Doing Good Donation Blocks

Donation Blocks
Donation Blocks

As I said yesterday, I spent Sunday making the Peacock blocks. In between I made donation blocks. I had taken 3 kits from the BAMQG meeting on Saturday so I made those up first. Those blocks are the 2 on the right and the one on the top. After I was done with those, I made up a few more from my own fabric. I sewed them as leaders and enders in between the parts of the Peacock hexagons. I used them to keep track of the various parts of the blocks. They are all the same colors, so it is easy to mix of pieces. And the bonus was all the donations blocks I finished as well.

I do intend to make more donation blocks.

Peacock Blocks

The change to Daylight Saving Time is a nightmare. What a dumb idea or an idea whose time has passed. I changed the clock by my bed the night before so when I woke up, I saw that it was already later than usual. For some reason I felt awful. It might have been the dread of knowing that I had lost an hour. I got up and got some caffeine and went up to my workroom.

I needed to just sew, so I looked at the projects I had that were at the rote sewing stage. After a very short deliberation, I pulled out the Peacock blocks and started sewing.

Peacock Blocks
Peacock Blocks

I don’t remember how many sets I cut up at the Retreat, but the prep I did there allowed me to just sew pieces and parts together. I now have about 40 blocks. When I say blocks, I mean two halves of blocks because I can’t sew the pieces of the blocks together until I lay out the entire quilt. Once I lay it out, I will sew it together in rows.

It was great to just sew. I only had to sew straight seams. I didn’t have to make a lot of decisions beyond how to press the seams and the stack of blocks got bigger and bigger.

I wanted to do more, but don’t I always? That was the kind of sewing that I needed. I finally feel like I am making progress.

Cat Bed Redux

I had a pretty good weekend sewing. It started with my return from the BAMQG meeting (post on that later). I was so fired up to sew. This was also pent up energy from not sewing for a few days. As soon as I arrived home and dumped my stuff, I sat down at the sewing machine and sewed the cat bed I got from Amanda at the meeting.

Seashell cat bed
Seashell cat bed

I like the fleece fabric Amanda picked out. It is really fun. And cheerful (though not in a pink kind of cheerful way). I like those seahorses.

I needed to make another cat bed, because my bag of schnibbles was starting to scare me. I should have taken two, but I wasn’t thinking.

I wonder if seahorses will be the next big thing. I saw a paper pieced project of a seahorse on Instagram recently.

March 2016: 26 Projects

March?? March already? What happened to January and February? The last time I posted on this topic was back in December and that was a great post, because I had accomplished so much. So far this year, there is a lot of hunting and gathering going on, but not many completions. It is all about process, though, right?

Finished 2016 Quilt Projects

none so far

Finished 2016 non-Quilt Projects

In Process
The  ‘In Process’ is used to denote projects on which I am actively (or pretending) working. A project in the ‘UFO’ category means I am stalled. A nicer way of saying UFO is a WIP.

  • Carpenter’s Wheel blocks – I finished #8 and started to sew #9
  • English Paper Piecing Project– half hexies – slowly but surely wins the race
  • Food Quilt #3 – pieces are cut. I need to start sewing
  • Lobster – have more stitching to do and then I need to quilt it.
  • Octagon 9 Patch: ready to put together. Not sure what I am waiting for
  • Peacock Quilt – need to sew pieces and parts
  • Pies and Points from Victoria Findlay Wolfe class.
  • Stepping Stones #2 – I haven’t worked on this, but I still have one block on the wall for inspiration. I could work on it at any time.

Still WIPs
I still have WIPs. Who doesn’t, after all? The list is a lot shorter and the projects are newer, for the most part.

  1. Aqua-Red Sampler – I still have to work on the partial seaming tutorial.
  2. The Tarts Come to Tea: I still haven’t worked on this since April 2011, though, it is in a prominent location so I have easy access. I was thinking about how this was veering in the direction of being one of my ‘masterpieces,’ but now that it has languished for so long it just looks old and dated. :(
  3. Pointillist Palette #4: Fourth is a series of 6 quilts; needs tiny square patches sewn together. I still haven’t worked on this project either, but I do think about it.
  4. Self Portrait: started in 2006 at a class at Quilting Adventures in Richmond, Virginia. My career counselor breathed new life into this project for me. She asked a simple question and the end result was inspiration for this piece, but I kind of lost steam again after printing images on paper to try out different designs. Lately, I have been feeling like I need to finish this piece as it should be a good reminder to keep in my office.
  5. Under the Sea: class project; like the design, but not the colors. Still a possibility for abandonment. Just can’t seem to pull the trigger.
  6. City Sampler/ Tale of Two Cities blocks
  7. Serendipity Lady Quilt

Ready for Quilting
Wow! Everything on this list is new, as in it was never on the original 26 Projects list.

