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Leave it to the crafty and creative folks at Superior Threads to come up with a way to get thread and needles to you SUPER FAST!
"It was a natural step in our evolutionary process to adopt a quicker shipping method. Not only do you receive the highest-quality products and excellent customer service from Superior Threads, but now you can receive your packages even faster!"
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We wrap up our Folding Fiber Book this week as classroom instructor Cheryl Lynch (Episode 811) shows you how to assemble and finish the book with a nifty edging.
As an added incentive, one lucky TQS member who submits an image of a WIP will win Cheryl's book, Sew Embellished!, PLUS a fat-quarter packet of wonderful Dutch fabric! Don't dawdle: the winner will be announced on March 14!
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JOIN RICKY, ALEX, AND MELINDA BULA IN HOT SPRINGS, ARKANSAS APRIL 3, 2014
It was a great time in Modesto, California last Thursday-Saturday. Ricky Tims Super Seminars brought Ricky, Alex Anderson, and Pam Holland to "Tree City, USA". Here are a few pictures of people and quilts. Thank you Modesto for making us all feel at home.
Just click on the main picture to bring up the next picture.
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Here's a great little card from Kari at U Create. It's 10 Different Ways to cut a Fat Quarter.
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Name: On the Edge Binding
Designer: Gyleen Fitzgerald
Begins: February 10, 2014
Show 1403: Build Beautiful Quilts with Butterfly Seams
Price: Free to Star Members
Description: Gyleen shares her fast and simple technique for adding a binding to a project.
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.
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Spring Training is just around the corner, so what a great time to share some history of the baseball uniform. Play ball with this fabulous exhibit from the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Visit Dressed to the Nines - A History of the Baseball Uniform an online exhibit where you can explore a timeline of the significant moments in the history of the uniform, learn about the different parts of the uniform, visit the uniform database, and participate in various activities including a logic test and geography test.
Who knew there was so much to learn about baseball uniforms and history?
Photos: National Baseball Hall of Fame
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The Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts was created when a group of ladies from Ozaukee County, WI decided they wanted to capture the history of quilts so that it wouldn't be lost over time. This ambitious project grew over time and utlimately resulted in the Wisconson Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts.
The museum currently located in a wonderful Civil War Era farm in Cedarburg, WI, has documented over 8,000 quilts and counting. All of their work, including building the world-class museum, restoring the 19th Century Cedarburg Farm, obtaining the Joe and Mary Koval Collection and the James A. Taylor Coverlet Collection, and holding exhibitions and classes has been accomplished by the work of very dedicated volunteers.
Their current exhibiton (January 10 - April 6, 2014) is Modern Perspectives featuring the work of
(Photo: Mary Boyle - Ozaukee Magazine's Editor, Mary Boyle, has lived in Ozaukee County all of her life. She grew up in Cedarburg & currently lives in Port Washington with her family.)
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Celestial Splendor by Rachel Wetzler won 2nd Place: Innovative, Wall, Applique at Road to California 2014.
Design basis: The Ceiling in Canterbury Cathedral
Artist statement: Celestial Splendor is based on the ceiling in the crossing tower of Canterbury Cathedral, one of the oldest and most famous Christian structures in England. Canterbury was an important spiritual center ever since Augustine, but it became a major pilgrimage destination after the martyrdom of St. Thomas Becket in 1170. The tower and ceiling were designed by English gothic architect John Wastell.
Celestial Splendor - 36 pieces non-rotating
Celestial Splendor - 100 pieces non-rotating
Celestial Splendor - 289 pieces non-rotating
Celestial Splendor - 100 pieces rotating
Celestial Splendor - 289 pieces rotating
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See what happens when you take an everyday item and place it under the microscope, even a needle and thread becomes something alien and strange.
(Photos: www.viralnova.com)
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As promised, here are more wonderful quilts from Road to California 2014, the quality and variety of the work is amazing, and keep your eyes open for more work from some of our TQS members and guests.
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