Year: 2019

Here’s the back I’m working on. No guarantees that the finished product will look anything like this–in fact, I’m not sure if I like this or not!

Here’s the front:

 

Info on Josef and Annie Albers (Josef’s work on the left, Annie on the right)

What I’m reading:

Chances Are by Richard Russo

A Pilgrimage to Eternity by Timothy Egan

 

What I’m listening to:

Milk Street (food podcast)

Simple. Handmade. Everyday. (crafting/cozy home podcast)

The Argument (politics podcast)

Old Time Fiddle Tunes playlist on Spotify (perfect for this time of year!)

 

See you next time!

 

 

 

Kate’s quilt–the back, so far:

 

I think I ended up posting this picture of Kate’s quilt top last time, but here we go again:

 

Messing around with fabric:

 

Podcast Love!

Listen to Vicki here:

https://mycreativecorner3.wordpress.com/

Listen to Stephanie here:

https://stephaniesochadesign.com/podcast-make-and-decorate

Listen to Stephanie interview Heidi Parkes here:

https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/make-and-decorate/md-31-heidi-parkes-b78IpBjorPl/

Another podcast, which I think I’ve mentioned more than once, though not in this ep:

Simple Handmade Everyday

The Gifted School by Bruce Holsinger

I’ve got a new book coming out on Tuesday, October 8!

 

 

Except I meant to post this last Wednesday!

Might add a few things in a bit …Here’s my quilt in progress:

 

 

 

Minimal show notes:

Can’t make this quilt work out!

This isn’t right …

 

And this isn’t right …

Maybe this, with one more little star? I don’t know.

Mostly I’m just ready to be done.

Books:

Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey Cep

Mrs. Everything by Jennifer Weiner

The Summer Book by Tove Jansson

See you next time!

Here are the quilts I talked about in this episode:

 

Riley Blake Challenge Quilt

 

Dorothy’s Pinwheel Quilt

A close-up on the quilting, while the quilting was still in progress:

 

The back of the quilt, which is my favorite part:

 

The quilt I’m making for my friend. Can’t figure out quite what I’m doing, but I’m interested …

 

Books I mentioned (with a mangling of titles and authors):

Normal People by Sally Rooney

Underland: A Deep Time Journey by Robert MacFarlane

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See you soon!

Sorry for the clicking noises in this episode–for some reason I kept tapping on my recorder. Don’t know why, but I know that it’s irritating.

Stuff I’m working on:

Handquilting the Pinwheel quilt:

“Springtime in the Rockies (Detail):

The picture that inspired me, from Southern Quilts:

Kate’s batik:

Pictures from Glencoe Mill and Village:

Mill building

Alamance Plaid

Ephemera!

Mill houses

Joe Cunningham video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pglzj6i57y4

Southern Quilts by Mary Kerr

Unconventional and Unexpected: American Quilts Under the Radar 1950-2000 by Roderick Kiracofe

Wild by Design: Two Hundred Years of Innovation and Artistry in American Quilts by Janet Catherine Berlo and Patricia Cox Crews.

Talk to you next time!

Quilts I discuss in this episode:

For pictures of the show winners, go here: https://www.quiltcon.com/2019-winners

The Chinese Coin Quilt:

Hand-pieced Quilt Along blocks:

Interview with Michelle Wilkie on improv quilting: https://www.jenbroemel.com/the-art-of-improv/2018/9/6/the-art-of-improv-with-patricia-ryan-madson-guest-1-ayejw-f5chm-w434a-gw2kb-lnkxa-leapj

I mention Samin Nasrit in this episode–totally mangled her name, btw! But she’s great, and here’s her roasted chicken recipe: https://www.saltfatacidheat.com/buttermilkmarinated-roast-chicken/

https://offkilterquilt.podbean.com/mf/play/kryepe/ep232.mp3

I finished a quilt top in December–a fun pinwheel that was simple, straightforward, and won’t take years and years to quilt. That’s my kind of quilt.

Good news! “Sit-In” is going to QuiltCon in February!

Books: My friend Barbara recommended a book I thoroughly enjoyed: Meet You at the Museum by Anne Youngson. It’s charming, funny, sometimes sad, and well worth reading. Favorite Christmas novel: The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai. Best book I’ve read in ages!

If you’re looking for a good time, join the Quiltfiction Club over on Facebook. It’s Quiltfiction’s closed group, and we’re having fun telling stories, sharing quilts and recipes, and making friends.

Happy New Year, everyone!