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Give your next quilting project a pop with colorful dots from the Felicity collection by P&B Textiles.

This charming new line works equally well in both contemporary and traditional quilts, and is sure to bring a bit of bounce to your next creation.

We used Felicity to make our quilting "grab-and-go" tech bag. At a finished size of 9" x 6" x 2", the bag is roomy enough for scissors, several spools of thread, and other small stitching items.

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Have you ever had an epic fail when it comes to quilting? Measured wrong?  Cut wrong?  Well, ctpubblog.com wants to hear about it.  Ctpubblog.com is a creative collaboration at C&T Publishing.

Amy Marson writes about the trouble she had making a quilt from Lerlene Neveril's Midnight Quilts book due to her inaccurate sewing of seams.  She wants to give a copy of the book to one lucky person. To enter, leave a comment the ctpubblog.com site on Amy's post telling them about your most epic quilting “fail.”

The deadline to enter is 4/22/2012 - don't fail to enter!

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Can you guess who made this quilt?  Let's just say it isn't in (her/their/his) typical style.  Bonus points if you know who designed the top.

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The Quilters are going to take over Manhattan again to support The Alliance for American Quilts.  The event will take place at the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC.

Mark Lipinski will lead off the event with his talk "Mark Lipinski Explains It All to You."

The day will include a live Quilter's S.O.S. - Save Our Stories oral history interview with Denyse Schmidt.

Selected quilts from the the Alliance's "Home is Where the Quilt is" contest will be displayed at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the rest will be exhibited at The City Quilter.

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This week's puzzle from Robbi Joy is a little bit different from her usual style.  Created in 2000, This 60" x 64" quilt is a still life in the vibrant colors that Robbi Joy loves. It also won First Place in the Large Art Category at the 2000 IQA show at the International Quilt Festival in Houston.

Tea and Empathy - 36 pieces non-rotating

Tea and Empathy - 100 pieces non-rotating

Tea and Empathy - 100 pieces rotating

Tea and Empathy - 289 pieces non-rotating

Tea and Empathy - 289 pieces rotating

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The American Quilter's Society recently had a show the Lancaster County Convention Center in Lancaster, PA.

Take a look at some of the winners and see if you don't recognize a few names! You'll notice a few TQS favorites!  Then, watch the video below to see some of the quilts.

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Coming up on April 17 is Michelle Jackson's latest Color 101 class.  In  Lesson 4, Fabulous Color Combinations, Michelle talks about why we like the color combinations that we do and takes another look at the color wheel.

Lesson 4 is available to Star Members.  If you'd like to become a Star Member: 

If you've been participating in the exercises, please enter them into the Show & Tell area in the classroom.

Lesson 1, an introduction to the class and to color terminology, is available to ALL members. 

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The 4th Annual May Day Market will be held May 4-6 at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose, California.

This Market is a sale of all kinds of donated goods to benefit the Museum. Last year they had fabric, ethnic textiles, notions, stylish vintage clothing, and amazing quilts. They are seeking donations of quilts, fabrics and all things textile! Deadline for donations of items for the May Day Market is April 27.

May 4, Friday 10am - 5pm and 7 - 11pm
May 5, Saturday 10am - 5pm
May 6, Sunday 10am - 3pm

For More information, call 408-971-0323

And don't forget, if you are going to the museum, Quilt National is currently on exhibit through April 29th.

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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 3 of any of the series DVDs, they can be yours for only $59.95!

Series 9 includes episodes with some our favorite quiltermakers, teachers, artists, authors, and friends:

• 901 State-of-the-Art Quilting: Tradition Meets Innovation with Susan Brubaker Knapp
• 902 When Serendipity Strikes: Protrait of a Quiltmaker with Lola Jenkins
• 903 Realistic Imagery: How Does She Do It? with Velda Newman
• 904 The Wonderful World of Embroidered Applique with Sarah Vedeler
• 905 Rotary-Cutting Revolution: It Couldn't Be Simpler! with Anita Grossman Solomon
• 906 From Music to Materpiece: A New Perspective on Design with Katie Pasquini Masopust
• 907 Get UnRuly: Playing with Words with Tonya Ricucci
• 908 Wedgies, Danglers, and Funkies...Oh, My! with Dianne S. Hire
• 909 Techniques, Tips...and Turning "Trash" into "Treasure" with Gyleen Fitzgerald
• 910 At-ten-tion! Art Deco Quilts, Front and Center with Don Linn
• 911 May All Your Quilts "Be Colourful!" with Jacqueline de Jonge
• 912 Doubleheader Today: Landscapes and Longarm with Joyce Becker & Pam Clarke
• 913 TQS Quilting Legend Eleanor Burns

59 shows and a discount! The International Quilting Month Special through April 15!!

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International "Quilt a Block" fundraising project
launches in Princeton, WI. Calling all Global
Quilters to give the gift of love.

The Princeton, Wisconsin Public Library needs a new building addition. Project Linus needs blankets for children. What could be a better answer to both needs than your love of quilts? By quilting a block you can give the gift of love to a child in need.

To contribute your quilted block requires a $5.00, tax-deductible donation (per block.) Your donation goes to the Princeton Public Library building fund, and your quilted blocks go to Project Linus to be  made into quilts for children in need.

Requirements:
• Finished sized block to be 12” x 12"
(entire piece 12 ½” x 12 ½")
• Fabric must be washable and pre-shrunk.
(no wool please).
• No buttons or sew-on embellishments that
a child may swallow.
• Styles may include, but are not limited to,
pieced, appliqué, embroidered or traditional.
• Themes: toys, animals, birds, faces, plants,
seasons, children’s book themes &
characters, whimsical, or whatever your
imagination can conceive.
• You may quilt as many blocks as you wish.
($5.00 per)
• Project open to anyone on planet Earth.
• All entries must be received by March 31, 2013.