  1. 2 Thanksgiving tablerunners
  2. Flowerburst

In Quilting Process

  • Christmas Tablerunner – nearly done

Binding

  • I have to make the binding for one Thanksgiving tablerunner and then bind it.

Hunting and Gathering

  • Blue Gradation Quilt: cutting 2.5″x 4.5″ blue rectangles
  • Blue Lemonade: cutting blue, green, purple 2″ squares
  • Food Quilt #3: cutting food prints
  • Pink Gradation Quilt: cutting 2.5″x 4.5″ pink rectangles
  • Spin Wheel: really not started, but supplies gathered. I probably have enough fabrics and just need to decide to start.
  • Stepping Stones #3 using the Macaron pre-cuts from Hoffman. I have all the fabric in pre-cuts and am just waiting for space in my schedule.
  • Windmill quilt: Still hunting and gathering. I am supposed to be cutting a variety of greys for the background. The problem is that I mislaid the rotary template. Sigh. I may be able to cut the greys on a Sizzix.

What’s on your list?

Creative Prompt #354: Dessert

No more animals for the moment.

This prompt is related to Prompt #184. They are similar, but a little different.

dessert recipes

Definition: “Dessert (/d??z??rt/) is a course that concludes a main meal. The course usually consists of sweet foods and beverages, such as dessert wine or liqueurs, but may include coffee, cheeses, nuts, or other savory items. In some parts of the world, such as much of central and western Africa, there is no tradition of a dessert course to conclude a meal.

The term “dessert” can apply to many foods, such as cakes, tarts, cookies, biscuits, gelatins, pastries, ice creams, pies, puddings, custards, and sweet soups. Fruit is also commonly found in dessert courses because of its naturally occurring sweetness. Some cultures sweeten foods that are more commonly savory to create desserts.” (Wikipedia)

cake

Dessert” is a song by American singer and producer Dawin. It was released in the United States on March 17, 2015.

cookies

Sound Dessert is a music blog featuring music reviews, music interviews, indie rock playlists and more.

ice cream

Dessert Wars Miami is the premiere dessert competition in South Florida. With over 20 participants, you have a lot of decisions to make and a wide array of desserts

cheesecake

Dessert delivery from GrubHub (Brilliant!)

sweet soups

dessert wines

jellied desserts

dessert glasses

Dessert Lab

free listening on SoundCloud

This is Spot, a dessert bar like no other, home to a whole new world of delicious flavors and tastes. At Spot, Dessert Bar, traditional confections are re-imagined

Fast food desserts

Dessert Fox elegantly provides custom cake creations in the Rocklin/Roseville area.

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and get familiar with your blog or website.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. I created this spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses.

We are also talking about this on Twitter and Instagram. Use the hashtag #CPP

Carpenter’s Wheel #8

Carpenter's Wheel #8
Carpenter’s Wheel #8

I finally finished another Carpenter’s Wheel block. As I have said there is a lot going on and focus is difficult. Looking back, I found that I posted #7 on March 1 even though March 1 seems like a long time ago from where I am sitting now.

I am pretty pleased with how it came out. Since I have so many blocks, I do think a quilt is in the offing. I have been thinking of layouts and was thinking of something asymmetrical after attending QuiltCon.

8 Carpenter's Wheels
8 Carpenter’s Wheels

However, I put them up on my design wall and really like them jammed together. There is something about them together that looks interesting.

