Quilting...for the Rest of Us

Episode 87 In Which We Play with Paintstiks 4-13-12

I talk about some things I've learned about my quiltmaking during my sabbatical, and resources that helped me make those discoveries. But I mostly talk about Shiva Paintstiks. Yay, paintstiks!
Mentioned on this episode:
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
Transitions: Unlocking the Creative Quilter Within by Andrea Balosky (out of print, can be sometimes found used on Amazon or other sources)
Journey of an Art Quilter by Barbara Olson
A Fabric Journey: An Inside Look at the Quilts of Ruth B. McDowell
Ruth B. McDowell's Piecing Workshop
Sources for Painstiks and other supplies (plus tutorials):
Cedar Canyon Textiles
Amazon
Dharma Trading Company
Laura Murray Designs
Learning Resources on Paintstiks and other surface embellishments
Paintstiks on Fabric, by Cedar Canyon Textiles
Fabric Art Workshop: Exploring Techniques and Materials for Fabric Artists and Quilters by Susan Stein
Laura Murray's Paintstik Inspirations: Shading, Stenciling, Rubbing Techniques, and More DVD
Jane Davila's Surface Design Essentials

Episode 86: In Which We Go on the Road 4-6-12

I just came back from a road trip to North Carolina State University to see the "Textiles of Exile" exhibit at the Gregg Museum. In this episode, I describe my experience seeing works of textile art created by immigrants, refugees, and displaced persons. Incredible. Also in this episode: The winner of the drawing for the hand-dyed embellishments and pattern from quilt teacher Karen Lee Carter; listener feedback; Sandy Update, and more information on the Two Year Podcastaversary month of giveaways!
Links in this episode:
"Textiles of Exile: Fiber arts made by immigrants, refugees, and displaced persons," exhibit at the Gregg Museum, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC: www.ncsu.edu/gregg
Mapula Embroidery Project (photos of work): http://www.southern-art-exchange.com/index.php?option=com_rsgallery2&Itemid=82&gid=112
Amazwi Abesifazane/Voices of Women--South Africa: http://www.cas.org.za/projects/voices.htm
Zimbabwe Artists Project: http://zimbabweartistsproject.org/
Hmong Story Cloths: Google to find images--here's one site of many: http://www.gotlaos.com/hmstcl.html.
Los Hilos de la Vida (Threads of Life): http://artandremembrance.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=main.showHilos
Community Partners in Action, Connecticut (prisoners' art): http://www.cpa-ct.org/ (Current exhibitions include one featuring work by women, the other by men--information on their website)

Episode 85 In Which We Talk Rhythm with Jaye 3-28-12

Jaye's back! In this episode, we discuss the design principle of rhythm. For more information, notes, and resources, visit Jaye's blog at http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2012/03/design-series-rhythm/.
Reminders:
Karen Lee Carter Giveaway posted here
And get ready for the month long celebration of the Two Year Podcastaversary! Giveaways galore! Subscribe or visit my blog.
To complete the survey about the BigTent Quiltcast Supergroup,if you haven't already, click here.

Episode 84 In Which We Talk with Tiffany of Quilter's Corner 3-22-12

(In the podcast, I mistakenly refer to this as episode 85. Sorry! It's episode 84!) I had the happy happenstance of meeting Tiffany Sherman at a lunch table at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA, in February. Making small talk, I discovered that Tiffany had recently become owner of "Quilter's Corner" quilt shop in Midlothian, Virginia, and that she came from a very interesting artistic background. She was gracious enough to let me interview her on the fly and I'm thrilled to share with you the conversation! Also in this episode: Sandy Update, Two Year Podcastaversary Announcement, Listener comments, and "Quilting is a Dangerous Sport!"--a listing of listeners' injuries, mishaps, and mayhem. Listener, beware!
The survey about BigTent and social networking options is at: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GBVWQVT.
You can find Quilter's Corner at 1257 Sycamore Square, Midlothian, VA, 23113, at www.quilterscornerva.com, and on Facebook. You can subscribe to their blog and email newsletter, too!

