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Here are the 2 winners from our "Your 1st Quilt" Contest.  They were chosen at random from the quilts shown in our Show & Tell area.  (This weekend we will have a fun Smilebox for you.)  Each winner will choose a book of Alex's to be autographed for them.  Thank you all for the wonderful quilts and stories.  BUT, don't stop now.  Keep posting your first quilts and tell us YOUR story.

NannyLou --Norman, Oklahoma

DebbieMac--Wolfville, NS, Canada

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Esther Nisenthal Krinitz

Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.  At this website below is a gallery of 36 needleworks done by Esther about her experience.  The Gallery is a tour of her work with written and audio stories (by her daughters) telling of her remembrance of those times.

http://www.artandremembrance.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.showGallery

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Is Alex really going to jail?  Does prewashing lead to a life of crime?  Click on the picture to go to Alex's site and then scroll down to Episode 3.  Then click "Play" to start the podcast (radio show).  There are currently 94 podcasts with musings on life to interviews of famous quilters.  You may just end up getting an IPod, downloading the podcasts,  and starting to walk this Spring season.

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TQS visited the International Quilt Festival in Chicago recently. Follow us along for some highlights of the show.

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This is the American Folk Art Museum's first one-person exhibition highlighting the work of a contemporary quilt artist.  Paula Nadelstern (Episode 307) has achieved international recognition for her innovative and complex designs inspired by the bilateral symmetry of kaleidoscopic images.  

We at TQS don't want you to miss out on the fun, so we will be sharing this special event with you.  We are traveling to New York to bring you the show as well as other fascinating stories from this exciting city.  Look for more details to come.

If you live in the New York area, be sure to visit this colorful exhibit.  To find more information about the American Folk Art Museum exhibit click here. 

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You can still win an autographed book by Alex.  Upload a picture of your 1st quilt (or as close as you can get) and you are automatically entered into our contest.  The winner will be picked from the entries that have been uploaded by midnight Monday PST. 

But, keep showing us your 1st quilts even after the contest ends.  It's Fun, sometimes funny, and always an inspiration.  Check out all the quilts by clicking on "Show & Tell" on the purple bar.  Be sure you are in "Show All" and not "BOM Only".

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Ricky was invited to Japan and brought his camera along.  That means we were brought along too!  Here are some videos that showed the quilts and people of Japan.  Ricky's approach to certain foods in Japan is his own opinion and not necessarily the opinion of TQS or it's management.

Blog #1       Part 2       Part 3      Part 4      Part 5     Part 6    Part 7    Part 8    Farewell

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Whatever you want to do, it can happen if you practice and never lose your enthusiasm!

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I just went to Chicago to hang out with my Bernina friends and "family". We shot a video which will be part of a Bernina of America promotion this summer. What might this promotion be you ask? Well.............I can tell you this - just for starters, some store and person is going to win a play date with me - Stay tuned for more details and be sure to ask your local Bernina dealer if they are going to join in the fun.

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Click on the Picture to start the video

How Fun is This!  Never give up on your dreams.