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 Bear Essentials Kit           Beloved Beauties Kit
Now Available               Coming Soon
(limited qty) 

Hooray, hooray!!!!  The Bear Essentials kit is now available in the Shoppe in limited quantities.  

In an effort to streamline the shoppe and make it more efficient, Bob, our web guru has built a brand new shoppe. From your perspective, it will look very similar to the old Shoppe but the real transformation is behind the scenes.  What does this mean to you....It means our old online Shoppe is no longer and the new Shoppe will require you to register with a new username and password; but this is the only change you'll notice with the "workings" of the shoppe.  We strongly urge you to use the same log-in information you use to enter the main site. This will just keep you from getting confused. As stated a few weeks ago, we currently only have BOM kits and the Series DVD's available.

Enjoy, enjoy Ruffled Roses - Essentials  and be on the look-out for the Ruffled Roses - Beloved Beauties coming soon!

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There is still time to catch this fabulous exhibit at the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles. Running from November 16, 2010 through January 30, 2011.

Cream of the Cloth: Quilts from the Marbaum Collection of Hilary & Marvin Fletcher is the personal collection of long-time art quilt advocates Hilary and Marvin Fletcher. The exhibit covers 25 years of contemporary art quilt history featuring works by Michael James, Sue Benner, Jane Sassaman and more. This exhibition is sponsored by C&T Publishing and eQuilter.com.

This video is just a tidbit of what you'll actually see at the museum.  Sit back, relax with a cup of coffee and enjoy.

Some of the other featured artists included are: Melody Johnson, Ellen Oppenheimer, Emily Richardson, Ann McKenzie Nickolson, Charlotte Patera, Kent Williams, Debra Lunn, Michael Mrowka, Arlene Blackburn, Judy Hooworth, Jan Myers-Newbury, Etsuko Takahashi, Holley Junker, Beatrice Lantern, Liz Cenendella, Joan Colvin, Linda Levin, Noriko Endo, Carol Grotrian, John W. Lefelhocz, Caryl Bryer Fallert, Patricia Gould, Karen Perrine, Kathy Loomis, Ruth Garrison, Sharon Heidingsfelder

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Did you know that "colors" are selected for consumers every year?  Pantone, who  provides design professionals with products and services for the colorful exploration and expression of creativity selected PANTONE® 18-2120 Honeysuckle, a vibrant, energetic hue, as the color of the year for 2011. According to Pantone,

Honeysuckle emboldens us to face everyday troubles with verve and vigor. A dynamic reddish pink, Honeysuckle is encouraging and uplifting. It elevates our psyche beyond escape, instilling the confidence, courage and spirit to meet the exhaustive challenges that have become part of everyday life.

In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,” explains Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute®. “Honeysuckle derives its positive qualities from a powerful bond to its mother color red, the most physical, viscerally alive hue in the spectrum.

What do you think?  Will you rush out to buy this color fabric for your latest quilt?  Do you love it? Hate it? Let us know.

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Susan Carlson kicked off Season 8 with her fabulous collage-style quilts. Here, Susan shares her work with TQS. Take a look at wondrous bugs, fish, angels and young boys. Have you watched Show 801: "Painting" With Fabric: Free-Style Quilts yet?

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Our wonderful members are always full of knowledge they want to share.  Thank goodness.  In Episode 607 with Rami Kim, Alex wanted to know the difference between "sharks teeth" and "prairie points."

Well, victoriaedm, decided to look it up.  She read The Art of Manipulating Fabric, by Colette Wolfe and it classified sharks teeth as a slashed pleat rather than individual pieces of folded fabric. The continuous method, where you cut and fold the pleats as one, would be sharks teeth.

In Episode 607, Ricky demonstrates three ways to make prairie points, using individual pieces of folded fabric.

Note: Many of you have gift certificates for free past shows.  Check your My Account area>My Gift Certificates.  You may want to use one for this show if it is not in your library.

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We had a friend drop into the yard to say goodbye.  It's a little early but we appreciate the thought.

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Here is Part 2 of a selection of the amazing quilts seen at Road to California in 2010.  There seemed to be even more exceptional quilting than ever and other noticeable trends included the use of crystals for highlighting and the application of thread-painting.

The imaginations of these quilters is beyond belief and I believe some of them are TQS members, can you spot them?

This year, Road to California Quilter’s Conference and Showcase,“The Best in the West," at the Ontario Convention Center, Ontario CA, runs from January 20-23, 2011.

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The new year often inspires us to make resolutions, challenging ourselves to be better, more effective, or more disciplined. When it comes to your creative endeavors, why not set quilting goals for 2011 too? I'm doing a survey to find out just what you are setting as your 2011 quilting goals.

When you post it - it's official! Chime in!

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Alex, John, Justin and I will be heading to the Dark Continent on January 17th! Whoo-hoo! However, in our last minute preparations we realize we may not have packed everything we need. And, I just know there are facts and figures that will help us be more educated about Kenya. So, we are counting on YOU, the TQS family, to help us out. What do we need to know? Got any cool facts? What do we NOT leave home without? As you can see, I have my safari hat!

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Alex and Ricky sure get around.  Even President Obama has heard about The Quilt Life!