Hey everyone! I hope you are having the merriest of holidays this 2011. Have you given or received quilty gifts? Do tell!
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Leah Day’s commentary on dropping your feed dogs
Leah Day’s demo of how to modify a plastic closed-toe darning foot:
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Happy Halloween!!
Here is the couch carcass in it’s current state:
And The Husband showing off his handiwork in our Bonus Room:
So what do you think about swapping out one of the charity quilts (replacing it with a quilt I would make from blocks I already have) so that I can keep it? Does that break the spirit of the challenge? Leave me a comment to tell me what you think!
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Here is a pic of my crafty thrifting haul. The towel got all wrinkled when I washed it. I can’t imagine it has never been washed before so I can only assume that is normal. Did people iron their kitchen towels back in the day?
$4.60 thrifting haul
Birthday booty (or is it bootie? I’m talking about pirate booty not butt booty):
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What are your goals for 2011? Here are a handful of mine:
Check out Material Obsession 2 and Fabric Trends!
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PS – I was not compensated in any form for my comments about either MO2 or FT.
This episode I talk about things that I am grateful for. What is tops on your list? I’d love to hear what you are grateful for – quilting or otherwise.
Also – I announced a giveaway! Enter to win a quilt kit of my design!! View the fabric line that will make up the kit at Connecting Threads. When I actually have the top made I’ll post a photo – but it basically consists of strip pieced nine patches with an appliqued owl (or it might turn out to be a rabbit – I doodled two animals) in the center. The finished top will measure 36 inches by 36 inches, which isn’t very large but is a good nap size for a toddler and is acceptable to Project Linus.
You can enter in two ways:
Good luck, and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!! I wish you many things for which to be grateful.
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Check out the books and magazine I discussed in this episode:
If you want a big book to reference general techniques and topics for quilting, this is the one to have! This is the book that first got me interested in fabric dying.
Super-dooper eye candy, informational and top shelf - just like anything else you’d see from Alex and Ricky. I did mention in the episode though – I saw similarities between it and The Quilt Show. If you have a limited budget but still want your Alex & Ricky fix, choose the format that suits you best and stick with one or the other.
Frieda’s book has instructions for dying fabric using Procion MX dyes. She gives you all the basics and also gives some ideas for expanding into more complex experiments. What is really great about Frieda’s dying method is the colors are technicolor-intense. If you’ve tried fabric dying and just got so-so colors I think you’ll find that Frieda’s method works better for you. The book also includes a number of her signature fused projects.
These were all great and I highly recommend them all. Please note that I did not receive any compensation for reading/reviewing these items and I also purchased them all myself. Well the Quilter’s Catalog was a gift but it was a gift from The Husband so I think that still counts as having come from my own pool of money. 
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On vacation I had the thrill of getting to spend a little time at the Virginia Quilt Museum in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Me at the Virginia Quilt Museum
Going inside - wee! Sorry, no pics allowed indoors.
It was *fabulous*! I saw some amazing examples of historic quilts.
You can check out the book I bought from the museum here at Amazon.
Other places we visited – Luray Caverns – Sandy Point State Park – Massanutten Resort.
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Thanks a million to the lovely ladies who jumped in to the Mayhem. It was so much fun! This is a rather short podcast but I finally (third time is a charm) got one together. Thank you again to everyone who participated!
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We’re closing in on the end of May Mayhem! Keep up the great work, everyone! I’m so blessed to have dedicated quilters virtually beside me during this challenge.
Check out the Virginia Quilt Museum – I get to visit it this summer!
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Last week I posted a podcast discussing the goals that people were looking to achieve in their 15 minutes of daily Mayhem this month. This week I’m talking about what everyone accomplished. I hope you all are having as great a time as I am with the Mayhem. I love making real measurable progress. Woohoo!
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