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I updated the Tutorials page with the new Sidewalk tutorial and also a zipper tab making technique. If you make the Sidewalk quilt top and want to give me constructive feedback, please email me privately.
I also updated the Minikins, Color Strip and Chunk, and Color Improv pages.
I added a pattern to the tutorial for the Sidewalk quilt. The first pattern is for the improv version. When I have time, I’ll create the half 16 patch version.
Projects, Classes, Patterns, Techniques & Tutorials
I talked a little about this pattern after the guild organizer swap. Christine found it and I think it is a fun pattern. It is only a video pattern. The link shows what to cut and then you have to watch the video to make the basket.
Need a reading glasses case? I found a free pattern on the Spencer Ogg site.
I can’t tell the size of this fabric basket tote, but I really like the shape. Finished dimensions are listed as approximately 16” wide at the top and 11” tall (not including the handles).
I have been kind of immersed in boxed corners lately. It occurred to me that there must be a list of calculations to use for boxing corners. Even better! I found a boxing corners calculator! The site talks about the formula and what each part of the formula means. Then it gives an example of a calculation.
Bonnie Hunter started her annual leaders and enders challenge recently. Join in to reduce your scraps and create more donation quilts.
Tools, Books, Fabric, Notions, Services & Supplies
Julie posted about Feral Notions on her blog, so I went to take a look. I really like their sparkly rulers. Those confetti rulers might make great gifts.
I bought some fabric for backgrounds and gifts at Moonlight Quilters
After working with Lynette on anchoring the lining to the bag exterior, I went looking for boxing corner templates. I have a ruler that works pretty well in certain circumstances, but not for the process Lynette showed. This was a “I know how to break Google” search, because I really didn’t find what I needed. The closest I found was Carol’s Box Corners ruler. I didn’t buy it because I thought it was too basic.
Latifah Saafir showed us some fabric by Emily Van Hoff while we were on Zoom together. I am thinking of making a giant HRT quilt with the HuRTy and this fabric was very appealing. It might be great combined with some Philip Jacobs giant flowers.
If you are a Bonnie Hunter fan, then you might want some of the fabric that was designed for her. Get it on Spoonflower!
I picked up some fabric from Rhonda’s stash at the last guild Sew Day.
I was contacted by Quilted Joy. They wanted to exchange links and they mentioned some older, but not ancient posts. They wanted me to link to a post called Cats in Pajamas Quilt, , which was really about cats. The post included the Elizabeth Hartman cats pattern. I was really confused, because I saw the links they mentioned were to some of my travel/quilt shop review blog posts. When I went looking for their address I found it is in Kentucky, so it was even more confusing.
Exhibits and Organizations
The Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association is hosting their 2025 quilt show on September 27-28. The theme is 50 years of quilted memories and possibilities. Hours are 10-5 Saturday and 10-4 Sunday at Club Sportiva, 521 Charcot Ave, San Jose 95131, $15 at the door, $12 in advance. There is free parking as well!
The Berkeley Art Museum has an exhibit of 4 generations of quiltmakers. It started on June 8 and lasts through November 30. The exhibit is called Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California
At the Fair, we womanned the booth across from other guilds. I went and talked to all the other people booth sitting, because I was on a mission to get new BAM members. One was the Pacifica Quilt Club. It is pretty close to my house, so I went to check it out when DH was at one of his meetings. The people were nice and the dues were low so I joined. I don’t know if they are my people, but it won’t hurt to go and see what they are making. They have an arrangement with Coastside Quilt Studio to host their BOMs on her site.
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Try some micro acts of joy.
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