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Enjoy the design, art and colors of The Republic of Turkey. TQS Member Mary Rapp (maryinwi) shares with us the inspirations that surrounded her on a trip to this amazing land.

We encourage you to stop the automatic changer and just step through manually so you can linger on particular designs.

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

Join us in the chat room tonight at 5:00pm Pacific/8:00pm Eastern (01:00 GMT on July 3, 2009) for a lively visit with "Featured Artist" Rose Hughes, our guest in Episode 413. Rose will share more tips for creating your own quilt masterpiece using luscious fabrics, yarns, and beads. Not able to join us "live?" Don't worry:  You can read the transcripts of the chat at your convenience by clicking on "Chat Transcripts" and selecting the chat you'd like to read.

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Guess who finally started their own Member Blog? That's right - Yours Truly. There have been so many little, stupid things I want to post, but the Daily Blog is not the right place. Then, it dawned on me - duh - the Member Blogs! Find me there! It's called, "I'm Just Sayin'... by Ricky Tims."

It's mostly just 'my status' as the clock ticks.

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Every quilt artist approaches a new piece in a method that best suits them personally.  Some map out the entire design before ever cutting into fabric.  Others have an idea, but just dive in letting the quilt speak to them as they go along. No matter what the technique, being able to follow along during the entire process as a spectator is a rare treat.    

Several months ago we shared with you the story behind the creation of this quilt named "Grandmother's Legacy" here.  During the next few weeks we will bring you four slide show installments that follow along during the creation of this quilt whose idea began with a black and white photo of Alex Anderson at her grandmother's knee seen at the Silver Star Awards in Houston last fall.

In Part I we begin with a beautiful piece of batik fabric that Gail Thomas saw as the perfect canvas for painting this sweet domestic scene.  Using layer upon layer of Angel paint, Gail brings depth and life to the three individuals in the photograph.

Here are the links for the other Smilebox progressions         Grandma's Legacy II

                                                                                          Grandma's Legacy III

                                                                                          Grandma's Legacy IV

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Congratulations to Odette Leroux of Quebec, Canada; Bonnie Barber of California; Jean Sheeler of Ontario, Canada.  They were the winners of Gail Thomas' DVD "The Art of Painting on Fabric" and an Iris pattern by Gail.   Thanks to Gail for sharing her award winning "Grandmother's Legacy" with TQS and for offering her DVD to our TQS audience.

Gail loves to teach.  To contact Gail to teach for your group, or to order yourself her DVD ($40 US $C50) and get started right away, send Gail an email by clicking here  tyderw@shaw.ca

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It's July and if you have been doing your homework, you are now halfway through this fun and colorful quilt.  This month, designer Sue Garman has you continuing to make Stars for the inner Star border of your "Stars for a New Day" quilt.  To view quilt blocks finished and posted by TQS members, be sure to visit Show and Tell here. You're sure to be inspired to "stay on task" after seeing what others have been creating.

To learn more about the "Stars for a New Day" Block of the Month and designer Sue Garman, click here. Each block comes with a corresponding instructional video. As always, the BOM and video lessons are free to all current TQS Star members.  It's not to late to start on the 2009 BOM, so click here to become a TQS Star Member and join in on the fun!

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"Chicks from Nairobi" by stefanka

Carolyn Reese (Road to California ) has made TQS an offer too good to be true! TQS will have its very own exhibit of member quilts at next year's show, which will be held January 14 - 17, 2010 at the Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA.

The exhibit, titled "A Twist On Tradition," will feature twenty original quilts based on traditional patterns or designs. We want to show the thousands of attendees how truly blessed we are with talent of our TQS members from around the globe. Don't miss this great opportunity to showcase your quilted work. Click here to download and read the rules and print an entry form.