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It's that time of year, if you quilt, sew, or craft you won't want to miss C & T Publishing's annual sale, September 10, 2011. Their warehouse will be filled with more than 170 titles for sale. There are books on fiber arts, quilting, needle arts, mixed media and paper crafts. You can splurge on items priced rom $2 to $5 (we're talking books originally priced at $29.95).  They have even lower prices on patterns, magazines, and gift items.

There will also be a special quilter's booth where C & T will be discounting holiday gift items such as bags, journals, and note cards.

C & T is located at 1651 Challenge Drive, Concord, CA. The hours are 11 a.m to 3 p.m for the general public. If you are going make sure to get there early.  There is usually a line and don't forget to bring your bags or boxes to bring home your haul.

What, you say," I don't live anywhere near Concord," no worries. You can take advantage of the sale by shopping online all weekend on the 10th and 11th. Just click on the "Summer Sizzler Sale" link in the left margin of their web site.

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The work progresses on the remodel - converting our oversized two-car garage into my new sewing room and workspace. Obstacles are never fun, but somehow we have to deal with them, move on, and try to learn from them. Two problems crop up and the project is just getting underway. One of them is pretty serious.

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Anita Grossman Solomon was a recent guest in Episode 905: Rotary-Cutting Revolution:  It Couldn't Be Simpler!  Now she is sharing some of her quilts with TQS.  To learn how to create some of these quilts using her innovative cutting techniques, be sure to watch the episode!

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Creating commercial fabric from concept to market goes though many steps and usually takes about one year to complete. Today, Anna Fishkin who works with Red Rooster Fabrics in New York City, and coordinates my fabric line, got the first strike-offs from Japan. My designs are hard to replicate in commercial fabric because of the nuance of color blending and shifting. However, these turned out great. Usually we may have to go back and forth two or three times before we sign off on the strike-offs and go into production. 

The good news is that instead of these being released in January 2012, they will most likely be ready for shops to see at Fall Market at the end of October and hitting quilt shops by February or March 2012! Whoo-hoo! If you like these crazy fabrics, what would you make?

Oh - and don't forget to leave your "whoo-hoo for Monika" in the comments.

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So, you have every issue of Quilter's Newsletter, and now you need some space in your sewing room to actually sew; what are you going to do?

You decide to rip out only the articles and patterns that you really "need."  But then what?  How do you organize them?  Do you scan them into your computer?  Do you file them away in binders?

Submit a comment and let us know how you get organized.

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Enter to win a copy of this outstanding magazine for yourself. 

Just submit an email to OctoberQuiltLife@thequiltshow.com type "The Quilt Life" in the subject line.  Six winners will be chosen at random. 

Hurry, contest ends Monday, September 13, 2011.

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                       Have you been doing your homework????  Where is Denmark?

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All Star Members get to see the fun view of Quilting in the movie "Stitched".  Don't miss out!  Just click on the Stitched picture below or quickly renew or join to get access.  Your "non-quilter" will love it too.