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Since it is Valentine's Day and red is the color of the day, we thought we would share a redwork quiz with you.  See how good your memory is.  No cheating and asking Alex.  Her lips are sealed.

After dinner, while everyone was busy visiting, we had another chance to sneak off to discover more about Alex.  We stumbled upon her bedroom-wow is she neat!  No dust bunnies hiding under this bed. She did have lots beautiful things to admire.  There were quilts on a rack in the corner, on the bed and LOTS more in a nearby closet.  We also discovered some redwork pieces on the bed.  We wondered who made the large piece with the wheat.  Do you know?  We will give you a hint.  A recent show guest gave this piece to Alex as a gift.

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Do you believe, like we do, that there is a match for everyone? The same is true for TQS - you'll find your favoite quilting mate right here! Finding the perfect match is easy, just click on Search in the menu bar and then Find a Member. Have you found TQS quilting mates? If not, today is a good day to make a new friend.

Happy Valentines Day!

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From our hearts to yours - Happy Valentines Day everyone! Remember the sugar hearts? What are some of the expressions, like "hot lips" - no cheating if you have a box in front of you!

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Do a happy dance, do back flips, jump for joy and shout the news to quilters everywhere that Alex Anderson has been selected as the Silver Star Award winner for 2008! The Silver Star Award is given annually by the International Quilt Festival to a person "whose work and influence has made -- and continues to make -- a sizable and positive impact on the quilting industry and community."

The award dinner will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2008 during International Quilt Festival. If you are planning to go to Houston and you are a TQS member, plan now to book your ticket to the dinner. Actually, the dinner follows my concert - so you might as well plan to do the whole shebang.

Previous winners of the Silver Star Award include such legendary figures as Katie Pasquini Masopust, Marti Michell, Elly Sienkiewicz, Nancy Martin, Georgia Bonesteel, Robert Horton, Donna Wilder, Yvonne Porcella, Jean Ray Laury, Virginia Avery (see Episode 113), Jinny Beyer, Michael James, and Bonnie Leman.

More details will follow, but I simply could not keep this announcement quiet! Contratulations, Alex - I'm very proud to be partnered with you!

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As you know, TQS was started as a home for our new internet TV show. However, the bonus has been the developement of the website which has created the worldwide TQS community. TQS is no longer just a place to watch a show every couple of weeks. It has become YOUR go-to-daily quilting website. We encourage you to set TQS as your home page and spend at least 5 minutes with us EVERYDAY! Here's a short list of things you can do in five minutes - pick just one:

• Read the Daily Blog - and comment if you feel so inclined!

• Browse the most recent quilts in the Quilt Gallery. Then, email someone, letting them know you liked their quilt - it will make their day!

• Visit Alex's Clasroom or Ricky's Rhapsody Reality Blog

• Read a few Member Blogs - and post a comment.

• Read two or three topics in the forum.

As technology grows and the internet becomes more and more a part of our lives, we are committed to making TQS your daily website. Now, it's not just a New Day - It's a New Day, Everyday!

How would you like to win the chance to come to La Veta for a taping of the quilt show? - Not just you, but you AND a friend!

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Remember in show 108 when Mary Fisher shared her O bracelets? The proceeds were to aid women in Africa. At the time, Mary was looking for another venue to sell the African women's work. By the looks of things she has succeeded. Great job Mary - may your efforts continue to aid others worldwide. Go here for more information.

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                                          Applique' Quilt ca. 1900 by unknown Sioux quilt maker

Even people who know about the nonprofit Alliance for American Quilts aren't always aware of the full range of its projects.  You can click here to view thousands of eye-popping examples of vintage and current quilts, but the AAQ also funds and produces multimedia presentations called Quilt Treasures,  assisted by its partner Michigan State University (funded by individual donors, guilds, and Alliance members).  These celebrate some of the individuals most responsible for the country's quilt renaissance.  Although some Quilt Treasures are pioneering quilt makers like Yvonne Porcella and Jinny Beyer, others include historians, collectors and others who were no less pivotal in bringing quilts to the forefront of the culture.

Give yourself a treat and check out the most recently posted Quilt Treasure that of legendary quilt collectors and dealers Thomas K. Woodard and Blanche Greenstein.  You can read their bios, watch a mini-documentary about them, and feast your eyes on a photo gallery showing 35 of the most beautiful and significant quilts in their collection. Click here to view the gallery of quilts.

The quilt featured above is an applique quilt made around 1900 on the Crow Creek Reservation of South Dakota.  It tells a story about Indian hunting and family life, and was deemed such an extraordinary piece that it was chosen as on the 100 Best American Quilts of the Twentieth Century.

While at the Quilt Treasure project, be sure to browse the profiles of such significant quilt world figures as the late historian Cuesta Benberry and Bonnie Leman, founder of Quilter's Newsletter magazine.  If you are interested in getting details about the AAQ's 15th anniversary quilt contest you can download the rules and entry forms form the Alliance homepage.

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And I don't mean intellectually - Sparrow received a visit from her most favorite celebrity stunt sewer - that's right Pam came by today, bearing gifts for Sparrow. Periodically I get in a pinch and Pam Vieira McGinnis comes to the rescue, not only for myself but also others (because she is a celebrity stunt sewer, she cannot reveal names - lest lose her job). Because of Pam's presence in my sewing room she and Sparrow have developed a deep relationship. Today, when Pam revealed her darling gift, Sparrow preferred food over riches. But I want Pam to rest assure, her treat made it to the right place at the right time - and Sparrow is ever so greatful.

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Paducah, Kentucky. April 20-22, 2008

The American Quilter's Society experience is one that quilters never forget! The Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar is the only event of it's kind in the world. What happens when these two events converge in one place? Perhaps, quilting heaven.

This year, for the first time, AQS is including the Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar as a special pre-show event. The seminar will be held in tthe magnificent Luther F. Carson Four Rivers Center for the Performing Arts. The seminar is diverse and rich with information. The topics are designed to benefit, traditional, contemporary, beginning and experienced quilters alike.

This particular seminar is registered directly through AQS and they are offering a special incentive for groups of four or more. Click here to access to a pdf document describing this event, registration information, lodging questions and more. Just follow the link and download the pdf for all the details.

Glens Falls, NY. May 1-3, 2008

For northeasterners who cannot make the trek to Paducah, the seminar is being presented at the Glens Falls Civic Center, in Glens Falls, NY. For registration and details about the Glen's Falls seminar, click here.

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(John here.) I got Alex a new Flip Video camera. It's a beautiful day in Ca., so I decided to tape the birds returning to the bird feeder. Always the camera hog, watch for Sparrow our cat.

WATCH HERE

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