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The Quilt Pattern Magazine has started a Mug Rug Adventure and they'd love TQS members to join in the fun.
Join their New Adventure! Collect a Total of 12 Mug Rug Patterns - One Per Month (the first two months are FREE)! Start with I Love Quilting.
The 1st mug rug is free to anyone that plays their "The Right Tools" game.
The 2nd mug rug is free to anyone that visits their "Pattern Pastiche" home page.
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Alex talks to Cindy Needham about her Houston exhibit, "For the Love of Linens," where exquisite vintage handwork has been re-purposed by the hands of today's quilters. Domestic and longarm quilters have pieces which showcase the beautiful handwork done by women from the past, respectfully turning them into wholecloth quilts.
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Alex and Ricky were on the set with Cheryl Arkison. Cheryl shares Slabs and Curves, two fast, fun and very addictive methods for sewing together elements that allow you to build a quilt in a very short amount of time. She also shares how the basics can be used as a jumping off point for more creativity.
Also in Show 1911: Slabs, Curves, and Shrinking Ahead, TQS visits the studio of fiber artist Catherine Kleeman who loves to create surface design and texture by shrinking a quilted piece in the washing machine before adding paint and other elements.
Star Members can watch the show when it debuts on Sunday, November 20, 2016.
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I have always enjoyed the beauty of Hilde Morin's fiber arts and was so blessed that she was going to be teaching her bowl creations when I had a gap in my schedule! It is not quite right to say she teaches you how to create a bowl...in fact she moves you to see beyond the bowl. You do learn how to construct the base of your bowl, but after that, her mission is to release the inner artist that lurks (for some of us) in the dark recesses of our souls. Acknowledging that I am a die-hard pattern follower, where choosing my own colors is what I consider creative, this class...I don't know...set something free within me. Such a small creation to have shaken up my imagination. Each time I thought in my smugness, my bowl is done, she would, in her thoughtful artistic eye say...humm, no you are not! Then she would ever so gently ask questions about your creation and suggest a possible enhancement to the story you were trying to tell with your bowl. There are little doors in my brain that were opened and now will forever more allow fresh air in... check out Hilde's webpage
http://www.hildemorin.com/ and if you get a chance to take a class with her...do it, you'll enjoy the breeze of creativity!
We had students who traveled great distances to take this class at the Stitchin' Post in Sisters, Oregon and you will be amazed at the progress we made in our class! Enjoy the slide show and for other news check out the Woolie Blog and Quilt Roadies!
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The 10th annual Quilt Alliance Auction is underway. Please help multiply the generosity of their donating artists by bidding on your favorite quilts. This year, they are using Benefit Bidding and the opening bid is $75 for each quilt. The quilts will be auctioned in two groups and auction dates and times are:
Group 1 starts today, November 14, at 9:00 AM EST ends November 21 at 9:00 PM EST
Group 2 starts November 28 at 9:00 AM EST ends December 5 at 9:00 PM EST
Preview and Bid on the 2017 Auction Quilts Now! http://www.benefitbidding.com/quiltalliance.
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"Embroidery Revisited" at Houston 2016 featured the beloved character Betty Boop in an embroidered quilt from the 1930s. Included in the exhibit were original drawings and a history of the character, who did all her chores in a feminine fashion.
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Registration is open for Ricky's 2017 52-Week Photo Challenge Class. There are 52 weeks of lessons that will teach you manual camera techniques, Lightroom/Photoshop, and design and composition. Regardless of your preferred artistic medium, photography is a way to sharpen your eye and learn to see the world around you as art.
Join Ricky for the 2017 52-Week Photo Challenge Class. Share the link with someone you know. The class starts with the very basics.
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They are taping new shows for our Star (Premium) members. We are having a great time with Joen Wolfrom, Sally Frey, Meg Hawkey, Pat Durbin, Ann Horton, April Sproule, and Laura Fogg. We are excited to finally get these artists on TQS. Joen is returning, but all the rest are new to our show. Don't miss any of these great quilters and their wonderful demonstrations. We are covering art, traditional, antique, hand, and machine quilting techniques.
If you haven't become a Star member, 2017 is your year to give us a try. If you are renewing, don't miss a show.
So where are Alex and Ricky?????
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