In this episode, I describe my recent experience renting some time on a longarm quilting machine at a local quilt shop. I also give some general updates on other quilty projects and talk about my 2022 goals.
Mentioned in this episode:
Just Get It Done Quilts by Karen Brown on YouTube: January 21-Day Decluttering Challenge
From listener Shari: https://www.ifoundaquiltedheart.com
The Adjustable Size Jelly Roll Race Quilt Pattern by Donna at Jordan Fabrics
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Lookie at me…two episodes in a row!
I’m welcoming myself back to my own podcast! It’s been awhile, so I spend a little bit of time on a life update, and then talk about my current quilty projects (the Storm at Sea which is almost in its third year of progress) and set myself some goals. I also give you permission to nag me to quilt!
Mentioned in this podcast:
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline, audiobook read by Wil Wheaton (whom I accidentally said was from Lost in Space but is actually from Next Generation as any good geek knows—slip of the tongue)
The Yoga Room from Round Rock, TX, on YouTube
Accuquilt Go! Storm at Sea Die (Accuquilt constantly has sales—I have paid full price for very, very few dies so keep an eye out!)
Oops. I thought I was on episode 205 when I recorded and posted this episode, and now I'm realizing it should've been 204. Oh well!
For information referred to in this episode, read the last couple of posts on my blog. Also, the quilt books I reference (links are my Amazon Affiliate links, thank you):
My StitchFix referral link if you're interested in checking it out.
My PageHabit referral link if you're looking for a new book subscription club.
My Barkbox referral link (Auggie LOVES his Barkbox)
My Terra's Kitchen referral link (with the caveat that I haven't actually really tried it yet, but it does get great reviews!)
And if you don't want to use the referral links, just google any of those titles and you'll be able to find all sorts of information easily enough. No worries--I won't be offended!
Two episodes in two weeks! That's, like, a record or something for me...
Sandy update (and I've touched fibers, so there's an update!), a bit about clothing, and a lot about organizing my embroidery thread stash. Plus a book review!
Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art, by Claire Wellsley-Smith
(As an Amazon associate, using these links helps support my podcast and blog. Thank you!)
Ahem. It's been awhile. Howdy, strangers!
In this episode, I update you on a few finishes that happened since the end of June, and talk about current and future projects.
Mentioned in this episode:
Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art, by Claire Wellesley-Smith
MAGnificent Floor & Table LED Magnifying Lamp (I didn't pay this much for mine as I got a great show special price for it)
Instant Pot (Check Amazon for special prices)
Erin Condren customizable planners
Welcome to my 200th episode! Since I missed my 6th podcastaversary back in March, I'll take this opportunity instead to give some stuff away! Look underneath the podcast player for information about my 200th episode giveaway!
In this episode, I talk a little bit about vacation but mostly about what I've been up to in my sewing room and embroidery-wise. I've been making progress! Plus, the ever-favorite-of-mine, listener feedback!
Later note: I misspoke in this episode and said both embroidery projects I have going are Lynette Anderson designs. They're not. I got it right in the related blog posts, though--the Christmas ornaments are Lynette Anderson, the Halloween BOM is Bunny Hill Designs. My bad!
Enter to win these fat quarters and the "Quick Turn tool" (sold in a variety of places but it's come in particularly handy on my Annie Unrein projects--she sells it on her website at www.byannie.com.) The Quick Turn tool is an easy way to turn fabric tubes right-side out again--something you do a lot of in making accessories.
To enter, leave a comment below responding to this question:
I've loved posting 200 episodes. I've loved the conversation, the comments, the challenge, and making new friends via the airwaves (or the fiber optic cables, whatever). I love seeing pictures of what y'all are working on, and I love getting your excellent tips for how I could avoid completely screwing something up the next time I work on it. I love being inspired by your projects and I love it when you poke at me to keep going when I'm ready to toss it in. Thanks for 200 fun times, and I'm looking forward to more!
Also, I'd love to eat 200 pieces of chocolate. Although probably not all at once. That might be gross.
So--leave your comments--what would you love to do 200 times?
After you've left your comment, use the Rafflecopter widget to enter the giveaway. (I can't include you unless you're in Rafflecopter as the winner gets chosen at random through their widget.)
Here's my new microphone.
Ain't it cute?
In this episode, I talk about my current--finished!--quilt project: that now-infamous Annie Unrein cosmetics bag. But then I obviously will not let Annie win as I'm going back to the well for another couple of projects, also referenced in this episode. A brief reference to the Jacob's Ladder quilt and another couple of projects I want to do in upcoming weeks.
After all the quilty talk is done, I share some changes I've made in the last few weeks that have made a vast improvement to my physical and mental health. But I do let you know when it's coming so you can turn off if you're just interested in quilty stuff.
Still--I hope you'll leave comments! It's far easier for me to talk to you when you're talking back! :-)
In this episode:
Quilt blocks for Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada: http://slostudio.ca/post/143898346607/quilts-for-fort-mcmurray
Twilter block swap: Birds in the Air block--check out the Twilters group on Facebook. If you're not a member, let me know.
