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Calling all quilters! California State Parks will commemorate its 150th anniversary throughout 2014 with an online show of quilts created by quilters throughout the state to honor our state parks.

Please join in by signing up to make a California state-park-related quilt to include in their online quilt exhibit, which will be featured on their website. Your skills and talent will help them commemorate their anniversary creatively, by highlighting examples of artisan quilts for all to enjoy.

It doesn't have to be a landscape quilt..... it can be anything related to the state parks that inspires you! Get involved and make history!

From the California State Parks Website:

WHAT TO DO:  Create your own quilt inspired by a state park or parks. Sign up now by emailing 150@parks.ca.gov with the word “quilt” in the subject line. Be sure to include your name, contact information with email address, and what aspect of California’s state parks you plan to quilt. For a complete list of California state parks, see the drop-down list at http://www.parks.ca.gov/ParkIndex). Upon completion of your quilt, submit a photograph of your work for inclusion in our online quilt exhibit.

WHEN TO DO IT: To be included in the initial edition of the online quilt exhibit (anticipated about April 10, 2014), submit your photo and other materials by March 20, 2014. Quilt photos will be accepted through September 2014.

QUILT SPECIFICATIONS:  The theme of the quilts is any aspect of California State Parks that inspires you. There are no restrictions as to quilting style, fabric, technique, size, etc.
  
UPON COMPLETION: Specifics about how to take and submit the photo will be provided when you email your interest. In general, you will submit a photo of your quilt, any quilt details you would like to share (such as title, quilter name, materials, and a few paragraphs about what inspired you) with a completed copyright release allowing us to exhibit the image of the quilt on our website. All participants who submit photos for the online quilt exhibit by September 28, 2014, will receive an official 150th-anniversary quilt label. 

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Janet Stone has been quilting for about 14 years, but things really took off for her in 2006 when she bought herself a Bernina. Janet has always loved writing, simply for the joy of making letters. In 2008, she made her first quilt featuring letters of the alphabet and entered it in a show. The quilt took first place, and since then Janet has committed to making 26 alphabet quilts, one for every letter of the alphabet, and entering competitions. Janet is also known for her love of sheep, and they often appear alongside the letters in her quilts.

Janet's quilts have won numerous major awards in both national and international competition. In 2012, she was inducted into the National Quilting Association's Master Quilt Guild for her quilt Red Letter Daze. Most recently, her quilt A Letter Bit of Baaltimore was awarded the 2013 Founder’s                                Award at the International Quilt Association's World of Beauty contest in Houston, Texas.

See Janet's Block of the Month for 2014.

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The my BERNINA accessories mobile app is now available for Android (version 4.0 and above).

This app is your perfect companion and will help you: 

• Explore the key features of each foot and accessory (including videos)
• Keep track of the BERNINA accessories you already own
• Discover the latest presser feet and accessories as they become available
• Find out what accessories fit your BERNINA machines (for models made since1997)
• Search for a foot and accessory based on a technique or keyword
• Make a wish list of feet and accessories you need
• and more!

Download the app today! 

• Download the Android version from the Google Play® store (available for Andoid 4.0+)

The my BERNINA accessories app is also available for iOS devices:

• Download the iOS version for iPhone® from the Apple app store
• Download the iOS version for iPad® from the Apple app store

If you have a question about your app, contact Bernina by email at appsupport@berninausa.com.

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Sharon Schamber Videos End December 15!

A big "thank you" to Sharon Schamber for allowing TQS fo feature two amazing machine-quilting videos that benefit both the quilter working on a domestic machine AND the longarm quilter.

You say you haven't watched them yet? There's still time, but you'd better hurry. You've got until December 15 to watch and learn.

You will want to keep these by your side after Dec 15.

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Join Pam at the International Quilt Festival 2013 in Houston. Be ready for a colorful look at some of the amazing quilts displayed this year.

Be sure to click the full screen arrows on the bottom right so you don't miss any of the colors or stitches.

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

Kick off your boots and join us for a year where we will bring new LIFE to your quilting. L=Learning  I=Inspiration F=Finishing  E=Entering

We are going to get you practicing the techniques. So what are you going to be learning?

From precision piecing, to quilting with a serger, to working with fabric in new ways, to decoding color theory, to bringing your quilts into the modern world -- there's something new and exciting for you to learn in each fun and info-packed episode.

As an added bonus, next year's shows will be available in High Definition (HD) for even better viewing!

1401-Janet Stone
1402-Linda Pumphrey/Alex Anderson
1403-Gyleen Fitzgerald/Connie Fanders
1404-Victoria Findlay Wolfe
1405-Karen Gloeggler/Janet Finley
1406-Tula Pink/Karen Marchetti
1407-Kim Diehl/Christine Barnes
1408-Ricky Tims
1409-Linda Beach
1410-TBA
1411-Carolyn Konig
1412-TBA
1413-Leni Levenson Wiener

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Make this enchanting Christmas necessity. Cut out your own designs or use the AccuQuilt dies and be done today.

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Join the fun and learning with TQS 2014 by making the charming A-Z for Ewe and Me quilt designed exculsively for us by Janet Stone.  This playful yet sophisticates samper is sure to please the child in you. 

Do get prepared before the first pattern installment launches on January 1, 2014, download the Introduction packet which includes everything you need to know before you start the fun.

Make life for that Santa in your life easier by letting him know that you REALLY want to make the 2014 BOM and that kits are available in the Shoppe.

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The holidays are in the air as quilt artist, author, and fabric and quilt designer Amanda Murphy connects with Alex and Ricky in historic downtown Charleston, SC. Amanda demonstrates how to make a fast-and-fun tree skirt, complete with inverted-miters, points, and continuous binding. She also shares a quick-and-colorful Christmas quilt, with trees in three sizes, snowflake appliqués, and pompom trim.

We finish with a tour of the day's location, The Old Exchange and Provost (built in 1767) which has played host to patriots, presidents . . . and pirates!

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Need a little bit of help photographing your quilt? Kitchen Table Quilting with Erica Jackman has some tips on using Custom Whilte Balance to help improve your quilt photgraphy.