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A machine quilter beyond compare, Jenny K. Lyon has created a quilt that just shimmers with the essence of fall. Golden Moments was Jenny's first quilt to land in the Houston Quilt Festival back in 2010 and it's not hard to see why it was selected for exhibit. The machine quilting is stunning. Take a few minutes to let your eyes wander over the quilt.

Watch Jenny in Show 2404.

Jenny used Radiance fabric (a blend of silk and cotton) to give shimmer to her quilt. Click here for some of her tips with working with the fabric.

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We just liked the name of of Patty's Quilt, Yes Ma'am Damn!, and the story behind it.

Patty Murphy writes in her blog:

Yes Ma’am Damn! won three blue ribbons at the 2006 Georgia State Fair:  one for best piecing, one for best machine quilting, and a blue ribbon because it’s awesome (my words, not those of the judges)!

The quilt was named for my friend. She tells me I was “raised right” because I always say ma’am when responding to her. My friend is in her early sixties, so it seems to me that it’s a polite reply. She is a quilter and got me onto a batik strip piecing kick.  I took all my odds and ends of batik strips and stitched them together, cut the pieces into squares, then triangles, then assembled the parts.

Watch Patty Murphy in Show 2305: Solving Piecing Problems & Deciphering Antique Crib Quilts.

YesMaamDamnbyPattyMurphy - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

YesMaamDamnbyPattyMurphy - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating

YesMaamDamnbyPattyMurphy - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

YesMaamDamnbyPattyMurphy - 35 Pieces Rotating

YesMaamDamnbyPattyMurphy - 99 Pieces Rotating

YesMaamDamnbyPattyMurphy - 300 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Mary Kay Davis

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For Fall Retreats, Classes, College Dorms, Quilting with Friends, ....

The EverSewn Sparrow Sewing Machine is light, portable, and has all the bells and whistles (Alex says it has a marvelous stitch) at a price that makes it truly affordable.

Not only will you get the lowest price possible ($399, $329, and $279) but now they also ship for free in the USA!

The Eversewn Sparrow machines offer the features you want at a price you love.

Plus, can we say PINK? We just love the pink Sparrow 30!

Free Shipping applies to all Eversewn Sparrow Sewing Machines shipped to US addresses.

Excludes orders placed outside of the US, and Eversewn accessories, bags, and totes which ship separately. 

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This weekend only, save 20% on books in the TQS Store when you enter the code:

BOOKSALE

at checkout

Offer good through Monday Sept 10. Promotion may not be combined with other promotions.

Here are a few books that we recommend for every quilter.

	You and Your Sewing Machine - A Field Guide You need this book next to your sewing machine so that when you have that impenetrable 2 am thread jam (or another late night issue), you can troubleshoot and keep sewing! Written by an expert sewing machine technician with more than 42 years of experience, his in-depth visual guide to sewing machine use tells you everything you need to know to keep any brand of sewing machine happy and solve those sewing machine issues (thread jam anyone?) that can spoil your sewing session.
	Patchwork Math Using Quilting Design Components Have you ever tried to make a half square triangle in a particular finished size, but not been able to remember how big you need to cut the pieces to get that size? Patchwork Math is the answer. Patchwork Math is an extremely handy guide to the formulas and piecing techniques for dozens of the most common quilting blocks. It includes formulas and techniques for half square triangles, quarter square triangles, Y-Squares, flying geese, and lots more!
	Free Motion Design for Allover Patterns Are you stuck in a quilting rut, tired of "scribbling" but not sure what else to do and a little intimidated by the prospect of more elaborate pre-planned patterns? This book is full of quilting ideas that will give you great unique results but don't require endless pre-planning or marking. This spiral-bound book is full of more than 75 continuous-line free motion quilting designs that are perfect for domestic or longarm sewing machines. Each design fills two pages, and the spiral binding allows the book to lay flat while you work.

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Instead of the Barn, Barbara made a scrappy Sawtooth Star Block for the center of her quilt using leftover fabric from her blocks. She walks you through the creation of the block step by step on her blog.

Click here to get directions for Barbara's alternative block.

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Electric Quilt held a Design Challenge with Christa Watson. The makers had to create a quilt using Fandangle fabrics by Christa and EQ8, EQ7, EQStitch or EQ Mini. You might recognize the names of the winners. One in particular really loves a challenge and you can watch her here at TQS.

Click here to learn more about the quilts.

Keep an eye out as we just finished taping a show with Christa which will be airing next year.

Overall Winner - Betsy's Pinball by Betsy Vinegrad

Christa's Honorable Mention - Slice and Insert by Mel Beach

You can watch Mel in Show 2112: Creating Improvisational Patchwork and Modern Molas & A New Spin on an Antique Quilt.

EQ Honorable Mention - Stack the Deck by Janet Barker

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Current Exhibit in the Porcella Gallery at the San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles.

Honoring the Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement: Patricia A. Montgomery

September 5 - October 14, 2018

Patricia A. Montgomery's swing coats illustrate African America women's contributions to the Civil Rights Movement.  Each coat represents one unsung heroine such as Ella Josephine Baker, who mentored young civil rights leaders, or Claudette Colvin, a teenager who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama nine months before Rosa Parks’ arrest.

The combination of African American quilting traditions, digital images, pastel drawings and thread work are designed into a wearable object, detailing the stories of the Civil Rights Movement heroines.

(photo: (Daisy Bates) The Mentor, 2015 Quilted swing coat)

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Libby Williamson has constructed many a quilt with traditional quilting techniques, her current passion is in the making of art quilts using layers of painted and dyed fabrics, appliquéd layers of free-motion stitched components, and embedded found objects. She is a proud hoarder of all things “fiber” and thrives in a world of stitch and sew.

Well, this "hoarder" makes fabulous quilts and we could spend hours pouring over the different stitches, objects, and layers she uses in her designs.

Different But The Same, 27”x 46”, is no exception.

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

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Barbara Black has some great tips for working on the appliqué portion of the TQS BOM Month 9 block.

Click here to read Barbara's Blog regarding the barn block and remember you can always ask her questions in the FORUM.