It's a Party When TQS Celebrates their 100th Episode with Jo Morton and David Taylor!
A good time was had by all during the filming of Episode 808 - Celebrate the Past (and Future) with TQS! Quiltmaker, author, and designer Jo Morton helped TQS celebrate their 100th episode.

Then, TQS goes to the home of David Taylor, and has a visit.

Ricky also puts on the gloves and shows a dyeing technique using fiber-reactive dye and soda ash.

(Photo:  Gregory Case Photography)

Throughout the Episode we pay tribute to Past Shows!

Batt Scooters - 3 Lucky Winners!

Viewers saw Alex using these great quilting aids in a recent video and wanted to know what they were.  Watch the video and see how they work.

Alex loves the Batt Scooters and wants to give away 3 pairs to lucky TQS members!

You'll need to enter to win.  Enter Now!

Infinite Variety Quilting Close Up
When Infinite Variety Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts was on exhibit at the Park Avenue Armory in NYC, everyone entered the room in a state of awe.  Jaws dropped and all eyes went up to look at the exquisite quilts hanging from the ceiling.  

TQS decided to get a better look at some of the quilting and embroidery in the quilts and set our sites close up to give you chance to look as well.

Mancuso Show Management to Help with Japanese Relief Effort

TQS would like to announce that one of its sponsors, Mancuso Show Management, is extending their arms to the Japanese quilting community.

Through their remaining 2011 Quilt Competitions, they will be offering relief to victims stricken by the earthquake and tsunami which struck in early March.

They will be donating a portion of the quilt competition entry fees to support that effort.

Top 100 Puzzle
This week's Top 100 Puzzle is a Hawaiian applique masterpieces from Hannah Ku'umilalni (Hannah Cummings Baker) from 1938.  It is non-traditional in that a lighter fabric has been appliqued upon a darker fabric.  Hannah is known for keeping the Hawaiian quilting tradition alive and was known to teach and share her knowledge throughout the islands.

Sharon Pederson - Catch Up On All The Lessons
This week Sharon teaches you how to make stencils from layers of freezer paper.  Click on the buttons below to see what else Sharon has been up to.  You can't afford to miss these lessons.

And if lessons are what you are looking for, look at this recent announcement from Ricky!

Porcupine Quill Update
We recently had a blog on unusual or interesting "non-conventional" quilting tools.

One of these tools was a porcupine quill. Not only did we discover that a number of people have porcupine quills; they were willing to share where they found them, along with more unusual quilting tool tips.