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Monet in Pasadena, created by Melinda Bula, was winner of 1st Place: Art Naturescape at Road to California, 2013.

Size: 72" x 50"

Design basis: Hand dyed fabrics, fusible applique, thread painting

Artist statement: I used fusible applique and heavy thread play to create this quilt. I hand-dyed most of the fabrics in the piece to get just the right colors that Monet might have used. I love to visit gardens whenever I am on the road. I was teaching and lecturing in Southern California and my friend, Nick, took me to Huntington Gardens in Pasadena early one morning. The shadows on the water lilies' pond cast blue and turquoise reflections on the water.

(Photo: Courtesy of Road to California)

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Lilo recently took a vacation and visited South Dakota, join her as she wanders through Custer State Park and the historic town of Deadwood.

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The American Quilter's Society will be holding a benefit auction for Libby Lehman on Friday, August 16 in Grand Rapids, MI.  Quilters can donate their quilts to benefit Libby and they will be included in the auction.

You can help…

• Donate items for the auction – quilt(s) and other quilt-related items.

• Ship items to arrive in Paducah by Monday, August 5, 2013, including a 3” x 5” card that lists a description of the item, its approximate value, and your name and address, to:

AQS
Attn: Libby Auction
5801 Kentucky Dam Rd.
Paducah, KY 42003
270-898-7903

• Attend the auction and bid on quilts and other quilt-related items.

Click here for more information and spread the word.

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Two lucky TQS members are the recepients of the quilts Alex and Ricky donated to raise money for Libby Lehman's medical care.

The winners are:

Ricky’s Quilt : Debbie Goldshot

Alex’s Quilt:   Debby Timby

TQS would like to thank all of its members for the generousity they displayed.  

Over $26,000 was raised and more keeps coming in daily.

Harmonic Convergence - Revelation

Made entirely by Ricky Tims and made from Ricky's first commercial fabric line.  It is machine-pieced using Ricky's Convergence technique and machine-quilted on a domestic machine with both variegated and metallic threads. It is finished using Ricky's well-known piped-binding method. This contemporary wall quilt measures 48" x 48."

Amish Sawtooth Star 

Made entirely by Alex Anderson and published in her book Simply Stars (page 41). It is machine-pieced and hand-quilted with meandering feathers in the body of the quilt and a twisted feather border. It measures 52" x 52."

Click here to get an update on Libby's Condition. 

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Try this quiz based on Episode 1302 with Mickey Depre - just scroll down to answer the questions. At the end of the quiz, you can scroll down and see the correct answers...and you can always take it again.

Watch Episode 1302: Pour Yourself “a Cuppa”…and Piece Some Hexies!

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Amber at *Crazy* Little Projects has compiled a list of 25 things to do with Fat Quarters that include everything from a toddler's apron to baby shoes and a stuffed owl.  

Click here to see the projects.

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The National Quilt Museum has a new exhibit.

With the 150 year anniversary of the Civil War, the National Quilt Museum, in Paducah, KY, presents "From the Pieces of a Nation: Civil War Period Quilts."

While the nation was being torn apart, quilts were still being made. See these historic quilts from Arlan & Pat Christ's collection.

These quilts will be on exhibit until October 8, 2013.

The National Quilt Museum is a nationally recognized art museum that exhibits the finest quilting and fiber art in the world.

Hours
The National Quilt Museum is open to the public year-round:
Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. (central time)
Between March 1 - November 30, the museum is also open Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m.

The museum is closed on Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Day but open regular hours on all other holidays.

Adults/$11
Seniors (60 & over)/$10
Students/$5
Children 12 & Under are free when accompanied by an adult.

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The Quilt Alliance has announced their TWENTY contest winners. The first twenty quilts shown in the slideshow were Honorable Mention winners, followed by the 3rd, 2nd, 1st and Grand Prize winners. Ninety quilts were entered into the contest.

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The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative has raised more than $916,000 for Alzheimer's research since January 2006! They are trying to make $1,000,000 by the end of the year.

2013 is their eighth year fighting Alzheimer's. 

So far this year the AAQI has earned approximately $33,567.14 in profit. All profit is used to fund Alzheimer's research.

Note: They will be at Houston for the last time this year.  October 29 - November 3, 2013.

Please note: 2013 is their last year of fundraising. Read more here.

This quilt is the first of the 11, 295 Priority: Alzheimer's Quilts sold so far.  Here's the 411:

Ami Simms & Beebe Moss
Flint, MI USA

Width: 9" Height: 10.75"
Materials/techniques: Hand dye-stamped cotton; machine appliqued; machine quilted.

"My Mom stamped the horse on white fabric and then painted a yellow background around it. (This was when her Alzheimer's was in the early stages) I cut the horse away from the original background and machine appliqued it to the purple fabric using a blanket stitch. The purple fabric is similarly appliqued to the brown border. The machine quilted hearts in the purple fabric." 

PS: Astute readers will no doubt notice that the name of this quilt changed overnight from "It's A Horse, Of Course" to "Of Course It's A Horse." My bad. When I signed the quilt very late on January 1, I forgot what I called it! They say confession is good for the soul, so there you go. Perhaps, like stamps and coins with "misprints" it will increase the value of the quilt. :)

This quilt raised $80 for Alzheimer's research.

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TQS Member Lorchen is sending out a challenge to other TQS members and she's giving away a prize!

This challenge is so simple anyone can participate as long as you have a particular quilt-making tool ... 

Lorchen is challenging you to a rotary cutter fight at dawn (or whatever time of the day or night it is in your neck of the woods).

The winner will be the one whose rotary cutter blade is still sharp, and who has posted a picture in the Show & Tell area holding their rotary cutter or cutters (as the case may be).

Those of you who have already posted on the Forum are more than welcome to post your photo again in the Show & Tell area.

You are then eligible to have your name entered into a prize drawing for a little parcel of goodies.

The drawing will be on August 1st.

If you'd like to follow the thread on the Forum, click here.