Annie Unrein's Catch All Caddy (which I think I mistakenly referred to as the Carry-All bag, which is a different pattern altogether)
Annie Unrein's Train Case Trio pattern
Annie Unrein's Ultimate Travel Bag (this is the one I'm doing the Craftsy class for)
Jewelry Roll pattern by ModKid by Patty Young on Craftsy
Upright Duffle Gym Bag by StudioCherie on Craftsy
Gretchen Rubin's books: The Happiness Project, Better Than Before
By the way, I didn't talk about this in the podcast, but I used every dang one of these feet, and a couple others that didn't make it into the picture, at some point in the making of the cosmetics bag...
In this episode I talk about the continuing saga of the cosmetics bag, including questions about bias tape makers and a bit about FitBits. (See what I did there?)
To visit Frances' podcast and blog (and information about Birds in the Air), The Off-Kilter Quilt, click here.
This is a bit of a random catch-up episode but I do talk a fair amount of fabric and quilty stuff!
Mentioned in this episode:
The Annie Unrein pattern I'm currently working on is in her Craftsy class, Sew Sturdy Travel Organizers. (Using this link helps support my podcast and blog. Thank you!)
Gretchen Rubin's The Happiness Project, Better Than Before (the book), Better Than Before (the journal), and Happier at Home (currently on sale for $1.99 on Kindle). She and her sister also have a podcast, "Happier with Gretchen Rubin," available on iTunes and Stitcher, and probably lots of other places.
In this episode, I announce the winner of the 2016 Quilty Resolutions Giveaway, and talk about some quilty goings-on in my life. Woo! I've touched my sewing machine!
In this episode:
No show notes this time: just an update on what's happened over the last few weeks.
In this episode I report on how I did with my 2015 Quilty Resolutions and what it meant to have a Word of the Year; I also remind y'all what your 2015 Words of the Year were and ask for updates! Then we turn to 2016 Quilty Resolutions. I share mine, and then once again invite you to share yours and enter my giveaway. I end the episode by talking about a few books I've found helpful in helping me with crazy quilting, embroidery, and beadwork.
Please note: I have now posted the Quilty Resolutions submission form here.
Mentioned in this episode:
Judith Baker Montano's Embroidery & Crazy Quilt Stitch Tool
Stitched Blooms: 300 Floral, Leaf & Border Motifs to Embroider by Carina Envoldsen-Harris
Doodle Stitching: The Holiday Collection by Aimee Ray
Beading on Fabric by Larkin Jean Van Horn
Crazy Quilting by Christine Dabbs
Quilting...Just a Little Bit Crazy by Allie Aller & Valerie Bothell
Rodale's Successful Quilting Library: Creative Embellishments
One I forgot to mention but is also really great:
Foolproof Crazy Quilting by Jennifer Clouston
(Disclosure: As an Amazon affiliate, using the Amazon links in this post helps support my podcast and blog. Thank you!)
In this episode I talk about a family emergency that turned into a quilty project; I also discuss how to save embroidery projects from the trash can, and a little bit about de-gunking irons, all in the context of my current works in progress (or finishes). I also introduce the 2016 Quilty Resolutions Challenge concept, although the actual challenge won't launch on my blog for another several days. But this'll get you thinking!
A little bitta bling--always hard to get a blingie picture, though!
I can actually talk about quilting and embroidery and fun stuff now! Progress update on several embroidery projects and a bit about some quilting projects. I do talk about my school-related plans for the break until my January class, but I warn you when it's coming so you can just stop listening at that point if you'd like to; I do, however, end with listener feedback as usual. And by the way, I apparently have a complete mental breakdown by the end. Barely coherent, really. So it may be worth hanging in for the entertainment value.
Mentioned in this episode:
Scandinavian Needlecraft by Clare Youngs
KFNeedleworkDesign on Etsy
Lorraine at ColourComplements on Etsy who REALLY lives in Canada, not the UK as I mistakenly reported. (I've since fixed it on that blog post.)
Akonye Kena fair trade embroidery threads (and check out their buttons too)
Daylight wafer light box that my friend has and I really, really want.
And here's the real link for MeinkeToy, although I've also fixed it in that episode show notes as well.
In this episode, I talk about all the fun we had for #BFSI (Black Friday Sew-In), announce the Boxing Day Sew-In (#BDSI), and update y'all on Jacob's Ladders and Pudgy Birds. Talk back to me this time, ya hear?
Letting you know it's time to get ready for #BFSI! In this episode, I talk about a finish, a near finish, a I-wonder-if-I'll-finish-it-in-time-for-Christmas, and a it-has-a-snowball's-chance-in-h-e-double-hockey-sticks of ever getting finished.
I mentioned Sue Spargo's website for threads: www.suespargo.com. The other one I talked about is MeinkeToy Fiber Art Supplies at www.meinkeytoy.com.
Not much in the way of show notes here, folks. Step away from the show notes. But listen to the episode for sure--and leave comments!!
I'm back!