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Thread choice can make or break the appearance of your finished quilt. Join Barb Persing as she wraps up her popular classroom series with Step 4 of her 4 Simple Steps for making the best choices for quilting your quilt.

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This weekend is the annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Sisters, Oregon.  It is always held on the 2nd Saturday of July from 9:30am to 5pm.  Over 1300 quilts will cover the 1800's-style town.  If you can't make it to the show.  Here's a video from last year's show.

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4937_1779_sally_collins_precision_piecing.jpgSally Collins is one of Alex's favorite teachers. Now you can experience Sally's expert teaching in your own sewing room!


As a Star Member, you'll have access to this wonderful teacher. Start now so you don't miss this golden opportunity to master Sally's techniques for creating precise and beautiful quilts. Here's the scoop:

  • This outstanding 75-minute, detailed DVD is online NOW for all Star members as a gift from TQS. (Other websites charge you $39.99, or even $59.99, for an individual course.)

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4935_el_nopumpkin_00814161050_std.jpg With 107 books to her credit, 22 years as a quilt show host and teacher, and legions of fans who attend her seminars and workshops, it's no surprise that the Quilters Hall of Fame in Marion, IN, has selected Eleanor Burns as its 2012 inductee. 

This perky dynamo with a 'can do' attitude loves to bring new stitchers into the fold. In fact, she considers it her mission to share the joys of quilting with both young and old. 

Click on the button below to learn the remarkable story of how Eleanor began quilting AND to visit her charming log house in the country.

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From a nation of pearl divers and spice merchants to one of the world's largest oil exporters, Kuwait has come a long way in a very short time.  An Arab emirate that covers an area of 6,800 miles (20,000), Kuwait is located in the northeastern area of the Arabian Peninsula.  Oil was discovered in the 1930s. 

Since its independence in 1961, Kuwait has experienced contained and rapid growth.  Join us for this three-part slide show as we re-visit a land of contrast and unexpected beauty through the eyes of the TQS member scwalanna.

Watch Part 2:  Shopping in Kuwait here.

Watch Part 3:  Sadu House here.

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Along with amassing an amazing stash of beads, buttons, and sequins, Tom Russell (Episode 1101) also collects...little chairs. Check out a few of his miniature treasures.  Be sure to check out Tom's studio stash here.   

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Have you ever viewed the Bernina Instructional Videos?  TQS has over 65 quick and easy instructional videos featuring the use of a Bernina machine. Topics include everything from Free Motion Machine Beading, Going in Circles, and Perfect 1/4" No-Pins Curves to Using a Walking Foot and Free Motion Couching.

Isn't it time you took a lesson?

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Cover 2 is ahead. Click on the button to see more of what people said.

 

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Cover 1 or 2  
2 I don't like the picture of Alex and Ricky as much, but I like how the articles inside are featured and I like the clearness of the quilt picture.
2 Much more eye-catching because of the brighter colors.
2 I like the fact that you can see the quilt and that all of the titles are on one side of the magazine cover.
1 Love number one, it's very Australian and that's what I am...
2 The 2nd cover is much more eye-catching! The top pix blends too much. I'd spot cover 2 a good ways away - it's striking.
2 has more "pop" and more eye catching-
2 1 seems to just run, no definition. 2 is much clearer.
1 Love both covers it was a hard decision!

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This quilt, Sparkling Vases, by Tom Russell was awarded Best Quilt from First Time Entrant at Road to California 2004.  The original design was created as a six-month BOM pattern for hgtv.com.  He wanted to create an art quilt that might seem complicated at first glance but was really quite simple to create.  It is made in six simple sections which are joined together to create the quilt.

Sparkling Vases - 35 pieces non-rotating

Sparkling Vases - 96 pieces non-rotating

Sparkling Vases - 96 pieces rotating

Sparkling Vases - 300 pieces non-rotating

Sparkling Vases - 300 pieces rotating

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Congratulations to our three lucky OLFA Contest prize winners. Three TQS members selected entirely at random have each wone a prize package from Olfa that includes a 45mm Quick Change Rotary Cutter, a 6" x 12" AdvantageTM Ruler, a Rotary Circle Cutter, and NEW 5" Precision Applique Scissors!

The winners are:

blueeyes1247Dianne45, and vjquilter

Thank you to everyone who participated and to OLFA for supplying such wonderful prizes.