March 2016 To Do List

2016 To Do List

  • Quilt Christmas table runner – I thought about calling it done, because I was finished except for the very outer border. I was very much inclined to call it done, but thought the outer border would be flapping around while I tried to bind it, so I started to do a little bit of quilting to hold it down. I have about two more rows left.
  • Wash fabric AKA The Great Unwashed-I washed a few loads in the past month and actually spent a couple of hours ironing then cutting. Further progress.
  • Cut out 3 notepad covers for gifts
  • Finish cutting out Day in the Park backpack variation
  • Sew 3rd Petrillo Bag
  • Sew Bon Appetit apron
  • Cut out Art supplies pincushion
  • Sew Art supplies pincushion
  • Sew purple pincushion
  • Quilt Thanksgiving tablerunner #2
  • Quilt Thanksgiving tablerunner #3
  • Quilt Thanksgiving table mat
  • Bind Thanksgiving tablerunner #1 – I have pulled a couple of fabrics for binding, but I am not sure which to use. Admittedly, I haven’t spent a lot of time thinking about it. I should do, though since that will add to my finish list.
  • Pull fabrics for QuiltCon class
  • **Make binding for Flowerburst

Finished since December 2015 post

  • Quilt Thanksgiving tablerunner #1
  • Cut out Anna Maria Horner Multi-tasker tote
  • Cut out Art supplies Sew Together Bag
  • Finish cutting out 3rd Petrillo bag
  • Cut out Thanksgiving tablerunner #1
  • Cut out Thanksgiving tablerunner #2
  • Cut out Thanksgiving tablerunner #3
  • Cut out Thanksgiving table mat
  • ATCs for CQFA December meeting
  • Finish sewing Anna Maria Horner Multi-tasker tote -this was a gift I intended to give during Holiday 2013- sigh. Missed 2014 Holiday deadline as well. I made it for birthday 2016 and it was a successful gift.
  • Sew Art supplies Sew Together Bag
  • Cut out Purple Sew Together Bag
  • Sew Purple Sew Together Bag

FOTY 2015 (early March)

Fabric of the Year 2015 (early March)
Fabric of the Year 2015 (early March)

I think I have said that I am nearing the end of cutting for FOTY 2015. Here is another batch and I really am about to start laying out the piece.

I just have so many ideas in my head that I can’t seem to corral them in order to make any progress on much of anything.

EBHQ Show Press Release

For Immediate Release:

Media Contact: Edith Beard Brady

Voices in Cloth 2016, Extraordinary Quilts by the Bay

Dates: Saturday, March 19 and Sunday, March 20, 2016
Hours: Saturday: 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Sunday: 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M.

Admission: Two-day advance purchase tickets are $10 until February 29, 2016; tickets purchased at the door are $15 and children 12 and under are FREE.

Location: The Craneway Pavilion, 1414 Harbour Way South, in the Marina District of Richmond, California. With its huge windows, panoramic San Francisco Bay views and natural light, The Craneway Pavilion makes a spectacular venue for the vibrant quilts and fiber art that will be displayed at Voices in Cloth.

Website: http://www.ebhq.org/quilt-shows/vic2016

East Bay Heritage Quilters present Voices in Cloth 2016, Extraordinary Quilts by the Bay. Highlights of the two-day show include an exhibit of more than 200 new quilts and wearable art made by guild members; quilts by kids; a stellar lineup of 37 vendors, offering textile and eclectic wares; a Guild Marketplace of Fine Fiber Art; free demonstrations of quilt-making techniques including new ruler-free cutting techniques by Sherri Lynn Wood; bed turnings by the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles showcasing quilts from the museum’s permanent collection; engaging activities for children and introducing new children’s titles from C&T Publishing; and great door prizes.

Voices in Cloth 2016 will as also feature two special exhibits:

“Off the Wall: Maverick Quilts from the Julie Silber** Collection”

Well- known and highly respected quilt authority, Julie Silber curates this special exhibit of 20 of her favorite quirky antique quilts. The pieces all have in common an unusual twist on the ordinary, a certain verve, and a gritty individuality rarely found in more studied and self-conscious quilts. These playful pieces demonstrate that all over America original works of art may be as close as the blankets under which we sleep. Julie Silber will lead a personal tour through the exhibit each day at 1 p.m.

 

**Julie Silber is best known locally as curator of the world-renowned Esprit Quilt Collection , which was on display at the Esprit Company headquarters in San Francisco in the 1980s. She is the owner of Julie Silber Quilts where she offers a wide range of antique and vintage quilts made between 1800 and 1950. She wrote Hearts and Hands: The Influence of Women & Quilts on American Society, and Amish: the Art of the Quilt.

