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Watch for the amazing hexagon quilts!  All these quilts are just fantastic.

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From Every Corner by TQS member highplainsquilter

Last fall, shortly after we featured Edyta Sitar (Episode 802), who would ever have imagined that little bits of fabric would travel around the globe to become a part of so many stunning quilts.  Spurred on by Edyta and her love of scrap quilts and her suggestion to share half square triangles with friends, the Sisterhood of The Traveling Triangles was created by the TQS members themselves.  Once the rules were set there were 560 participants that exchanged 224,359 half-square triangles from all across the globe.  A number of members felt that this monumentous venture needed to be recorded for posterity. 

And so...the HSST book project began.  TQS member CMOELLERS is working on creating a book and DVD to document the process. Anyone who wanted to share their own HST Exchange project was and is still welcome to be included.  The final deadline for entry is not until January 1, 2012.  To give us a sneak peek, CMOELLERS has created a slide show of submissions she has received so far.  So, if you still have your HSSTs it's not too late to get your submission included in this one of a kind rememberance.

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Photo by Jim Burt

The holidays have begun and what are you going to do with those out of town visitors?  Such is the question posed by many.  TQS has found a few events that will help you entertain the young and old while at the same time keep your sanity.

• Ride the Holiday Train in Chicago, IL.  The train's cars, decked inside and out with holiday lights, include Santa and his helpers who are there to hand out treats to riding passengers.  For more info click here.
• See the Zoo Light at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago, IL. In addition to the Zoo Light the zoo includes giant snow globes, and other amazing scenes sure to delight.  Click here
  for more info.
• Take the gang on the Window Walking tour of some of New York City's finest window displays.  From Macy's to Bloomindales's the spectacular scenes in the windows make for a festive way to spend an evening out of doors.  Click here for more info.
  
• Listen to the sounds of Nashville's Music City Bronze December 4, 5, 11,12, 2011.  This hand bell ensemble be sharing two free holiday music concerts.  Click here for more info.
• Visit historic Colonial Williamsburg, VA.  During the entire month of December step back in time as this historic village offers everything from music, spectacular fireworks, walking tours, wreath making workshops, and more.  For more info click here.
• Drive the family through nearly a mile of spectacular holiday scenes illuminated by over 1 million lights at Santa's Ranch in New Braunfels,TX .  More than one hundred displays and animation is sure to impress even the grouchiest of scrooges. Click here for more info. 
• Step back in time by visiting the town of Quedlinburg, Germany.  This thousand year old town, filled with hundreds of half-timbered homes, participates each year in drawing visitors from around the globe to share in the delights of an old fashioned Christmas Market. Don't miss Germany's largest Advent calendar.  Each day the door of one of twenty four homes near the castle is opened.  For more info click here. 
• At the stroke of midnight, we celebrate the start of a new year! Sydney does this in style by lighting up the night sky with a spectacular Fireworks Display launched from seven barges on the Harbour, the rooftops of seven city skyscrapers and, unforgettably, from Sydney Harbour Bridge. Bringing more than 1.5 million people to the Harbour, this majestic 12-minute Fireworks Display is the reason why Sydney is the New Years Eve capital of the world.
  
• Pony rides, Christmas tales and festive children's shows are just a few of the treats sure to delight the youngsters in your family at the annual Harewood Christmas extravaganza in Yorkshire, England.
  

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These quilts are amazing.  We wanted to get you up close, so there will be another slideshow tomorrow with the rest of the quilts.

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Never misplace your camera.

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Have you heard of FabMo? They gather beautiful designer fabrics and discontinued samples and then make them available to creative people who support, shools, non-profits, churches and individual initiatives.  It is a non-profit and completely volunteer effort.

There is no direct cost to you, though donations to offset their costs are very much appreciated  The fabrics cannot be sold as is, but can be incorporated  into a project which can then be sold in support of churches, schools, non-profits, or the exercise of individual initiative.

Fabris run the full range from woolens, cottons, silks, linens, synthetics and many blends of these.  Even sheers to upholstery weight and all in between. They also frequently have wallpapers, sample books, hardware, tassels, and more.

To learn more about this interesting organization, click here.

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Jinny Beyer and Alex meet at Market.

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If you watched Episode 909: Techniques, Tips...and Turning "Trash" into "Treasure" with Gyleen Fitzgerald you would have been introduced to the lovely Onaledge B&B in Manitou Springs, Colorado by Brett Maddox, the Executive Director of the Red Crags Estate.

The estate is believed to have a few ghostly inhabitants and today they are inviting you to view their "enchanted home," built in 1912 by architect, builder, and coppersmith Roland Boutwell.  The home is an example of the Arts & Crafts movement popular at the time.