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If you were inspired by the way Bonnie Hunter (Episode 1410) creates so many stunning scrap quilts with fun and easy sorting and other construction tricks, then you'll definitely want to check out these three artists and their techniques for making the best use of quilting time.

Remember: As a Star Member, you have access to EVERY SHOW, EVERY TEACHER, AND EVERY TECHNIQUE . . . PLUS, in our Little Scrap of Magic lessons, we're creating small projects to practice some of the techniques taught in the current shows.

Just 22¢ a show. Practice is free.

Practice your accuracy while making a nine-patch from two 8" squares
with Tommy Romano (Episode 1104).

Piece a dynamic Eight-pointed Star using fabric strips
with Edyta Sitar (Episode 1112).

 Make successful fabric choices that lead to
wonderful scrap quilts with Alex (Episode 1307).

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See Ricky's Quilt for the Libby Lehman Auction. Inspired by Libby's quilts, Ricky uses Couching on his BERNINA to decorate the quilt.

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The TQS gang goes "on the road again" for a visit with author, designer, blogger, and self-described "scrapaholic" Bonnie Hunter, who made her first quilt using her grandmother's cardboard templates.

Nowadays Bonnie, who still enjoys stitching on her beloved treadle machine, uses a webcam so that her followers can watch her at work in her studio! In this show, Bonnie shares her quilter-friendly system for cutting and sorting scraps, her technique for making quick 2"-finished half-square-triangle units from strips, and her ingenious "Leaders and Enders" technique, which makes thrifty use of leftovers and thread. In addition, Bonnie shows how she builds a quilt using fabric "strings" and phonebook-page foundations, and how to play with the finished blocks.

We end with a field trip to meet Nebraska quiltmaker, author, teacher, and quilt judge Shelly Burge, who currently incorporates copper crimping in her quilts - while curating her collection of over 300 (!) vintage sewing machines.

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TQS sends out a big congratulations to bbquiltmaker, AKA Barbara Black, and Pamela Joy Spencer Dransfeldt of Huntsville, AL.  Barbara has some pretty exciting news to share about the quilt Red and White -- By The Numbers.

I just found out for certain today that my Red and White quilt will be the featured quilt for International Quilt Festival Houston 2014. That means it will be on the cover of the catalog, the cover of the show book, the tote bags, the commemorative pins, the international print advertising and a few other very special exhibits in Houston. This is a big deal in the grand scheme of all things "quilt".

This is the 40th anniversary of the International Quilt Festival in Houston and that is the Ruby Jubilee. There is a special exhibit of red and white quilts and when they saw mine they knew instantly it was the perfect symbol for this show.  

It's been a really good couple of weeks and I wanted to share the news. When I get down to earth again I'll do a blog post about it.

Barbara

http://bbquiltmaker.blogspot.com

To learn more about the quilt, click here.

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The TQS gang goes "on the road again" for a visit with author, designer, blogger, and self-described "scrapaholic" Bonnie Hunter, who made her first quilt using her grandmother's cardboard templates. Today, Bonnie, who still enjoys stitching on her beloved treadle machine, uses a webcam so that her followers can watch her at work in her studio!

In this show, Bonnie shares her quilter-friendly system for cutting and sorting scraps, her technique for making quick 2"-finished half-square-triangle units from strips, and her ingenious "Leaders and Enders" technique, which makes thrifty use of leftovers and thread. In addition, Bonnie shows how she builds a quilt using fabric "strings" and phonebook-page foundations, and how to play with the finished blocks.

We end with a field trip to meet Nebraska quiltmaker, author, teacher, and quilt judge Shelly Burge, who currently incorporates copper crimping in her quilts-while curating her collection of over 300 (!) vintage sewing machines.

Episode 1410 debuts May 12, 2014.

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While in Paducah, Captain John was captivated by Spirit created by Georgia Spaulding Pierce of Seattle, WA.  

Click on the "magazine" to the left for a real close look at the quilting.

He invites you to take a closer look at the individual animals and the phenomenal quilting designs. There are whales tales, crabs, fish, mountains...all done in the quilting.

Click on the photo for the magazine approach or the Smilebox to take a closer look. (Be sure to click on the movement arrows to go from picture to picture on the Smilebox. This way the pictures will not change automatically.)

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Here's another fun project from Noodle-Head.com. This great Cargo Duffle Bag with all of its pockets would make a great bag to take to Quilt Market or your Local Quilt Shop!

Here's just a few from "Noodlehead" herself.

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Have you created your 16" x 16" masterpiece to benefit the Quilt Alliance?  There is still plenty of time left to be "Inspired By" one of the Alliance's amazing online archives.

 Here are 5 Reasons to Make An "Inspired By" Quilt in May:

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Alex makes a quilt for Libby and it just had to have circles. So Alex pulled out the Bernina Circular Attachment and gave it a try. She her first results. 

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TQS is on the road and at the studio of Jane Dunnewold in San Antoinio, TX, where they filmed Episode 1410: You Can Have It All: Two Modern-Day Quilters Mix Old and New.  Alex and Ricky are joined by self-described "scrapaholic" Bonnie Hunter, who made her first quilt using her grandmother's cardboard templates.

In this show, Bonnie shares her quilter-friendly system for cutting and sorting scraps, her technique for making quick 2"-finished half-square-triangle units from strips, and her ingenious "Leaders and Enders" technique, which makes thrifty use of leftovers and thread.

In addition, Bonnie shows how she builds a quilt using fabric "strings" and phonebook-page foundations, and how to play with the finished blocks.

We end with a field trip to meet Nebraska quiltmaker, author, teacher, and quilt judge Shelly Burge, who currently incorporates copper crimping in her quilts - while curating her collection of over 300 (!) vintage sewing machines.