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Help Karen find her quilts.

To see all of the missing quilts, click here.

From Karen Combs:

On March 16, 2012, sometime between midnight and 6am at the Courtyard New Braunfels River Village, my rental car's driver window was broken and my teaching suitcase was stolen. The hotel is located at 750 IH 35 North in New Braunfels, Texas. The police were called, they stated the break-in looked like the work of a professional.

It was a "smash and grab". The vandals did not know what they were taking and it will have no value to them. It means the world to me. . .

Inside the suitcase were the quilts from my popular Patchwork Illusions class. I also lost all my teaching supplies and step-by-step demos for the class.

If you live in New Braunfels or anywhere in Texas, please check local yard sales, flea markets and pawn shops for the quilts. Everyone, please forward this blog posting to every quilter and quilt shop you know and ask them to forward it to everyone they know.

If you find one of my quilts or quilt blocks, please contact me at karen@karencombs.com.

(quilt: Patchwork Illusions Quilt - BATIK CASCADE RIBBONS)

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The Postmark Deadline for entries to the Denver National Quilt Festival VII Quilt Competition, sponsored by Mancuso Show Management, is TODAY!

The theme this year is Different Directions. From the beautiful mountain summits in the great state of Colorado, you can see many directions. What direction are you taking with your quilting?

Please click here for the Denver National Quilt Festival Quilt Competition Entry Form.

$6,000 in prizes will be awarded to the winning quilts of this prestigious competition.

If you want to attend the show, it will be held May 3-6 at the Denver Merchandise Mart.  Hours are 10-6, except Sunday, 10-4.  Admission is $12 and includes re-admission.  Sunday admission is $10.

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Red Rooster (General Fabrics) has been with TQS from the beginning.  Thank you so much.  Ricky makes wonderful fabrics with Red Rooster that need to be in your stash.

Red Rooster is supplying a wonderful prize of 41 fat quarters of Ricky's Blended Solids Collection.  Here is what arrived in the mail: (Some fabrics may have drool on them)

             You can't win if you don't enter!!  Contest ends Sunday 12am March 18, 2012

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The American Quilter's Society (AQS) has supported the quilter and quilting industry in many ways.  From fantastic shows (like Paducah), magazines (like The Quilt Life) and great books, AQS has strengthend all quilters through education and inspiration.

Click on the AQS logo to visit the site and see all they do for quilters. Including their own contest of a dream studio giveaway!

You have a chance to win a full 1 Year Membership along with books and other prizes for a value of over $500.

Don't miss this chance.  Enter now.

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Superior Threads has been with TQS from the beginning.  Bob and Heather believed in Alex & Ricky, and we are proud to be associated with such great people with great products.

How about winning a full box of Silk Threads??!!  Yummy!!

Bob and Heather put out one of the best newsletters in quilting.  It has tips, education, and great thread deals every month.  Choose a sample here and then you can sign up for great deals.

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Take a break from your quilting this weekend and have fun and be inspired. Create an amazing quilt in just minutes.

There are lots of puzzle quilts to choose from so scroll down and take a look. Then choose how challenging you want to be by picking the number of pieces.

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Join us for a special episode of Why Quilts Matter:The Most Famous Quilts in America?

Also, see an extended trailer of Stitched, The Film.

Click on the pictures to start.

             Win 1 of 5 copies of the DVDs for Stitched: The Film or Why Quilts Matter

               Remember that Star Members Have Access to ALL Episodes of Why                                                Quilts Matter through March 31.

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Blanche Young and Helen Frost have been creating inspired Lone Star designs for more than 30 years. They developed an innovative strip-piecing technique and are always discovering new variations of the star design. This exhibit, presented at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, 2012, showcases the progression of their designs from their early work to today.

All of the quilts are featured in their new book, All-Star Quilts: 10 Strip-Pieced Lone Star Sparklers from our friends at C&T Publishing.

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Thank you to C&T Publishing for being with TQS from the beginning. 

 C&T is the standard by which Quilt books are measured, but they have been creating new avenues. 

 Be sure to click  & check out Stash books       

Click to see the Best Sellers at       

C&T is donating a amazing prize of books to a lucky winner.  Be sure to enter right away.  One entry per househould.

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All members, Free & Star, can submit up to 12 quilt pictures for the Quilt Gallery. (Once you are signed up, you can post your quilt pictures from your Profile page!) These pictures go into the Quilt Gallery as inspiration for all quilters.

Need an idea? Want to see new techniques? Click over to the Quilt Gallery and see what everyone else is up to.