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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

In Episode 1502,Canadian quiltmaker, teacher, and author Mary Elizabeth Kinch drops by the studio to share her love for antique quilts and how she recreates them full-size with tiny pieces and reproduction fabrics. Mary Elizabeth, founder of the SPA (Small Piece Aficionado) Society, demonstrates how to tame those tiny pieces from template stage to finished block, incorporating lots of fabric and hand-piecing tips along the way.

Then Alex travels to Washington County, Oregon, for a chat with textile artist Terry Grant, in which we get a glimpse at Terry's latest art quilts . . . featuring "upcycled" men's shirts!

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Heat was the order of the day at the 2014 Sisters Outdoor Quilt show this year.  Temperatures in the 90s saw the spectators visiting the show early while they could still keep cool.  It didn't stop them however, from shopping and enjoying another amazing show of quilts from around the world. 

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The Quilt Alliance has announced the winners of its annual contest.  This year "Inspired By" contest entries had to be inspired by a quilt documented in either The Quilt Index project or the Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories project.

They received 92 entries from the United States, Canada, Spain, Germany, Ireland, and Belgium. Click here to see all of the "Inspired By" entries on the Quilt Alliance website.

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We have shown two amazing quilts already in the Small Wall Quilts-Hand Quilted from Paducah 2014. Cindy Needham won 3rd place and Kumiko Funaki won 1st.

Now take a look at 2nd place, Four Loons and Friends, by Patricia Sellinger.

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Superior Threads is having a sale. For the first time ever, they are putting their  'already-on-sale' Try Me Specials on a bigger FREEDOM sale. They are already 30-50% off, but for the rest of July, they are an additional 50% off the already-sale price... 

Try Me Specials are offered at a discount to make it easy to try new threads.  You choose the thread type, they choose the colors and you save up to 75% off this month.

Just type tryme in the promo code box at checkout.

Never tried King Tut for quilting?  Or MasterPiece, the best piecing thread in the world?  Regular price is $8.99.  The regular Try Me Special price is $5.40.  This month, the Try Me Special price $2.70. That's 70% off.

Choose from over 50 products. 

Click here to go to Superior Threads.

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The Ricky Tims Super Seminar is now officially started. It is 2 1/2 days of fun and quilting. Alex Anderson and Pam Holland join Ricky onstage to open the world of quilting a little wider for everyone. A big thank you to the helpers who made it start so smoothly.  For a closer look, click here.

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Jacqueline de Jonge (Episode 911) has created this beautiful little wall hanging (we are sharing the instructional DVD for Star members).

We know that many of you have purchased the pattern...Now we want to be nosy and see what fabrics you are using.  Are you making it in brights, neutrals
or going Mod with solids? 

• Share your WIP in our Show and Tell area.  It’s easy and a great way to see what others are creating as well.

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Road to California registration is now open.  Better head on over before all the classes are full!  Need help registering, click on the link below.

From Road to California:

Q. I don't understand your system. Please help!
A. Matt wrote an article on our blog (http://www.road2cablog.com/road-to-california/registering-for-classes/) on how to register for classes. Please review the blog, its not as complicated as it appears.