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The Quilt Life magazine made its debut in April 2010; its final edition will be the October 2014 issue, available in mid-August.  That's 28 issues total.  From the beginning, the magazine was owned by the American Quilter's Society (AQS).  At the time AQS approached us, Ricky and Alex were surveying the quilt-publication scene and were coming to realize that there were plenty of quilt magazines already focused on patterns and techniques, so they saw no need to create another.  Instead, The Quilt Life has always been about the stories of the quilts, and of the quiltmakers "living the quilt life."

Everyone involved with The Quilt Life magazine is sad to see it go, but the much-publicized evolutuion from print to online media is partially responsible.  If you have an active subscription, you'll soon be hearing directly from AQS as to how your outstanding subscription will be handled.

On a personal note, we want to thank Meredith Schroeder and the American Quilter's Society for giving us a blank canvas upon which to create and share. 

This brings us to the subject of TheQuiltShow.com. We want to be VERY clear that the magazine and the website are two totally different companies.

The Quilt Show (TQS) is alive and well, and we look forward to continuing the awesome journey of delivering first-rate video to your computer screen and to connecting quilters worldwide!

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Nina and Connie share the great tools and features BERNINA offers just for quilters.

To watch other BERNINA Educational Videos, click on   to the left of your screen.

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This year, we started a program for you to practice techniques featured on our weekly shows.  For each show, we provide an 8" finished block so that you can try out the featured artist's technique.  We recommended that you create a notebook for the practice projects, or save them to stitch into a wonderful sampler of your learning journey.  We called this program Little Scraps of Magic, but unfortunately, many viewers didn't really understand what this fun and instructive program is all about.

So...we've renamed LSofM with a less catch, but more "accurate" name:  TQS Show Techniques.  We invite you to join us, make the simple projects, and share your results with others on the site.  This week, we're featuring our "Hexie Block," which allows you to try your hand at creating interesting secondary patterns with your hexies by fussy-cutting.

But first, watch the FREE clip from our current show (Episode 1502) with Mary Elizabeth Kinch.  You'll never look at fabric the same way again!

Make the shows and projects a part of your Quilting Learning Journey. 

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Alex and Ricky are teaching at Road to California 2015.  Will you be attending?  Hurry, classes are filling fast!

Alex will be teaching Beautifully Quilted & Fabric A-Z (5019R) as well as Scrap Crazy & Studio Dream Tours (6018R).  Ricky will be teaching Improvisational Patchwork (5018R) and Kool Kaleidescope and Convergence Quilts (6017R) 

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Name: Hexie Block
Designer: Mary Elizabeth Kinch
Begins: July 28, 2014
Show 1502: Small Pieces Big Impact
Price: Free to Star Members
Description: Try your hand at try your hand at creating an interesting secondary pattern when you fussy cut fabrics for your hexie block following the ideas Mary Elizabeth Kinch shared in her show.

You must be logged in as a Star member to download the patterns.  If you are not logged in, you will have to login and then return to the TQS Show Techniques page.

Star Members can click here to get the pattern.

Become a Star member.

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Jamie Fingal sent in this tutorial to BERNINA's WeAllSew.com which teaches you how to use zippers for art quilt embellishments.  Jamie shows you how to sew with zipper trim and how to insert a zipper into an art quilt.

You can visit Jamie at her website here.

(Photo: WeAllSew.com)

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When the new website comes out, you will be able to follow Alex & Ricky without being a member of Facebook.

You will see their Facebook entries ON OUR SITE. It's just a click away to see where they are, their latest quilting endevours, and other pursuits.

For example, here are two recent entries. Take a look below at Ricky's great pictures and Alex's visit to Cedar Rapids with Pam Holland.

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The National Quilt Museum in Paducah is celebrating the silver anniversary of the New England Quilt Museum, Backstitch explores the changes in quilting over 25 years due to innovative tools and techniques and influential teachers. Curated by Anita Loscalzo and Laura Lane.

Also represented are commemorative quilts, reproduction quilts, pictorial quilts, and quilts for a cause.

(Photo: National Quilt Museum) 

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Gammill quilting artist, Gina Perkes, demostrates how to make a "no back track" feather in the Gammill booth at AQS QuiltWeek in Phoenix.

Star Members can watch Gina in Show 1005: "Twofer" the Money: Terrific Time Saving Techniques (also featuring Pat Yamin), Show 1702: Rebel with a Cause, and Show 308: Artistry on a Long arm.

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Every year at the show there is a tent displaying the work of the faculty who teach during the week prior to the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show.  Here is some of their work that was displayed.