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We're thrilled to kick off our 1400 series with a visit from quilt designer and award-winning quilter Janet Stone. Ever since childhood, Janet has been intrigued by typography, and her wonderfully original designs - including A-Z for Ewe and Me, our 2014 TQS Block of the Month quilt - clearly demonstrate this lifelong passion for all things "alphabet." In this show, Janet shares a "flock" of tips for stitching accurate and easy flying-geese and half-square-triangle units, as well as some terrific ideas for creating machine-appliquéd letters . . . all useful techniques for making your own version of the BOM quilt. Also, Ricky demonstrates how to spice up your bindings with a scalloped detail.

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You know that the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show always takes place on Saturday, but did you know about the activities on Sunday?  

Here’s just a sampling of the quilting exhibits that you can save for 
Sunday, July 14, 10 am – 3 pm:

"A Natural Affinity..."
Wendy Hill with Pat Pease, Sisters Public Library

"Two Rivers, Three Sisters"
Sisters City Hall

"Dreaming in Color by Kaffe Fassett"
Cover to Cover Book Club Quilters

"Best Friends"
June Jaeger's Class Quilts

"The Language of Flowers"
The Undercover Quilters, Bend

Featured Speaker Angela Walters

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We're thrilled to kick off our 1400 series with a visit from quilt designer and award-winning quilter Janet Stone. Ever since childhood, Janet has been intrigued by typography, and her wonderfully original designs - including A-Z for Ewe and Me, our 2014 TQS Block of the Month quilt - clearly demonstrate this lifelong passion for all things "alphabet." In this show, Janet shares a "flock" of tips for stitching accurate and easy flying-geese and half-square-triangle units, as well as some terrific ideas for creating machine-appliquéd letters . . . all useful techniques for making your own version of the BOM quilt. Also, Ricky demonstrates how to spice up your bindings with a scalloped detail.

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Janet's amazing quilt, Letter Carriers, won First Place Mixed Technique at IQF Houston 2013. It's not hard to see why.

Letter Carriers - 36 pieces non-rotating

Letter Carriers - 100 pieces non-rotating

Letter Carriers - 289 pieces non-rotating

Letter Carriers - 100 pieces rotating

Letter Carriers - 289 pieces rotating

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Shangrila by Barb Forrister was exhibited at IQF Houston 2013 as part of the In Full Bloom exhibit.

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It's that time of year again! The new year is starting, and many of us are trying (once again) to change our eating habits and maybe lose a few of those holiday pounds.

Apple Cranberry Sauce--only 35 calories per 1/4 cup!

I love cooking. Over the years, through this long weight loss journey, I have developed a LOT of recipes. I have started doing "Recipe Reviews" each week to highlight some of my favorite recipes. If you click here, you will be directed to a page with my recipe reviews. If you would like to look at my recipes, you can go directly to my recipe site and scroll through all the options. Most of my recipes are low fat/low sugar recipes that still have a lot of flavor and nutrition.

Pumpkin Apple Baked Oatmeal--a BIG serving for only 200 calories!

Be adventurous, and try a new recipe in the new year!

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Here's another great entry from BERNINA and their WeAllSew website, How to Design a Wholecloth Quilt: Renae Allen's "Quatro Decennie."

Renae created this quilt on her home sewing machine and shares some great tips on how she went about doing it.

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IQF Houston showcased quilted pet portraits as part of their Festival Awareness Project 2013: It's Raining Cats and Dogs which benefits Houston's no-kill animal shelter and adoption agency, Friends for Life.

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Join Alex and Ricky on the set as they welcome Janet Stone the TQS BOM designer for 2014 in Episode 1401: From ABC to BOM: Tips and Techniques Just for "Ewe."

This episode premiers January 6.

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Alex made her Chop Sticks quilt from a variety of Sonya Lee Barrington hand dyes.  Each square measures 2" finished. She demonstrated the method for the blocks in this quilt in Episode 910: At-ten-tion! Art Deco Quilts, Front and Center!

Chopsticks - 36 pieces non-rotating

Chopsticks - 100 pieces non-rotating

Chopsticks - 289 pieces non-rotating

Chopsticks - 100 pieces rotating

Chopsticks - 289 pieces rotating