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Enjoy the Quilts of Ann Petersen
Here's a look at the work of award-winning quilt artist Ann Petersen, including quilts with which she decorates her home and those that she cherishes as family heirlooms.

You can learn more about Ann in Episode 1211: Fresh Techniques for Old Favorites.

TQS Zoom Quilt: With the Olive Tree by Masako Sasaki

This beautiful, large wall quilt from 2013 AQS Quilt Week - Paducah is an original design by Masako Sasaki of Chiba, Japan. With the Olive Tree is pieced, appliqued, and hand quilted; Masako describes it as her "first great work." Zoom in and enjoy!

Part 2: Susan Stewart Interview - How She Got Her Tulips to "Puff"

Watch Part 2 of Captain John's interview with Susan Stewart, in which she talks about her award-winning quilt, Tuilp Fire. Learn how she got her tulips to "puff" and how she keeps her machine-quilted quilts soft and supple. Susan also shows you the back of her quilt and shares a great tip for sewing on your binding by machine!

Tulip Fire won Best Machine Workmanship at 2013 AQS QuiltWeek - Paducah.

Pay a (Virtual) Visit to International Quilt Market Spring - Portland 2013

Quilt Market is a gathering of manufacturers, designers, publishers, and other vendors from around the world who sell to your local quilt stores. Purveyors of fabric, patterns, sewing machines, books, notions, needles, beads, embellishments, and more come to display their wares. The booths are filled with corporations and "mom & pops" vying to grab the interest of your shop owner. There are always new and fun products to discover.

Quilt Market is awash with smiles and hugs and opportunities to catch up with friends. In the video here, you'll see a number of quilting "celebrities" who've been on the show or are coming soon. As the images go by, watch for the colors...so many colors!

Sit back, relax, and enjoy a trip to Market, accompanied by a mini-concert from Ricky's Heart and Soul CD.

From Margo Clabo's Classroom: Drafting a LeMoyne Star
Margo has a new video in her classroom! Follow along as she teaches you how to draft a LeMoyne Star.

There's Something for Everyone at TQS!
The Quilt Show has it all, and we'd like you--members and non-members alike--to sample a bite from our buffet of shows for FREE! Learn more about your favorite technique, or step out of your box and sink your teeth into something new.

Want Traditional? Watch Tips and Tricks for Triangles and Strips with Edyta Sitar, where you'll learn about strip piecing, half-square triangles, and drawing custom feathers.

Traditional Quilts

A Fan of Art Quilts? Watch From Music to Masterpiece: A New Perspective on Design with Katie Pasquini Masopust, where you'll learn to create an "original" quilt design through a "no-peeking" sketch method accompanied by classical music.

Art Quilts

Going Modern? Watch Make it Modern! with Jacquie Gering, where you'll learn how to "modernize" a classic Log Cabin Block and how to add texture to your quilts through straight-line quilting.

Modern Quilts

Ready to go premium now? Take advantage of the 2013 special. Get all the shows you missed in 2013 with your 1 year membership. If you have been wanting to give Star membership a try or you missed your renewal, we help you fill in the shows since January.

TQS Weekend Puzzle: Kapalua Sunset by Ann Petersen
This week's puzzle quilt, Kapalua Sunset, is an original design from Ann Petersen, our guest in Episode 1211: Fresh Techniques for Old Favorites. The quilt was made in 2008 and was based on a photograph she took herself. The quilt currently hangs in her dining room.

The Stitch Eraser is Here!

Alex Anderson introduces the feature you have all been waiting for. It is the "Undo" switch you have been dreaming about.

Susan Stewart Talks about Tulip Fire (Part 1)
Watch Part 1 of Captain John's video of Susan Stewart as she talks about her quilt, Tulip Fire, which won the Bernina of America Best Machine Workmanship award at 2013 AQS QuiltWeek-Paducah, KY. Listen as Susan describes how she made her award-winning quilt, discusses her quilting technique, and explains why she calls herself a "fabric pusher."

See Susan's quilt up close.

TQS Zoom: See These Works of Art Up Close

Alex ran into her friend Tommie Jane Lane at Market in Portland. Alex has several of Tommie's original thimbles. We have set up 2 zoom pictures for you to get a close look at these works of art.

