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Ricky met Janet Clare at the Houston Quilt Festival. Janet loves including quirky free-motion appliqué on her quilts. She has designed for Moda, written patterns, and written books. She talks to Ricky about her 2018 free BOM project “Honest To Goodness,” a quilt inspired by an 1888 Esther Ann Peters' quilt from the Farnham Museum. She also tells him how when she puts on her 'pinnie,' it's time to create.
 
Janet also gave Ricky four of her books to give away to our TQS Members. Deadline to enter is 12/9/2018-11:59pm PST.  Look under the video to enter.
 

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Libby wanted to recreate a piece of notebook paper with this quilt. It looks just like it right down to the hole punches and bits of "tape" holding on the images.

Watch Libby Williamson in Show 2311: Fun with Mixed Media Collage and Quilting Inspiration.

CallWendybyLibbyWilliamson - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

CallWendybyLibbyWilliamson - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating

CallWendybyLibbyWilliamson - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

CallWendybyLibbyWilliamson - 35 Pieces Rotating

CallWendybyLibbyWilliamson - 99 Pieces Rotating

CallWendybyLibbyWilliamson - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Libby wanted to recreate a piece of notebook paper with this quilt. It looks just like it right down to the hole punches and bits of "tape" holding on the images.

Watch Libby Williamson in Show 2311: Fun with Mixed Media Collage and Quilting Inspiration.

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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Join in the fun of creating a lovely boudoir pillow with Ann Myhre. A Little Birdie Told Me is a 10-week stitch along, sure to bring you hours of pleasure while building your handwork skills. You'll begin by turning the birdie photo into an outline to stitch and build from there, using skills like advanced embroidery, tatting, crochet, oya, and stumpwork.

The program begins on Dec. 30, 2018. Kits will be available on Dec. 1 in Ann's Etsy shop. There will be five colorways and they will cost $60, or you can also gather items from your own personal stash.

Download the supply list and templates here. Either way, let's do some handwork as we ring in the new year.

Ann will be using the Facebook group called Mandala Unplugged to let you keep up with each other.

Here's Ann with a little intro of how this little birdie came to be. Hope to have you along for the journey.

 

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Sue Heinz is on the set and shares her magic for creating one design and using it to fill your sashing areas, corners, or entire quilt. And what about those daunting circles? Well, Sue says that they aren’t difficult when you break them into segments. Learn how she does it.
 
Also in this show, Ricky starts off with a super technique for adding a pop of color to a quilt binding using a Hong Kong edge finish.
 
Star Members can watch Sue in Show 2312: Sizzling Sashing, Circles, and Finishes when it debuts this Sunday, 12/2/2018.
 
 

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Alex Anderson talks with Karlee Porter about her new classes, her award-winning quilt from Houston 2018, AND her new fabric company.....Fabric Company??

That's right, and viewers get a special discount for classes and fabric.

Classes:    KarleePorter.com       Discount Code: tqsclassvip

Fabric:      HonestFabric.com      Discount Code: tqsfabricvip

 

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Karlee Porter's quilt, The Royal Huntress, challenged and stretched her skills. She wanted to push herself as a fiber artist and wanted the quilt to gush radiance and elegance. We think with over 1 million stitches, 2000 crystals and beads, and 450 hours of work, she achieved her goal. Did we mention this is a wholecloth quilt?
 
Learn from Karlee in Show 2607.
 
Karlee's quilt won Third place in the Alternative Techniques category at the Houston Quilt Festival 2018.
 
 
 
 
 

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The history of pillows date back to ancient Mesopotamia around 7,000 BC! Their function was not comfort, as they were made of stone. It wasn't until the Romans and Greeks started stuffing bags with reeds and straw that we began to see the beginning of the pillow as we know it. The word pillow comes from the middle English word pilwe or the Latin word pulvinus. The actual word "pillow" was used just before the 12th Century! And, there are carvings where different species of animals constructed a pillow out of rock or plant material to support their heads in the wild...go figure. And I thought all this time that Macy's was the pillow inventor, LOL.

In my pillow research I discovered that you are supposed to replace your pillow for sanitary reasons every 3-5 years...so I guess that flat one in the guest room needs to be replaced! And, when you replace a pillow, be prepared to spend a good part of an afternoon deciding which one will be the prefect pillow. My house is filled with a variety of types of bed pillows because I am like one of the 3 Bears...this one is too soft...this one is too hard...and, I have yet to find one that is just right. I do have a near perfect pillow, but it is over 3 years old!!! And, I can't find a replacement! So for now I carry it with me when I go from the house to the camper.

I was amazed at the subsets of pillow information, but my favorite is the Decorative Pillow! Why? Because I can combine my love of quilting, stitching and gift giving all in one pillow project! Everyone loves a decorative pillow, and stores are filled with huge varieties...it is a frugal way to change one's decor without buying all new furniture...Just change the pillows! I especially love holiday pillows as they set the mood for whatever season you are celebrating. The satisfaction of finishing a project before another gray hair pops up is just what a pillow can bring!

This photo is of pillows that were gifted to me, except for the Buttermilk Basin Winter pattern...I made that one! I like the variety of techniques and there is nothing sweeter than a pillow to bring a smile to the face of family and friends!

Click here for Anna's YouTube Channel.

Click here for Anna's blog.


 

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Join Ricky in spreading the word that enrollment is open for Part 1 (26 weeks) of his 2019 52-Week Photo Challenge (classes).

Early Bird Pricing is still available!

70% OFF Through TODAY ONLY!

$599 - NOW $169

 

 

This class is for you if...

You have a great camera but think it is smarter than you.

You enjoy having a camera handy on trips and family events.

You wish you knew more about art and composition.

You took a great shot but it just didn’t have the same impact when you saw it on your computer screen.

Ricky’s 52-Week Photo Challenge is an in-depth photography class for anyone who wants to get better results with their DSLR camera. Start with the basics and grow through the entire year! It’s perfect for beginners, novices, and photo enthusiasts.
 
 
You get weekly:
VIDEOS
PDFs
INSPIRATION
CLASS INTERACTION
CRITIQUES
 

Here is a celebration of images taken by students in the Ricky Tims 52-Week Photo Challenge for 2018. This short video highlights a tiny portion of the thousands of wonderful images submitted each week.

 

 
Join Ricky for his 2019 52-Week Photo Challenge Class. Share the link with someone you know. The class starts with the very basics.

Here's Ricky to tell you more.

 

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An Old Woman with a Joyous Face, by Marina Landi (with Natasha de Souze Burgarin) of Sao Paulo, Brazil, won the World of Beauty Award at the Houston International Quilt Festival 2018. The expression on the woman's face brought great joy to all who saw the quilt.
 

Artist's Statement: "I was enchanted with the photo of this beautiful lady an reproduced it in silk using the technique of contemporary mosaic, adapting it so that I could do it using fabrics instead of marble." (Based on a photo by Rarindra Prakarsa, used with permission).