Daily Blog

  0

fShare

Tweet

Photo by Sewbasket

Our Christmas tree always had TONS of presents under it. When we were small, my sister and I liked to play with the packages. We would arrange them in stacks according to the name on the tag or maybe build a wall with them. Sometimes we would line them up, end to end, and make a train going out the living room, down the hall, into each bedroom and back into the living room. Many years later, my mother told me "Do you remember when you and Candy would play with the packages and have them winding all over the house? I used to love watching you do that."  - Susan from Wichita Falls, TX

Read more stories like this and share your story too.

Purchase Christmas In A Small Town

Share a Holiday PHOTO

Share a Holiday QUILT

  0

fShare

Tweet

Okay TQS let's make a sick child smile.  Here are the directions and here is where to send them.  Be sure to put a picture of your pillowcase in Show & Tell.  Get your family to help.  Kids and grandkids will be able to point out the most effective fabrics.  It won't take long and you already know how to sew.   It's a Holiday gift that won't be forgotten on Dec 26th.  You can choose to send your pillowcase to a local chapter near you or send them to: 

ConKerr Cancer
295 E. Swedesford # 396
Wayne, PA 19087

To receive information on starting a local chapter in your area click here.

  0

fShare

Tweet

Jinny Beyer continues our education with a simple way to make a big difference in our quilts using border prints.  This is a lesson that will instantly add variety and fun to your quilts.

Click Here for lesson #1.

  0

fShare

Tweet

During this holiday season, people want to get involved and make a difference.  This is especially true of quilters.  Here is an easy way to help.  In this first video you will learn about the project and its wonderful healing effect on children and who are hospitalized. 

Stay tuned for a TQS Challenge.  Email this video to a friend and do it together.  Tomorrow you will get the specs and hints.  (This will be Capt'n John's first sewing project if he can find a sewing machine besides the 830, which carries very high usage penalties.)

  0

fShare

Tweet

There is so much on the site, how can you find something you wanted to see again?  Here's a way!  Look for the little hearts with the plus sign.

Just click the heart and you will save this as a favorite that will be easy to find.  Once you have clicked the heart it is recorded in the heart near your name in the upper right.

Then click on the heart next to log off and you will go to your favorites page.  Here you will find a list of your favorites by category.  You can click there to go to what you are looking for.  Let's try an experiment together.  First type "Flying Geese" into the "Search For" box on the top of the Daily Blog page.  Then scroll down and find the blog with the one seam flying geese video.  Click the heart.  Then click on the heart at the top near your name.  Your favorite page will have it for you.

You can click on Articles, Blogs, Stories, Member Blogs, and even the Quilt Gallery to book mark things you want to see again.  Then it is real easy to delete them when you are done.  We are just testing this now, so give it a try and then submit a comment with questions and suggestions.  In the next 2 months there will be some fun new features and we will need your input to see what is best for you.

  0

fShare

Tweet

The Shoppe is rocking!  We have special prices on all kinds of great items and gifts.  Take a look.  It's first come first served-"while they last".

Click Here for the Full Sale Newsletter.

  0

fShare

Tweet

TQS recently visited the AQS Show in Des Moines.  Here is a view of the amazing exhibit  The Quilting Tradition - Amish & English. To the Amish, any non-Amish person is called "English."  The handwork on some of these quilts is astounding. (Thank you to Carol Moellers for being our TQS photographer.)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

  0

fShare

Tweet

photo courtesy of Jim Hoobler

Black Friday was a "White Friday" and certainly a White Christmas for me. We went to the high country to shoot a music video for my upcoming Christmas In A Small Town concerts. I'm excited to say that there are several TQS members who are making the journey to La Veta for the concerts - you're invited too!

The, clydesdale, snow, beautiful red and green sleigh and period costumes made for a fairy tale setting. It will be one of my most treasured memories of the holiday season.

Speaking of memories - here's one:

My father was in the military when I was growing up. We moved frequently and I lived in nine different homes before my 13th birthday. But no matter where we were, at Christmas there was always this cardboard fireplace that my mother hung our stockings on. There were no presents under the tree until Christmas morning because my parents perpetuated the illusion of Santa finding us no matter where we were and entering the house through the cardboard fireplace. My father was enlisted and there wasn't a lot of money but my brother, two sisters and I always had a grand Christmas. Annette from Kahului, HI

I'm collecting holiday memories at www.christmasinasmalltown.com -read more and share yours here.

  0

fShare

Tweet

TQS Member, Barbara Acchino, has done it again.  This time she is sharing her collection of vintage aprons with sewing motifs.   There are handkerchief aprons, embroidered aprons, and those made of organdy and tulle.  Barbara also included a few surprises.  Do these bring back any memories?   For more information, Barbara has provided an interesting article entitled "Sew, What's Cooking?" Click here to read the article.

  0

fShare

Tweet

We hope you have enjoyed your video tour as to "What is a Statler Stitcher?"  Alex had fun learning the history and the details from "Mr. Statler" (aka Paul Statler.)  Today in our final video of the series, Alex meets with Michael Hinton, Global Sales & Marketing Manager for Gammill, to learn about how you can get 100's of fun designs for your Statler. Michael shares the secret of altering images to fit your quilting needs to make your quilting fit your vision!