Quilting...for The Rest Of Us

A quick catch-up to do some listener feedback, explain why I've been AWOL, and talk about my guild quilt retreat tomorrow. Be sure to visit Cindy of Fluffy Sheep Quilting's blog for updates on her new venture!

I'm back! In this episode, I announce the winners of the last two weeks of giveaways for my two year podcastaversary, talk a little bit about my vacation, give a couple of non-quilty recommendations, and do some listener feedback. I had fun being away, but it's nice to be home!

In this episode, Jaye and I continue our conversation about design principles and elements with a discussion of texture--visual and physical. Don't forget to check out Jaye's blog for information and resource recommendations. Looking forward to hearing what you think about it!

Jaye's back! Woot woot woot! In this episode, we talk about the design principle, pattern. For more information, be sure to visit Jaye's blog at www.artquiltmaker.com. We also do a little Sandy Update, announce winners of recent giveaways, and do a some listener feedback. Enjoy!

I talk about some things I've learned about my quiltmaking during my sabbatical, and resources that helped me make those discoveries. But I mostly talk about Shiva Paintstiks. Yay, paintstiks! Mentioned on this episode: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Transitions: Unlocking the Creative Quilter Within by Andrea Balosky (out of print, can be sometimes found used on Amazon or other sources) Journey of an Art Quilter by Barbara Olson A Fabric Journey: An Inside Look at the Quilts of Ruth B. McDowell Ruth B. McDowell's Piecing Workshop Sources for Painstiks and other supplies (plus tutorials): Cedar Canyon Textiles Amazon Dharma Trading Company Laura Murray Designs Learning Resources on Paintstiks and other surface embellishments Paintstiks on Fabric, by Cedar Canyon Textiles Fabric Art Workshop: Exploring Techniques and Materials for Fabric Artists and Quilters by Susan Stein Laura Murray's Paintstik Inspirations: Shading, Stenciling, Rubbing Techniques, and More DVD Jane Davila's Surface Desig

I just came back from a road trip to North Carolina State University to see the "Textiles of Exile" exhibit at the Gregg Museum. In this episode, I describe my experience seeing works of textile art created by immigrants, refugees, and displaced persons. Incredible. Also in this episode: The winner of the drawing for the hand-dyed embellishments and pattern from quilt teacher Karen Lee Carter; listener feedback; Sandy Update, and more information on the Two Year Podcastaversary month of giveaways! Links in this episode: "Textiles of Exile: Fiber arts made by immigrants, refugees, and displaced persons," exhibit at the Gregg Museum, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC: www.ncsu.edu/gregg Mapula Embroidery Project (photos of work): http://www.southern-art-exchange.com/index.php?option=com_rsgallery2&Itemid=82&gid=112 Amazwi Abesifazane/Voices of Women--South Africa: http://www.cas.org.za/projects/voices.htm Zimbabwe Artists Project: http://zimbabweartistsproject.org/ Hmong Story Cloths: G

Jaye's back! In this episode, we discuss the design principle of rhythm. For more information, notes, and resources, visit Jaye's blog at http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/03/design-series-rhythm/. Reminders: Karen Lee Carter Giveaway posted here And get ready for the month long celebration of the Two Year Podcastaversary! Giveaways galore! Subscribe or visit my blog. To complete the survey about the BigTent Quiltcast Supergroup,if you haven't already, click here.

(In the podcast, I mistakenly refer to this as episode 85. Sorry! It's episode 84!) I had the happy happenstance of meeting Tiffany Sherman at a lunch table at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA, in February. Making small talk, I discovered that Tiffany had recently become owner of "Quilter's Corner" quilt shop in Midlothian, Virginia, and that she came from a very interesting artistic background. She was gracious enough to let me interview her on the fly and I'm thrilled to share with you the conversation! Also in this episode: Sandy Update, Two Year Podcastaversary Announcement, Listener comments, and "Quilting is a Dangerous Sport!"--a listing of listeners' injuries, mishaps, and mayhem. Listener, beware! The survey about BigTent and social networking options is at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GBVWQVT. You can find Quilter's Corner at 1257 Sycamore Square, Midlothian, VA, 23113, at www.quilterscornerva.com, and on Facebook. You can subscribe to their blog and email newsletter, too!

Giveaway announcements here! First, I'm so happy to be able to share with you this great conversation I had with art quilter and teacher Karen Lee Carter while we were both in Virginia for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. I had great fun talking with Karen and really took to heart her own personal story of empowerment. I also announce my National Quilting Day giveaway (this weekend) plus Karen gave me some fun stuff of hers to giveaway as well. So listen carefully for the many ways you can get some great gifts in the next few weeks! In this episode: Karen Lee Carter's website is http://web.mac.com/klcquilts Karen's Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/KarenLeeCarterQuilts Books we talked about: Art + Quilt: Design Principles and Creativity Exercises by Lyric Kinard The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron Out of the Box: Unleash Your Creativity through Quilts, by Mary Lou Weidman Fabric Embellishing: The Basics and Beyond, by Ruth Chandler, Liz Kettle, Heather Thomas, and Lauren Vlcek

Another installment in the design series with Jaye! This time, we talk about repetition. I also announce the winner of the podcast introduction giveaway, talk about some Sandy Updates, announce another upcoming giveaway, and do some listener feedback. Mentioned in this episode: Be sure to check out notes about repetition on Jaye's blog. The quilt I entered in the Patricia's show is the topic of episode 17. The show is at Patricia's Fabric House, Saturday, March 17. Check it out! Ruth McDowell's book, A Fabric Journey: An Inside Look at the Quilts of Ruth McDowell is a great way to learn about design principles!

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.

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)

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

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

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.

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.

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

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!

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 acc

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. Loading...