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The Quilt Alliance sixth contest and auction, "Home Is Where the Quilt Is," attracted 119 miniature masterpieces from quiltmakers in the U.S. and across the world.  The quilts are now heading home after being on tour and are making their way to Ebay with the first week of auctions beginning Monday, November 12, 2012.

All proceeds from this annual auction support the Alliance's core project, Q.S.O.S., and make their participation in partner projects like The Quilt Index andQuilt Treasures possible.

To view the 29 quilts offered in Week One of the "Home" auction visit their Flickr page. Flickr galleries for weeks 2-4 will be available later this week.

Here are the dates for each auction week.
Auction Week 1: Monday, Nov. 12 - Monday, Nov. 19 2012
Auction Week 2: Monday, Nov. 19 - Monday, Nov. 26 2012
Auction Week 3: Monday, Nov. 26 - Monday, Dec. 3 2012
Auction Week 4: Monday, Dec. 3 - Monday, Dec. 10 2012

The bidding for each quilt will start at $50 and each 7-day auction week starts and ends at 9:00 pm Eastern. Search "Quilt Alliance" on ebay.com during the auction period for that quilt. Please note: Before and after the auction period the quilts are not viewable (eBay only posts items included in live auctions--no archives or scheduled auctions are viewable).

Next year's theme is TWENTY.

Celebrate the Quilt Alliance's 20th anniversary by making and donating a quilt that celebrates TWENTY: the numeral, the concept, the quantity, the word--it's up to you and your imagination. All entries should be 20" x 20". Entries must be postmarked by May 1, 2013.

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Meet designer and publisher Daniela Stout, whose monthly "strip club" is a huge hit at her quilt shop in El Cajon, CA.

Each month, club members take on a new project using fabric strips, and in this episode,Daniela shares some of her favorite techniques and tips for turning strips into versatile tubes, squares, and blocks. (You'll have a chance to "strip" as well: Daniela's Strip it Tube Block Quilt will be available as a free project on the TQS website.)

We wrap up with a visit to Washougal, WA, where Barbara Shapel treats us to a show of her award-winning two-sided quilts, in which the quilt back offers viewers a different perspective of the design on the front.

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This week's puzzle comes straight from the TQS Quilt Gallery. This multi-awarding winning quilt is Skeletons From My Closet by Teri Barile.  Teri made the quilt for a Day of the Dead Challenge. Teri says it "Represents my not nearly dearly departed art quilter friends at a show and tell.

Teri's quilt won: First Place Art Wall Quilt at Road to California 2006, Best Interpretation of Theme at the Denver National Quilt Festival in 2006, and Best Use of Embellishments at the Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza in 2006.

It measures 48" x 42" and was machine pieced and machine quilted.

Skeletons From My Closet - 36 pieces non-rotating

Skeletons From My Closet - 100 pieces non-rotating

Skeletons From My Closet - 100 pieces rotating

Skeletons From My Closet - 300 pieces non-rotating

Skeletons From My Closet - 300 pieces rotating

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Join Alex and Ricky on the set at Quilt In A Day (Eleanor Burns' shop and studio) as they tape Episode 1110: Come to the "Strip Club"...Rated G! with Daniela Stout.

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Susan and Kay demonstrate a "random patchwork" method using the #20 Open Toe Embroidery Foot and decorative stitches in this latest demo for the This and That Sampler.

To watch other Bernina Educational Videos click on   to the left of your screen.

Click here to download project information.

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Here is the fun decoratively stitched binding.  This feature adds an amazing texture and had everyone smiling.  How did she pull this off???

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Join Ricky as he gives you tour of his finished studio.  To see how Ricky built his studio, click on the following links and they'll take you to his "building blogs."

Let's Build a Studio - Part 1

Let's Build a Studio - Part 2

Let's Build a Studio - Part 3

Let's Build a Studio - Part 4

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Ami Simms would love you to stop by and visit AAQI booth if you are in Houston.  They have 2185 Priority Quilts for sale to benefit the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative.

And don't forget, The Celebrity Invitational Quilt Auction is in progress!  Click here to learn more.

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The 5th Annual High Fiber Exhibit Benefit Art Exhibition and Sale at the San Jose Musem of Quilts and Textiles  is continuing through November 4, 2012 and is available to you online!  Click here to learn more.

The final selection of 262 works by sixty-five artists presented in High Fiber, have been created by nationally known and emerging artists, and include a variety of styles. From intimate to quirky, serious to fun, singular examples or a series the works provide textural, color, and conversation.

Artists included are:  Candice Abraham, B. J. Adams, Pamela G. Allen, Deborah E. Babin, Nancy L. Bardach, Stella K. Belikiewicz, Lynne Brotman, Leslie Carabas, Dotti Cichon, Sandra Palmer Ciolino, Linda J. Cline, Leslie Coe, Carol Coohey, Judith Crespo, Thomas Cronenberg, Yael David-Cohen, Virginia Davis, Alma I. de la Melena Cox, Giny Dixon, Radka Donnell, Nancy Erickson, Sandi Goldstein, Gloria J. Grandy, Wendy Huhn, Jill Jensen, Deborah Johnson, Gwen Jones, Ms. Joy-Lily, Lisa Kerpoe, Marjan Kluepfel, Lynn Koolish, Linda Laird, Janice Lessman-Moss, Moxie Lieberman, Marcia Manzo, Therese L. May, Pam Moore, Dominie M. Nash, Sheila O'Hara, Ellen Oppenheimer, Pamela Palma, Carole I. Parker, Gabrielle J. Pescador, Wen Redmond, Rowland Ricketts, Michael F. Rohde, Elena Rosenberg, Daniel S. Rouse, Mary M. Sandbothe, Christa M. Schreiber, Joan Schulze, Judy Shelton, Wendeanne Ke`aka Stitt, Linda Syverson Guild, Claudia Tait, Connie Tiegel, Debbie Tislau, Judith Trager, Susan Walen, Catherine L. Waltz, Allyson Weir, Katy J, Widger, Isabelle Wiessler, Shea Wilkinson, Erin M. Wilson.

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Here's the November instructional video for the 2012 BOM Sedona Star with Sarah Vedeler. In this lesson you will complete the applique for the four corners of the quilt.