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Enjoy a bit of Thanksgiving fun. We at TQS are thankful for all our members, family, and friends! Have a wonderful holiday everyone.
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The See How We Sew bloggers are having a giveaway, but you'll have to hurry! Hop on over to their blog and learn more about Laura Nownes and her quilting partner, Diana McClun. Leave a comment by Thursday, November 28, and one lucky winner will win a copy of Quilts! Quilts! Quilts! Click on the photo to head over to their blog.
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Oops! We made a mistake - TQS Series DVDs are on sale Beginning Wed Nov 27, through Monday, December 2, all DVDs regularly priced at $49.95 ($24.95 Star) will be only $19.95, purchase 3 and pay only $45 (that's just $15 ea.)! (Not the 23rd thru the 26th as mentioned in the Newsletter)
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Every store has a Black Friday sale and every website has a Cyber Monday sale. Here at TQS we are doing both! Now is your chance to own a TQS Series DVD at a great discount price.
Beginning Friday, November 29, through Monday, December 2, all DVDs regularly priced at $49.95 ($24.95 Star) will be only $19.95, purchase 3 and pay only $45 (that's just $15 ea.)!
This is your opportunity to catch up on past shows or give a copy to a friend for the holidays. Or why not purchase a complete set to add to your Guild's library?
A gift of learning keeps on giving!
And...
The 2014 Block of the Month Kit is now available.
This BOM has had an amazing response, and we only have a limited number of kits. You early birds need to order now.
They will ship starting next week. (We took a vote and we are letting Jeannie off for Thanksgiving this year!)
Kit price $179 (You need to be a Star member to get the pattern downloads.)
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Pam shares another fascinating video: (The movie is in high-def and make take a moment to load.)
From her 11/19/2013 Blog:
Last night when I sat down to write I found the experiences of the day really hard to put into words But I'm giving it a go now.
We visited a local market in Samutsongkram about an hour out of Bangkok and then spent the rest of the day on the delta of the Gulf of Thailand which included a trip through the mangroves to feed the wild monkeys.
They were all re-visits which means we had done on the same trip a few years ago, but armed with new knowledge we were much better prepared.
The train market.
Passenger trains have passed through an incredibly busy market 8 times a day for almost 30 years…
Lily, our guide explained that the market is overflowing and there is no more room for vendors, so when some enterprising folk saw that the space by the train line was free, they gradually put their stalls right next to the line. As the train arrives, the produce is lifted or rolled back like a well co-ordinated race team the canopies are removed and the train passes through. Within a few minutes products are put back in place and the overhead canvas is unfurled, its an incredible sight. The train actually passes over the produce.... OK, I'm not going to buy any of it... but its the way it is....
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TQS Member, rahhawley, aka Ruth Hawley, was selected at random as the winner of a portrait quilt to be created by TQS instructor, Lea McComas. Ruth's entry was a photo for her mother, Ethel Irene, taken in 1918 when her mother was one year old. That's going to make one wonderful quilt and we can't wait to see what Lea creates for Ruth as well.
Congratulations Ruth and thank you Lea!
If you'd like to create your own portrait quilt, visit Lea's classroom.
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An exhibition titled, "Birmingham 2013: Remembering the Movement that Changed the World" opened on November 6 at the Birmingham Public Library, Fourth Floor Gallery. It centers on the civil rights movement in Birmingham and features 26 artists from Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, and Florida. 50 art works will highlight historic events such as the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing and the marches in Kelly Ingram Park.
The exhibit is Curated by Dr. William E. Colvin who writes,
"These compositions are created to memorialize the Birmingham civil rights movement and celebrate the liberties and freedoms of all citizen," said Colvin, whose works in the exhibition include "The Visionist," a portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and "Diane Nash Paying the Price of a Sit-In."
The exhibit runs through December 27, 2013. Click here to learn more about the exhibit and exhibitors.
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Robin Haller talks about her quilt, Carnival, at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. She also shares some tips on entering your quilt into a juried show.
Click here to visit Robin's website.
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Ricky recently did a cross-Canada tour and Brandy Lynn Maslowski of Canadian Quilt Talk had a chance to interview him while he was in Vancouver, BC. Here's an excerpt from that interview which is currently featured in the Winter 2013 Quilter's Connection magazine.
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Don't have a big enough piece of batting to finish up that quilt? Here's a quick tutorial from the Moda Bake Shop and Jodi Nelson on how to piece your batting. It also includes some great ideas of what to do with those "little" leftovers.
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Alex had a great time visiting with Mr. Gammill himself at Quilt Market in Houston. She found out how he started his business and what he's up to today.
Click here to visit the Gammill website.
Want to learn more about longarms, visit Captain John's longarm site.
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