Farewell Judy

Judy, a quilter from a group I belong to is moving to Memphis soon, so Linda threw her a surprise party in her lovely home. Judy was surprised too! Here are a few photos I took.

Linda and Judy

Gloria & Judy L.



Jeanne & Mary L.

June, Vicki, & Rosaline

Mary F. & Judy L.

Pretty piece of art in Linda's house

Close-up of the photo above

Beautiful quilt that Linda made.

Compilation of Quilt Photos

A compilation of the past 4 years of quilt photos taken at quilt guild show & tells and various quilt shows and retreats are located under the pink tab at the top of the blog. New photos taken will be posted here in the regular postings.

Alphabet Quilt Pattern for Sale

My Alphabet Quilt Pattern is $9.00 with FREE SHIPPING, or $7.50 if purchased as a pdf. Go Here and then click on the tutorial/pattern tab at the top of the blog to purchase or email me.

America the Beautiful Quilt Festival

In Colorado Spring, CO June 21-23, 2012. Click on link for more info if you want to enter a quilt, be a vendor or just attend. http://www.atbqf.org/00home.html

Why Quilts Matter: History, Art & Politics



A new 9-part PBS series coming this fall. To see a trailer preview click here: http://www.whyquiltsmatter.org/welcome/ (I hope that KNME has purchased this series).

The Quilting Library Blog

The Quilting Library Blog has a wealth of information with tons of useful links for the quilter. For projects for the beginner quilter to tools and tutorials. There is something here for every quilter. http://quiltinglibrary.blogspot.com/ What a great place to go if you are searching for a pattern, how to instructions and more! It truly is a wonderful library, so check it out!

Her other blog is The Crazy Quilting Library, which has links to all kinds of embroidery stitches, ribbon embroidery, and of course anything to do with crazy quiltis. http://crazyquiltinglibrary.blogspot.com/

Warning you can spend an enormous amount of time on these 2 sites! But there are just way too many cool things to see! Bookmark the sites you enjoy for future use.

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