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Ricky chats with Anita Smith at the Houston Quilt Festival. They discuss how The Appliqué Society has grown from 80 members to over 14,000. Learn how you can become one of the "storytellers."

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Alex skyped  with Suzy Williams a few days ago and it turns out there's been a bit of a surprise since that phone call. Suzy's baby came early!

On February 2, Suzy posted on Instragram that she had a sweet baby boy with the hashtag #conversationswithdezy.

She wrote, "Dez, I thought we had a plan - I'd wrap up with work, freeze a bunch of food, learn how to use a car seat and then we'd party. You just couldn't wait, though, could you?"

While a little unexpected, everyone is fine and dandy. She also posted (PS no idea when the #modmountainsquilt pattern will release - #momlife!!!)

We'd usually say "learn what Suzy's been up to since the show," but that seems pretty obvious right now. Congratulations to Suzy and her family!

You can watch Suzy in Show 2403.

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If you watched Stitched, the Film, then you'll know what it's like to submit an entry into the Houston International Quilt Festival. Here is "Dee"Lightful Ribbons by Deanna Powell, the Best of Show winner from 1981. This is the second year for which a BOS ribbon was awarded.

Original Photo: Quilts Inc.

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Here are the quilts for the twelfth team from the over 320 teams that participated in the International Miniature Quilt Exchange (IMQE). 201 teams submitted their quilts to be a part of the Exhibition in Houston 2018 and we are featuring the 24 teams selected for the first IMQE Exhibition.

Click here to learn more about the International Miniature Quilt Exchange (IMQE).

Enjoy the quilts from Team 231 created by Wena le Roux and Cindy Thompson.

Title of Quilt: Rain Birds

Quilter's Name: Wena le Roux

Location: South Africa

I am an amateur quilter that taught myself the art of quilting. Quilting is my hobby and break from my day to day work. I prefer old school traditional quilting. I love reading quilting books and have a special interest in the work of Michele Hill. My quilt is a smaller copy of a pattern from her book William Morris In Appliqué. I met Cindy Thomas by entering the miniature quilt exchange. Cindy is creating the most beautiful quilts and she inspires me. She is a quilt teacher and I wish I could attend her classes. I named my quilt Rain Birds because currently we in South Africa and Cindy in California is experiencing a severe drought, this is my hope for rain for both our areas. The material for my quilt, I specially bought on a visit to New Zealand.

Title of Quilt: Two Birds of A Feather

Quilter's Name: Cindy Thompson

Location: Chowchilla, California, USA

I created this IMQE Exchange Quilt for Wena LeRoux who lives in Malmesburg South Africa. My quilt is called "Two Birds of A Feather" and was created because of our similarities in our life styles. We have so much in common even though we are miles apart. I thought that if we were birds we could fly to meet one another and make it an even smaller world in which we live in. We both were raised on a family farm, we love horses, wine, quilting and our grandchildren. We have had similar tragedies in our lives, Wena was in a serious car accident and I went through Breast Cancer. In my quilt for Wena I chose to emphasize our Continents and the location of where each of us lives on the West Coasts. I live on the West Coast of the United States in California and Wena lives on the West Coast of South Africa. My State of California's flower is the "golden poppy" and a "Bluejay" is my favorite bird. Wena's National flower of South Africa is the "Protea" and the bird I chose for her is the "Lilac -breasted Roller" an African bird so beautiful and colorful like her quilts. The technique I used is thread painting and fused appliqué. I have thread painted the birds and outlined the Continents and Areas where we live, added fused and threaded flowers highlighted with inktense pencils.

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According to Mary Lorenz, you can make this quilt with just a little practice and a new design technique...okay, and maybe 250 hours of stitching time.

Enjoy Blue Moon by Mary Lorenz which was on display at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2018.

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Did you guess who it was? Yes, it's TQS Legend 2016 Katie Pasquini Masopust who won Best of Show in 1982 at the Houston International Quilt Festival, with Threshold of a Dream.

Click here to see a photo from Katie of her quilt.

Want to see Katie's latest work? Click here to go to her website.

Watch Katie in Show 906: From Music to Masterpiece - A New Perspective on Design, Show 1913: TQS Quilting Legend 2016, and Show 2210: Reimagining The Log Cabin Block.

ThresholdofaDreambyKatiePasquiniMasopust - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

ThresholdofaDreambyKatiePasquiniMasopust - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating

ThresholdofaDreambyKatiePasquiniMasopust - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

ThresholdofaDreambyKatiePasquiniMasopust - 35 Pieces Rotating

ThresholdofaDreambyKatiePasquiniMasopust - 99 Pieces Rotating

ThresholdofaDreambyKatiePasquiniMasopust - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Katie Pasquini Masopust

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*discount excludes sewing machines, furniture, previously marked down items, product bundles, Block of the Month quilt kits, and Memberships to The Quilt Show.

Not sure what to buy with that discount? Here are some ideas!

Always have the right sized ruler with Quilters Select Rulers in new sizes.

Keep your hands in top shape while you sew or appliqué with Apliquick Ergonomic Scissors in the new small size.

Share your love of quilts when you write lovely notes on Patches of Scraps Notecards by Edyta Sitar for Laundry Basket Quilts.

Save money on Rotary Blades and never have a "blade emergency" by sharpening your own with a Turn Sharp Rotary Blade Sharpener.

THE QUILT SHOW DVD BLOWOUT

The more you buy, the more you save - Buy them for yourself, your guild & your friends!

We are moving our warehouse and need to clear out our remaining TQS DVDs. Quantities are limited so don't wait!

Keep Alex and Ricky at your fingertips and watch The Quilt Show away from your computer! Pause, rewind and fast forward with ease. Get hours of informative and entertaining shows full of artist interviews, tips, tricks, projects and fun.

Purchase 1 - 4 of any combination of TQS DVDs and pay $3.99 each. 
Purchase 5 - 9 of any combination of TQS DVDs and pay $2.99 each.
Purchase 10 or more of any combination of TQS DVDs and pay just $1.99 each! 

Buy them for your whole guild! 

Your discounted price will be reflected in the shopping cart.

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Alex talks to Barbara Black about the TQS BOM Sizzle. Alex and Barbara will be talking once a month to discuss issues uncovered in the TQS BOM Forum. This month they talk about marking your pieces, pre-washing your fabric, and more.

Click here for Barbara's blog.