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This week's Little Scraps of Magic project is the Sailboat block Ricky shared in Episode 1409. Show off your personality by making a block that evokes your true colors. For cutting and assembly instructions ,visit our Projects page.

Little Scraps of Magic is a series of fun, doable, confidence-building techniques tand projects that TQS has been sharing throughout the year. 

Have you been making Little Scraps of Magic? Head on over to the Show and Tell page and see what everyone else has been up to.

Click here to learn more about Little Scraps of Magic.

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Over $6000 in prizes are available if you enter the AQS 30th Anniversary Dogwood Online Quilt Competition. Approximately 50% of the fabric in the quilt must come from the AQS Anniversary Dogwood Fabric Collection, which can be purchased here.

To learn more about how to enter, click here.  The deadline is January 1, 2015.

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New York folk artist Michael Cummings has a show not to be missed at Art Quilt Gallery in New York City. The exhibit opens May 6 and runs through June 14.

A few years ago, TQS stopped by for a visit with this charming artist at his 100-year-old Harlem brownstone. See how he creates his work by sorting fabrics on the floor and sewing on a 30-year-old sewing machine.

(Haitian Mermaid #3. Courtesy Michael Cummings)

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Lilo recently had the chance to visit the Denver Quilt Festival IX.  Here she shares with you some of the highlights from that show.

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We stumbled on this while surfing rather than working. Here is a fun Spring Sale by Landauer Books. It includes great quilt books and some fabric and...well here is their pitch

• Save 30% on our latest releases like Easy-Cut Quilts with a modern twist, Embroidery & Patchwork Revisited, Modern Hand Stitching, and many more!
• Save 40% or more on great, select, skill-building titles in our First-Time and Basics & Beyond series. Create projects that are sure to impress with titles like First-Time Machine Appliqué, First-Time Beading on Fabric, and Needleturn Appliqué The basics and beyond.
• Save 50% or more on overstock and hurt books including fantastic project books, technique books and many best sellers for a fraction of their retail price.

Click Here or on the sign to see what's on Sale.

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You are in for a treat. Be sure to Zoom In close. The quilting designs, motifs, and quality are fantastic.

The magazine is better on your desktop or laptop computer. The iPad works great. Tap on a picture twice to enlarge it and then swipe your fingers as usual to increase it even larger. On the Kindle, tap a picture twice to enlarge it. I do not know how to zoom in further with a Kindle (please leave a comment if you do). I currently don't own an Android tablet. Let us know in the comments how it works on those.

The Slideshow "Smilebox" is included below for those who have trouble with the magazine approach. 

Click Here or on the picture to start the magazine with Zoom abilities.

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The San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles is having a fundraising campaign.  Here's what they have to say,

May 6th is our spring appeal! A year ago we needed help to keep the doors open now we need your help to keep moving forward! Mark your calendars for May 6. Go to our RAZOO page (see below) and share a little love! If you miss the 6th we will be accepting gifts on our website from the May 7th-June 15th but those won't count for the matches on SVGIVES.

"What I make with my hands, I give of my heART!"

At the SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF QUILTS & TEXTILES we celebrate "works of heART" of textile and quilt artists. Every day you get a chance to see quilts and fiber art made by masters, then use your hands to create in our Community Gallery, at a Meet & Make, or one of our many fiber art classes.

We share our love of the craft with survivors of domestic violence teaching them how to heal and express the creativity deep in their heARTS.

We create a warm and welcoming space where everyone can explore, have fun and witness the stories and artistry of traditional and new fiber art. With your help, we can continue to share and preserve the amazing work of established and emerging artists.

Please support us on this wonderful day of giving! Our goal for this campaign is $75,000. A little goes a long way when you give from your heART!

Together we can ensure that the Museum has the necessary financial resources to present powerful compelling exhibitions and fun, creative participatory experiences for all!

CLICK HERE TO DONATE (RAZOO PAGE).

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Name: Sailboat Block
Designer: Ricky Tims
Begins: May 05, 2014
Show 1409: Bringing in the Great Outdoors: Quilts Inspired by Our National Parks
Price: Free to Star Members
Description: Create your own version of the traditional sailboat block. Ours is a bit smaller than the one Ricky shares in the 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 click here to get the pattern.

Become a Star member.

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Knots of Flowers is a beautiful applique quilt by Marilyn R. Eparvier of Byron Center, MI. Marilyn's quilt won 3rd place Bed Quilts: Home Sewing Machine Quilted sponsored by AccuQuilt at AQS QuiltWeek Paducah 2013.

Knots of Flowers - 36 pieces non-rotating

Knots of Flowers - 100 pieces non-rotating

Knots of Flowers - 289 pieces non-rotating

Knots of Flowers - 100 pieces rotating

Knots of Flowers - 289 pieces rotating

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Take a walk on the wild side and explore the latest issue of The Quilt Life Magazine.

Yes, that's Alex on the camel!

P.S. Their new regular columnist is Victoria Findlay Wolfe and that's her quilt upon which Alex sits.

Click here to visit The Quilt Life Blog.

Here's what's inside: