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Have you been wishing that there was an easier way to baste quilts than tediously pinning (not to mention having to remove those pins as you quilt) or spraying a chemical glue that gets everywhere? Your wish has come true!

Quilters Select Free Fuse Basting Powder is a brand new fusible basting product that creates a semi-permanent bond between fabrics. 

To baste a quilt just lay out your batting, sprinkle on Free Fuse, and place your backing fabric over the batting.

Press with an iron and then flip the piece over, sprinkle Free Fuse on the other side of the batting, add your quilt top and press, and voila - your quilt is basted and ready for quilting AND you don't need to remove or quilt around safety pins or deal with a sewing machine needle that gets gunked up with glue.

Free Fuse has many other uses as well, such as art quilting, appliqué, fusing fabric to fabric, making your own fusible stabilizer, and lots more.

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When Joanne Sharp discovered there was such a thing as glow-in-the-dark thread for domestic sewing, she knew some creative projects would appear in her future.

Glowing Ghosties is a fresh, fun idea to use the special thread for, along with a variety of the numerous decorative stitches on your machine. “Ghosties” can be used as a door decoration, party favors, as an appliqué on sweatshirts or costumes, or simply attaching to the front of a fabric trick or treat bag.

Click here for "Ghostie" pattern.

Click here to go to WeAllSew.com tutorial.

Joanne has a lot of other great ideas, and she shares them here at TQS. Watch her in Show 1610: Words of Art.

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Hwasung Fortress: Suwon Hwasung Version 2, by Mikyung Jang of Seoul, South Korea, brings a whole new meaning to a wholecloth quilt. Mikyung has created an entire picture just by "painting" with thread. It's no wonder it won a Judge's Recognition Award at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah Spring 2018.

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This dress was inspired by an archival piece from the House of Vermont (1930s) made from ribbon and yarn. It is mind boggling to watch the labor that goes into each exquisite piece of embroidery.

You'll have to turn on the CC (Close Captioning) to have English subtitles.

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In Show 2307: Easy Stack Quilts & Solving Color Snags, Paula Doyle talks about working on the Magna Carta quilts. Here she guides us around all eight wonderful quilts, which were on display depicting the history of the signing of Magna Carta and also four legacy quilts, which include portraits of people associated with human rights.

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Tired of tossing those plastic bags from the produce department? Got an hour or two? Spoonflower's fast and easy Farmer's Market Produce Bag tutorial will have you stitching up a few reusable tote bags for yourself in less than an hour. Definitely not destined for the trash, the bags are fun, colorful and easily washable. And you know, it's never too early to get started on gifty sewing for the upcoming holidays.

Did someone say holidays? The Spoonflower Quick-Sew Project Book, filled with 30+ projects, might make that gifting of handmade items a little easier this year. Hop on over and get your copy before the September 30 pre-sale ends.

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If there is one personal trait I embrace, it is my childlike curiosity. And, when we are on the road there is a lot to distract me. As I was traversing an airport concourse, moving fast along side fellow travelers, my peripheral vision caught sight of beautiful color and I was stopped in my tracks. So much of life keeps us moving forward with hardly a glance around and I am reminded of a quote by Thomas Merton...

Art in public places gives us a chance to lose ourselves if only for a moment and rebalance our perspective. As I stopped and took a closer look, I was gob smacked! Each huge canvas reflecting nature was created by individual rolls of wool!!! What I am saying is thousands of rolls of wool gave birth to a view in nature. I was both stunned and fascinated not only by the creations, but the hope that blossomed knowing that there were young people out there who are moved to create art...to make the world a more beautiful place. Art gives us Hope.

The PDX airport is a big supporter of arts in public places and their choice of Xander Griffith's wool creations was perfect. Not only did they display the art but they had a screen playing an interview and explanation by Xander of his process. You can find more information on Xander Griffith's large scale art work on his website. I hope you enjoy this glimpse into a different kind of fiber world and that it lifts your heart!

Click here for Anna's YouTube Channel.

Click here for Anna's blog.

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Did you guess who made this quilt? It's "Jacuzzi Jazz" by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry and she made it specifically for her solo show “Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry: 40 Years of Color, Light, and Motion."

You can read all about it here.

You can learn from Caryl in Show 1308: Techniques, Tips...and a Very Special Tour for Quilters.

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In response to the devastating flooding caused by Hurricane Florence, the nonprofit Quilt Alliance is offering quilt owners a small step towards recovery.

Alliance board president Michael Newman said, "We aim to support, celebrate and commemorate the quilt community, and we are deeply concerned for those impacted by the storm and wanted a way to help. Houses can slowly be rebuilt, but the precious and personal physical objects that are often destroyed by these disasters impact families profoundly. Stories of quilts lost (or salvaged) from natural disasters are frequently the focus of our oral history projects."

https://quiltalliance.org/projects/quilt-recovery-kit/

Larry Gonzales of Retro Clean says, "We are happy to be at least a small part of the recovery process for distraught families."

• A 4 oz. sample of Retro Clean, a stain-removing soaking agent for quilts and all washable fabrics,
• Two all-cotton, sew-on Quilt Survivor labels for quilts,
• Cleaning and labeling instructions,
• An invitation to share the story of your quilt. We will feature Survivor quilts online with the owner's permission.

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This episode of Quilt Museum TV features Kansas City Star exhibit Curator Edie McGinnis talking about the exhibit. Also in this episode, Museum Education Director Becky Glasby discusses how to participate in the 2018/2019 School Block Challenge.

Quilt Museum TV is made possible through the generosity of people and organizations passionate about quilting. For information on supporting the museum, please go to www.quiltmuseum.org.