Tools, Books, Fabric, Notions & Supplies
I recently read a blog post about the Classic Curves plus ruler. I have the regular Classic Curves ruler** and am slowly collecting pieces for a quilt. You know I love a good specialty ruler, so I looked carefully at this article and the specs for the ruler. It allows quiltmakers to create the same shapes as the Clammy. Since I have various sizes of the Clammy, I probably won’t be buying this ruler. The Classic Curves ruler does not take training to use, unlike the Clammy, so if you don’t have the Clammy rulers already, this might be the ruler that helps you create inset circles, Orange Peels, half circles and Drunkard’s Path blocks. Take a look and help support a small, woman-owned business.
There are other specialty rulers that create circles, Orange Peels, half circles and Drunkard’s Path blocks. One is by Creative Grids, the Circle Savvy** ruler. I don’t have this ruler. You can find a few different rulers by searching around. In addition to Sharon of Colorgirl Quilts and Latifah, creator of the Clammies, Jen Carlton Bailley has her various Drunkard’s Path templates. Daisy of Warmfolk, Papper, Sax, Sten and many others want you to make curved quilts.
I struggled to butt the pieces of my La Pass quilt together so I can sew them as i sew more of the top together. I have some of the Sew Tite HDs**, which are great, because they are really strong. The problem is that they are not long enough. At the guild meeting the other day, Lindsay told me about Sew Tite Magnums**, which are longer than any of the other Sew Tites. They are on the pricey side, so we’ll see if I buy them, but they look really useful.
Events, Exhibits and Shows
The North East Ohio Quilt Show will be held in Wooster, Ohio July 20-22, 2023. No, I won’t be there, but I’d love to see what you see there! There is free admission and free parking. They have a raffle and over 40 vendors. Check out their website!
There is also the Delta Quilters Guild 2023 Quilt Show being held in Brentwood at 35 Oak Street on August 19-20, 2023. There is a $10 entry fee, which is good for both days. See quilts, demos, vendors and take part in their boutique and raffle. Take a look at the Delta Quilters website for more information.
Media, Books and Articles
This isn’t quite the chart I was looking for, but I found a guide to interfacing from Threads magazine. I found a chart from the Cotton Patch in the UK, so some of the information isn’t relevant to all of the interfacings US quiltmakers have available, but it is somewhat useful. Pattern Pages has an article on choosing interfacing. Kayapapaya blog also has an article on various types of interfacings. They occasionally mention equivalents as well. They have a brief equivalency chart for those of you who live outside of the US and can’t get Pellon products.
Pellon has a series of guides about how to use the interfacing.
I talked about the Sew Tites magnetic cutting system last time. They are still taking pre-orders (no affiliation). The Sew Tites team went to Utah and talked with Annie Unrein of ByAnnie fame about their system. They recorded the show.
Projects, Classes, Patterns & Tutorials
I may have posted this tutorial before. I am making another EPP ball, so I had to look it up again and I thought you might want to sew along with me. The last one I made was in 2020.
Sara of Sew Sweetness sent out her monthly newsletter last week. In it she reminded readers of her free technique videos. She says “The FREE technique videos that we have on the website are designed to enhance your skills as bag makers and can often be adapted and applied to many different projects. The video on “How to add a divider to a bag” can be used on any bag pattern that has a side panel. You can even add a divider that functions as a pocket. What a great place to add a fun bright zipper!” You can sign up for the newsletter on her site. The newsletter offer usually comes up when you open the page. You also get a free pattern for the Oslo bag. No affiliation; just a happy customer. Also, the Oslo Bag is great for organizing your tools and supplies.
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