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Are you up to the challenge of matching 10 quilt blocks? It's not as easy as you think. Play Jinny Beyer's Memory Match and find out if you have what it takes.

Do a puzzle of Laura Nownes' quilt, Spoolin' Around.

Presented by SAQA: "Join us for a Textile Talk with Emily Tull and Nikki Parmenter, two artists with a shared passion for storytelling and stitch.​" Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.

Fall is just a few short weeks away, and with it brings Fall decorations. The possibilities for Autumnal decorations are only limited by your imagination, and we've got a great opportunity for getting those creative juices flowing. Megann Freese at WeAllSew has a great tutorial for you on How to Make a Chainstitch Garland. How does this tie into Fall? Well, once you know how to make the chain, you can fill it with whatever designs you want, including such Fall staples as leaves, pumpkins, little cups of coffee, or whatever brings out the Autumn spirit in you.

Do a puzzle of Marcia Stein's quilt, Gone for a Dip.

We're three-quarters of the way through 2024, which means we're three-quarters in to Pick a Petal, the 2024 Block of the Month designed by Jen Kingwell. Whether you're that far along yet or not in making the BOM doesn't matter, as you can make it at your own pace. But if you need a few pointers, Barbara Black, TQS's BOM expert, is back this month with her tips and tricks for Month 9. She says, "This month we work on more appliqué motifs for another Log Cabin border."

Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is less than two weeks away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The fourth one featured by the Quilt Alliance is Video As A Tool For Documenting Your Quilts with Lyric Montgomery Kinard.

Do a puzzle of Kris Vierra's quilt, Passionately Purple.

Quilters Take a Moment (QTM), the annual fundraiser for the Quilt Alliance is two weeks away. Taking place on on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, there will be six different workshops that you can take part in across the weekend. The third being highlighted by the Quilt Alliance is Documenting Your Guild or Group with A’donna Richardson​​.

Do a puzzle of Bethanne Nemesh's quilt, Gilding the Arbor.

Can you match all the blocks with their identical counterparts? It's a challenge you'll face every week when you play Jinny Beyer's Memory Match.

Do a puzzle of Linda V. Taylor and Cheri Meineke-Johnson's quilt, Citrus Whimsy.

Presented by the Surface Design Association: "Three artists from the Beyond the Surface: Contemporary Artists and Printed Textiles exhibition will discuss their work.​​ Using various techniques and materials, these artists transform fabric-based prints into meditations on personal, political, and social conditions. Their work expands notions of what a printed textile is and can be within a fine art context, revealing the possibilities for conceptual expression and meaning that uniquely exist in the overlap between media.​" Register today and watch when this episode airs this Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at 2 PM EDT.

Do a puzzle of Rami Kim's quilt, Sunset Over The Lotus Pond.