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Did you get a new sewing machine for the holidays? (Like maybe the sweet BERNINA 770 QE Tula Pink Special Edition shown below...) 

Melissa at the Polka Dot Chair has some great tips to start you off on the right foot.

Click here for the tips.

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Want to watch the TQS gang put together a show? Get your tickets to the March taping in Dallas, TX. Better yet, grab your friends or grab your entire guild. You do not have to be a member of TQS to see how the magic happens...and, there are cookies!

The guest artist list:

Gloria Loughman
Jennifer Sampou
Olesya Lebedenko
Gale Carson
Marilyn Badger
Karen Eckmeier
Lilo Bowman
Rachael Daisy
Lisa Ellis
Cristina Arcenegui Bono
Deborah Louie
Patricia Belyea

and more...

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Here's Barbara Black's stunning version of the Ruffled Roses quilt, which was the TQS BOM for 2011 designed by Sue Garman.

Learn more about TQS BOMs with Barbara in Show 2601.

RuffledRosesbyBarbaraBlack - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

RuffledRosesbyBarbaraBlack - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

RuffledRosesbyBarbaraBlack - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

RuffledRosesbyBarbaraBlack - 36 Pieces Rotating

RuffledRosesbyBarbaraBlack - 100 Pieces Rotating

RuffledRosesbyBarbaraBlack - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Here's Barbara Black's stunning version of the Ruffled Roses quilt which was the TQS BOM for 2011 designed by Sue Garman.

Learn more about TQS BOMs with Barbara in Show 2601.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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The Quilt Show welcomes Alethea Ballard, a middle school teacher for 16 years, but one who doesn’t like to play by the rules when it comes to her art. Alethea shares her collage techniques for large scale prints to help tell a story in her work. She also has a great technique for finishing and hanging her completed pieces.

Then Tami Pfeil comes back to TQS to talk about floor canvases, and shares examples of fast, easy, and striking designs, while also providing some sewing tips.

Watch Alethea and Tami in Show 2602, when it debuts Sunday, January 12, 2020.

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Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson say Hi for the New Year and tell us that TQS is moving its filming location. We show some photos from the past and let you know where we are headed. Join Us. (Ricky is broadcasting from the mountains of Colorado).

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Take a Look at All the Choices.

Why the quotes around "Holiday"? Because most of these fabrics would work anytime of year. They are gorgeous fabrics in beautiful colors. We have a few of some and more of others, but it is first-come first-served on the limited quantities. They are 40% off of whatever they are currently priced at. Just "Apply" the code Holiday40 in the coupon code box at checkout.

Hurry for best choices.

For example, take a look a the fabric below: Holiday flourish is a rich and shiny fabric from Robert Kaufmann and is amazing.

The next fabrics by Edyta Sitar are in our holiday section but also would be beautiful in any style quilt:

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It was wonderful to come into the quilt section in Houston and be surrounded by blue quilts. Quilts in the air, quilts in miniature, and quilts you could walk up to. There were quilts from around the world and by men and women. Here is a sample of the experience:

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Lilo recently visited the European Patchwork Meeting in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France and discovered a wonderful exhibit they were featuring there. Swiss quilt group patCHquilt was celebrating their thirtieth anniversary by putting on a showcase of 100 challenge quilts for the occasion. The challenge was open to all members of the group of every skill level and each quilt had to adhere to the following criteria:

• Works must be original, not from a kit and must include a red border.
• They must be 30 cm wide, 120 cm long, and displayed portrait style.
• The quilt must include at least 1/2 of the Edelweiss fabric (that each person received), and feature a piece of that same fabric that is 10 cm x 10 cm in size.

To join in the celebration with patCHquilt, we will be featuring four of the challenge quilts each week that were displayed as part of the exhibition at the European Patchwork Meeting.

Please enjoy the next four quilts from Marianne Simmler, Maria Vuilleumier, Marie-Claire Luzieux, and Marlis Bruppacher.

Title of Quilt: Swiss Textile Industry in Square

Quilter's Name: Marianne Simmler

Title of Quilt: Flower Power

Quilter's Name: Maria Vuilleumier

Title of Quilt: The Duo

Quilter's Name: Marie-Claire Luzieux

Title of Quilt: Complexity

Quilter's Name: Marlis Bruppacher