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Prepare to be inspired! In 2008, during a dark period in her life, artist Lisa Sipes was encouraged by her mom to give quilting a try - and a passionate new quilter was born. Now a well-regarded professional longarm artist who loves detailed work, Lisa shares fun ways to add visual and textural interest to a wholecloth quilt with a variety of stitches and colored threads. She also shows how she creates her signature "triple stitch" and alternative ways to finish the edges of your quilt. We end by visiting with the amazing and inspirational Nola Emerie, who, after suffering a massive stroke at age 52 that paralyzed the right side of her body, decided to take up quilting. You won't want to miss this!

Episode 1506 – Two Amazing Women and the Power of Quilting (Lisa Sipes/Nola Emerie)

Debuts September 15, 2014.

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Lisa Sipes quilted Victoria Findlay Wolfe's wonderful Modern quilt, Double Edged Love, which was the recipient of Best in Show at the inagural QUILTCON 2013.

Star members can be inspired by Lisa in Show 1506: Two Amazing Women and the Power of Quilting.

Learn more about Victoria Findlay Wolfe in Show 2002: Look Out! Double Rings and Curves Ahead and in Show 1404: Jump Start Your Creativity with 15 minutes of Daily "Play."

Double Edged Love - Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Lisa Sipes - 36 Pieces Non-Rotating

Double Edged Love - Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Lisa Sipes - 100 Pieces Non-Rotating

Double Edged Love - Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Lisa Sipes - 300 Pieces Non-Rotating

Double Edged Love - Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Lisa Sipes - 100 Pieces Rotating

Double Edged Love - Victoria Findlay Wolfe and Lisa Sipes - 300 Pieces Rotating

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Season 5 of Downton Abbey premieres January 4, 2015.

Costumes of Downton Abbey is an original exhibition of exquisite designs from the award-winning television series. Forty historically-inspired costumes from the television show will be displayed. They are  supplemented by photographs and vignettes inspired by the fictional program and by real life at Winterthur.

Visitors will have a chance to step into and experience the world of Downton Abbey® as well as the contrasting world of Winterthur founder Henry Francis du Pont and his contemporaries in the first half of the 20th century.

The exhibition runs from March 1, 2014-January 4, 2015.

*Timed tickets are required for this exhibition. To reserve tickets to the exhibition, please call 800.448.3883. Nonmembers may also purchase tickets online.  Included with general admission. Members free.

Winterthur will also be holding a number of lectures and several English brunches and teas to complement the exhibition.

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It started! Don't miss out! There are a hundreds of viewers learning and creating this beautiful Rhapsody quilt with Ricky.  The Lady of Shalott is a three-month Block-of-the-Month quilt (BOM). Ricky designed the quilt so he could share the technique of making one of his Rhapsody projects in a manageable size fit for a newbie quilters.

There are still some kits left in both colorways, so join in and create a stunning quilt. (Ricky has created companion videos to help guide you through the process.) When they are gone they're gone. Please hurry.

Kits and patterns include 5 one-yard pieces of Ricky's beautiful hand-dyed fabrics in the colorway of your choice, plus the pattern, for only $99.95. The pattern only is $19.95.

Click here to visit Ricky's Store.

Click here for kit.

Click here for pattern only.

See the entire class in the classroom.                                                                                                              (Photo: Mock-Up of Colorway 2)

Enhance your Lady of Shalott quilt experience by adding to your music library Loreena McKinnett's stunning musical rendition of the The Lady of Shalott from her album titled The Visit - available on iTunes.

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It's still very warm out here in sunny California, but the cooler nights have made me start dreaming about fall. And with fall comes pumpkin! Pumpkin is naturally low calorie and nutritious. But the best part is, you know...it makes pumpkin pie!

If it is still warm where you are, here is a delicious way to begin to enjoy the taste of pumpkin pie--a frosty protein pumpkin smoothie!

1/3 cup pumpkin (3 frozen pumpkin cubes)*

1/2 cup unsweetened vanilla almond breeze

1/4 cup egg beaters

1/4-1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/8 tsp salt

sweetener of choice 

1/2 scoop vanilla whey protein powder

Put all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. I have an inexpensive Farberware single serving rocket blender that works great for smoothies like this.

Approximately 17 grams of protein and 170 calories.

*When I open a can of pumpkin, there is always a lot left over. I put this pumpkin in an ice cube tray, and then it is ready to use whenever the urge for pumpkin strikes!

If you'd like to explore more healthy, low-cal pumpkin recipes, click here!

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Here's a practical project from Sue Bleiweiss and WeAllSew.com.  

This sturdy bag is great for fall with is deceptively roomy interior and patchwork canvas shell.

It's also a great way to use up those extra strips you have lying around.

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Alex and Ricky are joined on the set by Lisa Sipes and Nola Emerie. Lisa is a well-regarded professional longarm artist who loves detailed work and the color pink! She shares fun ways to add visual and textural interest to a wholecloth quilt with a variety of stitches and colored threads, along with her signature "triple stitch." She also includes alternative ways to finish the edges of your quilt.

Also on set is the amazing and inspirational Nola Emerie, who, after suffering a massive stroke at age 52 that paralyzed the right side of her body, decided to take up quilting.

Episode 1506 – Two Amazing Women and the Power of Quilting (Lisa Sipes/Nola Emerie)

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C&T Publishing is having a virtual warehouse sale and you won't want to miss it. This is an ONLINE ONLY sales and it starts at midnight PST on Friday, September 19th and will run through September 22, 2014.