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We just returned from showing the Grandchildren "Deacon Dave's" famous Christmas display here in Livermore, California. Here are just a few example pictures. (There is even a waterfall). You have to understand that this is just a normal suburban tract home that has become this amazing event. Lights fill the trees, displays, workshops, bridges, and waterfalls are installed. The house windows have still and moving scenes. Here is a sample. (You can learn more at casadelpomba.com.)

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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 Lisa Hoffmann-Maurer, Luzia Hörler, Maja Dürst, and Marcelle Pellaton.

Title of Quilt: Papercut Collage

Quilter's Name: Lisa Hoffmann-Maurer

Title of Quilt: Indiain Switzerland

Quilter's Name: Luzia Hörler

Title of Quilt: Edelweiss In The Rockface

Quilter's Name: Maja Dürst

Title of Quilt: Swiss Wall

Quilter's Name: Marcelle Pellaton

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Erika Mulvenna at WeAllSew.com has a simple and quick project.

Stitch a simple case to keep your favorite sewing scissors safe and secure! This is a great project for using larger scraps or fat quarters, and you can stitch one up in just about an hour.

Click here to go to tutorial.

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See the winners of the New Quilts from an Old Favorite 2020 Wheel of Fortune contest. Artists from around the world competed in the 27th annual contest coordinated by The National Quilt Museum. The quilts were judged for their innovation, artistry, and interpretation of one of the many variations of the traditional Wheel of Fortune pattern.

The exhibit will be at the American Quilter’s Society (AQS) 2020 quilt shows in Grand Rapids, Lancaster, Daytona Beach, and Paducah before it will be seen at The National Quilt Museum from July 10, 2020 – October 6, 2020. Finalists:

Inky’s Garden by Jill Bryant and Nancy Brown from Leesburg, FL

Circus by Li-Hsiang Chen from Pin-Tung, Taiwan

Fortuna Please Smile on Me Today by Silke Cliatt from Clayton, GA

Dueling Wheels by Shelley Doyal from Geneva, FL

Good Fortune by Sherri Bain Driver from Highlands Ranch, CO

Genesis: In the Beginning was Color by Nancy Eisenhauer from Belleville, IL

Circular Motion by Karen Grover and Robin Gausebeck from Rockford, IL

Radiance by Hollie Horning from Murrieta, CA

Off to the See the Wizard! by Leslie V. Johnson from Brush, CO

Guardian of Destiny by Tina Kroiss from Innernzell, Germany

Wheel Around by Nancy Lambert from Greensboro, GA

Paducah Peony by DeAnna McMurry from Dayton, OH

Life is a Fortune Game by Tamar Ophir from Nes-Ziona, Israel

One Last Practice by Beth Peters from Urbana, IL

What Magic Lies Beneath by Amy Schliwa from Cadiz, KY

Third Gear by Barb Sorensen from Sammamish, WA

Spinning Wheels Got to Go Round by Pat Porter and Terri Stephen from Coral Gables, FL

Baseball Boogie Woogie by Alicia Sterna from Surprise, AZ

Back to the Garden at Woodstock by Julie Wells from Cadiz, KY

Carnival’s Fortune by Judy Woodworth from Rapid City, SD

Step Right Up to Madame Chance by Randi York from Camdenton, MO

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Kelly Clarkson tells the story of a woman who finds an unfinished quilt project at an estate sale and rallies hundreds of quilters across the country to turn the unfinished piece into a work of art in memory of the original quilter. Watch how it all happened and see the finished quilt.

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We think Kim's sign says it all about her quilt, The Intergalactic Quilt Festival at the George R. Brown.

This quilt was on display as part of the Fantasy Whimsy exhibit at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2019.

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As winter begins, take a few minutes to enjoy the beauty of a Summer Garden, a quilt by Jean Wells.

See Jean's quilts and beautiful gardens in Show 2513.

SummerGardenbyJeanWells - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

SummerGardenbyJeanWells - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating

SummerGardenbyJeanWells - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

SummerGardenbyJeanWells - 35 Pieces Rotating

SummerGardenbyJeanWells - 99 Pieces Rotating

SummerGardenbyJeanWells - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Kristin Goedert

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As winter begins, take a few minutes to enjoy the beauty of a Summer Garden, a quilt by Jean Wells.

See Jean's quilts and beautiful gardens in Show 2513.

Original Photo: Kristin Goedert

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Today we continue our selection of quilts recently displayed at the Spring Paducah 2019 show featured as part of The 14th Quilt Nihon Exhibition. The exhibit is described as:

"Organized by the Japan Handicraft Instructors' Association, the Quilt Nihon Exhibition is one of the most prestigious international quilt contests in Japan. The exhibit features 42 quilts from the "Innovative Traditional" category, which will later be exhibited at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art."

Please enjoy the twenty-ninth quilt from the exhibition by Mineko Inoue.

Title of Quilt: Playing with Hearts

Quilter's Name: Mineko Inoue

Dimensions: 86" x 86"