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Elsie Campbell is not only a delight and a great teacher, she is a Master Quilter.  See a sample of her quilts in a short slide show. 

 Click on the picture to go to the blog to start the show.

To see a promo of The Quilt Show episode with Elsie, Click Here.

Nina McVeigh of Bernina discusses decorative stitching.  More and more quilts are using all the stitches they can. 

Click on the picture to start the video.

Win a Book from C&T by Katie Pasquini. 

Click on the picture to find out how to enter and see a great video on the new book.

Prewashing fabric is really an individual preference.  Is the quilt a wall hanging or to be on a bed? Cut corners, pink the edges...

Click on the picture for Alex's approach.

Click here to go to the blog and give your opinion or see the comments of others.

It's Spring!!  Show us your flowers that are coming up. Click on the picture to go to Show & Tell and see what's blooming.

 or show us what it looks like out your window right now.

What's this???  No, the picture is not distorted!  Come back tomorrow as we share fun things found on the web.

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C&T Publishing has just released a trailer for their latest book "Design Explorations for the Creative Quilter" by award winning quilt artist Katie Pasquini Masopust.  What a fun way to see the quilts from this talented artist.  You can watch the trailer and see her quilts set to music.

C&T is giving away a free copy of the the book to someone this weekend.

Winners have now been selected.  Thank you for entering.

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Hey everyone - did you know that we house an events area?. That's right, check out what is going on in the world of quilting and who knows - perhaps you will find a show in the area of which you live - or where you are visiting. also, please keep in mind that current star members have the ability to also search shows/events - just go to the search page and have at it. To join and become a TQS active star member go here.

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Photo by Gregory Case

We're not fooling! Join us for a lively hour in the chat room tonight, April 1, 2009, at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern (01:00 GMT April 2, 2009) as "Featured Guest" David Taylor (Episode 406) shares conversation and tips on creating your own fabric masterpiece. Not able to join us "live?" You can read the transcript of the chat by clicking on "Chat Transcripts" and selecting the chat you'd like to read.

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This month-and for the next five months- you will be making four different border stars, along with eight more sawtooth stars.  You will not be adding these border stars to your quilt center until you have completed them all.  Take care when making these stars; accuracy now makes the work much easier later on! 

To learn more about the Stars for a New Day Block of the month and Sue Garman click here.  Be sure to watch the corresponding instructional video by clicking here.

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TQS is coming to New York in April and the New York visitors Bureau found out.  It turns out that the person in charge of the Big Screen on Times Square is a TQS fan and flashed the news to New York that TQS was on it's way to the Big Apple.

The sign was a hit and the Visitors Bureau was beseiged with calls.  Most said it was about time that Quilting was recognized as the art of the people, by the people and for the people. 

This honor coincided with President Obama presenting a quilt to each of the G20 leaders in England this week.  The symbolism of diverse fabrics being joined as one was not lost on the leaders as they seek to stitch together a path to freedom and prosperity.

.....RICKY....RICKY...wake up Ricky ....You keep yelling WHOO HOO...Ricky do you hear me??  Boy that must have been some dream!!

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Some subjects can have very different approaches.  We recently received the following question from one of our members.  How would you answer this question?

On the recent show with Elsie Campbell, you recommended pre-washing fabrics. When washing, how in the world can you prevent fraying edges...especially with fat quarters? I wind up with so many strings and ravels that I almost don't have any fabric left.

I would love to hear how the experts deal with this. Thank you...NaneeWolf

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Photo by Gregory Case

Join us as Elsie Campbell, award winning quilter and author, demonstrates how to achieve precision piecing using some of her favorite tools, while Alex shows us how to add a bit of pizzazz to a quilt.  It's a show sure to keep you on your toes. To watch the show click here.

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See previous blog.

Sad news today in the quilting world. Libby Lehman and Alex Anderson have apparently gone loony and have been committed to Lazy Daisy Gardens, a home for wayward quilters. Sunbonnet Sue, winner of lasts year's New York Beauty Contest was there to greet the duo and escorted them along the Drunkard's Path through Grandmother's Flower Garden and up Jacob's Ladder where they were assigned to a therapy group called Birds in the Air. Allegedly, all wayward quilters who are admitted to the home are required to work on an Irish Chain gang or participate in an Amish Barn Raising. TQS reporters have limited information about the situation. Anyone with more information is urged to provide an update here.