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Sew Very Easy Tutorial: How to Turn Quilt Panels into a Chenille Quilts

Laura at Sew Very Easy demonstrates how to turn a quilt panel into a chenille quilt. These warm and wonderful quilts are great for winter and a perfect gift for a child.

Want to learn more about working with quilt panels? Star Members can watch Show 1910: Playing with Panels featuring Cyndi McChesney and Stacy Iest Hsu.

You can get the Olfa Chenille Cutter at your local quilt shop.

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Quilters Hit the Road - The Video

Quilters have many ways to express their feelings and creativity. It's fun to see how they do this through their license plates, frames, and modes of transportation as they move from quilt shop to quilt show and back again.

Get your motor running and see what quilters have to say as they travel on their way.

If one of these is yours, please let us know.

Remember: You can instantly email this to a friend by clicking the share button. It's easy, give it a try.

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Looking for Inspiration? Take a Look Inside the "Pink Mosque"

Inspiration can come from anywhere and the Nasir-ol-Molk Mosque (popularly known as the "Pink Mosque" due to the use of pink tiles in its design) in Shiraz, Iran, gets our creative juices flowing.

Many beautiful colored glass pieces adorn the front of the building and they emit a colorful light onto the large rugs. There is a wonderful kaleidoscope effect of colors that bring a vibrancy to the interior.

Mohammad Hasan e Memār and Mohammad Rezā Kāshi-Sāz e Širāzi were the architects and designers. It was constructed during the Qajar dynasty between 1876 and 1888 and is still being used today.

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Alex and Ricky Try to Promote Victoria Findlay Wolfe's Show

It's tough to keep a straight face when the hosts try to promote Victoria Findlay Wolfe's show. Keep on eye on Ricky. Then, say "I do" to Show 2002 where Victoria unlocks the secrets of the Double Wedding Ring block.

Star Members can watch Victoria demonstrate her technique in Show 2002: Look Out! Double Rings and Curves Ahead.

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Paper Piecing Tutorial: Make a Heart Pillow with Jen

Learn paper-piecing in this quilting tutorial from Jen of Shabby Fabrics as she shows you how to make this delightful heart pillow. You have plenty of time before Valentine's Day to make one for your sweetheart!

Click here for pattern.

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Modern Quilt Exhibit at Ontario Museum of History and Art

Are you heading to Road to California? Here's an exhibit you won't want to miss.

Road to California has partnered with the Ontario Museum of History and Art to present a special exhibit, Modern Quilts Redesigning Traditions, that explores the modern evolution of traditional quilt patterns. It includes more than 80 quilts from the US, Canada, and The United Kingdom.

The exhibit was the brainchild of Carolyn Reese (owner of Road to California) and Pam Overton (President of Southern California Council of Quilt Guilds) who thought a Modern exhibit would interest both Road to California attendees and Museum patrons as well.

Click here to see more quilts in the exhibit and to learn more.

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"The 20th Century Space Opera" - Quilting Inspiration

We came across this oil painting at Comic-Con and we were amazed at the colors and design detail in the painting. It is called The 20th Century Space Opera and was created by Robert Xavier Burden. It is an oil on canvas and measures 180" x 96."

It took over 2000 hours of studio time and incoporates decorative motifs from many different cultures, including French tapestry design, Gothic stained glass, Persian and Moroccan rugs, illuminated manuscripts, and Eastern mandalas, and over 150 Star Wars images.

Can't you just see someone like Pam Holland making this as a quilt?

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