Quilting...for the Rest of Us

Episode 79 In Which We Paper Piece 2-17-12

quilter — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:54:49 +0000

Reminder to Meet at the Waterfall! Also, I talk about my paper-piecing adventures, a new contest, and plans for next week.

Episode 78 In Which We Review Stuff 2-12-12

quilter — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:05:56 +0000

Announcing the Meet-Up information for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA, Feb 23-26. If you’re going to be there, be sure to listen to at least the first 10 mins or so of the show you know where to find the rest of us! Also included: Sandy Update, reviews of two books (and a third thrown in), quilting apps for iPod/iPad, and listener feedback. It’s a chock-full episode since I’ve been out of the loop for a couple of weeks. Glad to be back!

In this episode:

Karen Lee Carte r, teacher at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival

Fabri-Sabbatical Blog

Sandy’s Tech Tips Blog

In Their Shoes Blog

Country Threads Goes to Charm School, by Mary Ehterington and Connie Tesene

Ruth McDowell’s Piecing Workshop, by Ruth McDowell

A Book of the Saints for Quilters, by Barbara Brackman

Listing of Quilt Apps for iPod/iPad (search the iTunes app store for these names)

QuiltRef, Easy Stitch, Easy Quilt, Project Quilt, Quilt Helper, Quilting for Everyone, Quilt Envi, Aurifil, Quilting or Quilting Revealed 101–Beginner’s Guide to Quilting (not recommended), MyInventory, Infinite Variety HD (highly recommended), Thread Selector, Quilt Shops, FabStashXL, Block-Fab, Quilt Index (recommended), Palettes (way way way highly recommended).

Episode 77: In Which We Talk about Pattern Storage

quilter — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:19:25 +0000

Great listener input episode again! I asked about pattern storage ideas, and you responded! With a brief Sandy update and a whole lot of listener feedback, this episode is a wonderful conversation about quilting, food, and snails.

Episode 76: In Which We Talk Unity with Jaye 1-12-12

quilter — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:54:32 +0000

Yay! Jaye’s back! In this episode, Jaye and I talk about the design principle of unity (sometimes also named harmony). Lots of great examples and resources, as always!

Be sure to check out all the great information on Jaye’s blog.

Episode 75 Addendum–Hampton VA–Jan 6 2011

quilter — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:08:36 +0000

A quick addendum to tonight’s episode–sorry about that! I forgot!

Episode 75 In Which I Give My Own Resolutions Jan 6 2012

quilter — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:02:03 +0000

In this episode, I give my own three quilty resolutions (see episode 73 for the 2012 Quilty Resolution giveaway), and do a little catch-up with a whole lot of listener comments! Woot woot! Love my listeners when they get chatty!

Episode 74: In Which We Talk Donation Quilts 12-30-11

quilter — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 23:14:02 +0000

Thanks for your patience, everyone! I finally had enough of a voice today to record a podcast, and we had a lot of catching up to do! In this episode: a few announcements, catching up on the Quilting Gallery 4th Birthday Blog Hop, the Boxing Day Sew-In, and my thoughts on donation (aka charity) quilting. Plus, a new Flickr group and ongoing giveaways announced.

Don’t forget the 2012 Quilting Resolutions Giveaway!

Sandi Colwell’s Little Quilts for Big Occasions

Sue Hecker’s Blog

Boxing Day Sew-In original blog post with great comments about donation quilting

BDSI follow-up blog post with my rant (and great comments, including alternative views)

New Flickr Group: Donation Quilt Projects (QFTRU)

Also–in this podcast I mentioned World of Charity quilts group–it’s actually World of Charity Stitching. Here’s their blog–they’re starting a newsletter, so check it out!

Want directions for the Ugly Quilt project? http://www.uglyquilts.org/. (Check local organizations serving the homeless to see if they’d accept donations along these lines.)

Episode 73 In Which We Make 2012 Quilty Resolutions

quilter — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:33:07 +0000

First off, I announce the Boxing Day Sew-In on December 26–find out what’s going on and who all is involved! Next, it’s time to enter in the 2012 Quilty Resolutions Give-Away! We had fun with this last year so I’m doing it again, but with a twist. Listen to this episode for the new guidelines–I’m keeping it focused!

Check out last year’s resolutions podcast (Episode 33 In Which We Make Quilty Resolutions) for more information about SMART Goals and how to be successful at working your plan. And by the way, I’ve since removed the former Resolutions tab that was referenced in episode 33.

Use the online form below to submit your 2012 resolutions (please be sure to listen to today’s episode first!). Submissions must be received by January 31, 2012. If, for some reason, the form does not appear below, click here for a direct link.

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Episode 72: In Which We Dream of Our Next Projects

quilter — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:27:30 +0000

Another listener-created episode! This week, I share with you the responses that everyone made during the Facebook giveaway in November celebrating the QFTRU page hitting a nice round number of likes. I’d asked, “What quilt project would you absolutely love to be able to do right now, if you had everything else on your ‘need-to-get-done’ list done?” Hear everyone’s responses!

