Episode 226 In Which I Have a Pressing Station 9-24-24

Lookie what I made! Here’s my new pressing station—a basic portable folding table with adjustable height legs topped with a padded sheet of plywood. I described how I made it in the episode, but I was basing mine on several different Youtube and blog tutorials of variations of the idea. (Pardon the overflowing trash can! That’ll get emptied soon, I promise.)

Just for kicks n’ giggles, here’s my Accuquilt “station” (although I’m not sure it can rightly be called a station since it’s not a self-contained unit with all the dies right at hand). My embroidery supplies now live beneath it.

I also mention in the episode that I was working on a heart block. Here she is. Very basic, easy pattern. The background fabric was provided but we pulled our own scraps—one set was to be reds (which I chose to do), and the other is multicolored, if I recall. I only took one block to do since I knew I was traveling quite a bit. Most people are making two.

Episode 225 In Which I Think Through Scraps 9-7-24

Show notes:

Bonnie Hunter’s Scrap Users’ System: https://quiltville.blogspot.com/2005/06/scrap-users-system.html

Karen Brown of Just Get It Done Quilts: https://youtu.be/bmBvqwSj0IE?si=GU7d8IMmkca6quTk

Lori Dickman of Quilting with Lori: http://quiltingwithlori.com/

Joan Ford’s Scrap Therapy system: https://hummingbird-highway.com/scraptherapy-books/

Lori Holt of Bee in My Bonnet Scrappiness is Happiness book

Charlotte Hawkes’ organizational system can be found here. Her Facebook group is https://www.facebook.com/groups/795322573884605. Be sure to subscribe and/or join the group so you get notified when her 2025 mystery quilt begins!

From listener Colleen, the Acorn Precision Piecing System: https://acornmakers.com/pages/your-education-destination.

Episode 222 In Which We Review Books on Scraps 6-25-24

In this episode I do the usual (if brief) catch-up on my current quilting projects, review some books, and respond to listener comments including a discussion of using lines on your mat rather than your ruler. Also, a listener question for you: Have you been on a quilt tour? If so, what was your experience? 

Both by Diane D. Knott

Scrap Quilt Secrets: 6 Design Techniques for Knockout Results

Strip Quilt Secrets: 5 Techniques-15 Projects

Also:

Crumb Quilts: Scrap Quilting the Zero Waste Way by Emily Bailey

Perfect 5 Quilts by It's Sew Emma (available at Fat Quarter Shop)

Triangles on a Roll Quilts by It's Sew Emma (available at Fat Quarter Shop)

Episode 216 In Which I'm Log Cabining 3-17-24

Hello, World!

In this episode, I talk briefly about what kept me away since my last episode, but mostly talk quilty!

Referenced in this episode:

Janome 1/4” sewing foot with guide

Janome 1/4” sewing foot without guide

I can’t find the 1/4” foot I have with the red lines online—maybe it’s discontinued. This one is close, but it has the flange guide that mine does not have.

Oops. On the episode I referred to the tape I was using as “tiger tape” but it’s diagonal seam tape from Cluck Cluck Sew. Tiger tape is the one you use in embroidery/hand sewing to give you even lines.

The “seam guide doohickey” I mentioned in the episode is the Guidelines4Quilting Seam Guide Setter.

Creative Grids Curvy Log Cabin Trim Tool (this link is for the 8” size; you can buy it multiple places)

Creative Grids Wonky Log Cabin Trim Tool (10”)

Creative Grids Log Cabin Trim Tool (this link is for 6” and 12” on the same ruler—there are multiple options here too)

For the Accuquilt Log Cabin die, if you want to help support this podcast/blog you can use the Accuquilt link on my home page to get to Accuquilt and search “log cabin die.” I’m an affiliate. Thank you!