News and Views
Virtual Quilting Bees – Stuck inside by your love of a warm indoors during the winter? Want to quilt
with others? Well, try the virtual quilting bee. This is an online community – you find 11 other people
and the 12 of you create one block a month and send fabric bundles to each of the others. They make your
block and send the blocks back to you. The other alternative is that you give them the pattern and each of
the others makes one with their own stash. If you do it online, then you show photos of what you make.
I would like to suggest that we try this instead of Tinners next year.
Blogs:
.www.jabotquilt.blogspot.ca – “A little about Life and a little about
Quilting” - if you haven’t seen Jackie’s latest modern quilt, it’s time!
.www.catpatches.blogspot.com – not that any of us know a quilter
who loves cats! “One can never have too many quilts or too many
cats”
.www.tintheburg.blogspot.com – quilting and gardener “I grow make
things. I grow stuff. I do as I please.”
.www.vintagemodernquilts.com – humour and modern quilting – ok!
Nice, but my shelves and fabric sorting will NEVER look this good!
Bernina Canada is holding an online contest until Jan. 17th
Jackie W.s quilt in book ‘Stack,
at .www.letitsew.smc2.net/ You sign up and at the end you can
download a flyer. If you feel that ‘someone has to win’, you may Slash and Sash Quilting’ from
http://www.anniescatalog.com/
be interested in trying it out.
◊ .www.olfa.com/QuiltersHome.aspx videos and projects (i.e. a tool detail.html?prod_id=107038
tote and videos about using the chenille maker tool (Rolanda sent
this in)
- They have an ‘Ask Olfa’ section with many popular questions and answers:
OLFA claims to have "self-healing" mats, what does this mean?
OLFA rotary and cutting mats have a unique feature that we refer to as the self-healing process. This
means that when used properly with sharp OLFA blades, the cuts tend to form back together on the
mat.This is made possible by the components used in production.
- project questions - i.e. I'm looking for the instructions for the cute chenille teddy bear featured in your
most recent ads. Can you tell me where to find the project for the bear?
He is adorable, isn't he? The instructions for this project are on our website. View the Chenille Teddy
Bear project and instructions. The pattern is Carol's Zoo Bear which you can find at www.carolszoo.com.
She has a lot of animals to choose from - you'll have a hard time deciding!
They also have a good tips section:
- Choosing fabrics with ease!
When choosing background fabrics, use a variety; plaids, stripes, and lots of florals. Lay the fabric out
(uncut) on the floor or design wall, leaving it there overnight. The next day, decide if any of the fabrics
look out of place, or if the color is wrong. Substitute another fabric and you’re ready to piece a spectacular
background!
◊ They also have lots of projects, like this one: Woven Hearts Mini Quilt
Skill Level: Novice
Want to show someone how much you love them this Valentine’s Day? This adorable m