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Get Ready For The Lessons- The Kits & Patterns Are IN

Order kits and patterns now so we can start right away and get "Done By Chrismas". 

Alex will be teaching how to make the "Holiday Lights" Wall Hanging. This fun holiday favorite will quickly become a family tradition. 

She will be teaching mutliple approaches to fatten your quilting tool belt.

International viewers-please get the pattern from Amazon. Shipping of the kit and pattern are currently limited to Canada & the USA.

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Bob & Heather Purcell invited Alex and John to come see their operations in St George, Utah. Capt'n John brought the camera so that all of you could join them. Over the next weeks we will go throughout the warehouse and operations at this fun and innovative firm. 

Come along today with Alex as Dr. Bob from Superior Threads shows her how bobbin "donuts" are made. It will certainly give you a better appreciation of what goes into making those luscious little spools of thread.  And the best part is, these donuts aren't fattening.

For more bobbin education, Bob has a great information section.  Take a look.

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Are you looking for a Quilt Guild in your area?  Did you know that the American Quilter's Society has a database of registered guilds? You can filter by state or province, click on the guild name, and get contact info, general guild info, and the location of the guild meetings. There are forty-six pages worth so far.  If you guild isn't mentioned, you can add it to their database.  No excuses... find a guild, join a guild, or add a guild.

Click here to get started.

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sew4home                                                    The Sewing Rabbit

Are you sometimes you just looking for a large, all around tote that will allow you to carry anything from library books, to things for an overnight away? Check out two fast and fun bags that might just fit the bill.

Each of these bags offers lots of room and an easy over the shoulder strap for dashing out the door.  If you are strapped for time, The Sewing Rabbit can be whipped up in no time.  sew4home's bag will take a bit more time, but offers great pocket options.

• sew4home-get the tutorial, click here.
• The Sewing Rabbit tutorial, click here.

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We had to know more about this amazing quilt.  So Alex Anderson called Wendy Butler Berns to find out about the idea, the design and the fantastic quilting.

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Time for more stash busting. Have leftover strips or leftover binding? How about a Jelly Roll or Honey Bun?  Here's a quick tutorial from Diary of a Quilter by Amy Smart for making a table runner that will use up those scraps in a flash.

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Join us in Episode 1307 for a fabric lover's dream as co-host Alex Anderson "anchors" aboard the USS Yorktown with a boatload of inspiration and tips for creating sensational and successful scrap quilts. From building a healthy stash to choosing a scrap-worthy block to establishing and implementing a viable "plan" - Alex touches all the bases. (Our self-described "queen of pinning" even demonstrates a quick-and-easy, no-pin technique for piecing the Bowtie block.)

Then join us for an enlightening field piece on how a group of Egyptian artisans, known as the Tentmakers of Cairo, are adapting their traditional talents to the world of quilting.

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The quilting world considers YVONNE PORCELLA to be the Godmother of Art Quilting and for good reason. Yvonne's books and teaching have reached worldwide. Her quilts are in major museums and collections. Thousands of quilters name her as an influence and inspiration. She has studied, collected and celebrated fiber arts through history and from around the world while she herself moved from designing and sewing unique wearables to making art quilts. Her quilts reflect her celebration of ethnic fiber arts, her love of color, her sense of humor and her upbeat view of life. Along the way she saw a need for a forum for professional development and advocacy for recognition of art quilting as contemporary fine art and for a resource hub. That vision led to the founding of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA) in 1989.

Yvonne Porcella is also a member of that club no one asks to join—that of cancer survivor. Right now she hopes to stay in the club. You've sent wonderful cards, you've made beautiful quilts which have been so appreciated as they have soothed the soul, buoyed the spirit, warmed the heart and given her support. Yvonne's glowing strength also emanates from her beliefs. So we, a group of her friends wondered if we could get the word out so that there would be a blaring chorus of voices all asking for the same miracle. A massive worldwide candle-lighting with the same prayer for the miracle Yvonne needs now—remission. 

We asked Yvonne to pick the day for this blaze of light. She chose September 23, 2013 and explained that it is the feast day of St. Pius of Pietrelcina, aka Padre Pio who is known for his holiness and miracles.

Will you join us in lighting a candle for Yvonne on that day? Please also spread the word as far and wide as you can—invite your friends to participate and to also spread the word. Let's see if we can get this message to go viral so there will truly be a massive day of light and prayer for remission for Yvonne. 

Click here for the Facebook event.

Yvonne was our TQS Legend in 2010.  Click here to watch her show.

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SAQA's Benefit Auction supports SAQA's exhibition program - during 2013 ten exhibitions of SAQA member work traveled to Australia, Canada, England, France, Gabon, Italy, South Africa, and seventeen states across the U.S.  They were displayed in 8 museums and 19 major quilt festivals and were seen by several hundred thousand visitors, many of whom had never seen an art quilt before.

Help support the art quilt movement by bidding on your favorite great piece of art in SAQA's Benefit Auction!

Click here to find out how the auction works.

Click here to see what is currently up for bid.

(Quilts by Sheila Frampton-Cooper, Elisabeth Nacenta-de la Croix, and Linda Evans)

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It's a fabric lover's dream as co-host Alex Anderson "anchors" aboard the USS Yorktown with a boatload of inspiration and tips for creating sensational and successful scrap quilts.

From building a healthy stash to choosing a scrap-worthy block to establishing and implementing a viable "plan" - Alex touches all the bases. (Our self-described "queen of pinning" even demonstrates a quick-and-easy, no-pin technique for piecing the Bowtie block.)

Then join us for an enlightening field piece on how a group of Egyptian artisans, known as the Tentmakers of Cairo, are adapting their traditional talents to the world of quilting.

The episode debuts on September 23.