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There's going to be a lot of fun going on at the Long Beach Quilt Festival.  On Saturday, August 3, from 6-8:30pm you can witness the Iron Quilter Challenge.

Based on the popular "Iron Chef" television show, The Iron Quilter Challenge pits three well-known quilters (Charlotte Angotti, Debbie Caffrey, and Gyleen X. Fitzgerald) and their teams against one another to see who can create the best finished quilt in an allotted time period. And the audience gets to vote on the winner! 

Enjoy a fun-filled night of fast stitching, trash talking, and creativity unleashed as you mingle with fellow attendees and move from contestant to contestant, checking in on their progress.

The evening will also feature an audience Show and Tell, a cash bar, and tons of prize giveaways, including a Bernina 550 QE sewing machine!

Admission for the event is only $15! Sign up for The Iron Quilter Challenge online (until July 19) or at the Enrollment Desk on-site at the convention center beginning July 31.

Debbie Caffrey (second from left) and team, winners of the previous Iron Quilter Challenge in Cincinnati. Charlotte Angotti (third from right) and team flex their quilting muscle during a previous Iron Quilter Challenge.

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Have you seen what's been going on in the Forum? It's the Mug Rug Exchange!

A Mug Rug is a mini-quilt that can act as a coaster or small placemat. It should be big enough to hold your beverage and maybe a small cookie (or a big cookie...)

If you are interested in exchanging a Mug Rug, post on the Mug Rug Exchange - Do it yourself style! Forum Link and let it be known.  You'll also find more information there about how to proceed.  When someone responds, privately exchange your snail mail address, and then when it is completed, ship off your completed Mug Rug - The best part is the surprise when your Mug Rug arrives in the mail.

It's a great way to complete a small project and make a friend at the same time.

TQS would like to see what our members are making. When you receive your Mug Rug, please post a picture in the Mug Rugs Show & Tell area provided just for that purpose. We know it will be spectacular.

(Mug Rug by TQS Member ritzy)

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A crafting enthusiast from a young age, the enterprising Mickey Depre earned spending money by making and selling handmade doll clothes . . . to her sisters! In this episode, the accomplished quilt artist, teacher, and author shares a sampling of her wonderful quilts, demonstrates the basics of traditional English paper piecing (including a nifty trick or two), and then opens the door on the infinite variations possible for those fabulous pieced hexies. The episode concludes with Jane Knight, who takes us on a tour of our day's location, The Charleston (SC) Tea Plantation, the only operating tea plantation on the US mainland. Brew up a pot of your favorite variety, settle in, and enjoy!

The show debuts July 15, 2013.

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A lovely quilt full of color from Mickey Depre, Sunday Bloomers, measures 52.5" x 68.5" and was created using hand-dyed and commerical cotton.  It is machine appliqued and machine quilted.

Mickey says, "A sunny Sunday last July sent me to my sketch pad, and this was my vision."

Visit Mickey's website to see more of her quilts.

You can watch Mickey in Episode 1302: Pour Yourself "a Cuppa" . . . and Piece Some Hexies! which debuts, July, 15, 2013.

Sunday Bloomers - 35 pieces non-rotating

Sunday Bloomers - 99 pieces non-rotating

Sunday Bloomers - 300 pieces non-rotating

Sunday Bloomers - 99 pieces rotating

Sunday Bloomers - 300 pieces rotating

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Get a closer look at Indian Whimsy from Deborah Kemball.  This quilt was exhibited at IQF Houston 2012.

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Just in time for your summer travel, here's a fun scrap-buster project from Lindsay at The Cottage Home.  You only need a few supplies:

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Hexies are Hot! and just your cup of tea.

Here's a look behind the scenes at Episode 1302: Pour Yourself "a Cuppa" ... and Piece Some Hexies! with Mickey Depre. This fun-filled episode was filmed at The Charleston Tea Plantation in South Carolina.

In Episode 1302, debuting Monday, July 15, 2013, the accomplished quilt artist, teacher, and author shares a sampling of her wonderful quilts, demonstrates the basics of traditional English paper piecing (including a nifty trick or two), and then opens the door on the infinite variations possible for those fabulous pieced hexies.

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The Glastonbury Festival 2013 was held at Worthy Farm, Pilton from June 26-30.  While we are sure the music was great, we want to know, WHO MADE THE SIGN?

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Join in the fun, meet new friends and learn some cool quilting tricks when you attend the first of five all-inclusive weekend getaways hosted by the Modern Quil Guild in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Sept. 6-8, 2013). 

SewDown Philadelphia is being held in downtown Philadelphia at the beautiful luxury Loew’s Hotel. This weekend all-inclusive escape will be a provide attendees a place to meet great new friends, attend amazing workshops, and hear inspirational lectures, with all meals and accommodations included.

• The three-day will offer you a unique sewing experience while learning from Alexia Abegg, Liesel Gibson, Elizabeth Hartman and Lizzy House.

• Each instructor will be teaching a different technique with a focus on modern quilting.

• Class sizes are kept small for the instructors to have the ability to work closely with their students and make sure that everyone comes away feeling creatively renewed and inspired.