 

“Tell Me a Story” A Cloth Doll Challenge

For the first time, Voices In Cloth presents a special exhibit of 36 cloth doll sculptures and their stories. The Challenge is curated by Sondra Von Burg, a local doll artist, teacher and lecturer on the Art of Cloth Doll Making. She states “Dolls traditionally were made to represent the human form in miniature. Contemporary dolls are moving closer to sculpture, but often continue to represent humans beyond just the form and all dolls have a story to tell.” Sondra will be demonstrating “Cloth Doll Finger Turning” during the show and has a vendor booth exhibiting her work.

East Bay Heritage Quilters is a non-profit, all-volunteer organization based in Albany, California. The guild focuses on preserving and continuing the traditions, culture, and history of quilting and textile arts. A significant contribution EBHQ makes to our community is the Deanna Davis Community Quilt Project, through which our members and outside volunteers make and distribute over a 1,000 quilts a year. Recent recipients include First Place for Youth (a home for aged-out foster teens), and survivors of the Lake County fires. In 2016, EBHQ will make monthly deliveries to a Neonatal Intensive Care facility.

There are two Opportunity Quilts that will be featured at the show. Winning tickets in the raffle will be drawn on Sunday, March 20, 2016. Photos and descriptions of Bay Windows and String Theory can also be found at http://www.ebhq.org/quilt-shows/vic2016/vic2016quilts.

Bay Windows

42 inches by 46 inches

Raffle Quilt designed by Nancy S. Brown

Appliqued by Nancy S. Brown, Meg Cupman, Cynthia Demidovich Winn, Linda Gavin, Sue Gragg, Linda Gruber, Andrea Hong, Jenny Kolbusz, Liisa Lyon, Lily Pang, Laurel Putnam, Melissa Quilter, Valerie Sopher, Katie Spangler, Carolyn Weil.

Quilted by Laura Lee Fritz.

Photography by C&T Publishing

 

 

String Theory

80 inches by 84 inches

Raffle Quilt by Barbara Ramsey

Quilted by New Pieces in honor of Deanna Davis

Photography by C&T Publishing
East Bay Heritage Quilters, P.O. Box 6223, Albany, CA 94706

Random QuiltCon

I can’t seem to stop writing about QuiltCon. Different aspects of the event are in my mind often.

The thing about this conference was that it was more than a quilt show. It was like a conference I have attended for my professional organization. People knew each other; there were opportunities for learning aside from just quilt classes. Everyone was very focused on a shared set of …values or perceived values. [Actually, I am not sure if that is the right term, but it sort of gets at what I am trying to say.]  It was an event with aspects of a quilt show. I wonder if the AQS shows are the same way?

I know I have said before that there was an excited buzz in and around the whole conference. I really liked being in a place where everyone was excited about quiltmaking.

Yes, there were people walking around who looked miserable. Yes, there were people there who were so absorbed by their phones and tablets that they couldn’t talk with anyone. Yes, there were people who only wanted the free stuff. Beyond all that were those who were taking advantage of opportunities. I tried to be one of those people.

Northcott Solids Booth
Northcott Solids Booth

I was thrilled to see all the different solids in one place. I didn’t even know Northcott had solids until this show. It was wonderful to see vendors, albeit a small group, with the freshest, newest fabrics rather than the old junk that vendors feel ok with bringing to PIQF. I was thrilled to meet people I follow on Instagram. It was great to see manufacturers there! I was excited to talk with them, see what they brought and, on occasion, play their games. It was great that a few of the vendors brought donation quilt activities with them. It provided a good opportunity to sit and rest our feet while doing some good.

The quilt above was the Viewer’s Choice, Mr. Swirl E. Bones by Victoria Findlay Wolfe. I voted for another quilt, but there was a lot that I liked about this quilt. It is a very interesting use of a panel. I also liked the kaleidoscopic effect she created by putting the different parts of the panels together. I also like the diamonds and the way the piece looks like a flower from far away (upper right photo). You also can’t tell that it is a skeleton panel with just one glance.

Windham gave away pamphlets showcasing their newest fabric designers. The snippets were about half a small page (8.5″x11″ folded in half) and had a few of the forthcoming prints with a headshot of the designer. It was nice to be able to look at a few pieces of fabric that won’t be out for months.

Quilter’s Dream had a very boring looking booth. It looked like they had just curtains up and stack of samples. Samples are always nice. Somehow I ended up in the booth and found out that those boring looking curtains were batting samples! They had unrolled some batting and had hung it up so potential buyers could feel it. What a great idea!!! I liked the thinness of that batting and also the different content they had: silk, bamboo, polyester made from soda bottles and many more. I want to get some to try in a quilt.

