It took me over a year to get up to 100 followers on the AQ Facebook page (check the sidebar for a link). In the past few weeks, I have gotten 30+. I guess this is what pundits mean by reaching critical mass. Thanks, everyone!<\/p>\n
I received an envelope from my dad the other day with a brochure and a page of photos from the Tillamook County Quilt Trails<\/a>. I looked on the web and found they have a web page! This trail debuted at the Tillamook County Fair in August 2009 with 13 quilt blocks. There are now 101 blocks included along the trail map<\/a>. I was thrilled to learn that my dad had chased around the county to see these colorful quilt blocks.\u00a0 He has started living life out loud a little more, which really makes me happy. Quilts are everywhere!<\/p>\n Projects, Patterns, Tutorials & Classes Katie of Katie’s Quilting Corner has posted a tutorial <\/a>for the QuiltSmart Gadget Cushion. I might need one to keep my phone handy when I am trying to participate in a Google Hangout with the other Twilters.<\/p>\n April Rosenthal has a rotary cutting tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n I saw this GREAT free motion quilting project<\/a> via a tweet from Elly at Aurifil. I love it. It isn’t cutesy and looks small enough to be a good practice piece.<\/p>\n Little Bluebell has put up a tutorial<\/a> on HRTs. “HRTs?, you say” Half Rectangle Triangles. I don’t know if that is the correct name, but you get the idea. It makes me want to pull out my BiRangle and find the book I bought with it back in the last century and make some rectangle quilts.<\/p>\n Your path to a new bag is here! Sara of Sew Sweetness has a new bag pattern called the Holland Bag. I like that she shows so many fabric options and lots of inside bag photos in her post<\/a>.<\/p>\n The newest Snapshots block is out and it is a sewing machine<\/a>! This QAL is a fundraiser for St. Jude’s Research Hospital. The goal of $10,000 was reached in a month, which means that 2000 of you sent in the requested $5!\u00a0 They have upped the FQS goal to $20,000! The suggestion is that you donate $5 for each block pattern downloaded. Wouldn’t it be great if the total donation was $10,000 per block pattern??<\/p>\n Need some organization? Want to make a matching set? A recent post<\/a> shows 12 patterns for organizing your workroom.<\/p>\n American Patchwork and Quilting has a four patch quilt-a-long<\/a> as well. There is a link to a number of designers who are in on the QAL and the hashtag for Twitter and Instagram is #APQquiltalong. I like April Rosenthal’s ‘Buried Treasure<\/a>.’ I am sure her block has been around, but I didn’t take the time to look it up. Using Corner Store<\/a> blocks to connect the four patches is a great idea!<\/p>\n Carol, the art quilt queen turned me on to the Rainbow Challenge. This month’s<\/a> color is yellow. The main challenge page<\/a> talks a little about the challenge, which has the main point of using up scraps.<\/p>\n Enrollment now open for EQU online classes. the following classes were advertised in the latest EQ newsletter:<\/p>\n Fabric, Tools, Books & Supplies<\/strong><\/p>\n Gretchen reviews<\/a> a Double Wedding Ring book.<\/p>\n I saw looking at the AQS catalog. I saw a task lamp called the Stella Task LED Lamp (item #6289). It has a flexible arm and has a special type of bulb to make it convenient to transport, because it won’t break. The ad claims that it still be working after 12 years. This looks great, but I am concerned that the bulbs will not last for 12 years and will be quite expensive.<\/p>\n Katie has a beautiful way of storing scraps<\/a>. Not only do they look good, but you can enjoy the colors of the scraps as well.<\/p>\n Articles & Information<\/strong><\/p>\n Someone pointed me in the direction of the American Craft Council article called The Healing Powers of Craft<\/a> by Monica Moses. It is less an article that a catalog of the health benefits pointing to the beneficial effects while pointing the reader to the articles that discuss the point. I wonder if the converse is true. Will I not be as healthy if I work instead of sew when I am under a deadline? Are people, in general, less healthy if they do not make or repair?<\/p>\n Jennifer Ackermann-Haywood is ending her stint with mlive and focusing on CraftSanity again. Read her last article<\/a> for mlive.com.<\/p>\n Even quiltmakers ‘get’ rides in police cars<\/a> sometimes.<\/p>\n Shows, Events & Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n SCVQA Show<\/a>: Saturday, March 14, 2015 from 10am – 5pm and Sunday, March 15, 2015 from 10am – 4pm.<\/p>\n Art Quilt discussion: March 19, 7:30 pm Richmond Branch of the San Francisco Public Library<\/p>\n San Francisco Quilter’s Guild Show: March 20-21<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sonoma Museum of Art<\/a>: Unconventional and Unexpected: American Quilts Below the Radar, 1950-2000, February 14-May 17, 2015<\/p>\n Other Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n I not always a fan of the quilts that look like they were made from the Stack ‘n Whack technique. The name bugs me. Still, this quilt<\/a> by Hilda is wonderful. I don’t know if it is the red or the gradation.<\/p>\n OMG! Frances did a video<\/a> of her Mosaic quilt. Amazing!<\/p>\n NQR<\/strong><\/p>\n In case you want to catch up with Outlander before the new season comes out in April, the Star series version is now on Blu-ray\u00a0 and DVD<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It took me over a year to get up to 100 followers on the AQ Facebook page (check the sidebar for a link). In the past few weeks, I have gotten 30+. I guess this is what pundits mean by reaching critical mass. Thanks, everyone! 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