Happy birthday to my YM! He’s 24 (OMG!!) today!<\/p>\n
Other Artists<\/strong><\/p>\n Bonnie Hunter had to move her FB page. Find the new one and the sad, FB tale of woe on the new page<\/a>. She did finally get the problems with the old one worked out, so now there are two pages! More bang for your buck?<\/p>\n Projects, Classes, Patterns & Tutorials<\/strong><\/p>\n Sara Lawson came out with four new patterns this month. She sold them as a bundle at first, but that sale is over. They can be purchased individually. One of them is a sewing machine bag. One of her testers has written a tutorial for adjusting the size<\/a> of the bag if it won’t fit your machine.<\/p>\n Kirsty from Bonjour Quilts has written a tutorial for matching patterns<\/a> on a quilt back. You could use for other purposes as well.<\/p>\n Sharon from Color Girl Quilts talks about the Stitch Pink blocks in a recent blog post<\/a>. I talked about the Stitch Pink project in a recent V& S post<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sharon also has updated her website and the new shop<\/a> is really easy to use. Very tempting, especially since she is having a sale and donating 5% of sales to the ACLU through the end of 2020.<\/p>\n Jeni from In Color Order is having a sew-a-long<\/a> using her drawstring bag pattern. She has a post<\/a> on tips for choosing fabrics and one on using scraps for bags<\/a> in addition to showing regular fabrics. Remember? I used one of the patterns for the bag I sewed for the Juggling Balls<\/a>. I really like that pattern. I bought some twill ribbon (not sure if that is the right word) last time I made one to make it easier to thread through the casing. I also don’t like turning small strings like those the drawstring bag requires.<\/p>\n Are you doing the Bonnie Hunter Mystery, Grassy Creek, this year? Check out the Grassy Creek Mystery tab<\/a> for the color choices and the first clue. I am going to collect all the clues and then see if I want to make the quilt. I don’t plan on using the colors she selected, if I do it. I am planning on using colors from a photo of a house nearby I took YEARS ago<\/a>. Alternatively, I could use a group of paint buckets<\/a> that has a selection of fabrics I like, but looks very like my Frolic!<\/a> color selections. IF I decide to make the quilt.<\/p>\n Camille Roskelley<\/a> and Maureen McCormick<\/a> (yes, from the Brady Bunch!!) are doing a quilt-a-long using Camille’s Flower Girl pattern<\/a>. Hashtag is #ABloomingBunch.<\/p>\n Svetlana of Sotakhandmade has a new video tutorial for her scissor keeper<\/a> (AKA scissor cozy) pattern. I made a couple of these last year<\/a> and I think they make great gifts.<\/p>\n Svetlana also has a good video for making the front pocket of a pouch<\/a> (Devon pouch??). Using the techniques int he video and your own measurements would allow you to add a front pocket to other bags.<\/p>\n Frau Schnitte shows her Yve bag in one of her posts<\/a>. It is available as a pattern, but only in German.<\/p>\n Articles, Media, Exhibitions and Shows<\/strong><\/p>\n One of my Spiky Stars blocks has been made into a virtual quilt and is being displayed on the website of the Toledo Museum<\/a>. By this I mean that my block is one in a sampler quilt virtually stitched together. The website says “nspired by the Toledo Museum of Art\u2019s upcoming exhibition Radical Tradition: American Quilts and Social Change<\/em><\/a>, TMA organized a COVID-19 Virtual Quilting Bee in advance of the exhibition opening. Nearly 100 quilt squares were submitted from across the United States. Community members submitted both traditional patterned quilt blocks and those addressing aspects of life amid the current global pandemic, which marks a moment of change and uncertainty on a global scale. Many of the squares were digitally stitched together by The Electric Quilt Co. and can be viewed below.”<\/p>\n Sara of Sew Sweetness has a new video<\/a> on how to remove rivets.<\/p>\n The New York Times had an article<\/a> called “What Could Be More Comforting Than a Quilt Coat?” about ‘quilt coats’. Remember wearables from the 1990s? Rachel Clark<\/a>? This is the second NYT ‘quilt’ article that has annoyed me because it is poorly researched and incomplete.<\/p>\n Barbara Brackman has a short vide<\/a>o on the history of her Encyclopedia of Pieced Quilt Patterns<\/em>. The blog post<\/a> where is read about it talks about the upgrades to Blockbase as well.<\/p>\n Barbara Brackman has post<\/a> about an exhibit of Women’s Suffrage quilts. My favorite is the ‘Votes for Women’ quilt. Remember Mary Poppins?<\/p>\n The New York Times (you may need a subscription or check your library) had an article about making cloth masks<\/a> more helpful in keeping away the virus. The main points are:<\/p>\n Fabric, Notions, Supplies, Books & Tools<\/strong><\/p>\n Sew Tites<\/a>** are a favorite notion\/tool of mine. I find them useful for areas that pins<\/a>** won’t go through and WonderClips<\/a>** won’t reach. They have come out with another new version, the Sew Tites Magnum<\/a>, which is designed for loading quilts onto longarm machines. I am sure they can be used for bags as well. Let me know if you try them on your longarm.<\/p>\n My students and I had a discussion about where we buy fabric, supplies, notions and tools. Carrie talked about My Favorite Quilt Store<\/a>. After just a quick look, I love it. I haven’t bought anything from them yet, so the eCommerce process might put me off, but we’ll see.<\/p>\n Carrie also mentioned ModernQuilter<\/a>. This is a great shop as it includes a lot of my favorite prints and designers. Some are similar to what FabricParty<\/a> has, but in larger cuts.<\/p>\n I am interested in the CriCut since Julie got one and cut out Cotton Candy pouch<\/a> for me. There was a recent discussion I saw where I heard about the Easy Press<\/a>. From what I understand, it is like an iron, but presses [interfacing?] various things on to fabric. Looking at the blog post<\/a> makes it seem like an iron and I wonder if it is necessary if you have an iron or better than an iron?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n **I use affiliate links and may be paid for your purchase of an item when you click on an item link in my post. There is no additional cost to you for clicking or purchasing items I recommend. 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