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2 Kinds of Quilters: Take-Out Food vs. Home-Cooked Meal

Which Kind of Quilter are you? Vote below.

You've been quilting all day and you know you are going to want dinner. What do you do? Put it all in the slow cooker and smell the lovely aroma as you settle in to sew? Do you have a list of take-out numbers taped to the side of your machine? OR do you leave it to the rest of the family? They have to eat too...

(Picture by Lauren Vlcek)

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Which Kind of Quilter Are You -- Home Cooking or Take Out?

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TQS Puzzle: "Simply Chic" by Eleanor Burns

Tips for making Simply Chic can be found in Eleanor's Book, Forty Fabulous Years. It is made up of 6" blocks and was created using a jelly roll. We love the ric rac and curvy border.

Watch Eleanor Burns in Show 2713: Quilt Legends Masterclass, Show 2309: Celebrating 40 Years and Still Entertaining, and her own Legend showcase in Show 913: TQS Quilting Legend 2011.

SimplyChicbyEleanorBurns - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

SimplyChicbyEleanorBurns - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

SimplyChicbyEleanorBurns - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

SimplyChicbyEleanorBurns - 36 Pieces Rotating

SimplyChicbyEleanorBurns - 100 Pieces Rotating

SimplyChicbyEleanorBurns - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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"Simply Chic" by Eleanor Burns

Tips for making Simply Chic can be found in Eleanor's Book, Forty Fabulous Years. It is made up of 6" blocks and was created using a jelly roll. We love the ric rac and curvy border.

Watch Eleanor Burns in Show 2713: Quilt Legends Masterclass, Show 2309: Celebrating 40 Years and Still Entertaining, and her own Legend showcase in Show 913: TQS Quilting Legend 2011.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Ricky Tims' Christmas Concert Behind The Scenes

Now that you've watched Ricky's brand new Christmas concert, Comfort & Joy!, take a behind the scenes look at what it took for Ricky to record his part when none of the other players could be in the same room as him.

Comfort & Joy! is streaming now and will be available from December 18, 2020 through January 1, 2021.

Ricky will be joined for this one-of-a-kind Christmas concert by Kat Bowser, keyboardist for Lady A (formerally Lady Antebellum) Jonathon Long, and newcomer and singer/songwriter Allison Mahal. It's experience for the holidays that you don't want to miss! Tickets are on sale now with single tickets being $25 and group tickets, two or more people watching, being $40.

Both Single and Group Tickets are available.

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The Quilts of Victoria Findlay Wolfe - See Her Quilt "Color Play"

TQS continues its feature of quilts exhibited in 2020 at QuiltCon as part of The Quilts of Victoria Findlay Wolfe exhibit. The exhibit is described as:

"Purposeful play is a deliberate free-form practice with one goal in mind: to ultimately improve the outcome of the finished product while capturing a thought, emotion, or technique. Always fascinated by color, pattern, and quilters who came before us, Victoria Findlay Wolfe found her life's true joy in exploring her grandmother's quiltmaking as a starting point.

Her diverse and exciting body of work stirs quilters worldwide to dig deeper, take risks, and experiment with fabric. This retrospective exhibit features a selection of Findlay Wolfe's inspiring quilts and the stories behind them."

Please enjoy Victoria's thirteenth quilt from the exhibition.

Title of Quilt: Color Play

Quilter's Name: Victoria Findlay Wolfe

Year Made: 2015

Quilt Size: 96" x 96"

Original Photos by Mary Kay Davis

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Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry - "Bandoneon" a PIQF 2019 Quilt

Sometimes a quilt can capture just as much as a photograph, and in some instances even more. Bandoneon by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry is based on a photo her husband took of a "musician as he played the bandoneon (national instrument of Argentina)." Caryl "edited and printed the photo and created a background to compliment the image of the musician." By including the background of two shadows dancing, Caryl has enhanced her quilt from the photo by adding a story to it. Featured at PIQF 2019, her quilt utilizes machine piecing, machine appliqué, and "the quilted vine pattern echoes the decorative motif on the end of the bandoneon."

Bandoneon by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry of Port Townsend, Washington was featured in the Wall Category at the Pacific International Quilt Festival (PIQF) 2019.

Learn from Caryl by watching Show 1308: Techniques, Tips...and a Very Special Tour for Quilters.

Original Photos: Lucas Davis

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Dee's Saturday Sampler - Class 5 - Piecing Curves

Piecing Curves can be scary, but teacher Dee Christopher has had experience with beginners and advanced quilters and has her approach to show you.

Dee will be teaching in her classroom called "Dee's Saturday Sampler" on TheQuiltshow.com blog, the TQS Facebook, Alex Anderson's Facebook, Ricky Tims' Facebook and the TQS YouTube channel.

Join Dee this Saturday, December 19, 2020, at 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London Time.

If you are interested in the products mentioned in Dee's classes, click here.

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Barbara Black LIVE: Color My World - Getting Ready

Barbara Black is stepping in for Alex this Friday and she is going to have some great tips for preparing you to start Color My World, The Quilt Show BOM for 2021.

Barbara has the keys to success for making this beautiful quilt. Today she discusses the timing, resources, supplies, and the freezer paper method. Are you GETTING READY?

Barbara will be LIVE on Friday December 18, 2020 @ 10am PST, 1pm EST, and 6pm London time.

In the future you will be able to watch Barbara LIVE on January 1st, 2021 and thereafter on the 1st Thursday of each month.

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TQS Zoom Quilt - Avian Architecture - Myself as a Bowerbird - Judith Roderick

Take a good look at Judith Roderick's quilt, Avian Architecture - Myself as a Bowerbird and enjoy the various techniques she used to create the quilt, including fusing, appliqué, and machine quilting. Exhibited at the International Quilt Festival in Houston 2013, she was inspired by the Australian bowerbird's bower. Read her story below.