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This lovely quilt created by Joyce Becker, TQS Guest artist in Episode 912: Doubleheader Today: Landscapes and Longarm, required a number of different techniques.  It uses hand-dyed fabrics, machine embroidery, textile painting and an overlay of organza.  Red Skies at Night - Sailors Delight was made in the summer of 2000 and measure 50" x 52."

It is a sample for Joyce's Luscious Landscapes Workshop.

Red Skies at Night - 36 pieces non-rotating

Red Skies at Night - 100 pieces non-rotating

Red Skies at Night - 100 pieces rotating

Red Skies at Night - 255 pieces rotating

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The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative’s (AAQI) third annual celebrity quilt auction raised a record breaking $14,025 for the nonprofit.

This year’s theme was the "Stanley Cup Quilt-Off." Twelve quilters in two teams competed for bragging rights, the highest selling quilt earning its maker the MVP award.

The Feed Dogs team members were Alex Anderson, Hollis Chatelain, John Flynn, Becky Goldsmith, Renae Haddadin, and Sue Nickels.

The Rotary Blades members were Caryl Bryer Fallert, Pat Holly, Libby Lehman, Judy Mathieson, Mary Sorensen, and Ricky Tims.

A Viewer's Choice component to the "Stanley Cup Quilt-Off" was also offered at International Quilt Festival in Houston and online. Each $1.00 donation was counted as one vote, raising an additional $2,277.26 overall. Profits from sales of earrings made with images of each of the 12 auction quilts brought in $1,025, bringing the total for the event to $17,327.26.

Hollis Chatelain raised $2,570 with her quilt "Hollow," (shown above) a 16" x 16" thread-painted, machine quilted image of a woman's face which earned her the coveted MVP award. This is the third year in a row her quilt earned top dollar in the charity auction.

There are new auctions every month.  The December auction began on the 1st and includes a quilt by Paula Nadelstern.  The AAQI sells quilts every day of the year. Their Quilts For Sale page has more than 500 quilts perfect for holiday giving:  http://www.alzquilts.org/quiltsforsale.org

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Here are selections from th Art-Miniature category of Quilts: A World of Beauty, the annual fall Judged Show of the work by members of the International Quilt Association in Houston 2011.

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Really 'Wild' Flowers! Season Two" by Sharon Schlotzhauer

Sharon Schlotzhauer needs your help!  Her 1st place quilt entitled Really 'Wild' Flowers! Season Two! did not make it back home from the recent Houston Quilt Festival.  The quilt measures 62" x 64.5".  Each of the seven flowers depicted is three dimensional.   The quilt went missing on November 7, 2011 somewhere between the show floor and the mailing area.  If you have seen this quilt please contact TQS here immediately.

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It is the third week of the The Alliance for American Quilts auction on Ebay. All proceeds from the sales of these quilts goes to support the AAQ and its projects, including Quilter's S.O.S. - Save our Stories and the Quilt Index.

Each quilt is 16" x 16" and reflects the theme, Alliances: People, Patterns, Passion which celebrates cooperative relationships that work toward a common goal.

This week a number of TQS Members have a quilt up for auction.  Here are some of their quilts.

On the left from Michael Michalski (BKLYNMIKE) is Kusudama.  On the right from Dana Lynch (DLQUILTER) is Pathways of Opportunity.

The bidding for each quilt starts at $50. This auction will run from November 28 through December 5. You can pay by credit card, PayPal or check (you'll need to notify the AAQ if you want to pay by check.)

To see the quilts that are currently up for auction, click here.

To learn more and see all the quilts, click here.

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Our Production Sponsors Bernina and Gammill are both having fantastic Holiday Sales Events. This is a great time to get the machines you have been waiting for.  Click on the pictures for more information.

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Episode 912: Landscapes and Longarm is a "Doubleheader" featuring Longarm quilting artist Pam Clarke and landscape quilt designer, Joyce Becker.  Each artist has a different "medium" in which they work.  

Pam has her Gammill Vision longarm and gives us a quick look at the basic quilting designs that every quilter should know.  Joyce uses thread to create mini-landscapes.  Take a look at their work as they tape Episode 912.

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Hey, you BOM stars!  It's your favorite time of the month:  the final installment of the 2012 BOM patterns are ready for you to start stitching.  You’re almost done; with just a few more pieced swag border units to make, a small pieced border with floaters, and four appliqued cornerstones, your quilt will be complete.

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Everyone has probably made some sort of holiday quilt, table runner, or place mat, such as this lovely quilt by TQS member, 2BarA.

What TQS wants to know is, "What is the craziest craft item you've come up with to decorate your house for the holidays? Or should we say, "most creative?" Have you made a Reader's Digest Christmas tree, painted clothespins to hang your Christmas cards, created a Menorah from popsicle sticks?

Submit a comment, and let us know, "How creative are you over the holidays?" Bonus points if you used recyclable materials.

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World AIDS Day is held on December 1st each year and is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show their support for people living with HIV and to commemorate people who have died. World AIDS Day was the first ever global health day and the first one was held in 1988.

But did you know that in June of 1987 a small group of strangers gathered in a San Francisco storefront to document the lives they feared history would neglect. Their goal was to create a memorial for those who had died of AIDS, and to thereby help people understand the devastating impact of the disease. This meeting of devoted friends and lovers served as the foundation of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.

Today this quilt still grows.  There are more than 44,000 individual 3-by-6 foot memorial panels commemorating the life of someone who has died of AIDS.  It is the largest community art project in the world.

Here are some quick facts.

• Funds Raised by The Quilt for Direct Services for People with AIDS: over $4,000,000 (U.S.)
• Number of visitors to the Quilt: +18,000,000
• Number of names on the Quilt: more than 91,000
• Size: 1,293,300 square feet
• Viewing time: To see the entire Quilt spending only one minute per panel - over 33 days

And you can still make a panel to contribute to the quilt.  To view the quilt online, click here.