Episode 83 In Which We Talk with Karen Lee Carter 3-14-12

Giveaway announcements here! First, I'm so happy to be able to share with you this great conversation I had with art quilter and teacher Karen Lee Carter while we were both in Virginia for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival. I had great fun talking with Karen and really took to heart her own personal story of empowerment. I also announce my National Quilting Day giveaway (this weekend) plus Karen gave me some fun stuff of hers to giveaway as well. So listen carefully for the many ways you can get some great gifts in the next few weeks!
In this episode:
Karen Lee Carter's website is http://web.mac.com/klcquilts
Karen's Facebook page is http://www.facebook.com/KarenLeeCarterQuilts
Books we talked about:
Art + Quilt: Design Principles and Creativity Exercises by Lyric Kinard
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron
Out of the Box: Unleash Your Creativity through Quilts, by Mary Lou Weidman
Fabric Embellishing: The Basics and Beyond, by Ruth Chandler, Liz Kettle, Heather Thomas, and Lauren Vlcek

Episode 82 In Which We Talk about Repetition with Jaye 3-11-12

Another installment in the design series with Jaye! This time, we talk about repetition. I also announce the winner of the podcast introduction giveaway, talk about some Sandy Updates, announce another upcoming giveaway, and do some listener feedback.
Mentioned in this episode:
Be sure to check out notes about repetition on Jaye's blog.
The quilt I entered in the Patricia's show is the topic of episode 17.
The show is at Patricia's Fabric House, Saturday, March 17. Check it out!
Ruth McDowell's book, A Fabric Journey: An Inside Look at the Quilts of Ruth McDowell is a great way to learn about design principles!

Episode 81 In Which We Talk about Festival 2-28-12

In this episode, I talk about my adventures getting to the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival and about the festival itself. I describe the lectures I attended and my purchases, and a visit with rocket scientists at NASA. A little bit of Sandy Update on the quilting front, and some listener feedback. Good times are had by all!
If you're interested in more information about The Quirky Quilter, contact Kim Fess (the Quirky Quilter herself), at kimfess at aol.com.

Episode 80 In Which We Meet at the Waterfall--2-27-12

We had a great time at the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA, last weekend! Check out our conversation between our Celebrity Listeners and Frances of Off-Kilter Quilt, AJ of The Quilting Pot, Tanesha of Crafty Garden Mom, Pam of Hip to Be a Square, and myself.  Pictured above--back row, left to right, Frances, me. Front row, left to right: Pam, AJ, Tanesha.
More pictures:



For more pictures taken during the conversation, here's a few more links:
Pam's pictures: http://flic.kr/p/byzXhi (and others in that stream)
AJ's pictures: http://flic.kr/p/bkKKiE (and others in that stream)

Episode 79 In Which We Paper Piece 2-17-12

Reminder to Meet at the Waterfall! Also, I talk about my paper-piecing adventures, a new contest, and plans for next week.

Episode 78 In Which We Review Stuff 2-12-12

Announcing the Meet-Up information for the Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival in Hampton, VA, Feb 23-26. If you're going to be there, be sure to listen to at least the first 10 mins or so of the show you know where to find the rest of us! Also included: Sandy Update, reviews of two books (and a third thrown in), quilting apps for iPod/iPad, and listener feedback. It's a chock-full episode since I've been out of the loop for a couple of weeks. Glad to be back!
In this episode:
Karen Lee Carter, teacher at Mid-Atlantic Quilt Festival
Fabri-Sabbatical Blog
Sandy's Tech Tips Blog
In Their Shoes Blog
Country Threads Goes to Charm School, by Mary Ehterington and Connie Tesene
Ruth McDowell's Piecing Workshop, by Ruth McDowell
A Book of the Saints for Quilters, by Barbara Brackman
Listing of Quilt Apps for iPod/iPad (search the iTunes app store for these names)
QuiltRef, Easy Stitch, Easy Quilt, Project Quilt, Quilt Helper, Quilting for Everyone, Quilt Envi, Aurifil, Quilting or Quilting Revealed 101--Beginner's Guide to Quilting (not recommended), MyInventory, Infinite Variety HD (highly recommended), Thread Selector, Quilt Shops, FabStashXL, Block-Fab, Quilt Index (recommended), Palettes (way way way highly recommended).