Click the picture to start. Then scroll down the Zoom page for the second picture.

Photo by Gregory Case Photography

Up Next - Episode 1211: Fresh Techniques for Old Favorites
Long-time quilter, teacher, and self-confessed "obsessive quilter" Ann Petersen thrives on producing sharp points and perfectly pieced blocks, and loves to share her techniques for piecing success.In this episode, Ann demonstrates her method for piecing accurate curves with the aid of freezer paper and just five pins! She also reveals her ingenious method for foundation piecing...without the fuss of paper to remove.

Finally you'll appreciate our visit to the home and studio of Bend, OR, artist Sarah Kaufman, who has successfully adapted her quilting methods to cope with debilitating arthritis, and shares her nifty process for making the Folded Log Cabin block.

Take TQL's American Gothic Challenge

The Quilt Life magazine has a challenge for you! They invite you to submit your quilted interpretation of Grant Wood's classic painting, American Gothic. This painting is one of the most familiar images in 20th-century art and probably one of the most parodied in pop culture; now it's your turn to create a masterpiece.

Here's the best part: selected quilts will be featured in an upcoming issue of The Quilt Life!

Try This Stash Buster!

Has a mountain of scraps taken over your work space? Look what you can create when you cut wayward bits into strips and add them to a colorful foundation.

It's a Wrap from the Denver National Quilt Festival (Part 3)

We're wrapping up our visit to the Denver National Quilt Festival VIII with quilts representing various special exhibits, including quilts from Quilt for Change and the Signature Art Quilters. Sit back and enjoy!

TQS has classrooms on many subjects. There is always something to learn. For example,

Sharon Pederson - Quilt Tips I Wish I New When I Started - things she wishes she knew when she was a beginning quilter.

Libby Lehman - Name That Stitch - Libby shows you to use various regular and "fancy" stitches on your sewing machine to enhance your work.

Patsy Thomspon - Free Motion Quilting - Patsy teaches you the basics of free motion quilting.

Two of Us"
by Sue Nickels and Pat Holly

Introducing the 2013 TQS Block of the Month designed by Sue Nickels and Pat Holly! It's called "TWO OF US" and was created by the two of them. The quilt measures 77 1/2" x 77 1/2" and was completed just in time for Houston.

It's an absolutely spectacular quilt and when Alex first saw it her jaw just dropped.

Kits are available, but quantities are limited.

Every month you'll learn something new as you follow along.

January - Sashing 1 - Learn Debra Wagner's Striplate Piecing technique to accurately piece triangle units.
February - Sashing 2 - Learn accurate piecing of strips.
March - Learn to join pieced arcs to curved edge.
April - Learn basic stitched raw edge appliqué.
May - Piecing the star in circle blocks - Learn how to piece the triangle units in a circle and reverse applique.
June - Applique Border 1 - Learn straight stitch bias stems and outside points.
July - Applique Border 2 - Learn reverse applique and small circles.
August - Applique Border 3 - Learn embellishments and thread stems.
September - Applique Border 4 - Learn how to deal with complex units.
October - Learn how to assemble the quilts blocks and borders.
November - Learn Sue's Free motion feather quilting techniques.
December - Binding and finishing - Learn how to embellish fabric with decorative stitches to make your own binding fabric.

Welcome to The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims

We are proud to offer quilters worldwide the opportunity to watch a fully produced web "TV" show that features great instruction as well as entertaining segments providing insights into the lifestyles of well-known quilt personalities. The show is the first quilting show series to be shot in front of a live audience.

The ever evolving website offers members a multitude of opportunities including a Daily Blog where members can stay current with all the opportunities on our site, a Forum (message board) for sharing insightful and helpful quilting information and techniques, Chat Rooms for those who like to be instantly connected, and the world's largest online Quilt Gallery with a search feature that allows you to locate quilts all over the world.

The hosts, Alex Anderson, former host of HGTV's Simply Quilts and Ricky Tims, quilt teacher, author, and performing artist/entertainer, combine their comprehensive skills to bring to the World Wide Web the richest, most diverse website for quilters ever created.