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After needlepointing an entire couch, it's no wonder that fiber artist and author Carol Ann Waugh decided to take up another form of needlework! Lucky for us, she taught herself to quilt. In this episode, she shows her "stupendously stitched" and quilted works and then demonstrates the "stupendous stitching" techniques that she uses to create her uniquely textured pieces.

She also shares a nifty edge-finishing technique, offers clever suggestions for using up leftover bits of your work, and discusses what it's like to create commissioned pieces for private and corporate collectors.

 Check out these stitches & learn from all the new shows          

Last stop: an on-site visit with quilt artist Judith Trager of Boulder, CO.

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There is nothing like a sharp blade on new fabric.  Is it time for a new blade?  Here is a great memory system to make the job easier for your Olfa rotary cutter.  At the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, we dropped by Olfadeals.com and got some great advice.

If you love Olfa products, don't forget to enter our Olfa Canister Contest!  Enter a photo of your project, shown on the left (click below to get the free pattern) in Show & Tell by midnight, PST, July 1, to become eligible to win one of three goodie packs from Olfa. Included in the packs are a 45mm Quick Change Rotary Cutter, a 6" x 12" Advantage^TM Ruler, a Rotary Circle Cutter, and NEW 5" Precision Applique Scissors!

REMINDER:  The contest project has to be an Olfa canister based on the free pattern.

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The Associated Quilt Guilds of the Central Coast recently held their annual Seven Sisters Quilt Show at the the Madonna Inn in San Luis Obispo, CA.  The show included a Member Guild Quilt Exhibit, vendors, opportunity quilts, challenge quilts, wearable art, and food. Here is just a taste of the show. You also might notice a TQS classroom instructor!

The Member Guilds include:

• Almond Country Quilters Guild
• Bear Valley Quilt Guild
• Central Coast Quilters
• Gold Coast Quilt Guild
• Santa Maria Valley Quilt Guild
• SLO Quilters

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TQS Member, Diane Phillips (MadisonMtn) combined Toni Whitney's "Spirit" Eagle with Ricky Tims Desert Visions Rhapsody Quilt.  This turned out to be a winning combination as Spirit Landing won second place in the 1st Entry in an AQS Paducah Contest sponsored by the YLI Corporation at the AQS Paducah show.  The quilt is 50" x 50" and was made from cotton fabrics.  It is machine pieced, appliqued, and quilted.

Congratulations Diane!

Spirit Landing - 36 pieces non-rotating

Spirit Landing - 100 pieces non-rotating

Spirit Landing - 100 pieces rotating

Spirit Landing - 289 pieces non-rotating

Spirit Landing - 289 pieces rotating

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Barb is the author of Listen to Your Quilt from C&T Publishing. Barb introduces four simple steps which will help you decide what type of quilting is best for your quilt.

Here's what Barb has to say, "For the past 12 years I have been a professional quilter and have quilted for a variety of clients. I developed a 4-step approach that I use for every quilt to plan and design the most complimentary quilting choices."

Now Barb is in the TQS classroom and she is going to walk you through those four steps during a series of eight weekly lessons.

• Lesson 1 - An Introduction to Listen to Your Quilt
• Lesson 2 - Determine the Category of your quilt (Step 1)
• Lesson 3 - Determine the Intended Use of your quilt (Step 2)
• Lesson 4 - Determine how much quilting is needed to enhance your quilt (Step 3)
• Lesson 5 - Learn about allover quilting designs (Step 3)
• Lesson 6 - Learn about partial custom quilting (Step 3)
• Lesson 7 - Learn about heirloom and show quilting (Step 3)
• Lesson 8 - Learn about thread choices for your quilt (Step 4)

Get your pencils ready and your machines warmed up, classes begin May 22!

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Olfa continues to make cutting systems even safer.  TQS dropped by the Olfadeals.com booth at the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah to see a new, safer rotary cutter.  Watch how easy it is to change the blade and how they've instituted a guard which can protect the user whether they are right or left-handed.

If you love Olfa products, don't forget to enter our Olfa Canister Contest! Enter a photo of your project, shown on the left (click below to get the free pattern) in Show & Tell by midnight, PST, July 1, to become eligible to win one of three goodie packs from Olfa. Included in the packs are a 45mm Quick Change Rotary Cutter, a 6" x 12" Advantage^TM Ruler, a Rotary Circle Cutter, and NEW 5" Precision Applique Scissors!

And, come back Monday for Quilter's Quips and Tips where Charlie from Olfadeals.com shows us how to change the blade on an older rotary cutter.  You won't want to miss his tips for putting the blade back together correctly.

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Sixteen new interviews have arrived at the Alliance for American Quilts website as part of their Quilters' S.O.S. - Save our Stories (Q.S.O.S.) oral history collection.  These interviews are from traditional quilters, art quilters, male and female quilters, internationally famous quilters and those whose remarkable works are known only to a small circle of family and friends. As always, the stories behind the "touchstone" quilt they brought to the interview are surprising, amusing, enlightening and moving by turns.

Here's an excerpt with Meg Cox interviewing Caryl Bryer Fallert.  A list of the rest of the "sweet sixteen" follows.  Click here to learn more about the program on the AAQ website.

Also Included in the "sweet" sixteen are:

Kimmy Brunner Machine Quilters Exposition Q.S.O.S. Pat Delaney Machine Quilters Exposition Q.S.O.S.  Cathy Wiggins  Machine Quilters Exposition Q.S.O.S.  Kaffe Fassett International Quilt Festival Q.S.O.S.   Caryl Bryer Fallert International Quilt Festival Q.S.O.S. Melanie Testa International Quilt Festival Q.S.O.S.  Luke Haynes International Quilt Festival Q.S.O.S.  Laura Nelle Goebel North Carolina Q.S.O.S.  Linda Nichols Asheville Quilt Guild Q.S.O.S. Dort Lee Asheville Quilt Guild Q.S.O.S. Carolyn O'Bagy Davis Arizona Quilters Hall of Fame Q.S.O.S. Kathy Kenny The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Q.S.O.S.  Jeanne Bernardy The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Q.S.O.S. Roger Winchell Asheville Quilt Guild Q.S.O.S. Rita Williams Asheville Quilt Guild Q.S.O.S.

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Here's what's coming up in Episode 1011 - Stupendous Stitching with Carol Ann Waugh.

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Join Alex, Ricky, and the rest of the TQS crew as they visit with Carol Ann Waugh on the set of Episode 1011 - Stupendous Stitching.  The episode will be airing on Monday, May 22.

    See this show and all the New Classes  

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In the last lesson of Michelle Jackson's classroom series, Color 101, she shares how easy and how much fun it is to "pop" color into your work. Don't miss it!

Be sure to check out Student Work in the Show & Tell area here.