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The Pacific International Quilt Festival is coming October 16-19, 2014 to Santa Clara, CA.

Here is a list of the teachers coming to PIQF this year.  We've had a number of them visit us here at TQS. Star Members can watch Susan Cleveland in Episode 1001: Masterful Miters and Perfect Prairie Points and Gloria Loughman in Episode 612: Nature's Journey.

Enjoy some images from previous shows.  The first slideshow has garments from 2013 and the second slideshow is an overview of 2012, and the third represents Japanese quilts from 2013.  Can't wait to see what's coming up this year!

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Cherrywood Fabrics, based in Brainerd, Minn, created The Wicked Cherrywood Challenge 2014. Some of these quilts were exhibited at Quilters Take Manhattan 2014 in September.

The challenge was to create a 20" x 20" quilt using Cherrywood fabrics and specific "wicked greens" and black. Embellishments could also be used.

Some artists were influenced by the Broadway musical, Wicked, some by the book of the Wizard of Oz, and some were based on personal interpretations of the word "wicked."

The Wicked Challenge Exhibit will be displayed at The Gershwin Theater (home of WICKED™) on Broadway in New York City! The quilts will hang from September 18 thru November 3, 2014. This will be in conjunction with the 11th Anniversary Celebration of WICKED™ on October 30th. 

To learn more about the challenge and winners, click here.

Here are some of the quilts from that exhibit.

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It's time again for the gang and members from TQS to descend upon the city of Houston, TX for the annual International Quilt Festival, and a chance to meet, chat and visit.  This year, we'll be in booth #224.  Stop by for the daily 1:00pm meet/greet, but this year we have added an extra surprise.

The TQS booth will be hopping with a dizzying array of round the clock top of the hour demos by artists featured on shows from the past as well as the future.  You don't want to miss this opportunity to learn  some new tricks, chat, and ask questions of the industry's most outstanding quilt artists.

We don't want to be name droppers, but here are just a few names to whet your whistle:

Philippa Naylor
Paula Nadelstern
Victoria Findley Wolfe
Robbie Joy Eklow
Laura Wasilowski
Anita Grossman Solomon
David Taylor

AND if that weren't enough, the designer of the 2015 BOM will be in the booth every day!  She is charming, talented, witty, and from across the pond.  We know you will definitely want to meet her!

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If you love the beautifully precise results Cheryl See achieves with her hand work in Episode 1507, don't miss the exceptional tips from these outstanding handwork artists. Over 150 top teachers at your fingertips for just 21¢ a show.

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Here's another cute project from Anneliese, creator of Wee Muses Sewing Patterns and the blog Aesthetic Nest, and WeAllSew.com.  Here she created an adorable school bus applique to embellish a basic t-shirt or dress.

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The Machine Quilting Lessons are OPEN!! Click the black banner in the border>>>

You can watch someone play piano, but that isn't the best way to learn. If you want to learn something, you need to practice. Renae Allen teaches us the basics, the tips, and the techniques of machine quilting. BUT you need to practice. Renae designed the practice panel to teach you 24 designs... (Star Members get full FREE access Oct 1-Dec 31, 2014)

Designs Include-------Waves, Pumpkin Seed, L's & E's, Alternating Loops, Pearl & Square, Double Arc, Flying Geese, 4 Patch in a Square, Nine Patch, Wine Glass, Stippling, Hearts & E's, Stars, Reversed Hearts, Pin Wheel Block, Hearts n' Loops, Leaf Border, Meandering Feathers, Curved Feathers, Feather Motif, Rose Border, Fickle Feather, Applique Wreath, and Feathered Square.

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

We discovered the work of award-winning "hexpert" Cheryl See while taping our 2012 Legend Show (Episode 1113) with Meredith Schroeder at the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY.

Fasten your seat belt! Cheryl launches English paper piecing into the 21st century, and you'll be amazed by her quilts: each incorporates a little "secret" or two that draws you in for a closer look. In this episode,taped at the Drury Plaza Hotel in San Antonio, TX,

• Cheryl shares loads of tips for making precise and perfect hexies and diamonds.
  
• She shows a number of clever and versatile 3-D projects for trying her techniques without committing to a huge project.
  

• We then corral radio personality Pat Sloan in Portland, OR, where she shares some of her quilts and demos how to do an appliqué running stitch by hand.

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UPDATE: From Nancy's Facebook page:

Amazing news to report. A man in a van pulls up in front of my studio. He comes in and I ask "May I help you." "I have something that belongs to you," he replies. The client I've been chatting with exchanges quizzical looks with me. "It's out in my van," the man says. The client and I walk out to the man's van. He pulls open the door and tugs on something. My Amish With a Twistquilt appears. "This is yours isn't it?" the man asks. "Yes," I reply, my heart suddenly pounding like crazy. He hands me the quilt, then proceeds to pull four trash bags from his van that are stuffed full of my quilts. My friend Rickie and my husband who also just happened to have popped into the studio a few minutes earlier heard all the excitement, (I am sure I was squealing with delight at this miraculous turn of events) and grabbed up the trash bags and started going through them. There were most of my stolen quilts, neatly folded with all of my signs still pinned to them. The man said he was returning them for a friend who saw me on the news. A brief conversation ensued and then he left. So I am still pinching myself. Although a few quilts are still missing, the majority of them were there and are now safe and sound back home. Of course I reported all of this to the police detective handling my case. Currently, I am not sure where my case stands with the BPD as I have not heard back from them. Will keep you updated on any further events. So so HAPPY!!

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Quilter, pattern designer, and dye artist, Nancy Rink, has had virtually all of her quilts stolen right out of her studio in Bakersfield, CA some time between 5:00 PM Friday 7/25 and 9:00 AM Monday 7/28. 

Nancy's quilts are her livelihood and as she says, "I have trunk shows booked at guilds and it makes it very difficult to give a trunk show without my quilts. " 

Nancy has posted images of the main quilts stolen here (there are probably more) just in case you see or hear of anything. Please call the BPD 661-327-7111 or 661-852-7850 if you see or hear anything suspicious.

Nancy is also offering a $1000 reward for whoever facilitates the return of her quilts.

Our hearts go out to Nancy and we hope for the quick return of her quilts.