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Are you looking for something creative to do with the youngsters in your life?  Have you had enough of kids sitting in front of the electronic babysitter?  Why not go camping...indoors!  Build an old-fashioned tent with sheets and a few chairs....and what goes with camping?  A fire with S'mores! 

Check out this clever campfire set-up from Liagriffith.com that you could make in no time at all.  The kids will love the play, and you can share memories of when you were a youngster camping out.

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Keep on matching...

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It's time to get sewing.  In this class, Lynn walks you through the steps of creating your first component, the half-square triangle.  Lynn's book is available in the TQS shop; click here to order.

Lynn is also sharing a block for you to practice your technique.  It contains 32 half-square triangles- quite a bit of practice!  Click here for the .pdf instructions to make the block.

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TQS was invited to the opening of "Found/Made." We are now inviting you to enjoy the exhibit.

Found includes vintage quilts from Roderick Kiracofe's collection, as well as pieces from the collections of Marjorie Childress, Julie Silber, and Allison Smith. Made includes contemporary quilts often constructed with found materials, as well as contemporary art based on quilt themes. Artists include Joe Cunningham, Sabrina Gschwandtner, Dana Hart-Stone, LUKE Haynes, Clay Lohmann, Therese May, Sarah Nishiura, Jonathan Parker, Amy Trachtenberg, and Ben Venom.

Originally Exhibited - July 11 – November 1, 2015
Guest curated by Roderick Kiracofe

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles
520 South First Street
San Jose, California 95113

Phone: 408.971.0323
Fax: 408.971.7226

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They say that practice makes perfect.  In Jake Weidmann's case, it makes beauty as well.  Whenever you want to give up on quilting, think of Jake. There are currently twelve Master Penmen in the entire world. Jake Weidmann is the youngest.

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Lisa Calle won 1st Place Wall Quilts - Longarm/Midarm Machine Quilted at AQS QuiltWeek® -- Lancaster, Pennsylvania 2014 with her quilt Red Velvet. Here she talks with Michele Duffy about the quilt. The quilting of Red Velvet, from concept to completion, took about 150 hours.

See the full quilt here.

Learn more about Lisa's design process in Show 1703: Quilting the Bones & Beyond.

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Teryl McKnight from Innova has a couple of great tips for using larger rulers or templates when quilting on your longarm.

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Click on the picture for more examples.

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Nina and Connie show you how stitching hexagons by machine has never been easier! See how!

There are many other entertaining and educational lessons. Click on  to watch additional BERNINA videos.

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Have you ever wanted to know how to design your fabric?  Learn how with The Spoonflower Handbook.

It contains over 30 projects and tons of guidance for how to design your own fabric, wallpaper and gift wrap. The book will start shipping on September 1st, but it's available for pre-sale now on Amazon. Order it early, before the release date, and Spoonflower will say "thank you" by sending you a promo code for a free fat quarter. Here's what to do:

Pre-order The Spoonflower Handbook on Amazon.com.
Take a screenshot of your order confirmation, then fill out this form.
They will email you the promo code for your free fat quarter to say "thank you!"

That's all there is to it!