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Rajah Revisited by Lessa Siegele.  Photo by Gregory Case Photography

Looking to give Santa a hint about what you REALLY want for Christmas?  Make it easy for the guy in the red suit; tell him that TQS has the 2016 BOM kit in the shop.  This way you can get a head start by prepping all the fabrics before the first pattern installment begins on January 1, 2016. 

As a bonus for joining in, along with each monthly installment we will share with you historic facts about the women and the amazing journey of this celebrated quilt.  We hope that as you work on it, you will find inspiration, while being transported back in time.

 In the meantime, to help you get ready, be sure to download the Introduction Packet, which includes everything you will need to begin working on the "Rajah Quilt Revisited" BOM quilt. 

***Download the Introduction packet pdf, so you're ready when the program begins.***

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Capt'n John says he has never seen a Kool Kaleidoscopes quilt that wasn't great. You can make a quilt that will be stunning with this technique. Watch show 403 and then put it on your 2016 "To-Do List". Star members can watch the show over and over to perfect the technique. Basic members can get the DVD from rickytims.com.

BUT Everyone can sign in and see the show through FRIDAY. Need to Sign Up for FREE? Click the orange button.

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Alex shows you how to use Quilters Select Print & Piece for paper piecing...you'll love it...you don't have to tear it out...

Click here to learn more about Quilters Select products.

Alex's paper piecing pattern is no longer available on the site.  Click here to find a similar block pattern.

Star Members can learn about paper piecing with Alex in Show 809: Paper Pieced Perfection.

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Lilo sat down with Jenny Bowker in between takes on the TQS set.  They talk about her studio, her stash, and how she started sewing. Lilo also learned a new acronym, SABLE.  Do you know what it means?

We apologize for the background noise, we had to grab Jenny between tapings and the crew had to continue working as we talked, but we hope you will still enjoy what Jenny has to say.

Star Members can watch Jenny in Show 1804: Quilting Outside the Blocks.

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Susan Lenz uses grave rubbings, antique textiles and buttons prominently in her art, which she creates to honor the memory of an object or a moment in time.

Star Members can learn more about Susan and her work in Show 1711: Art That Honors the Past.

Susan's work, Ready For Burial, is featured in the Columbia Museum of Art's fall 2015 exhibition, "Independent Spirits: Women Artists of South Carolina," open until January 10.  Here she talks about her work, while visiting a cemetery to take rubbings.

Click here to visit Susan's website.

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"Only Child" is part of Susan's Grave Rubbing Art Quilt Series. It measures 16" x 16" and was created from a vintage doll's dress, an antique quilt fragment, recycled felt, vintage buttons and linens. "Only Child" is hand stitched.

Click here to learn how the quilt came to be.

OnlyChildbySusanLenz - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

OnlyChildbySusanLenz - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

OnlyChildbySusanLenz - 289 Pieces Non-Rotating

OnlyChildbySusanLenz - 100 Pieces Rotating

OnlyChildbySusanLenz - 289 Pieces Rotating

Original Photograph by Gregory Case

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For this exhibit at IQA Houston 2015, exhibitors were offered the opportunity to create a small item using any technique, format, and materials they chose: knitting, stitching, quilting, felting, mixed-media, etc. The only requirement was that the result had to be an animal no taller than five inches.  Thus, "In the Yarn Barn" was born.  We have to admit, if we found some of these animals in our barn, we might be a bit surprised.

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Oops - we seem to have a technical glitch.  So, here's a link to Anita’s Make It Simpler® Monkey Wrench Pattern Directions (from Anita Grossman Solomon) which uses the same technique to  create a monkey wrench (aka Churn Dash) block.

Click here to get PATTERN.

Anita's blog.

For more help, go to www.MakeItSimpler.Blogspot.com.

To see Anita on TQS watch Show 905: Rotary-Cutting Revolution:  It Couldn't Be Simpler!

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Not quite sure what to do with that layer cake that's been sitting in your sewing room?  Have a bunch of 10" squares that need to find a home?  Here's a great quilt idea from Modalissa.com.  Just draw some lines, sew some lines, and then cut on some lines.  Easy peasy.

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Gloria Loughman is a quilt artist, teacher, and author from Australia.  Her quilts capture the beauty of her native land.  Recently she had an exhibit at PIQF entitled "A Slice of Oz," which we share with you here.

Do you want to learn more about Gloria?  Watch Show 612: Nature's Journey as she discusses the process and methods she uses to create her quilts. Discover how she builds each quilt with fabric, paint, and thread, and learn the secrets of her machine-appliqué technique.

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Don't let other vendors tell you what to buy! TQS lets you choose. Start your Cyber Holiday shopping now and get those quilting gifts you've been waiting to buy.

• The Quilt Show DVDs 
• Quilters Select Appli-Web Plus
• Karen Kay Buckley Scissors
• Studio 360 Hunter Star & LeMoyne Star Rulers
• Apliquick Tools
• Tulip Needles
• Leah Day's Free Motion Book with 50 Designs
• Skillbuilder Feather Practice Panel
• Bloc Loc Rulers
• 2015 BOM (which is already 50% Off)
• 2016 BOM