Month: May 2015

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Episode 165: Are You Ready to Dresden?

Welcome to Episode No. 165 of the Off-Kilter Quilt Podcast (Where a Straight Line’s a State of Mind). My name is Frances, and I’m your hostess.

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Making some progress on those Dresden Plates …

dresden1

Want to quilt along? Check out Sherri D’s blog for more info:

http://lazyquilter.blogspot.com/2015/05/have-plate-of-goodness.html

My 1930s fabrics:

30s fabric

The Modern Dresden Block:

modernblock

Interesting article on the limits of local economies:

Fun video from Angela Walters:

http://thequiltshow.com/daily-blog/142-newsletter/23441-three-things-machine-quilters-should-stop-doing

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Episode 164: The What do I do now? episode

Welcome to Episode No. 164 of the Off-Kilter Quilt Podcast (Where a Straight Line’s a State of Mind). My name is Frances, and I’m your hostess.

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Big Star! Big finish! (Click for a better look at the quilting)

big star--finished!

Basket block!

basketblock

Basket Block tutorial courtesey of Jaye, the Artquiltmaker:

http://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/2015/03/sampler-quilt-basket-pt-1/

http://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/2015/04/sampler-quilt-basket-pt-2/

Half-square triangles tutorial courtesy of Jaye, the Artquiltmaker:

http://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/2011/09/triangle-technique/

A great interview with Mary Fons:

http://www.whyquiltsmatter.org/welcome/discussion-guide-qa-with/why-quilts-matter-question-and-answer-with-mary-fons/

Check out Hip to Be a Square Pam in this great video:

https://vimeo.com/126226767