Quilt Video Tutorials

Are you new to quilting? Need ideas for a new project or what to do with those jelly rolls and other ideas? Check out the Missouri Star Quilt Co.'s video tutorials: http://tutorials.missouriquiltco.com/ The Show Me state has some great tutorials for using jelly rolls, layer cakes, charm packs, plus product demos, and beginner quilts like learning to make a 9-patch or a rail fence quilt. You can click on the link above or under the website link on the right side.

Sewing Machine Tension

If you've ever had problems with tenison on your sewing machine, here's an article written by Leah Day, from her blog: http://www.freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/2009/12/tension-tangles.html

Free Motion Quilting

I found this blog about free motion quilting. Check it out: http://www.freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/

Instructions For Sewing Continuous Quilt Binding

For those of you who need instructions for doing a continuous quilt binding for your quilts, click on the link below to show you how. Heather Bailey has great instructions and illustrations.
http://www.heatherbaileydesign.com/HB_QuiltBinding.pdf

Quilt Exhibit at Loma Colorado Library

Joan (aka Jo) White is currently having another quilt exhibit at the Loma Colorado Library in Rio Rancho (located on Loma Colorado Blvd. between Blades Ice Rink and Rio Rancho High School) Jo's quilts are all made using handkerchiefs. Her last quilt exhibit at the same library were quilts made of childrens cloth books (if you missed that one click here: http://theragweed.blogspot.com/2008/10/joan-whites-quilts-at-loma-colorado.html )

Quilt Labels & Quilt Sayings

This is a great link about why you should make a quilt label for your quilts and what info to include on the label, as well as several quilt sayings: http://thegoldenthimble.com/quiltdedications.html

Another site about labels and some label templates to get you started can be found here: http://www.quilterscache.com/Q/QuiltLabels.html

Here are some printable labels: http://www.victorianaquiltdesigns.com/VictorianaQuilters/PrintableQuiltLabels/freeprintablequiltlabels.htm

More here: http://www.reddawn.net/quilt/label.htm

Joan White's Quilts at the Loma Colorado Library

My Quilted Postcard

My framed Fabric Postcard.

My postcard and some others that got framed as well.

I sent my friend Susan, who lives in Bend, Oregon, over 2 dozen fabric quilted postcards for the annual charity fundraiser that they have during the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show. They sell the postcards for $10.00 each and the money goes to a charity that helps pay the cost of cancer screenings for those who can't afford them. They received about 1,000 postcards. Susan emailed me that they also chose 40 postcards that they considered to be very special and set them aside, including some from well known quilters like Katie Pasquini Masopust, Jane Sassaman, etc. as well as from ordinary quilters, and then they matted and framed those 40 postcards to be hung on the walls of the Bend Art Gallery for a silent auction. My cone flowers postcard was chosen as one of the postcards that they framed. The bidding started at $35.00 for the frames postcards. My postcard ending up selling for $85.00!!! I was so amazed and excited.

A wall of framed postcards, including my cone flowers one:Other postcards went for as much as $200.00! Susan told me that they took in over $11,000 for all the postcard sales for Wendy's Wish Fund. (click on photos to view a larger image)
Read more about this here.

Reedley, California's "Quilt Walk"

My brother Matt, took these photos in downtown Reedley, CA (near Fresno). They call this sidewalk area Quilt Walk.