Episode 8 ~ Fabric Stash
Today we talking about keeping and organizing a Fabric Stash.
Thank you to everyone who left reviews on iTunes and comments this week. Kelley from Pioneer Quilter, Corrine, Claire, and Shelly Beth from Fibermoon.com
What did I do this week:
Completed my first paperpieced block.
Picked up stuff to make baby booties for an upcoming baby shower.
Completed one bootie
Joined [...]
Things that Make Me Smile
Everything in my life has a purpose, even if that purpose is just to make me smile! Here are few things recently that made me smile.
My handmade coffee cup. I picked this up at a craft fair about five years ago. I love it! It has groves that fit my fingers perfectly.
When my kids get [...]
Episode Seven ~ Whitework Quilting
This week we talked about Whitework Quilting. This topic was a suggestion from one of my listeners.
Sorry I missed posting a podcast last week. I forgot my headset microphone at work. I plan on pre recording a few episodes so that if it happens again, I am more prepareded.
Thank your for all the comments and [...]
Whitework Quilting ~ “How-to’s”
The first time you ever see a whitework quilt, you may be amazed at the intricacy and detail. Although they may look like a project only an experienced, expert level quilter should attempt, they are really not that difficult.
Let’s break it down into the basic steps.
A white work quilt is essentially a whole cloth quilt. [...]
No Podcast This Week
Sorry, Guys. I could not post a podcast this week. Don’t worry, I am not a podfader. I can list a ton of excuses, but I will explain fully during next week’s podcast.
In the meantime……
I finished another applique block for my Frolic quilt. They are supposed to be snowshoes, but I think they look like [...]
Whitework Quilting ~ the Stitches
There are several types of stitches that the whitework artist can use. The most common is the traditional quilting stitch. Others include:
Cording – technique that involves stitching two parrallel lines and inserting a cord between them. Cording not only gives a raised sculpture look, it also adds stiffness to the area.
Trapunto – also known as [...]
Whitework Quilting ~ History
Whitework is a type of whole cloth quilting. This process uses one piece of fabric as the quilt top. When you quilt with white thread on white fabric it is called “whitework”. When completed, instead of the patchwork being the main focus of the quilt, the quilting itself is the highlight. On the flip side, [...]
Episode 6 ~ Where to Begin – Patterns!
Today we talked about practicing and the patterns all beginners should learn – plus the order they should learn them.
Thank you for all the great comments:
Regular Contributors – Corrine, Colleen, Terri and Kelley
Rona – another mother, career women, and quilter
Kaye – my first follower on Twitter
Michelle in Australia
Reviewed my busy week at work, house hunting [...]
Podcast Delay
Sorry, folks. I recorded my podcast this morning and all was going well. I finished and click stop on the recorded and BOOM!! The computer shut the program down and nothing was saved. I searched for a recovery for 30 minutes; by that time it was too late to re-record because the baby girl would [...]
New Feeds ~ New Links
Check it out!! I have joined the Facebook and Twitter revolution.
I am super excited. When I first joined Facebook, I found out that almost my entire family is on there. So even though they are over a 1,000 miles away, I now feel closer. I may even connect with some of my High School Alumni.
Anyway – [...]
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