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Want to take advantage of some beautiful fall weather? How about a trip to Palm Springs for Quiltfest Oasis Palm Springs, October 2-4, 2014?

You might recognize some of the instructors as guests on TQS or in the BERNINA Instructional Videos.

Teaching at the festival are:

Tammie Bowser, Laura Wasilowski (Ep 303 and 1009), Marjan Kluepfel, Linda Schmidt, Pat Yamin (Ep 1005), Debora Konchinsky, and Nina McVeigh (BERNINA videos).

Click here for more information.

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While in high school, award-winning quilt artist Jerry Granata made costumes for the National Marionette Company—an experience that taught him that no fabric is off limits, even for quilting. The trick is in knowing how to tame it, and in this show, Jerry reveals the huge variety of unusual fabrics available to quilters (think leather, lamé, fake fur, upholstery), where to find them, which to use when, how to prepare them, work with them, and even quilt them. We wrap with a tour of our day's location, The Witte Museum in San Antonio, TX, where Jerry—for 21 years a professional musician with the United States Navy—provides the soundtrack on his RED saxophone.

Episode 1503: Quilting without Limits: Using Unconventional Fabrics in Your Work debuts on Monday, August 4, 2014.

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Enjoy this lovely quilt by Jerry Granata, Faith Alone. Created in response to a "doors" challenge, it measures 50" x 60" and features hand painted fabrics, batiks, clear vinyl, and theatrical gels. It is machine quilted and hand-embroidered.

Faith Alone - Jerry Granata - 35 pieces non-rotating

Faith Alone - Jerry Granata - 99 pieces non-rotating

Faith Alone - Jerry Granata - 300 pieces non-rotating

Faith Alone - Jerry Granata - 99 pieces rotating

Faith Alone - Jerry Granata - 300 pieces rotating

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Are you working on a project or BOM or sample? Do you want to see what others are doing or ask a question? On the new site you will be able to set up groups. For instance, their will be a group for all the people who are working on the "BeColourful" Happiness Quilt.

Upload pictures, send messages, see what colors others are using in this simple communication area. You can even form your own groups just to say "Good morning" to your friends. It's not hard. We will learn it together.

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At Paducah 2014, Lorrie Hockett displayed an embellished wonder. We take you behind the ropes so you can appreciate the detail.  There are two Zoom Quilts- A Full Shot and a Close Up. Be sure to Zoom in on both.

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Alex and Ricky are joined on the set by Jerry Granata a former costumer for the National Marionette Company.  Jerry reveals the huge variety of unusual fabrics available to quilters (think leather, lame, fake fur, and upholstery), where to find them, which to use when, how to prepare them, work with them and quilt them.

Episode 1503: Quilting without Limits: Using Unconventional Fabrics in Your Work debuts on August 4, 2014.

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It's Time for Month 8 of Our 2014 BOM: A-Z with Ewe and Me!

Join us this month to work on letters U, W, and X of our 2014 BOM quilt, designed by Janet Stone.

Don't forget to watch the companion tutorial with BOM Specialist Julie Cefalu for great tips on piecing perfect blocks.

P.S. You can watch Janet in Episode 1401.

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Terry Grant (Episode 1502) said that she is often inspired by photographs.  Recently, Lilo's parents traveled to Peru.  We think some of the sights might do the same for you.

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TQS Guest, Christine Barnes, and three of her talented friends, Sandara Bruce, Sharon Alves, and Heidi Emmett, are hosting a retreat at Zephyr Point on the South Shore of Lake Tahoe.

Artistic Alchemy: A Tahoe Retreat for Creative Sewists and Quilters, September 2–5, 2014

Click here to learn more about the retreat.

al·che·my noun ˈal-kə-mē  the power or process of transforming individual elements into something special

Can't make it to the retreat?  Click here to head over to Christine's Classroom at TQS: Special Effects with Color.

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Joy Voltenburg created this quilt to learn Shadow Trapunto and Scalloped Edges. Joy says she figured out how to do the techniques without instruction, but more importantly learned how to do them better next time. Actually, they look pretty great this time.

Take a look at all the different quilting patterns up close.