Quilting…for the Rest of Us

In this episode, I talk about my adventures getting to the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival and about the festival itself. I describe the lectures I attended and my purchases, and a visit with rocket scientists at NASA. A little bit of Sandy Update on the quilting front, and some listener feedback. Good times are had by all!

If you're interested in more information about The Quirky Quilter, contact Kim Fess (the Quirky Quilter herself), at kimfess at aol.com.

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We had a great time at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA, last weekend! Check out our conversation between our Celebrity Listeners and Frances of Off-Kilter Quilt, AJ of The Quilting Pot, Tanesha of Crafty Garden Mom, Pam of Hip to Be a Square, and myself.  Pictured above--back row, left to right, Frances, me. Front row, left to right: Pam, AJ, Tanesha.

More pictures:

For more pictures taken during the conversation, here's a few more links:

Pam's pictures: http://flic.kr/p/byzXhi (and others in that stream)

AJ's pictures: http://flic.kr/p/bkKKiE (and others in that stream)

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

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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 Carter, 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).

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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.

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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.

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A quick addendum to tonight's episode--sorry about that! I forgot!

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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!

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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.)

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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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