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It's time for art class as Pam Holland introduces us to Australian art teacher and quilter, Suzanne Gummow. Be sure to write down the 3 P's. Following the 3 P's would be a great New Year's resolution.
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Do you think you can recognize the work of many of TQS's quilt artists? If you have been watching the shows, viewing the slideshows, visiting the gallery, and checking out the Daily Blog, you probably can. TQS is going to give you the opportunity to show your knowledge by having you tell us, Who Made These Quilts? A winner will be selected randomly from those entries with the most correct answers.
A TQS Goodie Bag will be sent to the winner.
Enter by emailing namethequilter@thequiltshow.com and listing the names of the artists in order of the slides. e.g. Artist 1 is..., Artist 2 is... The last slide is a bit tricky, as two artists actually created the quilt. You must be a member (Basic or Star) to enter the contest. One entry per member. We will contact the winner through their email. Entries end Monday night 12am PST. Start the new year with a bag full of quilting tools!
Click on the video to start the show and Good Luck!
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Meet Sue Garman, the creator of our fabulous 2010 TQS Block of the Month quilts: "Star Crazy" and "Hugs and Kisses". Sue grew up in the aerospace industry, was trained as a CPA, and started her career by negotiating multi-million dollar contracts for NASA. She married a NASA engineer that she met in Houston's Mission Control Center during a simulation of the first trip to the Moon. While she loved working for an agency focused on exploration and discovery, she retired three years ago as Associate Director for the Johnson Space Center in Houston, having also served as Deputy Chief of Staff for NASA in Washington, DC. She is dedicated to supporting her community and serves on the board of directors of several local foundations.
Sue's years with NASA and its contractors never separated her from quilting, though. She always regarded quilting as her daily "therapy". As soon as she could thread a needle, her grandmother taught her to make crazy quilts; she literally does not remember a time before quilts. Her quilting career started long before she left NASA - a local quilt shop had seen several of her quilts back in the 70's, and invited her to make patterns and teach. That's where it all began - and where she continues today. Her favorite venue is applique, but she also loves making complex, intricately pieced quilts. You will rarely see her without a needle in hand - which explains how she finished over 20 quilts a year ago. She simply has a passion for the art of quilting!
We have been absolutely amazed at the amount of work and detail she had put into each and every project for our TQS members. Hats off to a great quilt artist!!
To learn more about Sue Garman click here.
To see our new TQS 2010 BOMs click here.
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"Star Crazy" -January
Check out the new BOMs. Join us we take a learning trip with Sue Garman and TQS. We have 2 BOMs for this year. One is for our Applique lovers and one is for our Piecing fans. However, it may be time for you piecers to learn to Applique or vice versa. Whatever your choice you will be joining a fun group that will encourage each other through the process.
And this year we will be bringing you teaching lessons that will get you ready to quilt it. There are a lot of open spaces begging to be quilted and you will be ready. So get started right away. It's a fantastic learning challenge for the New Year.
To download the introduction packet and pattern for Star Crazy click here.
To download the introduction packet and pattern for Hugs and Kisses click here.
"Hugs and Kisses"-January
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The New Year's Eve Ball drop began in 1907 and had dropped every year except 1942 and 1943. They had to suspend the ceremony due to war time blackout restrictions. The first ball was made of iron and wood and had 25-watt light bulbs. It was 5 feet in diameter and weighed 700 pounds. This year the ball has been redesigned by Waterford Crystal. It has an interlocking ribbon pattern woven into a Celtic knot. It is a 12-foot geodesic sphere and weighs 11,875 pounds. It is covered by 2,668 Waterford crystals and uses 32,256 Philips Luxeon Rebel LDS.
Can you see yourself designing this as a quilt?
To learn more about the New Year's Eve ball and its history, click here.
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New Year's Resolutions! They say accountability is half the battle. So let's all be accountable to each other. Stating it and/or writing it down helps even more. So, here we go! Tell us your New Year's resolution? And, if you want to know what the TQS crew are hoping to achieve - read the comments.
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Here is a preview of The Quilt Life Table of Contents for the Premier Issue.
Just click on the picture to get an enlarged view of the coming fun. Be sure to enlarge it to 100%.
You can still sign up today at the discounted rate. Click on The Quilt Life banner in the right border.
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As you all know, we recently hit 50,000 registered members on the TQS site. Well, back in March 2009, we had just 40,000 and you all wanted to know where they came from. Well, they come from everywhere.
Click here to visit with TQS members from all over the world.
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Only One More Day Left to Download the 2009 BOM!
Alert to Star Members: This is your last chance to acquire the complete, exclusive TQS Block of the Month quilt pattern that Sue Garman created for us in 2009, and that is available to you FREE, as a Star Member, through December 31, 2009. ( After that date, the free pattern "goes away" and you will need to purchase it.) Even if you were not able to make the quilt this year, you may want to have the pattern on hand to make this beautiful quilt at a later date. The pattern includes many different blocks that will work--not just in the BOM quilt--but in a variety of other quilts as well.
So, don't delay! Just download the complete pattern now and print it later, and don't worry, the companion instructional videos always will be available to Star members!
Once you've downloaded the 2009 BOM, stay tuned for our newest (2010) Sue Garman BOM quilts, which will debut on January 1, 2010. Yes, you've read that correctly: Sue is treating us to two BOM quilts next year! (See article below for more info.)
To print out the 2009 BOM pattern, click here.
To become a Star Member or Renew your Star Membership, click here.
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In February of 2009, the TQS Quilt Gallery hit 12,000 quilts with a quilt by TQS Member bettyannseeman Today we are at almost 15,000. We're still a few quilts away from one lucky member winning a Ricky Tims Rhapsody Quilt when we reach 36,000 so keep on showing us your quilts!
To see the original blog and to find out more about bettyannseeman, click here.
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