I dropped my card off a Schiffer Publishing. I have been wanting to send publishers letters telling them that I write book reviews and post them here. As you may remember, I donate 90% of the books I receive to my local library. My library is part of consortium, so those books are available to people in other local libraries as well. I haven’t heard anything, but my fingers are crossed. Schiffer does a lot of interesting books.

I loved working with the Sizzix in Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s class. I have been looking through their catalog of designs over and over thinking of what I can make.

Creative Prompt #353: Hedgehog

I might have an animal thing going on. We’ll see what next week brings.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Definition: “A hedgehog is any of the spiny mammals of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the order Eulipotyphla. There are seventeen species of hedgehog in five genera, found through parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa, and in New Zealand by introduction. There are no hedgehogs native to Australia, and no living species native to the Americas (the extinct genus Amphechinus was once present in North America). Hedgehogs share distant ancestry with shrews (family Soricidae), with gymnures possibly being the intermediate link, and have changed little over the last 15 million years.[2] Like many of the first mammals, they have adapted to a nocturnal way of life.[3] Hedgehogs’ spiny protection resembles that of the unrelated rodent porcupines and monotreme echidnas.

The name hedgehog came into use around the year 1450, derived from the Middle English heyghoge, from heyg, hegge (“hedge”), because it frequents hedgerows, and hoge, hogge (“hog”), from its piglike snout.[4] Other names include urchin, hedgepig and furze-pig. The collective noun for a group of hedgehogs is array or prickle.” (Wikipedia)

There are approximately 6,0006,000 quills on a hedgehog

National Day of the Hedgehog (UK – Hedgehog numbers have dropped from more than 30 million in 1950 to under a million in 2015.

Hedgehog is a new concept for a robot that is specifically designed to overcome the challenges of traversing small solar system bodies.

African pygmy hedgehog

Hedgehog Band

Hedgehog Fibres is an Irish hand dyed yarn and fibre studio located in Cork, Ireland

Elizabeth Hartman quilt pattern

2009 movie

The MK10 hedgehog was developed by the British to overcome the primary deficiencies of the depth charge attack.

hedgehog mushroom

Jim Collins’ Hedgehog Concept shows you how to achieve lasting success by focusing on the one thing that really works for you.

Hedgehog Day highlights these loveable creatures – Feb 2, 2016

Strawberry Hedgehog makes handcrafted, vegan, toxin-free bath and body products

a prickle of hedgehogs

Neurons diversify astrocytes in the adult brain through sonic hedgehog signaling. (article in Science)

Hedgehog Medical Websites Development is the leading provider of design and website development to private health care practices nationwide.

Published three times a year by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, The Hedgehog Review offers critical reflections on contemporary culture—how we shape it, and how it shapes us.

Hedgehog or hedgehogs may also refer to:

See also

Post the direct URL (link) where your drawing, doodle, artwork is posted (e.g. your blog, Flickr) in the comments area of this post. I would really like to keep all the artwork together and provide a way for others to see your work and get familiar with your blog or website.

The Creative Prompt Project, also, has a Flickr group, which you can join to  post your responses. I created this spot so those of you without blogs and websites would have a place to post your responses.

We are also talking about this on Twitter and Instagram. Use the hashtag #CPP

Ideas, etc from QuiltCon (QuiltCon post #6)

Below is a random collection of ideas and inspiration I got from QuiltCon. What would you do with them? If you do a drawing or sample, post a link to your work in the comments.

  1. Start with different sized squares. Add one border and trim all the blocks to the same size.
  2. Teal thread on eggplant colored fabric – quilting thread or Perle cotton
  3. Liberated Round and Round block
  4.  Pointy Triangles inspired by shaped trees on a building

    Building Inspiration
    Building Inspiration
  5. Try Eleganza Perle cotton. I have never heard of it much less seen it sold. I didn’t buy any, but would like to try some.
  6. Libs Elliott Liberty pattern
  7. Libs Elliott Out of Step pattern
  8. Strip quilt idea
    Strip quilt idea

    Rug in the convention center. Great strip type quilt.

