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Visit the set of Episode 1009 - "Stamp Out" Fabric, as Alex and Ricky learn a few lessons from Laura Wasilowski about fusing, hand-dyeing fabric and thread, and the use of hand-carved stamps.

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Join C & T Publishing for their Spring Fling Sale this weekend, starting Friday night, April 20, through Sunday, April 22 you can save up to 75% on books and products from C & T Publishing. Over 150 titles will be reduced from 50 to 75% off retail! 

C & T carries more than just books on quilting, they have books on Surface Design, Fiber Arts, Mixed Media, Sewing, and the Needle Arts.  They also have CDs & DVDs, as well as wonderful gift items such as Calendars, Journals, Notecards, and Playing Cards, along with quite a selection of Tools, Notions, and Interfacing.

Click here Friday night to start shopping.  This is a sale you won't want to miss!

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Have you purchased a Priority: Alzheimer's Quilt?  If you have, the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI) would like to see a photo of it posted on YOUR status update.  They hope to do this every Friday.  You can start today!

Here's what Ami Simms has to say,

You’ll be seeing this photo on the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative Facebook page on Friday.

Why the preview? Because I’m hoping you’ll join me and other AAQI supporters by sharing a photo of one of YOUR Priority: Alzheimer’s Quilts on YOUR status update.

It’s a great way to get people excited about buying quilts. And quilt sales mean research dollars to fight Alzheimer’s. Plus you get to brag what a good shopper you are.

This is one of the quilts I purchased. “What Is She Thinking?” is an incredible rendition of the Mona Lisa in cloth. It was  made by Bobbie McClure Long from East Stroudsburg, PA, and donated to the AAQI back almost 5,000 quilts ago. (If you haven’t heard, we just received our 10,000th donated quilt!)

You can see a much better picture here. Read Bobbie’s Artist Statement and you’ll know why we need to end this disease.

I hang quilt #6079, and several others, on the doors that hide the mess in the cabinets above my desk. I smile my own Mona Lisa smile, but you don’t have to wonder what I’m thinking:

I’m tickled pink to own this quilt and know that the money I paid for it helped support Alzheimer’s research.

If you don’t yet own a quilt of your own from the AAQI, we know how to fix that. You can buy one here:

http://www.alzquilts.org/quiltsforsale.html

All AAQI profits fund Alzheimer’s research.

Thanks for your support, and I hope to see one of the quilts YOU purchased on Facebook on Friday.
Ami :)

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It's springtime in France, so that means it must be time for the annual Pour L'Amour du Fil International Textile Show in Nante.

The show, which runs this year from April 18 - 21, prides itself on presenting visitors with outstanding needleart creations from Europe and around the globe. 

Join us for a tour of the show as seen through the eyes of Dutch quilt curator Dini Bouwers-de Zwart. 

You may even spot some work by a recent TQS guest (Sue Spargo-#810).  From its charming "little house" settings to it unique stitched items, this show is a "wonderland of work."

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Spoonflower - a company that makes fabrics on demand -  is having a giveaway via See How We Sew. Spoonflower will give the winner $50 in credit on their website to print the winner's design or to purchase one of the wonderful prints at Spoonflower Marketplace.  The deadline is Tuesday, April 24.

If you have the ambition to become a fabric designer, Spoonflower is the place for you.  They are also having a contest, partnered with Robert Kaufman Fabrics, to find-the-next-great-fabric-designer.

If you'd like to learn more, you'll need to head on over to See How We Sew where Jennifer Rounds talks about Spoonflower and the giveaway.

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Don't miss a single moment of the learning and laughter available to you in Series 9 of The Quilt Show. With over 10 hours of video, this boxed DVD set makes a great addition to any quilter's library. Have fun and improve your quilting skills with guidance and inspiration from today most-respected quilt artists, teachers, and authors, including:

• Susan Brubaker Knapp

• Lola Jenkins

• Velda Newman

• Sarah Vedeler

• Anita Grossman Solomon

• Katie Pasquini Masopust

• Tonya Ricucci

• Dianne S. Hire

• Gyleen Fitzgerald

• Don Linn

• Jacqueline de Jonge

• Joyce Becker & Pam Clarke

• Eleanor Burns
  

Series 9 DVDs are available for shipping now. The DVDs are $24.95 for Star members, $29.95 for non-members, and--if you purchase three of any of the series DVDs--they can be yours for only $59.95!

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Take your quilting to a whole new level using Robbi Joy Eklow's quick and easy techniques.  In her book, Free Expression:  The Art and Confessions of a Contemporary Quilter, Robbi shows you how easy (and fun!) it is to create complex quilts, even if drawing is not "your thing." Here are some tips:

• Using predominantly warm colors will add excitement to your quilts; cool colors will calm them down.
• Use a broad range of values to add sophistication to your designs.
• Keep your quilts from looking "tilted" by balancing light colors on each side of the design.
• Using only one dark shape creates a visual "hole" in your quilt.
• Move across the room to view your quilt. Make sure that you can see shapes clearly when placing two colors together. 
• Scatter colors throughout the quilt to create a visual "triangle." This adds sense of balance and draws the viewer to explore the entire image.

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Make your own little "quiltlet" featuring Robbi Joy Eklow's (Episode 1008) quick-and-easy, fusible-applique technique. 

At 18" x 18" (unfinished), this little charmer would be stunning as a pillow or small wall quilt--perfect for those times when you need a fast and fun "quilty" gift.