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Look at this great tip from Bernina's We All Sew for stashing your stabilizer. It's a hanging shoe storage rack. Learn more about Kaysie Oldanie an Educator/Sales Trainer that works with Bernina dealers and their teams .  Have you come up with any great ideas lately?

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Ami Simm's dog, Scooter, that has attracted the attention of the Huffington Post and ABC's Good Morning America.  After the all the effort Ami has put into getting recognition for the AAQI, it's her dog that gets all the attention.

We'd like to give a bit more attention to the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative by having you vote for the AAQI.  Daniel J. Andoni, a local attorney in FlintMichigan, pledges 3% of his net profits to a local charity each month. Instead of deciding which deserving nonprofit gets his donation, he uses crowd sourcing: visitors to his website cast their vote for one of five charities. The one with the most votes at the end of the month wins the donation.

The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative is one of the charities listed for the month of June! They are off to a fabulous start, but it's the charity with the most votes at the END of the month that counts. To pull this off, we need to keep growing the numbers. Every vote counts.

The Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative® is a national, grassroots charity whose mission is to raise awareness and fund research. The AAQI auctions and sells donated quilts, and sponsors a nationally touring exhibit of quilts about Alzheimer's. 

 

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On this Father's Day TQS wanted to share a touching story of a Grandpa and Grandson and a very special quilt.

Click on over and read Darra Williamson's blog at See How We Sew, the blog home of Laura Nownes, Christie Batterman, Jennifer Rounds, and of course, Darra.

Free Pattern for Hugs and Kisses.

Give your Dad a hug today!

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Susan became very interested in a band that she discovered through NPR known as The David Wax Museum. The band combines American folk, Mexican son, and bits of bluegrass and the blues. After watching one of the band's videos she decided to create a work that illustrated the band.  There is, of course, quite a bit more to the story of David Wax Museum: 3 of potholders (Coins) in the Kitchen Tarot.

The quilt was begun 4-29-12 and finished on 6-9-12 and is 60.25" x 76.25" It is a whole cloth, painted quilt. To learn the whole story behind the quilt, click here.

Click here to visit Susan's website.

David Wax Museum - 35 pieces non-rotating

David Wax Museum - 100 pieces non-rotating

David Wax Museum - 100 pieces rotating

David Wax Museum - 300 pieces non-rotating

David Wax Museum - 300 pieces rotating

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I Dreamed I Was a Flower by fiberwoman

It is with a heavy heart that we share with you the news that Richard "Rick" Billings, husband of TQS member fiberwoman, passed away peacefully at hospice on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, just three months after being diagnosed with cancer.

Rick was a golf enthusiast and woodworker, turning out one-of-a-kind pens. Now he is perfecting his putt on Heaven's greens. He was a kind soul with a streak of spunk, reveling in teasing his family and friends even to his final days. He will be missed tremendously.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Jan and her entire family.

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Wrapping up the 1000 series is Episode 1013 - Journaling Through (And On) with Susan Shie.

 

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Carol Moellers, CMOELLERS, was one of a number of members of TQS who recently visited Ireland to take part in the first International Quilt Festival of Ireland.  Carol was kind enough to send us back some of her wonderful photos of the experience. In this slideshow she visits the Cliffs of Moher, the prehistoric tomb at Newgrange, the home of the Titantic and a wee bit more.  Keep an eye out, this is just a part of her journey.

Click to play this Smilebox slideshow


 

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Here's a great bit of news! We're running a sale on the Buttons and Blooms light beige fabric (#22015) for the 2012 BOM quilt. In addition to use in your BOM quilt, this lovely, tone-on-tone print would be great for backing a quilt or to incorporate in throw pillows. During the sale, you can purchase the fabric for $10 per yard ($8 per yard if you order 6 yards or more) plus shipping and handling.

As the fabric will be cut to order, it will be available by PHONE ORDER only.

To order your fabric, please call 1-719-742-3040.  Remember, this sale is by PHONE ORDER only and not through the Shoppe.

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Join Alex and Ricky on the set for Episode 1013 - Journaling Through (and On) with Susan Shie. Susan creates highly personal works based on her journals and world events with each quilt becoming a visual time capsule.  Watch as she guides Alex and Ricky through her process.

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Click to play this Smilebox slideshow

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In this lesson, Barb (Persing) discusses the four types of quilting that you might select to enhance your latest quilt project. Whether all-over quilting, semi-custom, custom, or heirloom--each can add that extra "wow factor" to make YOUR quilt outstanding.