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Once again this summer, TQS will whisk you away on an amazing armchair tour with stops all around the globe. Imagine: no long lines at the airport, no bags to pack. Just sit back and enjoy as we take you around the world to destinations filled with inspiration and beauty. Join us every week, beginning June 4 and running through August 27, for a visit to a new country.

Want to see if you can guess where we'll be taking you?  Play along to see how many you can recognize from the preview photos we are sharing. See the answers at the bottom of the page.

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3. 4.

5.   6.

7. 8.

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Answers:

1. Thailand
2. Charleston, USA
3. Canada
4. Chicago, USA
5. Hawaii, USA
6. Latvia
7. Paris, France
8. Holland
9. Spain

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Join Alex and Ricky on the set at The Old Exchange and Provost in downtown Charleston, SC as they visit with Judith Baker Montano in Episode 1212 - Something Old, Something New: Early Influences and Fresh Stitches.

Judith discusses her Canadian upbringing, and the influences of both the Hutterites and Canada's native peoples on her early work. She then shares her techniques for distorting traditional stitches to create organic shapes and interesting layers, and how she employs cheesecloth, scrim, and other unique materials in her pieces, incorporating painterly techniques along the way. 

Join Now And Get A Lot of Extras:  

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Join the Quilt Alliance on July 20, 2013 for a one-day conference about how to use today's tech tools to document quilts. Every quiltmaker and quilt lover can become her or his own quilt historian, gathering the story behind every quilt, old or new, and finding ways to document and share that story. This will be a rich and compelling event, including one of our signature Quilter's S.O.S. - Save Our Stories interviews with quilt icon Jinny Beyer (see her show for free here, as a Star Member), along with a short speech by Janneken Smucker, a professor of digital history, and a choice of multiple hands-on workshops on topics like social media for quilters and how to self-publish your own quilt book.

Janneken Smucker                Jinny Beyer

The Quilt Alliance is also offering The Quilt Show members the chance to win two free tickets to Not Fade Away.

The cost for this one-day spectacular event is only $45 (or $55 for Quilt Alliance nonmembers) for the entire package -- lectures, workshops, a breakfast reception, boxed lunch and a ticket to see the Sacred Threads exhibit too. And if that weren't enough, QA is throwing in a special USB drive jammed with practical information from the Quilt Alliance to take home.

Enter for your chance to win two tickets.  One entry per person.  The tickets winner will be announced in the June 11 Newsletter/Blog.

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Join us as we take a look at the workspace of Ann Petersen, our guest in Episode 1211: Fresh Techniques for Old Favorites.

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Astronaut Karen Nyberg is taking the art of quilting into outer space.  She's taking fabric and thread and hopes to create something while spending time on the International Space Station.  And you think you have a hard time threading a needle, imagine zero-gravity...

To read more about Karen's attempt to create the "first quilt in space," click here.

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Rob interviews Audrey Wright about her new fabric line with RJR Fabrics. 

BUT she is already known for something really fun........

Click here to see her free pattern.

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We are so lucky at TQS to have friends that share their travels.  This time it is Cheryl Lynch who shares her visit to Holland.  The photos are so beautiful you can almost smell the flowers.

You can learn more about Cheryl in Episode 811: Quilt a Fiesta with Tile-Inspired Quilts.

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Becky Weiland's quilt was created using reverse applique.  It is 68" x 68" and was machine quilted on her home machine.  Round About Four was part of the Large Wall Quilts exhibit at AQS QuiltWeek in Paducah 2013.

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This week's adorable Stash project requires only a few pieces of fabric a bit of embroidery floss and a few other sewing bits to create.  It's sure to make you cluck with glee. 

This sassy chicken pin cushion is sure to need some companions in the sewing studio.  Why not make an entire flock for when you need a last minute 'quilty' gift?  We found the pattern and directions here.

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Julie Silber, one of today's most respected quilt authorities, and her partner,Jean Demeter, working together as The Quilt Complex, offer a wide range of antique and vintage quilts made between 1800 and 1950.

And right now they have some of their quilts on sale, but time is quickly running out.  You might just want to take a peek!

Take a look at all of the quilts for sale.

Here's an example.  Regular Price - $1800 - Sale Price $1,055