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Ineka Voigt (Daughter of Helen Godden), along with three other winners of the ACT Chief Minister’s ANZAC Spirit Prize, will be visiting Turkey for a 14-day study tour.  They will participate in the April 25 dawn centenary service held at ANZAC Cove, commemorating the landing at Gallipoli.  Selection for this prize involved students showing in a creative way “how qualities displayed during wartime, such as loyalty, comradeship, endurance and devotion, are still present in our community today.”

Ineka Voigt’s quilt, called Spirit of Anzac, measuring at just under 40" square, is made using an antique piece of tracing linen from her grandmother’s days as a drafting student. The red cross is appliquéd, while the poppy (to symbolize the bloodshed) is painted.  Unit patches were made using old felt.  All of the stitched symbols were done in free motion quilting on a Sweet Sixteen longarm. 

Helen says that she was not even in the country while the quilt was being designed and created.  She only saw it via Face Time.  “Unbelievable. I am just again stunned and amazed by my daughter. Just look where quilting can take you!”

Ineka (2nd from left)

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Take a look at the Best of Show for QuiltCon 2015, and other winners.  Stay tuned for more photos from the show...and interesting artist interviews.

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Toyland Tree is a wonderful and whimsical quilt from Lynn Wilder.  It would make a great heirloom quilt for your children.  Star Members can watch Lynn in Episode 1604: Taking the Fear Out of Math for Quilters.

Click here to see a photo of each block close up.

Click here to purchase the pattern.

ToylandTree by Lynn Wilder - 36 pieces non-rotating

ToylandTree by Lynn Wilder - 100 pieces non-rotating

ToylandTree by Lynn Wilder - 300 pieces non-rotating

ToylandTree by Lynn Wilder - 100 pieces rotating

ToylandTree by Lynn Wilder - 300 pieces rotating

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Through March 27th, the Troy University Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, is hosting a retrospective of the work of Riché Deianne Richardson, Associate Professor of Africana studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.  Riché's quilts resonate with history, both her own and that of the United States.  She states,

“For a long time I kept my art and my academics in separate compartments, but I’ve been astonished at how frequently the subjects I’m working on in my research are paralleled by subjects I end up making into quilts. I’m able to frame similar questions in my art to ones I develop in my research, but for a different audience.”

“The Family Series will help people to reach within and think about their own family, their ancestors, the people who’ve helped them become who they are, and celebrate what their history looks like in the context of broader history.
The quilts show the diversity of people and highlight the beauty of the human spectrum. I want visitors to the exhibit to think about what art means, to reach within and rediscover or reinforce the artist within themselves.”

Fifty-eight quilts are on display, many of which took her years to make. They are quite detailed and include a wide range of materials,  such as buttons, fruit, beading, jewelry, and hats.  They are built from the inside out and incorporate principles of architecture and engineering.

Portraits II: From Montgomery to Paris: The Appliqué Art Quilts of Riché Deianne Richardson is dedicated to her grandmother and grandfather, Joe and Emma Lou Jenkins Richardson.

Click here to learn more.

Click here to take a tour of the Rosa Parks Museum.

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Congratulations to the winners of the AQS 30th Anniversary Dogwood Online Quilt Competition. 

At least 50% of the fabric used in the challenge quilts was required to be from the AQS Anniversary Dogwood Fabric collection, although other fabrics and embellishments could also be used. Piecing and quilting by hand, machine, or both was acceptable, but tied quilts were not.

Raise your hand if one of these is your quilt!

To see more entries, click here.

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TQS member cstyles posted another great tip in the TQS Forum. Have you visited the Forum lately?  Have you added a tip?  Let's keep those ideas coming in!

She writes,
"Instead of sewing a hanging sleeve onto my quilts, I have started using shower curtain clips [ring with jaw clamp on the bottom] to hang my quilts. The rings slip easily over a decorative  curtain rod & quilts are easily changed season to season."

"In Canada, you can get them at Fabricland....you should be able to get them wherever decorator curtain rods are sold... I'm thinking Lowe's, Home Depot, etc. should carry them."

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Star Members can watch Lynn in Episode 1604: Taking the Fear Out of Math for Quilters.  

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Enjoy more quilts from the Inspired by the Beatles special exhibit at Road to California 2015.

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Here are some great tips for using your seam ripper and protecting your work when ironing.

Pam Damour demonstrates the use of a seam ripper. 

To purchase Pam's brass seam ripper, click here.

How can you protect your finished sewing project when giving it the final pressing? BERNINA Brand Ambassador Diane Gloystein reveals her trick. Click here to see what you can learn from WeAllSew.com and Diane Gloystein.

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While in Houston, TQS asked the irrepressible Lola Jenkins ten questions about quilting.

Star Members can see what Lola is up to now in Show 1809: Portrait Collages and Binding Concepts.

And can watch Lola in Show 902: When Serendipity Strikes: Portrait of a Quiltmaker.