I’m participating in the Quilting Gallery’s Blog Hop Party celebrating their fourth birthday! Visit my blog entry for more information about my own give-away and be sure to participate! (Your comments responding to the question must be on that particular blog entry–I won’t be able to track comments emailed or left in Facebook or in other locations.)

Be sure to visit the Quilting Gallery’s Blog Hop Party page for the list of all the bloggers participating!

Episode 71: In Which We Shop Online Dec 2 2011

quilter — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:26:35 +0000

You all wrote this episode! A listener asked what the pros and cons are to shopping online versus shopping in a local quilt shop (LQS). I posed the question to all y’all and this episode is the result!

Listed in this episode:

Fabric.com

Connecting Threads

Whittles Fabrics

Quilt Fabric Closeouts

EBay

Hancock’s of Paducah (different from Hancock Fabrics)

EQuilter

Keepsake Quilting

Missouri Star Quilt Company

Etsy

Pink Chalk Fabrics

CV Quiltworks

Erica’s Craft & Sewing Center

Rocking Chair Quilts

Quiltshops.com (search engine)

Fabricworm.com

Webfabrics.net

Ginger’s Quilt Shoppe

Stitch-n-frame.com

Hawthorne Threads

Intrepid Threads

Shelly used “My Pumpkin Patch Quilt” pattern by OTL designs at www.otldesigns.com or www.quiltwoman.com.

Merumo’s thread catchers: http://pleasentreeus.blogspot.com/2011/11/something-fun-making.html

Craftsy.com

Episode 70 In Which We Talk Balance with Jaye 11-29-11

quilter — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:00:51 +0000

Jaye is back! Wheee! In this episode, Jaye of www.artquiltmaker.com and I talk about the design principle “Balance.” She gives us descriptions of a variety of types of balance and addresses some issues with each one, as well as tips for creating balance in your own quilts.

Background information, resource recommendations, and the homework can be found on Jaye’s blog at www.artquiltmaker.com.

Also mentioned in this episode: YouTube video on machine sewing hexagons in rows, sent to me by listener Mary: http://youtu.be/CQG0V42O0fI.

Episode 69 In Which We Host ABFSI 11-27-11

quilter — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:20:41 +0000

We had a fun, spur-of-the-moment Anti-Black-Friday Sew-In (ABFSI) day on the day after Thanksgiving–some of us on Twitter and Facebook cheered one another on as we sewed our day away and avoided the malls! Listen in as I share who participated and what we all accomplished in our day.

Episode 068: In Which I Create a Holiday Gift List for You 11-22-11

quilter — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 03:59:18 +0000

Lots of helpful hints for gifts in this episode! One product review, my fave reads of 2011 (including some quilt books), and thoughts about gifts for the quiltmakers in your life–including Secret Santas if your guild does something like that. Have your own suggestions for gifts for quilters? Leave them in the show notes for this episode!

Mentioned in this episode:

Five-Yard Quilts, Pattern #506 “Shadow Box” by Mary Danielson. The line of patterns can be found here.

Giveaway #1: Paint-Chip Challenge Blog post (deadline November 24, 2011) http://quiltingfortherestofus.blogspot.com/2011/11/what-would-quilter-do.html

Giveaway #2: Facebook Celebration: http://www.facebook.com/quiltingfortherestofus (Please leave your responses under the correct post–you’ll see it!)

Non-Quilty Podcast List (all can be found by searching in iTunes): History Chicks, Bowery Boys, The Splendid Table, “Wait, Wait–Don’t Tell Me!”, Stuff You Should Know, This American Life, WNYC’s Radio Lab (*Note–this section was not re-recorded in version 2 of this episode, but I’m leaving the info up here in case you’re interested. These are non-quilty podcasts I listen to regularly.)

Clearly Perfect Angles by New Leaf Stitches

Fave Reads of 2011

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, by Rebecca Skloot

At Home: A Short History of Private Life, by Bill Bryson

Bossypants, by Tina Fey

The Psychopath Test, by Jon Ronson

The Hunger Games Trilogy (Hunger Games, Mockingjay, Catching Fire) by Suzanne Collins

Molok’ai, by Alan Brennert

A Thread of Truth, by Marie Bostwick

Someday Quilts series, by Clare O’Donohue

Missing Persons, by Clare O’Donohue

Making History and America’s Printed Fabrics, both by Barbara Brackman

Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts, by Pam and Nicky Lintott (one of many great Lintott girls books!)–the link goes to their author page in Amazon with a listing of all books they have available.

Schnibbles Times Two, and Another Bite of Schnibbles, both by Carrie Nelson

Gifts for Quiltmakers

Quilter’s FabriCalc

Pincushion patterns available at: http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.net/VictorianSewingAccessories.htm

Sachet pattern available at: http://quiltingintherain.blogspot.com/2010/12/lavender-sachets.html

Spiced coaster pattern available at: http://www.planetshoup.com/easy/holiday/coastscent.shtml

Episode 67: In Which We Review More Books 11-11-11

quilter — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 03:24:27 +0000

In this episode I have a wee little bit of a Sandy Update, a fun new website I stumbled across, some listener feedback, and several book reviews! Hope I can spend your money for you.

