{"id":70641,"date":"2026-05-29T07:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/?p=70641"},"modified":"2026-05-28T10:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:25:15","slug":"various-sundry-2026-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artquiltmaker.com\/blog\/2026\/05\/various-sundry-2026-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Various & Sundry 2026 #5"},"content":{"rendered":"

Admin<\/strong><\/p>\n

I updated the Ends Donation quilts page<\/a> with new quilt tops and backs.<\/p>\n

I also updated the Minikins page<\/a> with the new bags I have made.<\/p>\n

I have added some additions, including a new tutorial to the Tutorials page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Projects, Classes, Patterns, Techniques & Tutorials<\/strong><\/p>\n

I talked about making the Zip It Up folio<\/a> from ByAnnie. When I looked up the pattern, I found that it is now called the Zip It Up 2.0<\/a>**. Even from the picture I can see the differences. I may buy the new pattern, but I may just make the other two from the pattern Mary loaned me. The new version looks super useful as well.<\/p>\n

I saw a fun Peace & Love quilt pattern by Rebecca Mae Designs<\/a> when I visited Cut & Run quilt shop in San Luis Obispo last week.<\/p>\n

Want to make a book cover out of fabric? Check out the tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I found a tutorial for a cutting mat bag<\/a>. It very basic, but also free.<\/p>\n

Did you buy one of those 3 tiered craft carts when all the popular quilt girls were buying them and showing them off on IG? If you did and you want to make it even more useful, check out the Cart Pocket Project Bag<\/a> from Creamcraft Goods. It’s a really fun and useful idea.<\/p>\n

I went looking at Jen Carlton Bailly’s page and found free patterns for some fruit blocks<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Central Coast Embroidery<\/a> by Cedar O’Reilly has samplers of California available. I’ll post more links soon<\/p>\n

Tools, Books, Fabric, Notions, Services & Supplies<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you need art supplies, go to California Art Supply in San Mateo. They are a small, local business with fresh stock. I take my mom there as a treat when she is with me. They sent me a link: https:\/\/tapgo.to\/x0uRc3<\/a>. If you use the link to set up a rewards account, then I earn a credit. I am not an affiliate, but I really like this company and don’t have enough need of art supplies to keep them in business on my own.<\/p>\n

There is a new fabric design house. Thread and Ink<\/a> is set up  by former Creative Director of Dashwood, David Sweet. He has a new business partner, Bai Chauhan. They make  contemporary, high quality fabrics in beautifully designed collections, according to Love of Quilting magazine.<\/p>\n

Download<\/a> the Wawak Interfacings guide.<\/p>\n

The new fabric line by Guicy Guice, Hue<\/a>, is awesome. I especially like the color wheel print. I went to Free Spirit to look at the whole line<\/a> and found it has a very small number of prints. I’d like to see a number of the prints in multiple colors. I suppose that wasn’t the vision of the artist or the number crunchers didn’t justify it from a business perspective.<\/p>\n

I was very tempted to buy some Sugar Skull vinyl<\/a> from Sew Hungry Hippie. I resisted, but I have an idea for a project so I may not be able to resist for long. <\/p>\n

Daylight Company has a Duo Neck Go light<\/a>. It is described as “mall but powerful neck light with dual adjustable head lights for balanced, targeted illumination. Switch between floodlight for wider coverage and spotlight for detailed tasks, with 3 color temperatures \u2013 Daylight, Warm Light, and Cool Light \u2013 and stepless dimming that remembers your last used setting.” It might be just the light you need for evening sewing. I like the small size of the product.<\/p>\n

The trays this company<\/a> makes are beautiful and so affordable! Yes, they are sold out at the moment, but keep your eye on this page. So much better than plastic.<\/p>\n

Make Modern is apparently ending its run. I haven’t read this magazine, but have started to see ads for it on Instagram. Issue 70 had an interesting teaser for the Mindalin Project Bag, a fun tool tote that might be a great gift. So, I went to look at buying the issue. The issue costs US $11.95 (AUD $14.95) . They also have an All Access Bundle<\/a> which includes all issues, patterns, everything for US $99. I can’t quite tell how many bag patterns they have as part of the bundle. <\/p>\n

Bonnie Hunter pointed out something called the Trim Lock<\/a>. The website describes these tools as “Meet the Trim-Lock, a revolutionary cutting and trimming tool sure to make your life easier. The magic happens when you apply pressure to the handle, which engages the grippy material on the base of the Trim-Lock on your fabric, keeping your fabric in place so you can cut, and spin, your fabric without having to readjust your template for every cut.”<\/p>\n

There was some discussion in a ByAnnie group about her zippers. In case you didn’t know they are size 4.5 not size 5, so changing out the pulls doesn’t really work. I saw that Wawak (no affiliation) has a variety of size 4.5 zippers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out the Maker’s Club<\/a> from Sew Hungry Hippie. It is a bag of the month club and comes with the pattern and all the supplies (you still need your machine and BSK<\/a>). I like the idea of this club and I would make some of the bags, but I have so many patterns and supplies that I need to use some up. <\/p>\n

Exhibits and Organizations<\/strong><\/p>\n

The German Patchworktage<\/a> were held in Suhl starting on the 14 May. I’ll have to put this event on my calendar to attend one year.<\/p>\n

Quilt Canada 2026<\/a> will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the RBC Convention Center June 17-20. Check out workshops, lectures, tours and other events. The 2027 show<\/a> will be held in Calgary June 16-19, 2027.<\/p>\n

Media & Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n

Great Big Bay Area Fabric and Craft Store List + Maps<\/a> is a list of sewing related shops in the Bay Area.<\/p>\n

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Star of Hearts from Baltimore Beauties and Beyond v.1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Very sad news. Elly Sienkiewicz died earlier this month. You may not recognize the name, but she was one of the quiltmakers I ‘grew up’ with when learning to make quilts. She was known for reviving the Baltimore Album style. She taught and wrote books and researched! I really admired her research into the style and the history of the style. I was fortunate to take a class from her at Thimble Creek in Walnut Creek, a store that doesn’t exist in brick and mortar. \ud83d\ude41 Needle turn applique didn’t take for me, but I have a couple of blocks to prove I took the the class. You can read about her amazing life in her obituary<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check out the Great American Birthday Quilt<\/a>. I am sad I didn’t hear about this sooner. I would have contributed a block. This is one reason I am sad that Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine no longer exists. I wonder where this was mentioned?<\/p>\n

Inspiration<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bags on the Eriko Yamaguchi site<\/a> are quite the inspiration.<\/p>\n

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Baltimore Album block from Elly Sienkiewicz class<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NQR<\/strong><\/p>\n

Every time I enter a tracking number into the UPS site, I get an error. I can never tell where my fabric and supplies are. First World problem, I know, but irritating. Any solutions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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