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What's in a name?  A new Gammill® Sit Down Machine and you could win one of your very own!

Are you good with names?  Then put your skills to use and give Gammill your best name suggestion.  "Like" their Facebook page, fill out the form and you could be one of the first to own a brand new Gammill^® Sit Down Machine, valued at $7,000!

Remember, you must "Like" their Facebook page, do not submit your name in the Daily Blog comments.  

Let's Make Sure A TQS Member Wins!

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The 5th Annual High Fiber Under Five Exhibit is being held October 20 - November 4, 2012 at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose, CA.

For the past four years High Fiber has been the Museum’s signature benefit art sale created to generate support for both fiber artists and the Museum. A juried exhibition, High Fiber is an inspiring showcase for a wide variety of textile art forms including quilts, jewelry, tapestries, wall-hangings, sculpture, and wearable art where fiber plays a prominent role. All of the art in this exhibition is for sale at $500 or less, with a designated percentage of the proceeds donated to the Museum.

An secondary exhibit, FiberShots, is an additional opportunity for the public to purchase fiber art. FiberShots will feature 15” x 15” artful fiber work—traditional and contemporary/non-traditional—that will be sold for $100, directly in support of the Museum.

Executive Director Christine Jeffers notes, "It is our mission to promote the craft and history of textile and fiber art. This event presents a broad representation of fiber art and allows members of the public to purchase a piece, take it home, and become advocates for fiber art."

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, 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, 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.

The Exhibit is sponsored by:

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Lesson 2 is Ready in the Classroom.

The new Fabric Fancifications class provides a fabulous foundation for simple, successful quilt embellishments.

Join Lauren Vlcek, co-author of Fabric Embellishing: The Basics & Beyond, as she guides you through a number of brilliant ways to embellish this quilt sampler which you will create as you follow along in the classroom. Included in this classroom are raw edge applique, couching, basic hand stitching, and basic bead embroidery techniques.

As an added bonus, anyone who submits photos of their work in progress will be eligible to win a signed copy of Lauren's quilt.  Each week, as you follow along, you can submit a photo of your work.  This submission will enter you into a drawing for the Fabric Fancifications sampler created and signed by Lauren.

To make your supplies easier, Lauren has created a TQS Classroom Companion Embellishments Pack designed to accompany the class. This pack includes small amounts of most of the embellishments needed for the project. This pack is not a complete kit for the classroom project. Students will need to provide quilting supplies and sewing threads from their own stash.  The pack is available from Lauren for $35.  Click here to purchase the Companion Pack.

Visit the classroom to watch Lauren's  Introductory Lesson which is free to all TQS members. This lesson outlines what you'll need to complete the class including a Fabric Fancification's shopping list.

Classes begin on October 30 with Lesson 1 - Raw Edge Applique.

Lesson 2 is ready now.  (People in Houston loved the sampler and were excited about the class.

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Our friends at Gammill are having a contest and they want you to come up with a name and that's all we can say until tomorrow, October 27.  If your "name" is chosen you will Realize Your Dream. 

We can say there is a great prize attached to the name and because it is from Gammill, you are going to love everything else attached to the name as well.

Come back tomorrow at 9:30am PST to The Daily Blog for the big announcement & details on how to enter and discover, "what's in a name?"

Please don't post comments to the Daily Blog today - there will be instructions tomorrow on how to enter the contest!

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Alex & Ricky share recent events and show each other their fun new quilts in progress.  Take a look.

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The Hollywood Costume Exhibit is now open at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

Sponspored by Harry Winston, Jeweller to the Stars, This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see over 100 of the most iconic costumes in the history of film-making. Hollywood Costume explores the most beloved characters in Hollywood history and gives an insight on the role of the costume designer. The exhibition includes costumes from many of the greatest films of all time including The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind, plus recent releases including Pirates of the Carribean and The Iron Lady.

The exhibition runs from October 20, 2012 - January 27, 2013.  For a four week loan only, until November 18, you can see the original Ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.  The slippers are on loan from the National Museum of American History.

For more information regarding the exhibition, click here.

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The International Quilt Festival Houston 2012 is just around the corner (Nov 1-4 at the George R. Brown Convention Center). We will be in booth 709.  Daily meet/greet is at 1:00pm, TQS dinner, and lots of other fun stuff, including a chance to win DVDs and signed quilt blocks by Alex a& Ricky at the show.

Some of our favorite vendors will be there including:

• AccuQuilt - Booth 1044
• AQS Publishing - Booth 1758
• Bernina of America - Booth 1544
• Gammill Quilting Systems- Booth 900
• Superior Threads - Booth 608

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Join Rob as he spends time in Bellingham, WA with the Moonlight Quilters Guild.

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Photo by Gregory Case Photography

We return to the home of Betsy and Richard Ehrenberg in Santa Fe to welcome self-described "late bloomer" -AKA fiber artist, teacher, and author - Karen Eckmeier, who demonstrates how she uses overlapping and topstitched fabric strips to create her delightful "accidental landscape" quilts.

In addition, Karen shares ideas for adapting her versatile technique for use on garments, and Lilo and Elena model some of Karen's wearable creations. (You'll need to watch to discover why you'll always find a "lucky lizard" stitched into Karen's show quilts.)

The episode concludes with a tour of the Ehrenberg home, Casa de Vidrio (House of Glass), which houses the couple's amazing collection of contemporary art glass.

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Award-winning Gammill quilting artist, Linda Thielfoldt, shows you how to use blue painter's tape to quickly mark your quilts.  Using the tape she demonstrates two different quilting ideas for creating simple designs in your sashing.