25, 2010 you can visit 100 USA National Parks for Free.  Is there a National Park near you and is it Free?  The movie in a blog below is at lower Yosemite Falls in CA.  This picture is the upper Yosemite Falls.  Both were taken April 17, 2010.

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Where is Alex and what is so Special this week in the USA?

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In the April 8th Quilter's Quips and Tips, TQS asked its members to complete the following sentence, "You know you're a quilter when..."  The responses were charming, heartwarming and filled with truth.  Take a look at what your fellow quilters had to say and see if you don't smile knowing they are a lot like you.

To see all the responses, click here.

You know you're a quilter when you have more sewing machines than pots and pans!

Your kid is the only one in school with a home made lunch bag.

When you are on vacation and see the entire experience as examples of "that would be a great quilt" comments.

You know you're a quilter when you reach in your purse and there are more sewing supplies in there than money.

You know you're a quilter when you go out to dinner with your husband and he is the one with thread in his hair.

You know you're a quilter when you have closets full of fabric instead of actual clothes!

...you try to convince your husband that, one, a long-arm machine would be a good purchase and the perfect place to put it would be the living room in place of his big-screen TV!

You know you are a quilter when you miss a meal quilting and don't notice you are hungry!

...you look at a floor or a wall and moan because you don't have your camera with you... and your husband understands just what you mean and reminds you to use your phone to take the picture.

You know you are a quilter when... you look at your computer screen and see 14 quilting related icons.

You know you're a quilter when you're working on a quilt and a new idea pops in your head so you take a break from quilting to quilt.

when you have made the cover for your pickleball paddle from a new quilting technique, just to try it.