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Bopping around the internet, you never know what you might find.  Here's a fun website, from the blue chair, created by Kati - a mom to 5-year old and 3-year old twins.  She loves to sew, quilt, and take photos and she somehow finds time to create quilting tutorials as well.  One of her latest tutorials is an adorable Christmas Tree Pillow which you could whip up with just your red, gold, and green scraps.

Click here to visit from the blue chair and see Kati's tutorials.

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Join us on a 12-month quilting journey as we bring you a stunning quilt designed especially for TQS by quilters and designers extraordinaire, Sue Nickels and Pat Holly.Two of Us is a spectacular folk-art inspired quilt that features both piecing and appliqué.

Each month, we'll provide a photo and detailed instructions for a portion of the quilt, as well as full-size patterns.Two of Us finishes at approximately 79" x 79" and Sue and Pat’s version features a total of 14 different fabrics.  Fabric kits are available in limited quantities through the TQS Shoppe.

Rather choose your own fabrics? Simply click on the button below to download the Fabric Requirements.

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Here's a cute and quick holiday gift idea from Erin Erickson at www.ErinErickson.com, aka Dog Under My Desk.  It's a little zippered pouch you can use to carry around your earbuds.  No more tangling!

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Join Alex and Ricky behind the scenes as they visit with the TQS Quilt Legend 2012, Meredith Schroeder, at the National Quilt Museum, at the headquarters of the American Quilter's Society,  and in her home.  

Meredith, along with her husband Bill, founded the American Quilter's Society with a vision of promoting the accomplishments of today's quilters on a national and international scale.

Meredith is also a founder of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY. It is the world's largest and most prestigious museum devoted to quilts and fiber art. 

Don't miss a single exciting show in 2013.  

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Prizewinning sister act Sue Nickels and Pat Holly combine precision patchwork and charming appliqué for the TQS 2013 Block-of-the-Month pattern. Pat and Sue have been quilting for more than 30 years, using machine techniques to put a contemporary spin on nineteenth-century folk art designs. The two sisters are in the quilt too, symbolized by the two little birds in the top border. They named the quilt after one of their favorite Beatles songs.

Your quiltmaking skills will soar as you follow along. Pat and Sue will guide you step-by-step through cutting,precision machine piecing, and stitched raw edge machine appliqué. You’ll master patch prep and stitching curves, inside and outside points, and reverse appliqué. The two will let you in on the secrets of their prizewinning details: bias stems, thread stems, and really small circles. Sue will give you the confidence to quilt fabulous free-motion feathers, and Pat will show you how to embellish the binding with decorative stitches.

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Mary Elizabeth Kinch, a wonderful and talented Canadian quilter, author, and blogger is currently running a terrific 12 Quilts of Christmas feature on her blog.  Since December 5th she has been showcasing vintage green and white quilts.

Here's what Mary Elizabeth wrote on her site.

As we are all preparing for the festivities of the season, I thought some green and white antique quilts would be a lovely way to celebrate our quilting heritage during the holidays!  Every other day, I will share a wonderful green and white antique quilt to inspire and entice.  I hope you will join me and share my blog with your friends.

Click here to go to Mary Elizabeth Kinch's blog.

Pine Tree, c. 1880-1890.  Ardis and Robert James Collection, IQSC. Maker unknown.

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Drum roll please... the TQS Quilt Legend 2012 is Meredith Schroeder!

Meredith, along with her husband Bill, founded the American Quilter's Society with a vision of promoting the accomplishments of today's quilters on a national and international scale.

Meredith is also a founder of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, KY. It is the world's largest and most prestigious museum devoted to quilts and fiber art. 

Join Alex and Ricky as they visit a true quilting legend, Meredith Schroeder, at the National Quilt Museum, at the headquarters of the American Quilter's Society,  and in her home.

(photo: Gregory Case)

Don't miss a single exciting show in 2013.  

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The International Quilt Festival in Houston had a very moving exhibit, The Chevron Global AIDS Memorial Quilts: Life Stories in Fabric.  The quilts in this collection emphasize the continuing need for HIV/AIDS education, treatment and prevention.  Several of the quilts include blocks that memorialize someone lost to AIDS.  These blocks include personal items and remembrances of items or activities that person loved.  Each quilt was created by a Chevron employee volunteer.

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This phenomenal quilt won 2nd place Embellished at the Houston International Quilt Festival.  A red ribbon for a red quilt, how appropriate!  

Take a closer look at how Janet Stone mixed embellishments with the quilting. 

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You'll be amazed and delighted when you hear the GlassDuo perform Tchaikovsky's Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy on the Glass Harp at the Chamber Music Festival in Bologna, Italy.  Ricky just might need to look into learning another instrument.