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All That Jazz - Selections Made!

Sway Away, by Diane Melms, Anchorage, Alaska. Part of the 2012 All That Jazz: Improvisational Quilts exhibit.

Quilts have been selected for the All That Jazz: Improvisational Quilts which will be exhibited in January 19-22, 2012 at Road to California. Once the exhibit is on display, I'll also post an online slide show so you can see all of these amazing quilts.

Here is the list of quilts selected for the exhibit. Congratulations!

1. Swoosh, by Carol Moellers, Greene, Iowa

2. BrinkOfSunset, by Hanne-Grete Brink, Narvik, Norway

3. Taking Flight, by Irma Deane, Las Vegas, Nevada

4. Water's Edge 1, by Valerie Maser-Flanagan, Carlisle, Massachusetts
5. Woods Walk, by Valerie Maser-Flanagan, Carlisle, Massachusetts

6. Eucalyptus, by Charlie Petersen, Port Townsend, Washington

7. Encounter, by Shirley Gisi, Colorado Springs, Colorado

8. Phantasmagoria: a diptych, by Sharon Hightower and Mary Pavlovich, Claremont, CA

9. Jazz Dots, by Cecília González, Desedamas, Igualada, Barcelona, Spain

10. KA-POW!, by Maria Shell, Anchorage, Alaska

11. Little Boxes-Silver Lake, Kansas, by Maria Shell, Anchorage, Alaska

12. City Lights, Steamy Nights, Lisa-Marie Sanders, Cocoa Beach, Florida

13. Rococo Riffs, by Libby Lehman, Houston, Texas

14. Scraffito, by Terry Waldron, Anaheim, Calirornia

15. Fields of Honour 2, by Margeeth Swart-Kwestro, Gorinchem, Zuid Holland, The Netherlands

16. Conversations, by Kevan Lunney, East Brunswick, New Jersey

17. Sunset Cinema, by Sheila Frampton-Cooper, Van Nuys, California

18. abstract floral quilt, by Carol Kolf, Sheridan, Wyoming

19. Bold Move, by Diane Melms, Anchorage, Alaska

20. Sway Away, by Diane Melms, Anchorage, Alaska

21. Orange Rhyme, by Ellen Wong, Oakland, California

22. Orchards, Fields, and Streams, by Laura Wasilowski, Elgin, Illinois

23. The Gossip Garden, by Debbie Martinez, Hobart, Indiana

24. Tranquil Passage, by Miriam Ahladas, Ashland, Virginia

25. Piano Rag, by John Flynn, Red Lodge, Montana

26. Days of Wine and Roses, Robin Gausebeck, Rockford, Illinois

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Let's Build A Studio - Part 4

The progress on the studio continues. While I was away for a short trip to Denmark, the demolition was completed and new walls (closet space) went up. The best part of the new studio will be the views. Just take a look and see for yourself. Will I ever get any quilting done?

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Travel to Ireland with Ricky

Travel with Ricky Tims on this 11-day tour of Ireland visiting the Dublin, Glendalough, Avoca, Kylemore Abbey & Gardens, Killarney, Cliffs of Moher, Adare, the Dingle Peninsula and we will be spending time in the Galway area for the festivities that surround the very first International Quilt Festival of Ireland!

This trip is created and organized by Jim West of Sew Many Places. Get all the details HERE! Tour is limited. Sign up soon!

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Heading Home from Asheville, NC

Ricky Tims, Alex Anderson and Libby Lehman eductate, entertain and inspire.

The Ricky Tims Super Quilt Seminar in Asheville, North Carolina concluded yesterday. A big thanks to the Asheville Quilt Guild for providing all the volunteers for this event and a shout out to Bernina USA for their continued support. The Asheville Cotton Co. (Bernina dealer) was on site and new Bernina sewing machines went home with several quilters who took advantage of the dreat deals that were offered. The Ricky Tims Whoo-hoo Nation grew by about 470 with students coming from several states! And, most of them are heading home with new hand-dyed fabric, books, CDs and DVDs to add to their collection!

One student found a new way to audition fabric before purchasing.

Thanks Asheville! Whoo-hoo!

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Oodles of Doodles II Nears Release!

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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