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Follow the renowned staff at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art through a new series of online interviews called "Connections." Each interview centers around a theme, and each interviewee shares his or her personal perspective of favorite works within the museum.
Join Robin Schwalb, archivist, media tech, and quilter, as she discusses "grids." Click here to see Robin's interview as well as others from the Met.
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TQS Congratulates Gammill founder, Kennoth Gammill who received an Honorary Degree from Missouri State University-West Plains. Mr. Gammill received his Associate of Applied Science degree on May 14 for his "unstoppable work ethic" and for impacting the quilting industry in a definite and positive way forever and worldwide. This is the first honorary degree bestowed by the University.
In 1980, Gammill revolutionized the quilting world when he founded Gammill Quilting Machine Co. in West Plains, believing there was an easier, more efficient and more decorative way to machine quilt. Instead of moving the fabric through the machine, Gammill's design moved the machine over the fabric, changing the quilting industry forever.
Congratulations Kennoth and thank you from all of us at TQS and quilters everywhere!
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Making a quilted project using wool requires a few adjustments to your typical 'tool box' of quilting know-how. Here are a few helpful tips to keep you stitchin' merrily along your way.
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| Join us for a tour of the home of Barbara and Bob Normoyle. The Normoyle's graciously opened their home to TQS crew for the recent filming of the Sue Spargo show (Episode 810). Barbara is a creative decorator AND a prolific quilter. Step inside a home filled with whimsy and style. |
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Sharon visits the BERNINA booth at Quilt Market in Salt Lake City where she learns about Quilt Motion for BERNINA from Debra Rutledge and two new entry level sewing machines from Jennifer Gigas. BERNINA always has something new whether you are just beginning to quilt or want to take that next step.
And stay tuned, Sharon has more reports to come from all over market including a visit with Jim West who talks about his latest quilting adventures with Sew Many Places.
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On Friday night, August 5, attend the event "Modern Stories: Documenting the Modern Quilt Movement" an intimate gathering at a Garment District loft. The evening includes a panel of in-the-know bloggers, fabric designers and A-list quilters discussing the Modern Quilt movement. Also, witness Victoria Findlay Wolfe, custom quiltmaker and co-founder of the New York City Metro Area Modern Quilt Guild and Bumble Beans Basics charity project getting interviewed for the Alliance's oral history project, Quilters' S.O.S. - Save Our Stories (Q.S.O.S.). Refreshments and door prizes.
The main event is a packed afternoon at F.I.T., the Fashion Institute of Technology, on Saturday, August 6. Headliners include Marianne Fons, her daughter Mary Fons, who just started a TV show called "Quilty" for new quilters on the Internet, and Jay McCarroll, winner of the first season of Project Runway, who is now designing quilt fabric. The afternoon includes door prizes, demos, gift bags, refreshments and much more.
The final event is a fun cocktail party in a quilt shop! Naturally it will be at the City Quilter, Manhattan's biggest and best fabric shop, which just opened the first art gallery devoted to art quilts next to its store. All 3 events are in walking distance from each other and many New York City landmarks.
The AAQ is encouraging quilters to pick among the three affordable events and add in other exciting Big Apple excursions and shopping to create a personalized weekend getaway: anybody who buys a ticket to at least one of the Alliance "Quilters Take Manhattan" events will get a discount on a room at the brand new Fashion District Hilton.
For more info click here.
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In her report from Quilt Market in Salt Lake City, Sharon visits with Elissa and Heather Willms of the Hopscotch Quilt Shop in Alberta, Canada. Elissa is one of the youngest proprietors of a quilt shop in North America. Just wait until you hear how old she was when she opened her shop.
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Last week during the drive to Eau Claire, Wisconsin for a Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar, I came down with severe flu-like symptoms (achey all over, fever, lifeless, and coughing). Since the seminar started the next afternoon I treated myself with over-the-counter flu meds that are tried and true for me. This time they had no effect.
I managed through the first session of the seminar but it became evident something was really wrong. Off to the ER I went. I was diagnosed with a urinary tract bacterial infection. Everything there was a mess - kidneys, bladder, and prostate. The doctor was more concerned that it did not turn systemic which could become critical or even life threatening.
So - long story short I spent a lot of time in bed. Alex and Libby played backup quarterback for the seminars and I was in the game as much as I could be - thankfully. However, by Saturday the infection had localized in my nether region (yes, a testicle, ouch) and it was insisted that I return to the ER, which I did.
The report is that the antibiotics are working, in time the swelling will go down, and that the only way to a speedy recovery is bed rest. Walking is minimal because gravity will not help "the situation", and therefore I have had to cancel a couple of weeks of things on my calendar.
Today I am still in bed - doing all the right things (I hope) so we can start the drive back to Colorado tomorrow. I'm sure we'll make a mobile hospital bed so I can still be horizontal as much as possible.
Thank you for your care and concern. If you want to be entertained during my recovery, then you'll have to follow my public figure page on Facebook - just LIKE me on that link.
Here is a photo from the weekend during a moment when I was not feeling so bad. You caption it. What are each of us (Ricky, Libby, Alex) saying/thinking? Whoever makes me laugh the most before I get home to Colorado on Wednesday or Thursday will get hand-dyed fabrics as a treat.
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The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has revealed its plan for the visual look of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 and that look is the patchwork quilt. Here's what the Official Press Release had to say,
At the heart of the Look of the Games concept design lies the principle of the "patchwork quilt" - a combination of 16 designs representing the most famous traditional Russian arts and crafts, ranging from Gzhel to Khokhloma. The Look of the Games concept is the visual embodiment of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games philosophy and is intended to express the character of modern Russia whilst at the same time introducing guests from all over the world to traditional Russian hospitality.
What do you think?
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