In this episode:

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Pumpkin-Bisque-with-Smoked-Gouda (It’s a member exclusive, though, so I’m not sure if you’ll be able to see the recipe unless you already subscribe to the magazine. Great magazine, though–so I recommend it!)

Stash Slash: https://stashslash.com/index.asp

Another Bite of Schnibbles, by Carrie Nelson (2011)

America’s Printed Fabric 1770-1890, by Barbara Brackman

Making History: Quilts & Fabric from 1890-1970, by Barbara Brackman

Threads: The Basics and Beyond–The Complete Visual Guide to Thread Techniques & Creativity, by Debbie Bates and Liz Kettle

Inn on the Twenty, by Anna and Michael Olson

Episode 66: In Which We Go on Retreat 11-5-11

quilter — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:10:18 +0000

In this episode, I talk about my guild’s quilt retreat in October–some tips for going on your first retreat, lots of product reviews, my project progress update, and listener feedback!

Here’s a teaser…

For the rest of the photos, check out my blog.

Also in this episode:

Amy, A Redeemed Sheep: http://www.aquiltingsheep.com/

Karen’s blog: http://nanakarennever2manyquilts.blogspot.com

Sew-Ezi Portable Table: http://www.seweziusa.com/

Cheryl-Ann’s Portable Design Wall: http://www.cherylannsdesignwall.com/

Rowenta Compact Iron: http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?pageName=search&flag=true&PRODID=zprd_01448034a.

Creative Grids Multi-Size 45 & 90 degree triangle ruler: http://www.creativegridsusa.com/products.cfm?item_num=CGRMS4590&ref=c

Cosco Adjustable-Height Activity Table: http://www.target.com/p/Cosco-Adjustable-Height-Activity-Table/-/A-12759974

Episode 65: In Which We Review Books 10-30-11

quilter — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:35:19 +0000

Honey, I’m home! After several months of seemingly unending travel, I’ve finally come home to roost. I spent the last week regrouping, reorganizing, and (re)cleaning. It seems like I’ve picked up quite a bit of stuff in my travels…. In this episode, I review three books–plus the usual (short) Sandy update and listener feedback. Enjoy!

Reviewed in this episode:

Stitch-Opedia: The Only Embroidery Reference You’ll Ever Need, by Helen Winthorpe Kendrick (St. Martin’s Griffin, 2010)

More Layer Cake, Jelly Roll & Charm Quilts, by Pam and Nicky Lintott (David & Charles, 2011)

Cut the Scraps: 7 Steps to Quilting Your Way through Your Stash, by Joan Ford of Scraptherapy (Taunton Press, 2011)

Episode 64: In Which We Talk While Driving Oct 19 2011

quilter — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:12:24 +0000

My travel journal, of sorts!

Things referenced in this episode:

Generations Quilt Shop, Pottstown, PA: http://www.generationsquiltshop.com/

Better Homes and Gardens Complete Guide to Quilting

Episode 63: In Which We Talk about Line with Jaye Oct 4 2011

quilter — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:41:12 +0000

Back to the design series with our friend Jaye of artquiltmaker fame. (Follow her on Twitter–@artquiltmaker.) This time we’re talking about line. Why do we need to think about line when designing a quilt? What affects can line have? What kinds of line are there? What creates line in quilts? And yes–there’s homework!

For resources, more information about line, and some other great pictures, check out Jaye’s blog.

For photos of quilts that illustrate what we discuss in this episode, check out my blog.

The resources Nonnie sent me that are related to design are:

http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/brain-damage-art.htm

“Stuff to Blow Your Mind” podcast series, March 3rd 2011 episode

Episode 063: In Which We Discuss Line with Jaye 10-4-11

quilter — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:42:45 +0000

For resources, more information about line, and some other great pictures, check out Jaye’s blog.

For photos of quilts that illustrate what we discuss in this episode, check out my blog.

The resources Nonnie sent me that are related to design are:

http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/perception/brain-damage-art.htm

“Stuff to Blow Your Mind” podcast series, March 3rd 2011 episode

Episode 62: In Which I Begin a Design Study Group Sept 28 2011

quilter — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 03:14:42 +0000

In this episode, I talk a little bit about Snail’s Trail blocks, give two book reviews, and describe the starting of a new design study group in my quilt life. What fun!

In this episode:

Traditional Two Block Quilts, by Sally Saulmon

The Complete Artist’s Way: Creativity as a Spiritual Practice, by Julia Cameron

Fearless Design for Every Quilter, by Lorraine Torrance & Jean Mils

The “Attack of the Hexies” blog image may be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/aboyandhisblog/5804636354/, courtesy of Pam of Hip to Be A Square podcast. She says you can size it down to 180×180 if it’s too big as-is, without a lot of distortion. Thanks, Pam! (By the way, Pam says she’s winning. I certainly know she’s beating me!)