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Episode 206 Airs Today

Photo by Gregory Case

Weeks Ringle and Bill Kerr of Fun Quilts are the artists featured in Episode 206. Weeks and Bill create fun, colorful, contemporary quilts based on a unique approach to color and design. Passionate about helping others, follow along as TQS visits the organization Weeks and Bill created to help provide training and jobs for developmentally challenged adults.

Weeks and Bill will also be our guests in chat room "Featured Guest", March 18, 2008 at 6:00pm Pacific/9:00pm Eastern. Mark your calendar, and join us for what is sure to be a fun hour of great information.

To watch go here.

To subscribe to Series Two go here.

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CBS Posts the Quilting Segment ONLINE!

If you missed it - or if you are not in the USA, please click this link to see the national spotlight on quilting presented by CBS news. Click this link then look for Quilt-for-sale. Please don't forget to thank CBS - write an email now.

By the way 7:06 minutes for a spot on a national program is HUGE. Even if you wish it could have been longer. Notice most are 3-4 minutes.

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CBS Sunday Morning - March 16, 2008

"Quilts For Sale" Quilting is a billion-dollar industry where creativity and skill entwine. Seth Doane reports on the booming art form and talks with quilting celebrity, Ricky Tims. To watch the video, the link is: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=3942008n%3fsource=search_video

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CBS Profile - Send Your Thanks

If you saw the CBS profile on quilting that featured Ricky, why not send CBS a thank you email. Perhaps if we let them know we watched, there might be more quilting features in the future.

What did you think about the profile?

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Desiree's Birthday Quilt

Story Submitted by: NancyAnn1959

A friend of a friend, Desiree, had an idea for her 50th birthday. She would have her friends, family and co-workers decorate blocks and she'd make a quilt. She went to JoAnn's and got help estimating how much muslin to buy and picked out a couple of other fabrics. It took Desiree almost a year to get all the blocks back and by then, she had lost her nerve, having never made a quilt before. I met with her and gave her some tips about cutting sashing strips and sewing the blocks together in rows. Months later, I ran into Desiree who sheepishly admitted that she still had not done anything about making the quilt. I said "why don't you just let me make it for you?" She was happy and relieved. The first problem I had was that the blocks were so different! Some were heavily beaded and embellished. Some were stiff with paint. Desiree had not told them to leave seam allowance, so some of the designs extended right to the edges. One was simply a square of knitting. Some of them show things about the maker, others show things about their relationship with Desiree. A few contain photos. I decided that in order to sew them together, I would first have to applique them each onto another piece of beige fabric so that I would have seam allowance to work with. I had recently purchased a new machine and had fun experimenting with all the decorative stitches. I then sashed all the blocks with her fabrics and decided that it might look more interesting to tip the blocks and make them "wonky". I found a nice border fabric and got enough for the backing as well. It came together nicely but was quite a challenge to quilt, since many of the blocks were stiff and I had to quilt around the beads and charms. It's also quite heavy. Desiree has plans for a "reveal" party and she's going to have everyone sign the label for the back of the quilt. It was alot of fun working on this for her and even though I don't know her well, I learned alot about her and her friends from seeing what the blocks are. She plans on hanging the quilt on her dining room wall and is glad it only took 3 1/2 years to complete!

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Capt'n John

Yesterday was a long day. Then I looked at the daily blog (“…EveryDay”) and found a direct contradiction to the phrase “There is something about a man in uniform”. Apparently in some cases there isn’t.

Thank you for the encouraging words. I’m looking forward to being able to focus full time on how to work with you to continue the creation of a dynamic and fun website. We have had a lot of ideas that didn’t make it to the site because we looked around and said, “Great idea, who is going to do it”? Here is a warning: I like to make lists. It all starts with our Mission Statement:

To educate, inspire, entertain, connect and grow the world quilting community in a fun, positive, interactive environment.

By the way, I’m warning you now, I take the word “interactive” very seriously. Get ready to play. Yes we do own the domain “quiltipedia”, but first things first. And what is first? I’m still working hard on this and this is what I have so far:

1. Learn Photoshop

2. Get Revenge

3. …???

How am I doing?

To answer the other question, yes I am going to do a quilt. Here is my first list on that:

1. Where can I find a teacher?

2. A Baltimore Album quilt

3. A replica of the 1776 quilt

4. Learn to spell Sienkiewicz without looking at the book.

5. A sewing card.

I want and need your ideas and suggestions. Enjoy National Quilting Day.

~~John Anderson, CPA~~

Capt’n John

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National Quilting Day

Have a stitch on us - Tell us what you are doing to celebrate!

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CBS Update

The CBS website has posted a blurb about the program that will feature quilting this Sunday, March 16, 2008. If you have seen the show before, you probably know they use artworks featuring images of suns before they go to a commercial break. Ricky made the one above, and we wonder if they will use it. Keep your eyes open. Here is the current link that has the announcement; see CRAFT: quilts. TQS has a link there! Keep spreading the word.

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Three Sisters in La Veta - Part 7 - Finale

I guess all good things must come to an end. I hope you have enjoyed The Three Sisters. In this final video, each of them share their thoughts and offer words of wisdom.

Now, out of curiosity, would you be interested in a 15 student, four day, Master Class, with the all Three Sisters (yes, THREE teachers at once) about a year from now - in La Veta? They are considering this and would love to know if there is serious interest before making the retreat official. A ball-park only figure for four days of classes, lodging, and meals is in the $1400-1500 range. If this is something you would seriously consider, please submit a comment to that effect. Your comment is not a commitment.

visit Helen Godden - visit Annette Hendricks - visit Gail Thomas

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Capt'n John

So - which hat should he wear - and, shall we call him Captain? or Captain John? or....?

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