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Episode 306 Kim Deneault

Join us as we learn how young quilters can foster a love for our craft. Kim Deneault will have you raiding your stash once you see her technique for creating fun and textural quilts using her quick and easy reverse appliqué techniques. Fortunately after you have made a mess in your quilting stuff, Bunny Rose has quick and useful tips for getting it back to good. We also visit Alex’s daughter Adair Anderson, an 8th Grade teacher, as she teaches government using student designed quilt blocks. To watch go here.

Video Length: 50:18

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Open House

I love open house Sunday in Livermore, you know - when houses on the market are opened for inspection. I thought, what fun to see where we, the TQS family, quilts. After reviewing the pictures in your profiles - I was struck with the diversity of our community - from a Mom with a one year old under foot (I remember those days!!) - to brand new construction in progress. Loved the decorations and appreciated the challenges (like our kitties) - over the next few days, I will blog YOUR rooms and perhaps YOUR quilting solutions will make their way into another TQS's studio! Thanks everyone !!!!

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Production Day 5 Continued

It takes a master artist to follow DT on the same day, and we had just the person to do it. EC is an expert of the craft, a great teacher and a lot of fun. Her quilts have won ribbons over and over, and one is up for a "master quilt" status. What a day!

Check back later today for "Open House Sunday". Alex is putting together some of the sewing room pictures in a series of blogs. WOW!

Remember to click on the Articles section for Pam Holland's latest video. You will love it. Make sure to read the whole article. It tells you how to make the video bigger.

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BOM helping heal cancer

Story Submitted by: snowladyns

Thank you so much TQS and Sue Garmen I bounce out of bed this morning my first thought is today is Eleanor Burns and BOM, life is good. Each month I print a copy of the pattern one for me and one for a dear quilting friend who is struggling with cancer treatment. She isn't able to work on the blocks right now but seeing the pattern helps her look to the future when she will be able to work on it. I tell her I accept nothing less than full recovery. Keep up the good work, each morning the first thing I do is check TQS world.

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Production-What an Artist!

Sorry for the Gif overlapping but I want you to see these quilts. DT decided to start quilting and won ribbons right away. It turns out he is also a teacher you won't want to miss. He is very detailed and likes to stay in his comfort box. I suppose that's okay when your box is this big! You'll love this show. You traditional quilters will be stealing his approach and applying it to your quilts too.

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Production Continued

What fun RH was. The "R" could stand for Raven, but it doesn't. A wonderful artist and a great teacher. Her quilts were colorful and riveting.

Also included is an associate that Alex worked with at "Simply Quilts". She has written a murder mystery that revolves around a quilt shop. It's never a good idea to upset someone with that many pairs of scissors.

Bunny Rose was back with more items from the TQS Treasure Chest. Bunny is a quilt shop owner but she would never murder anyone.. would she.. huh ...nah..maybe....?

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Pam Holland's New Video in Articles

See Pam Holland's new video by clicking "Articles" on the purple bar.

Be sure to check out the bottom of the article. We explain how Internet Explorer users can make the picture bigger.

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Quilt for my niece

Story Submitted by: SallyP

One of my many nieces has been diagnosed with scleroderma. This past spring she developed pneumonia and was hospitalized. Since her family lives many miles away from most of us, nobody really understood the severity of her illness. You would think a 20 something would have no problem recovering from pneumonia, but 6 months later and she is still in the hospital, having overcome several bouts of pneumonia and other assorted infections. When it was clear that she would be in a care facility for a long time, the family rallied and began sending gifts to help her pass the time and give her a lift. And of course, whenever I am faced with the decision of what to send as a gift, the answer is A Quilt! I already had a quilt top mostly made that utilized a lot of solids. I envisioned a quilt with family signatures and space for her visitors and care givers to sign. She would be covered with love! I had made the quilt top approximately 4 years ago without any real purpose in mind. I even was able to walk over to my desk, open the drawer and put my hands on the leftovers that make up the border. Around Easter I had as many family members sign the actual quilt as possible. Others (from Maine, Florida and Oregon to Missouri) sent signatures on paper that I traced onto the quilt. So far the entire quilt was from my stash, but I didn't have a fabric I liked for the binding. Told my husband I had to go shopping and darned if he didn't move two pieces of fabric in my sewing room and find the perfect binding fabric! (I have now lost all credibility with him and can never go shopping again.) Finished the quilt, bought markers, boxed it up and shipped it off. Upon receiving the quilt, everyone in the care facility had to come and sign it. It was a huge hit! It was on my niece's bed for a while, but they have it on the wall now. The bright colors really help personalize the stark hospital room. My intention was a quilt made with love and prayers for her to show off and share, giving a place to focus attention and conversation away from her all the time. That has worked wonderfully and I'm so glad I did this! At our 4th of July party I had family members sign names and make comments on strips of paper that we made into a paper chain. This was mailed also and I see it is strung up over the quilt. Quite by coincidence, the colors of the papers perfectly match the quilt. I'm so thankful to have a hobby that gives such a perfect outlet to make connections with people and bring such comfort.

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Your Quilting Space

The other day John and I were driving home and look what we saw???? Surely this was a quilter's new quilting space being delivered to it's new home! And by the looks of it, he is a guy quilter!! We LOVE to see others sewing space, so take a minute this weekend to snap a picture of your space and post it in your profile (use the bottom row please) - Inquiring minds want to know!

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The Ugly Quilt Top

Story Submitted by: KathySamson

My DH grandmaw gave me a call and asked me if I would quilt one of her cross stitch sunbonnet sue quilt tops for her great granddaughter's birthday. I quilted her quilt top and she was very pleased; it was a real pretty quilt. She got out another old bag with a old quilt top in it and says to me, "you can take this home with you and quilt it if you want and have it. And, if you don't want to quilt it thats okay too." She told me stories about the different fabrics. I brought this quilt top home. A few weeks later I took the quilt top out of its bag and thought it's an ugly quilt top and the workmanship was horrible, so I stuck it back into its bag and tossed it to the side. Another week passes by, I take it out of its bag I feel the same way and toss it off to the side. A month goes by I take it out of its bag the same thing and I toss it off to its side. One morning I got up and 'thought about all the stories grandmaw told' about the different fabrics in this quilt and I thought "What a Beautiful quilt"; she had many loving memories put into this quilt top. How did I not see this beauty to begin with and why did I not remember her stories? A Huge lesson learned. Every hour I spent quilting this quilt I though of grandmaw's fragile poor eye sight and her weakened hands of arthritis and all the memories that she has cheerished of her Mothers aprons, hospital gowns, curtains from her home. I really enjoyed quilting this quilt because this quilt by far has the best story through Loving memories that I have ever worked on. I look at quilts now and I think of all the beauty that's within and not just its outside beauty. The quilt had two stories: a big lesson learned and many Loving memories. I told my story to grandmaw and her children standing by her side and then she told her story about her mothers fabrics in the quilt. In the end she says there is only one thing: "Who do I leave it to when I'm gone?" She says: "Kathy I would like to leave it to you", she giggled and says, "since you think its an ugly quilt!" She Loved her quilt and It was Beautiful.

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