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In the newsletter dated Tuesday, October 14, 2008 we incorrectly stated that if you purchased the book Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space we would give you the companion planner for free. The correct Shoppe special is buy the book and receive the the companion planner at half price. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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If you remember we used 30 blocks from the Antique Block exhibit of Susan Brooks at the Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, California. (Open through Nov 23, 2008). There were more blocks that we didn't use so here are some for you to see. I'll give the museums names for them in a comment in a few hours.
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Click on "Challenges" and upload your latest project. You can also check out what other people are working on. Find out what MkNavy90 is doing this quilt for.
Remember to scroll down the blog to October 5 and give us your comment on what kind of challenge you want TQS to do. Today is the last day to enter your idea for a chance to win a free series subscription.
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(Carl's Dinosaur Quilt by TQS member quilteresq)
In America, October means Halloween and football. But did you know that it is also National Dinosaur Month? We found this dinosaur quilt by TQS member quilteresq called "Carl's Dinosaur Quilt" in our TQS Quilt Gallery. To see more dinosaur theme quilts in our quilt gallery, go to "Search" in the purple bar under Ricky's head, choose "Find a Quilt" and type in "Dinosaur" in the "Name of Quilt" box.
It's also National Spinach Lover's Month, but we couldn't find any quilts posted involving spinach!!!
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On Friday Ricky and Alex got to spend an entire day with the Morning Star quilting guild of the Buffalo NY area. Why, you might ask? This guild, in partnership, with Aurora sewing center "WON" Ricky and Alex for a weekend. On Friday, this guild got up close and personal with the two. Last night Ricky performed a concert for the guild along with 200 plus others who are attending an all day seminar with Alex and Ricky. Today, these lucky folks are getting six private lessons, from traditional to contemporary, with our two favorite caped crusaders. Now you might be thinking, how did they "win" Ricky and Alex?................last year TQS held a contest for guilds and stores. The number one store and guild that brought the most members to our site won- and guess what? HELLO BUFFALO NY!
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Everybody knows Ricky Tims is a "jokester"; remember Alex's "I think I tinkled" comment. Well, now it's official; he's the "Joker" too. These new, beautiful playing cards by C&T Publishing, features 4 of Ricky's Rhapsody Quilts (detail shots), in the four suits of the playing cards. If you would like to get your hands on Ricky; uh, I mean Ricky's cards, you can get them at Ricky's Web Store.
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Look what Ruth found outside her principal's office! (She was doing PTA stuff, so don't worry!) In North Carolina, 4th grade students learn all about our state and it's history. Did you know we have a state dog and it's the Plot Hound? This quilt was made by the 4th grade students in Mrs. Morehead's and Mrs. Mann's 1998-1999 classes at North Ridge Elementary.
Adair Anderson's 8th grade government class used quilt blocks in their lessons, too. To see, click here to watch Episode 306.
And the North Carolina state vegetable? The sweet potato. Who knew? What is a unique fact for your state?
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OK - I know this is a quilting site - but can we just talk a little more about the Lobster - Pretty Please?
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Alex's was a HIT in Maine!! More than 200 people from the Northeast came out to see Alex in Auburn, Maine yesterday. (And Alex thanks each and every one of you!) The local paper, the Sun Journal came for the fun, too, and featured the following article about 'Alex's journey in quilting' in today's edition of the newspaper, as well as on their website. We thought you would like to read it. Click the link below to read the article.
And if you missed it, here is the link for the article that ran in the Sun Journal on Tuesday.
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/286011-3/Entertainment/Renowned_quilter_to_speak_at_Garden_Hilton/
Keep watching here in the Daily Blog for Alex's next scheduled appearance. You never know when she will show up in your own backyard!!
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“I Want You to Quilt” Former Home & Graden TV Host Fires Up Faithful in Auburn
By Daniel Hartill , Staff Writer Thursday, October 9, 2008
AUBURN - More than 200 women from around Maine and New Hampshire gathered Wednesday to listen to Alex Anderson - a quilting show impresario - talk about the nimble-fingered "sport of quilting."
"I don't know where you are in your journey," said Anderson, who hosted "Simply Quilting" on cable's Home & Garden TV for 11 years. "I just want you to quilt."
Most of the participants, who paid $55 each to attend, were already converts to the world of patchwork, running stitches and tacking. They weren't there to learn the basics. Rather, they fed on Anderson's energy. For more than an hour, the Livermore, Calif., woman described the books and TV shows that created her niche of fame.
She talked about awkwardly beginning the two professions, writing her first how-to book over a weekend and starting her TV show after a few guest appearances on a crafter's cable program.
"Let me tell you, that's the first time my kids even cared what I do for a living," Anderson said of the offer to create her own show. "Simply Quilting" thrived for 493 episodes.
When it was canceled, angry quilters sent pleas to the network on swatches. Anderson said she was hurt by the cancellation but she adjusted. So must the quilters.
"I have some other news for you," she quipped. "'Gilligan's Island' is over."
Anderson has since gone online with a Webcast titled "The Quilt Show."
Throughout her talk, Anderson showed slides of some of her quilts and talked about techniques, from hand- stitching to working with the most modern machines.
She also showed off the work of friends, praising them with, "I love, love, love this one!"
Her enthusiasm, not her practical advice, was what brought Donna Kassa of Auburn to the event.
"She's very, very passionate," said Kassa, who has been making quilts since she was a girl.
Geraldine Thompson of Poland hoped to energize herself to share the craft, which Anderson called "passing the thimble."
The visit was sponsored in part by an Auburn shop, Cote's Sewing and Fabric Center. Most of the attendees are regulars at the store, president Ron Blake said.
The stop was also sponsored by Swiss sewing machine manufacturer Bernina. There, too, Anderson made her pitch with gusto, describing the first time she used the hand-assembled machine.
"It was like that first great kiss you get as a freshman in high school," she said.
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