Quilting...for the Rest of Us

Episode 028 In Which We Went to Houston Part 2 11-10-10

In part two, I describe the lectures that I attended at the International Quilt Festival in Houston: Kaffe Fassett, Hollis Chatelaine, Marti Michell, Hanne Wellendorf, Mary Sorenson, and Elly Sienkeiwicz.
Kaffe Fassett's Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts, and his website
Hollis Chatelain's website
Marti Michell's website
Hanne Wellendorf's website (If this link doesn't take you directly to the English version, click on "English" in the bottom left hand corner.)
Mary Sorenson's website
Elly Sienkeiwicz's website

Episode 028: In Which We Went to Houston, Nov 8 2010

I'm going to divide my reflections on my experience at the International Quilt Festival in Houston last weekend into a couple of different episodes or they'd be too long to upload! In this "Part 1" episode, I talk about why you should go to such events, and a few tips if you do. I also share a few tidbits of my experience along the way--such as meeting a very helpful Australian and a pretty neat person who grew up an hour from me! There are also just a few listener comments at the end--I'm dividing those up among the episodes I post this week. Part 2 will be posted in another couple of days.

Episode 27 In Which We Document Our Quilts 10-28-2010

As a follow-up to last week's episode and my journey with my family quilts, in this episode I share my very strong opinion that y'all ought to be documenting your quilts! I give some thoughts about the whys, whats, and hows of documentation, and a very important tip about quilt labels.
Don't forget about the holiday challenge!

Episode 26 In Which We Get Ancestral (Oct 22 2010)

Welcome to episode 26, in which I talk about the antique quilts I inherited from my mother, and what it taught me about fabric and family. For photos of the quilts discussed in this episode, visit
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39296555@N06/sets/72157625099928783/with/5108190746/

Episode 025: In Which We Consider Thimbles 10-5-2010

There it is, sitting in your sewing box...or perhaps in a drawer in your sewing cabinet...or maybe under the couch after a kid or pet got at it...your thimble. Have you thought much about the august heritage of this mundane tool? In this episode, we discuss the history of thimbles, some tips for collecting, information about using thimbles (including listeners' favorites), and how to find a thimble that fits. Plus, "quilters like the rest of us" interview with Fran, listener comments, and a Sandy update.
My family heritage in thimbles, displayed in the printer's drawer from my BFF/BQF Kate:

For a couple of additional pictures, visit my blog. (I like Podbean for so many things, but hate the way it deals with multiple pictures!)

Episode 24 In Which We Get Historical

Welcome to episode 24 and my interview with Patricia Smith, a member of my guild and all around history buff. Pat is self-educated in the world of quilts and quilt history, and serves as a consultant with her Civil War reenactment group to make sure they have quilts representing the right period of history on their cots. Pat and I also talk about her Dear Jane quilt progress, and her theories about the underground railroad quilts. Have fun listening in on the conversation!

Pat's Quilt (taken with my cell phone while it was laid out on the floor at our retreat--sorry about the quality!)
Mentioned in the episode:
Batavia Quilt Guild's "Stitches in Time" Show, Oct. 15 and 16, featuring George Siciliano: http://museumquiltguild.blogspot.com for more information.

Episode 022: In Which We Teach the Children 9-10-2010

Our topic for this episode is teaching kids how to quilt. We have two interviews and all sorts of input from listeners--great stuff! Our first interview is another installment in the "quilters like the rest of us" interview series. Last May, I interviewed Jan from my guild, and we ended up talking about kids n' quilting, so I had already earmarked it for this episode. The second interview is with Lynn, a long-time listener, about "Aunt Lynn's Sewing School." Lynn had responded to my question in BigTent about teaching kids to quilt with a great email all about Aunt Lynn's Sewing School, and I just had to follow that up with a conversation. (Thanks, Lynn!) In this episode, I also share other great input from listeners about their experiences in teaching kids to quilt plus some resources you might want to check out.
Mentioned in this episode:
Kids Start Quilting with Alex Anderson (C&T Publishing, 2002)
"Quilting with Kids" at  http://www.thecraftstudio.com/qwc/index.htm
Maria Peagler,  http://quiltsandcreativity.com/summer-sewing-camp (Thanks, Darla!)

Episode 021: In Which We Get Spacey (UFOs)

In this week's episode, I talk about the invasion of UFOs into the average quilter's studio. We'll talk about reasons why you should deal with your UFOs, how to decide which UFOs are worth finishing (or, at least, are worth you finishing), how to motivate yourself to deal with your UFOs, and what to do when you just don't want to deal with some of your UFOs at all.
Don't forget the deadline for the summer creativity challenge is Monday, September 6th, at midnight (whenever midnight falls in your part of the world!). I'm looking forward to seeing your responses!

Episode 020: In Which We Are Relieved

Another, but this time unexpected, brief hiatus in the life of the "Quilting...for the Rest of Us" podcast series when my son ended up in the hospital with a ruptured appendix. He's home from the hospital now and life is slowly getting back to normal. In this episode, I respond to listener comments, share a little bit about my first foray into Hawaiian quilting, a major math error, and the international quilting scene.

Episode 019: In Which We Go Hawaiian

Here it is! The long-awaited Hawaiian Quilting episode! I had the opportunity to interview Anne Fujiwara, a designer and teacher of traditional Hawaiian quilting, in her shop, "Anne's Hawaiian Quilts" in Waikiki on Oahu. I also talk about visiting a couple of quilt shops, do an audio "show n' tell" of my purchases, and give a few resource suggestions for learning more about Hawaiian quilting.

 
Anne Fujiwara of "Anne's Hawaiian Quilts" in front of her sampler quilt.
(For other pictures of her shop and the Sew Simple shop in Maui, visit my blog.)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other links from the show:
Jaye's blog entry about how to tag photos in Flickr to your blog reader:  http://artquiltmaker.com/blog/2010/06/odds-and-ends-thurday/
Denise in PA's blog in which she tells her story of a quilt that almost didn't get finished:  http://mylifeinquilts.blogspot.com
For information about Anne's Hawaiian Quilt shop and Sew Simple in Maui, visit the "Shops" page (use the tab at the top of this page).