Month: November 2014

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Above: the sampler quilt so far

The “I am 50 and Pretty Okay with It” selfie. I put goop in my hair to make it stick up like that.

My friend Dana’s quilt. Jaye thinks this pattern is called “Grecian Cross.”

This week’s questions

1. In your opinion, what have been the most popular quilt patterns of the last 5 years?

2. Did your mother quilt? If so, did she teach you to quilt? If not, how did you learn?

Have you read Sandy’s story about her mother teaching her to quilt? It’s lovely, and you can find it here:

http://quiltingfortherestofus.com/about/

 

This week’s links:

Super Slider for free motion quilting:

 

 

Jaye on researching block patterns:

Researching Block Names

 

A list of quilt docs from the Quilters Newsletter blog:

http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/blogs/insideqn/2014/11/20/17-quilt-documentaries-you-should-see/

 

With These Hands–An Exhibit of African American Quilts

 

Barbara Brackman’s blog on modernism: http://historicallymodernquilts.blogspot.com/

 

Jenny Beyer Blocks: http://www.jinnybeyer.com/quilting-with-jinny/design-board/browse.cfm

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The mosaic quilt in full.

Close-ups of the 2nd border fabric so you can advise me about binding.

Me and my new best buddy, Debbie! She listens to the podcast, so when she and husband Bob came to town, we got together and talked quilty talk.

The beautiful pot holders Debbie made me. How can I bear to use them?

 

Bad idea.

Question: Did your mother quilt? If she did, did she teach you to quilt?

 

Art quilter Susan Brubaker Knapp’s website:

http://wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/

Juki machine: https://www.juki.com/jus.html

Jonathon Holstein lecture: http://real.unl.edu/podcast/IQSC/JonathanHolstein-08.mp4

 

Look! A neat quilt!

http://www.quiltstudy.org/collections/quilt_of_the_month/

 

Lecture on Ernest B. Haight at IQSC:

http://real.unl.edu/podcast/IQSC/Gregory-BeingErnest.html

 

Ernest B. Haight exhibit at International Quilt Study Center:

http://www.quiltstudy.org/exhibitions/online_exhibitions/eh/eh_intro.html

 

I’m enjoying this book podcast a lot: http://booksonthenightstand.com/podcasts

Interesting article about bookish podcasts: http://online.wsj.com/articles/SB10000872396390443991704577577524043521172

Have a great week!

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My next quilt. Not really, but I needed a picture.

This week’s quilty links:

 

Meg Cox interviews Barbara Brackman for the Quilt Alliance “Save Our Stories” project:

http://www.allianceforamericanquilts.org/qsos/interview.php?kid=14-31-E01

 

Article about Passage Quilts

http://www.passagequilts.com/downloads/heraldsun_quiltingtoremember.pdf

 

An interview with Sherri Lynn Wood about passage quilts:

http://blog.sevenponds.com/professional-advice/passagequiltingtoheal

 

Article about Sherri Lynn Wood on the Spoonflower blog

http://blog.spoonflower.com/2014/06/7-questions-with-sherri-lynn-wood.html

 

Neat article about African-American improvisational piecing:

http://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/quilting-jazz-with-a-needle-and-thread/

 

Great lecture by folklorist and quilt historian on the Underground Railroad quilts:

http://real.unl.edu/podcast/IQSC/Horton1.m4v

 

The International Quilt Study Centers List of Podcasts/Vidcasts:

http://www.quiltstudy.org/discovery/resources/podcasts1.html