Books and Quotes

  • Women’s Work: The first 20,000 years by Elizabeth Barber- this was mentioned in Gwen Marston’s Keynote
  • Andrew Vucko has extreme thoughts on creativity
  • Steve Jobs 1996 Wired magazine article

 

Various & Sundry 2016 #4

Other Artists

Darla, over at the Scientific Quilter, is once again doing her March-A-Long. Head over to let her know you are participating and then sew for 15 minutes a day through March.

TQS reported that David Taylor’s house was devastated by a fire after an explosion caused by ice and snow. The post was updated on 2/22/2016 with more information, which talks about the losses. Sad.

Show your support:
For those who wish to support him and let him know you care, Ricky is creating a thread drive to replace his threads. David only uses cotton threads, both solid and variegated threads by Superior, Sulky, YLI, and Aurifil. If you would like to help replenish David’s collection, please send a spool or two (doesn’t have to be new), to:
Threads for David
c/o Ricky Tims
PO Box 392
La Veta, CO 81055
Torie’s (@torieqwq on Twitter) daughter has a blog called the Dabbling Quilter. I love her timeline, which is one of the first posts.

Exhibits and Events

The San Mateo Fair is coming June 11-19, 2016. Check out the Creative Home Arts section to find the rules for entering your quilts into the show. Let’s fill the hall!

“Voices of American Design” Lecture: Michael James, Quilting – Michael James will be lecturing at the George Washington University Museum | Textile Museum on Thursday, April 14, 2016, at 6pm.

ArtPrize was awarded to a quiltmaker! thanks to Karen Van Bargen for the tip.

Scott Murkin, certified quilt judge, discusses how Modern Quilts compete with ‘regular’ quilts when there is no special category in an interview with Mandy of Mandalei quilts.

Here is an overview of some of the QuiltCon posts:

  • Donation quilts at QuiltCon
  • Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s pre-QuiltCon post about her quilt, Mr. Swirl E. Bones
  • Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s post on winning Viewer’s Choice
  • Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s post on making donation blocks and having fun at QuiltCon
  • Victoria Findlay Wolfe’s post on winning Judge’s Choice
  • Victoria Findlay Wolfe on QuiltCon Recap
  • Victoria Findlay Wolfe talking about her Stretch Hex, etc classes
  • Quilter in the Closet and her thoughts on QuiltCon West
  • Judging the Modern quilt by Frances of the Off Kilter quilt
  • QuiltCon Show Winners
  • A whole variety of posts by the QuiltCon tag
  • Salty Quilter gives a very good summary of the show
  • Questions and Opinions on QuiltCon West 2016 from Katie’s Quilting Corner
  • Christa Watson’s comments on the quilts at QuiltCon
  • Modern Handcraft on the ribbons awarded to winners

Media

Mary and Marianne Fons have a new podcast out: Quilt Your Heart Out. I found it on iTunes.

Techniques, Tips & Tricks

Bear Creek Quilting Company has a guide to pre-cuts on their site. This guide gives you a quick description of what a specific pre-cut is and how much yardage is included. Did you know that a charm pack is about a 1/2 yard of fabric and a mini-charm pack is the equivalent of a 1/4 of a yard of fabric? This is very helpful.

Brief discussion of rulers on the Sewing Loft website. My go to ruler? The Creative Grids 4.5″x 8.5″. I use it for all of my smaller cuts.

Miss Lottie has a blog post that talks about finishing the edges of a small art quilt.

Patterns & Projects

I am so interested in the Millefiori/La Passacaglia English Paper Piecing designs. They are so complex and provide such a lot of visual interest. You can join an EPP Quilt-a-long of this style at Katja’s Quilt Shoppe. Check out the page and her information for the New Hexagon/Millefiore Quilt-Along.

Fabric & Supplies

I really liked the selection at bungalow Quilting & Yarn. I saw them at QuiltCon and was in a lecture with the owner fo the shop, Judy Gauthier. They have an Etsy shop to supply your online fabric needs. She also has a new book out on Scrap Management.

Aurifil is happy to announce that they are now offering their empty clear collection storage boxes for individual purchase. Now shop customers can create their own Aurifil thread collections directly from the store display! To learn more and for information about how to purchase, shop owners should click here to contact the Aurifil sales team.

Housekeeping

You may have noticed changes to the blog – new themes, menus here and gone, etc. I am trying to finally update how the blog looks and it has not been a smooth process. It should be nearly settled in an overall way, but tweaks and refinements will continue. If you encounter any issues, please let me know.