{"id":68719,"date":"2025-11-28T07:15:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=68719"},"modified":"2025-11-27T13:09:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T21:09:57","slug":"various-sundry-2025-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/various-sundry-2025-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Various &#038; Sundry 2025 #11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Admin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stress is a killer for me in the fabric department. After buying a few more yards, I am back down to 37 yards used (net).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projects, Classes, Patterns, Techniques &amp; Tutorials<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bonnie Hunter started her winter mystery quilt early. Check out the Intro and Part 1 on her <a href=\"https:\/\/quiltville.blogspot.com\/p\/lupine-laughter-mystery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blog<\/a>. I have a lot going on so I may not do it this year. We&#8217;ll see.<\/p>\n<p>My niece asked me to make her a pencil pouch with an elastic for using as a bookmark. Shockingly, I don&#8217;t have a pattern for something like that, so I had to go looking for one. I found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polkadotchair.com\/elastic-pencil-case-bookmark-sewing-pattern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one on the large side<\/a> by Polka Dot Chair. I had forgotten about that site, so I was happy to be reacquainted with it. I also found a <a href=\"https:\/\/orangebettie.com\/2017\/08\/14\/pencil-holder-easel-pouch-free-pattern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pencil holder easel pouch<\/a>, which wasn&#8217;t what I wanted, but I could add an elastic to it. This is the one I really liked: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.applegreencottage.com\/easy-pen-case-with-elastic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Green Cottage Easy Pen Case<\/a>. It looks cool, is pretty easy and doesn&#8217;t cost $12.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tools, Books, Fabric, Notions, Services &amp; Supplies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MaryM told me about SuzyQuilts. She has a <a href=\"https:\/\/suzyquilts.com\/subscribe\/#subscription\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newsletter called The Cutting Table<\/a> you can purchase for an annual fee.<\/p>\n<p>I thought I had shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/arcexpressions?syclid=d435t42co8ms73ckdik0&amp;dd_referrer=&amp;section_id=48323926\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arc Expressions<\/a> with you, but I couldn&#8217;t find it. I heard about it from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sewfisticatedcraft.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sewfisticated<\/a>. Arc Expressions provides templates for bag patterns from&nbsp; a variety of designers. The shop also offers a variety of non-designer specific <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/shop\/arcexpressions?syclid=d435t42co8ms73ckdik0&amp;dd_referrer=&amp;section_id=37728886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">useful templates<\/a> such as rounded corners, boxing corners and strap placement. As an added bonus, this site is a great way to look at a variety of bag designs without hopping from site to site. The prices are not cheap, but worth it if you plan to make more than one of a pattern.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-68719 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/20251126_123106_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251126_123106_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Advent package\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68902\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68902'>\n\t\t\t\tAdvent package\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/20251126_145610_wm-sm\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251126_145610_wm-sm-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Advent package: FQ packages\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-68916\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-68916'>\n\t\t\t\tAdvent package: FQ packages\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I received a very nice Advent gift the other day. At first I thought I had ordered something and forgotten, but no, Friend Julie sent me another Advent calendar. Remember the <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/even-more-advent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">labels she sent<\/a> a few years ago? Very kind! I thought it might be all solids &#8211; and it might be &#8211; but <a href=\"https:\/\/globalfibershop.com\/pages\/whats-in-the-box-2025-countdown-box-contents-spoiler-alert?_pos=1&amp;_sid=8ace5d8d2&amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">last year&#8217;s<\/a> looks like prints are included as well. I hope there is not too much beige, but even if there is, it will be a fun activity for this year. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/globalfibershop.com\/products\/preorder-fat-quarter-treats-2024-countdown-box-please-read-our-faqs-before-ordering-copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">buy one<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Exhibits and Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68921\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68921\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251119_152753_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68921\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251119_152753_wm-sm-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Laci's bag handles\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251119_152753_wm-sm-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251119_152753_wm-sm-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251119_152753_wm-sm.jpg 802w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68921\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laci&#8217;s bag handles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I spent an afternoon visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/bampfa.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BAMPFA<\/a>&#8216;s Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California. Afterwards, ErinM and I went to Laci&#8217;s farther along Shattuck, on Adeline, in Berkeley. I thought I had been there, but if I have it has been so long that I really don&#8217;t remember. The shop is not a quilt shop and doesn&#8217;t sell fabric, but they did have a few quiltmaking items, such as templates. It is more of a needlework shop. They had tons of Perl Cotton type thread. I was impressed with the number of notions covering all different types of needlework including knitting, crochet, tatting, bobbin lace, etc. My stellar find was bag handles. I have a pair and a pattern, but have been reluctant to use them since I didn&#8217;t think I could get more. Laci&#8217;s had tons of all different kinds of bag handles. What a bonanza.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Media &amp; Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>SuzyQuilts has two articles about picking fabric for a quilt, <a href=\"https:\/\/suzyquilts.com\/picking-fabric-for-a-quilt-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">part 1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/suzyquilts.com\/picking-fabric-for-a-quilt-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">part 2<\/a>. Thanks to MaryM for pointing these out to me.<\/p>\n<p>NQR<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_68920\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-68920\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251127_092929_wm-sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-68920\" src=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251127_092929_wm-sm-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Daffodils by Leah Kohlenberg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251127_092929_wm-sm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251127_092929_wm-sm-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251127_092929_wm-sm-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/20251127_092929_wm-sm.jpg 1069w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-68920\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Daffodils by Leah Kohlenberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last year I bought a <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/new-painting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">painting<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leahkohlenberg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leah Kohlenberg<\/a>. We finally hung it up in anticipation of having guests for the post-Thanksgiving get together. I think it looks really nice against our red walls. As a bonus it is out of reach of our grand niece (3YO) and grand nephew (1YO).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>**N. B. : Obviously, you should shop at local quilt shops and small businesses. However, if you are too busy or can\u2019t find what you need there, I use Amazon affiliate links and may be paid for your purchase of an item when you click on an item\u2019s link in my post. There is no additional cost to you for clicking or purchasing items I recommend. I appreciate your clicks and purchases as it helps support this website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Admin Stress is a killer for me in the fabric department. After buying a few more yards, I am back down to 37 yards used (net). Projects, Classes, Patterns, Techniques &amp; Tutorials Bonnie Hunter started her winter mystery quilt early. Check out the Intro and Part 1 on her blog. I have a lot going &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/various-sundry-2025-11\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Various &#038; Sundry 2025 #11&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-68719","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-538","tag-various-sundry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68719","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68719"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68719\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68937,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68719\/revisions\/68937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68719"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68719"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68719"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}