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The birthday of Dr. Seuss is March 2. To celebrate, the National Education Association is calling for adults to take time to read to a child.

Libraries, community centers, and schools will be participating by bringing children and adults and books together.

What did you read to your kids? 

What were their favorite books? 

What books do kids like to have read to them today?  

We are very interested in what books were read by our international members.                              

(Capt'n John with Joey and Adair)

For our teachers and educators AccuCut has a special deal.  They are offering 20% off, plus free shipping on all machines, dies, and supplies if you use coupon code EEJ16 through March 31.  Click here  to learn more about AccuCut's creative, fun and educational book dies used to engage students in all-important literacy activities. 

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March:  Hugs and Kisses                                               March: Star Crazy

It's time to begin working on your next block/s for the month of March.  If you are working on Hugs and Kisses, this month you will be making a set of crossed buds .  If you are working on Star Crazy, you will be making two new star blocks and an Irish chain. 

No matter which BOM you choose, you're sure to pick up lots of great info and tips from Sue Garman's great instruction. To download the pattern for the February Star Crazy BOM, click here.  Click here for the February Hugs and Kisses BOM pattern.

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TQS Members find inspiration in the objects found in their everyday lives, whether it be elevator doors, rug designs, or a subway grate. Here are just a few examples of what they have found to give their quilts that extra dimension of creativity.

A picture of a ceiling in a palace in Russia.

The tile work in the bathroom at Herrod's Dept. Store.

A face in the clouds.

An Indian Mandala.

The shape of stained glass windows.

An old-fashioned kitchen linoleum floor, doodling, my sister's beautiful eyes, a manhole cover, crop circles, and ... everywhere.

So for inspiration to strike, it looks like we just have to keep our eyes open.

To view all their comments, click here.

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Quilters know that inspiration can be found everywhere where they turn.  For example, how about these Art Deco elevator doors found in the lobby of the Hotel Allegro in Chicago?  

Let's see where some TQS members found their inspiration in the objects of their everyday lives.  Click here and open your eyes to new opportunities.

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

Join us in Episode 605 as textile artist Kate Cox shares how to combine raw edge applique and free-motion quilting techniques to create an impressionistic quilt based on a favorite photograph.  And Ricky's resist dye method using school glue, Procion dyes, and soda ash is not to be missed. 

It is a show packed with great "out of the box" ideas.  Go to "Watch Shows" on the Menu Bar.

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Your show premiering tomorrow features British Quilter, Kate Cox.  See what she is ready to teach you in show #605.

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P&B Textiles is pleased to announce the arrival of their newest fabric line aptly titled "Lake of the Woods". This whimsical collection features the flora and fauna of nature sure to add that bit of outdoorsy feel to any decor. 
We used the fabrics to make the "Summer Star Runner" from our TQS Projects page.  For a fun and charming woodsy quilt visit P&B here to get their free pattern.

P&B wants you to have some fabric!  4 TQS Members will win "Fat Packs" - 4 different fat quarters each from the "Lake of the Woods" collection.

To enter to win, send an email to pbtextiles@thequiltshow.com and enter "Lake" in the subject line.  P&B will ship internationally, so everybody is encouraged to enter!  But do it today; the contest ends Monday, March 1, 2010 at midnight PST. 

To see the entire P&B line of fabrics click here.  Look for the "Lake of the Woods" collection in your local quilt store this month. 

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Alex saw the new Bernina Chair and had to give it a try.  Scott Noble of Sew Vac LTD of Long Beach, CA gave Alex a demonstration at the Ricky Tims Super Seminar in Downey, California. 

Most of you know about the chair by now.  Bernina USA is giving away a FREE chair to a lucky someone in the US.  We want someone from the TQS family to WIN.  So get over there and sign up before March 1.

Here's the link:

http://www.berninausa.com/content-n746-sUS.html

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Member Jean Konopacz from Germany visited the Aschaffenburg Quilt Festival and captured some of the quilting highlights.  Included are quilts from a special BERNINA Exhibit from Russia.

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Many of you have taken advantage of our TQS shoppe (active star members always receive 5% discount) and we thought it is time for the gal behind the scenes to have her own blog! If you scroll down a bit (under the Quilt Life button) you will see Pati's place. Come on over and see what the TQS shoppe looks like on an average day, if there is such a thing, and say "Hi" to Pati!