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This week's puzzle is Jan Krentz' Safari.  This is a wonderful Lone Star quilt featuring large pre-printed African pillow panels and coordinating animal fur prints.  It was created in 2000 and measures 64" x 64." If you'd like to make a similar quilt, you'll find the pattern in Jan's book, Lone Star Quilts & Beyond published by C&T Publishing.

If you'd like to see Jan in action, watch Episode Episode 1103: The Skinny on Stripes.

Safari - 36 pieces - non-rotating

Safari - 100 pieces non-rotating

Safari - 100 pieces - rotating

Safari - 300 pieces - non-rotating

Safari - 300 pieces - rotating

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Quilters have amazing hearts. I personally have witnessed several occasions of outpouring compassion, from hearts that I received while going through a tragedy of my own, blocks coming together for quilt for one of our own members that truly needed some strength and love during a trying time, and to a patriotic example of pride for a few soldiers. Now that this challenge has started quilters have come together again to amaze and make me proud to witness the passion first hand.

We are at the halfway point of this challenge or are we? Who knows where this may lead. Several months have passed and we have some beautiful examples of these quilter’s hearts and I would love to share them with you. So, far we have 63 made and 15 bought quilts for AAQI (The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative). We would love to have you on board. For now, enjoy the quilt show. I couldn’t resist.

When you are done watching come and join us on the forum, and add a little quilt to the collection. All the details are there.

forum/charities-and-quilting-for-others/5200-tqsaaqi-challenge-2012

Imagine if everyone that was apart of our TQS family made or bought one little quilt. I say, bring it on! See you on the forum.

Clara Lawrence

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If you happen find yourself in the Bellingham, WA area this fall, you just might want to put one of these exciting quilt events happening at the Whatcom Museum on your 'must-see' list. 

• Quilt Exhibition American Quilts:  The Democratic Art.
  This is show curated by Bob Shaw, is the first exhibition to tell the whole story of the American quilts and quiltmakers, providing a visually compelling, in-depth study of the art, history, and cultural importance of American quilts, from their European origins to the present day.
  

• One Day Antique Quilt Sale
  featuring 19th and early 20th century American, English, and French quilts for sale in a wide variety of styles, sizes and prices.
    Sunday, August 5 (ONLY!)
    internationally recognized quilt dealers
    Julie Silber & Jean Demeter
    Jane Lury & David Hupert
   
• Join Julie Silber, Joe Cunningham, and Bob Shaw for Quilt Adventure #3, a day of enlightening, entertaining and endearing, everything you ever wanted to know about quilts.  The day includes curator and expert-led morning tours, plus and afternoon of presentations sure to expand your knowledge of quilts created from the early 1800s to the present.
  

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Bernina provides a beautiful machine for TheQuiltShow.com set in Boulder, Colorado.  Watch the excitement as Ricky & Alex open the box.

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Have you watched Jan Krentz in Episode 1103: The Skinny on Stripes? If you have, then you caught just a glimpse of her work with stars and stripes.  Here, Jan is sharing more of her quilts from some of her popular books, Quick Diamond Quilts & Beyond, Quick Star Quilts & Beyond, Diamond Quilts & Beyond, Hunter Star Quilts & Beyond, and Lone Star Quilts & Beyond.

Click here to learn more about Jan on her website (www.jankrentz.com).

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The Alliance For American Quilts is now "Quilt Alliance."

Here's what they have to say about the change.

A new logo was unveiled this week which depicts a colorful ring of quilts or patches punctuated by a threaded needle to finish the letter Q. The logo is vivid and flexible, a fitting symbol for a nimble and creative organization. A quick visit to the website will show how the new logo has already been graphically adapted to showcase specific events and programs, like the Alliance's Quilters Take Manhattan fall fundraiser. 

Our basic mission to document, preserve and share the stories of quilts and quilters will not change. Our branding change is about inclusion, not dilution, and we won't be any less interested in American quilts and quilters. We've been interviewing some quilters in other countries for our oral history project, Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories, for years, and international quilt documentation projects have been added to The Quilt Index recently. We're starting to work with more quilt organizations abroad, and added our first foreign board member last year.

The phenomenal American quilt renaissance that began in the 1970s, has lately gone global. Both the craft of making quilts and the study of historic quilts are booming worldwide, flourishing everywhere from Europe to Asia. The Alliance wants to follow this vibrant trail of quilts wherever it leads.

Read their press release about the rebranding here.  

Please note that both URL's--www.AllianceforAmericanQuilts.org and www.QuiltAlliance.org--will take you to their website. They'll keep the former URL operational for at least another year.

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So far all we forgot were the poles to hang the quilts.  You did want to see quilts, right?  So Justin ran out to IKEA and found something that should work.  Brad Wallace runs our boom camera and welcomes you to the taping.

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Beginning this week, Ricky and Alex will be taping 12 shows in just 6 days  From traditional to art, singing, and buttons, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. Keep an eye on the daily blog to see what kind of trouble they get into while taping.

In the meantime, here's a sneak peek of some of the amazing artists heading to TQS.

• Jill Gorski
• Liz Aneloski
• Rose Sheifer
• Susan Else
• Ann Petersen
• Sue McCarty
• Sheila Frampton Cooper
• Angela Waters
• Jean Wells
• Lauren Vlcek
• Jacquelyn Gering 
• Grace Errera
• Sue Nickels
• Mickey Lawler
• Cathy Miller

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This month TQS Block of the Month designer, Sarah Vedeler, wants you to work on the third of the appliqued blocks, 3 copies of it. You will also set the appliqué blocks into the quilt top.

Check out the video for this month for a refresher on how to make perfect Y seams.

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We've been in overdrive preparing to converge on Boulder, Colorado tomorrow to tape 12 new TQS episodes. In the hustle and bustle we didn't post a birthday greeting for John Anderson on the blog. Today is John's big SIX-O. We think he's looking pretty good and we sure are glad he's steering the TQS ship. 

Ahoy and Happy Birthday John!!!! - and many more!