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Here's your chance to own a quilt by one of your favorite artists, including Sue Nickels, Pat Holly, and Therese May, just to name a few. All proceeds from the auction benefit the National Quilt Museum's General Fund.
Click here to go to auction site.
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Are you keeping up with My Country House? Have you been posting photos? Would you like to participate, but thought it was too late? Well worry no more, there are still kits available!
Click here to see what TQS members have been up to and to participate in the fun.
Not sure you want to make the whole thing? Just make the center block, which stands alone as an adorable wall hanging. Check out the sample posted by TQS member - Eloivy. You could also try just a border or a few of the blocks to make a table runner. It's up to you how much to do!
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Susanne Miller Jones is excited to announce a Call for Entries tentatively entitled “Fly Me to the Moon," commemorating the 50th anniversary of Man’s Walk on the Moon. This multifaceted collection will be published in a book by Schiffer Publishing in the fall of 2018.
Click on the button to learn more about Fly Me to the Moon and its call for entries.
Join Susanne in celebrating the 50th anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s walk on the moon.
She writes:
The Eagle has landed. One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind! What is your memory of the moon mission, Apollo XI? I was 16 when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, 1969. I watched it on TV with my grandmother, who was born during the horse and buggy era, and my cousin, April. I remember how amazed my grandmother was that she was watching men walking on the moon. I was further intrigued to find out that Buzz Aldrin had roomed in college with April’s uncle. Years later I discovered that my father-in-law was on the design committee for the lunar module. Those are my connections to the lunar landing, what are yours?
Submit an 18”W x 30”L quilt in one of the following categories.
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Alex and Ricky were joined on the set by Sue Bleiweiss, former pastry chef and now wonky skyline collage quilter. Sue demonstrates how she creates her wonderful tone-on-tone fabrics. Along for the fun was Thomas Knauer, who presented a trunk show to illustrate how he infuses his quilts with meaing through stories and messages.
Star Members can watch Episode 1608: Creating Unique Collage Quilts & Quilts with Meaning when it debuts on April 13, 2015.
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From corporate businesswoman to trained pastry chef to wonky skyline collage quilter, Sue Bleiweiss has done a bit of everything! Here she shares her fabric collage techniques, walking us through the process layer by layer. She also demonstrates using dye magnets to create wonderful tone-on-tone fabrics. We tour Sue’s studio and uncover her artistic inspirations. Next, Textile and Quilt Designer Thomas Knauer presents a trunk show to illustrate how he infuses his quilts with meaning through stories and messages.
Star Members can Watch Episode 1608: Creating Unique Collage Quilts & Quilts with Meaning when it debuts on April 13, 2015.
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This week's puzzle is the adorable Donald the Dotted Dragon by Sue Bleiweiss. You'd recognize her hand-dyed fabric. To learn more about creating that wonderful tone-on-tone fabric, watch Sue in Episode 1608 (which debuts Monday, April 13).
DonaldTheDottedDragonbySueBleiweiss - 35 pieces non-rotating
DonaldTheDottedDragonbySueBleiweiss - 99 pieces non-rotating
DonaldTheDottedDragonbySueBleiweiss - 300 pieces non-rotating
DonaldTheDottedDragonbySueBleiweiss - 99 pieces rotating
DonaldTheDottedDragonbySueBleiweiss - 300 pieces rotating
(original photo: Gregory Case Photography)
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The deadline to enter your quilt into AQS QuiltWeek - Chattanooga is May 1, 2015. Don't miss your chance to enter the contest! There is over $54,000 in prize money. Why not make some of it yours?
The show runs September 16-19, 2015.
Click here to submit your entry. To view the contest rules, click here.
If you have never entered an AQS contest or haven’t entered recently, please view the General Contest Rules. Also, be sure to check out these helpful links: what you will need to enter online and online instructional video. There is a non-refundable entry fee of $20 per quilt for AQS members or $35 per quilt for nonmembers. Click here to visit the main contest page for additional information.
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We grabbed Melody Crust in the Green Room at our recent tapings in Denver for very quick, informal interview. Find out what she does with tackle boxes and doilies. (Hint: it might not be what you think!)
Star Members can watch Melody in Episode 312: Stimulating Your Senses where she teaches you fun and fast ways to add that bit of "bling" to your next project. You can also look for her in Episode 1706 later this year.
Melody's Website:
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On her 100th birthday, Lillian Weber plans to complete her 1000th personalized dress for a girl in Africa .She'll be hitting that milestone this May. Little Dresses for Africa has created a shipping fund to help get her dresses to the children. Click here to donate. What will you be doing when you turn 100?
To learn more about the project, click here to visit www.littledressesforafrica.org.
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This is a great idea from WeAllSew.com and Christine Conner from Amélie Scott Designs.
It's a bag that holds all you need to sew on a binding: needles, thread, needle threader, binding clips, small scissors, and a thimble. Christine also created an edge-to-edge quilting design, which you can download for free!
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