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Bonnie created this quilt with the help of her friend Tonya in Florida.  The challenge was to share each other's smallest pieces and use them to create "crumb blocks. The quilt is made up of 3.5" blocks.  To see the free pattern and learn more, click here.  The border reads "True friends are the Brightest Scraps in the Patchwork of Life!"

True Friends - 36 pieces non-rotating

True Friends - 100 pieces non-rotating

True Friends - 289 pieces non-rotating

True Friends - 100 pieces rotating

True Friends - 289 pieces rotating

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Of course, we all know that quilting keeps your brain sharp, now there is evidence to prove it.

Dr. Denise Park, a neuroscientist at the University of Texas at Dallas, assigned 200 older people different tasks, including quilting, watching movies, and working with Photoshop.

"Quilting may not seem like a mentally challenging task," Park says. "But if you're a novice and you're cutting out all these abstract shapes, it's a very demanding and complex task."

Dr. Park found out that all activities are not created equal and some actually help fight off dementia.

Click here to read the entire article at NPR.

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Rob Appell talks to C&T Publishing author, Barbara H. Cline about her book, Diamond Chain Quilts. Barbara also demos a block from her book.

You can learn more about Barbara at her website, www.DelightfulPiecing.com, or visit her blog at http://quiltingal.blogspot.com.

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Alex talks with Demi Hayward at RJR Fabrics right before the introduction of the new fabric lines at Quilt Market. Demi shows you an early look at some of the newest fabrics by Jinny Beyer, Lynette Anderson, Robyn Pandolph, and Patrick Lose. Fabulous!

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Here's another beauty from AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2013.  Love-in-a-Mist by Liz Jones, won Third Place, Large Wall Quilts - Home Machine Quilted.  So yes, you can do this at home!

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Bonnie Hunter has a huge number of FREE scrap quilt patterns on her website.  Here is just a sample of what is available.  Click here for FREE patterns.

You can learn more about Bonnie in Episode 1410 - You Can Have It All: Two Modern-Day Quilters Mix Old and New.

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Cindy's quilt has Alex trying to buy it before the auction. You'll see why she loves it....

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The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles  is celebrating its 37th Anniversary on Sunday, May 18, 2014 with the opening of Quilt National 2013 and the public launch of their capital campaign to Realize the Dream of owning their building debt free.

From 11am to 5pm, there will be hands-on activities, hand quilting demos, and behind-the-scenes tours of the collection. A members' walkthrough will go from 1-2pm and an opening reception from 2-4pm will be held May 18, 2014. Admission is FREE.

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Are you drowning in scraps with no idea of how to control them? Well, you're in luck: Episode 1410 guest artist Bonnie Hunter has shared her fabulous sorting system with us. You'll wonder how you ever got along without it!

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Click here for full contest details and entry form: there is lots of information about finding inspiration quilts, plus an "Inspiration Gallery" of quilts you can use for your piece.

Quilts are already pouring into the Quilt Alliance headquarters in Asheville, North Carolina, and quilters are blogging about their process.

Stumped for ideas on where to begin? Let Mark Lipinski take you by the hand to get going with his inspirations based on Louise Robetson's Fruit Basket quilt.