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You'll think you are walking though a lush garden when you see the "Red and Yellow Tulips" by Carol Morrissey.

Star Members can watch Carol at work in Show 1908: Postcards and Photorealism.

RedandYellowTulipsbyCarolMorrissey - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

RedandYellowTulipsbyCarolMorrissey - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

RedandYellowTulipsbyCarolMorrissey - 297 Pieces Non-Rotating

RedandYellowTulipsbyCarolMorrissey - 36 Pieces Rotating

RedandYellowTulipsbyCarolMorrissey - 100 Pieces Rotating

RedandYellowTulipsbyCarolMorrissey - 297 Pieces Rotating

Original Photo: Gregory Case

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You'll think you are walking though a lush garden when you see the "Red and Yellow Tulips" created by Carol Morrissey.

Star Members can watch Carol at work in Show 1908: Postcards and Photorealism.

 

 

 

 

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Watch how medieval embroidery works in this video from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. See Rosie Taylor-Davies recreate this Middle Ages craft which was practiced by both men and women of the time. See authentic examples of medieval embroidery in “Opus Anglicanum: Masterpieces of English Medieval Embroidery,” at the V&A through Feb. 5. Click on the photo to be taken to the video.

 

 

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The bumble bee in this quilt looks so real, it just might fly right into your garden.

Watch Carol Morrissey at work in Show 1908: Postcards and Photorealism.

BumbleBeeandConeFlowersbyCarolMorrissey - 35 Pieces Non-Rotating

BumbleBeeandConeFlowersbyCarolMorrissey - 99 Pieces Non-Rotating

BumbleBeeandConeFlowersbyCarolMorrissey - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

BumbleBeeandConeFlowersbyCarolMorrissey - 35 Pieces Rotating

BumbleBeeandConeFlowersbyCarolMorrissey - 99 Pieces Rotating

BumbleBeeandConeFlowersbyCarolMorrissey - 300 Pieces Rotating

 

Original Photo: Gregory Case

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The bumble bee in this quilt looks so real, it just might fly right into your garden.

Watch Carol Morrissey at work in Show 1908: Postcards and Photorealism.

Original Photo: Gregory Case

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Have you heard about the Beary RARE Affair? Stuff a RARE Bear for a RARE kid, meet Celebrity Quilters, and get a chance to win a Simply Red BERNINA and many other gifts. It's all happening at the International Quilt Festival in Houston!

Click on the "Learn More" button for more informatin and to buy a ticket. Hope to see you there!

 
 
 
Also in attendance are Alex and Ricky, of course, along with Rob Appell, Sue Nickels, Gyleen Fitzgerald and more...maybe even a few of the top prize winners at IQA Houston this year...
 

(Victoria Findlay Wolfe, Lyric Kinard, Allie Aller)

 

      

RARE Science accelerates finding therapies for kids with rare disease by empowering patient families/foundations with tools that help with community awareness and patient outreach through their RARE Bear Program. They also drive research by pooling knowledge and providing research tools for specific diseases so they can understand the biology that is responsible for the observable traits of rare disease. This helps identify therapies that may help in the more immediate future. They unite patient families, clinicians and researchers across the globe to accelerate finding cures for the most vulnerable patients, our children! For more information, please see their website www.rarescience.org.

RARE Science, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is qualified under Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Service Code to receive gifts, grants, & contributions which are deductible for federal income tax purposes

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Never tried a "Buzz Saw" aka "Delectable Mountains" block because you thought it looked too difficult? Sewn Up, TeresaDownUnder has a super video tutorial that will show you how easy the block is to make, once you know what to do.
 
 

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Alex and Ricky were joined on the set by Cathy Wiggins, whose life took a major turn when she discovered and fell in love with the beauty and flexibility that leather offered. Not one to shy away from a challenge, she sold her entire fabric collection to fully embrace leather and to take quilting to a whole new level. Cathy teaches you the properties of leather and a wide array of options for incorporating it into your quilting.

Star Members can watch Cathy in Show 1909: Taking Leather to a Whole New Level.

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow

 

This show also features Hollis Chatelain. We visit her home, studio, and gardens in North Carolina to see where she works, creates, and plays.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(photo: hollisart.com)

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Seen at PIQF 2016 - Southern California and Southern Nevada Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) members interpret the theme "Oasis." From near or afar, the uniform size of the quilts will invite the viewer in to see each member's own idea of what their "Oasis" is. The exhibit was juried by Jamie Fingal (Show 1702: Rebel with a Cause) and Leslie Tucker Jenison (Show 1510: Screen-Printing Serendipity).

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow

 

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RARE Science works directly with patient families and foundations to find more immediate therapeutic solutions for children with rare diseases. This year RARE Science is partnering with TQS (and a number of other great organizations) to bring you... the FIRST Ever Celebrity RARE Bear Auction! This is your opportunity to own a signed bear made by the quilt world's most talented artists while helping a great cause.