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Making your own "stupendously stitched" project can be lots of fun, and Carol Ann Waugh (Episode 1011) has a few tips to share that will help make the process move along without any snags.

• If your bobbin thread is showing on top, lower your tension or decrease your sewing speed.
• Lower your top tension for couching stitches.
• Replace your needles every five to six hours. 
• Use a metal thread stand designed for large thread cones to hold your thread.The metal arm lifts the thread above the machine and helps to eliminate stress on thread as it feeds through the machine.
• If the fabric is bunching, lower your top tension. If that doesn't solve the problem, add a second layer of interfacing to the fabric to give it more weight.
• Carol uses a Pellon fusible interfacing that is heavy enough to hold the decorative stitching without bunching the fabric, but light enough for easy hand stitching.

Find more great tips--and project ideas--in Carol's book, Stupendous Stitching.

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With two sophisticated colorways in both turquoise and red Reflections by Red Rooster is sure to be the right choice for your next project. Check out our adorable version of the Tammy Tote from Late Bloomers Quilts.  See the entire line here.

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Join our featured artist Carol Ann Waugh (Episode 1011) as she takes us on a personal tour of her downtown Denver studio. This dedicated work space features some clever ideas for storage, and lots of inspiration to spark your creativity!

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"Quilts of Valor," a 73-minute documentary starring national quilters Eleanor Burns, Alex Anderson, and Mark Lipinski and hosted by Marianne Fons, has just been made available to all public television stations nationwide by its producer, Iowa Public Television.

Three novice quilters were matched with three professionals to help them make quilts for the Quilts of Valor program which has awarded 61,458 quilts to veterans since it began in 2003.  The novices were Dan Gable, wrestling legend, Mary Lou Metzger of Lawrence Welk fame, and Heather Stephenson whose husband is a member of the Iowa National Guard.

To make sure this unique and compelling program is aired on your local station, contact your station's programming department and ask it to schedule the show.

For help in finding your local station, go to http://www.pbs.org. Contact your station via email, phone message, or personal note to let them know you want to watch "Quilts of Valor."

To learn more about the Quilts of Valor program, click here.

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Alex began this quilt in a Charlotte Warr Andersen class at Asilomar.  She didn't want to do the face of a person, so she decided on the eagle.  It measures 66" x 72" and is pieced and appliqued.  It is her own original design and unfortunately, no pattern is available.

Made in America - 35 pieces non-rotating

Made in America - 99 pieces non-rotating

Made in America - 99 pieces rotating

Made in America - 300 pieces non-rotating

Made in America - 300 pieces rotating

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When you hear the word, "America," what do you envision?  For these quilters, America represents many different things, from flags and baseball to flowers and stars.  Enjoy these many visions of America from our TQS members.

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As a special memorial day treat, everyone can join Alex and Ricky as they learn how to make Fabulous Fusible Flowers with Melinda Bula.

..and today & May 28, the show is Free to everyone!  Just sign in.  

Need a free account? It's Free, Easy, & Safe:      

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On May 21, 1977, the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles made its first steps into the world. The Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association first opened the doors as the American Museum of Quilts and Related Arts in a storefront in Los Altos, CA. They had about ten quilts and would change the exhibition monthly.  Learn more about the history of the museum here.

Today the museum's collection has approximately 850 quilts, garments, and ethnic textiles. Their research library contains more than 500 books on history and the making of quilts and textiles.

The museum attracts around 12,000 people annually and reaches 8,000 K-12 students each year through their highly successful in-school programs.

You'll want to be one of those visitors this year as a number of outstanding exhibits will be on display beginning with Mark Adams: His Tapestry and Collaborators running through July 29, 2012.

That will be followed up by:

• August 7 - October 14 - ITAB 2nd Biennial - International TECH-Sytle Art Biennial
• October 20 - November 4 - 5th Annual High Fiber - Benefit Art Exhibition and Sales
• November 13 - February 3, 2012 - Collecting Treasures: Celebrating 35 Years

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1.     The blue quilt has more contrast.

2.     Both great but the 2nd one highlights more info - love the magazine (it is cold here in Oz!)

3.     The quilt on Cover 2 is much more interesting and "HOT" looking than the top one.

4.     I love them both, but for me the reds and pinks in the second cover clash a bit. The quilt on the           first cover has an Africa feel to it, which also adds to the hot theme.

5.     The second is much brighter and more inviting. The articles or features are much easier to read           and therefore would make me want to buy it if I were interested in those articles!

6.     I prefer the second one because it's very cheerful and colourful. It's simply more pleasant to look         at too.

7.     Though both quilts are beautiful, I like that cover 1 does not take up so much of the cover. Plus,          I like the photos of Ricky and Alex better on cover 1 than on cover 2

8.     I like the quilt in #2 better, but visually I like #1 better for the cover

9.   #2 is much more colorful than cover #1--I think it would attract more readers

10.   Love both of the quilts however cover 2 is more eye catching.

11.  Are you kidding? The 1st photo looks like it was professionally staged, Alex's hair looks good and        the location of the quilt doesn't look like they are pulling the covers up!  The only thing I like better                 about the 2nd image is the type face and color of what's inside.

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Carol Ann Waugh is known for her Stupendous Stitching quilts (see Episode 1011), but she has other types of work that are just as staggering in their beauty, color and design such as Yellow Submarine. This quilt is 28" x 25" and has been juried into a number of exhibits and published in books and magazines including:

Juried into 1,000 Artisan Textiles, Quarry Books, 2010
Juried into Art Quilts Lowell, Lowell, MA
Juried into Connecting Threads, Front Range Contemporary Quilters, CO
Featured in Artscape: New England's Culture Magazine, October 7, 2007|
Juried into Fusion, Fremont Center for the Arts, CO
Juried into the Albuquerque Fiber Arts Festival, NM
Featured in the book "A Fiber Artist's Guide to Color & Composition"

Yellow Submarine - 36 pieces non-roating

Yellow Submarine - 100 pieces non-rotating

Yellow Submarine - 100 pieces rotating

Yellow Submarine - 300 pieces non-rotating

Yellow Submarine - 300 pieces rotating