Quilting...for The Rest Of Us

Who knows what day it is? I clearly don't. You get a 24-hour grace period on the Quilty Resolutions Giveaway if you hadn't posted yours yet! In this very short episode, I explain my recent absence from the airwaves, have a very confused time-space continuum experience, talk briefly about some creativity exercises I'm doing, then basically bag it for the night. Enjoy, if you can.

Jaye was gracious enough to take time out of her busy holiday schedule to talk with us once again about a design element that, frankly, I think is one of my favorites: negative space. She describes what negative space is and how to harness its power for good. Also in this episode: Sandy Update, a little about pillowcases, a reminder of the Quilty Resolutions Giveaway and a related request, and listener feedback. Visit Jaye's blog for her notes on negative space (and an image of that quilt block we kept talking about).

In this episode, I announce the Boxing Day Sew In (Dec 26), and the 2013 Quilty Resolutions Giveaway. (You'll want to listen to my explanation of the Resolutions Giveaway before trying to fill out the form below!) I also do Creative Bytes, talk about recent projects and some product reviews, and give some listener feedback. And somehow I ended up talking a lot about Sandi of Quilt Cabana Patterns! Mentioned in this episode: Dritz Longarm Grip Discs Non-Slip Adhesive Circles Needle Felting tools Clover Wonder Binding Clips Side Cutter Foot for Janome Pearls n' Piping Foot by Creative Feet Masters: Art Quilts: Major Works by Leading Artists 2013 Quilty Resolutions Giveaway Online Submission Form has been moved to my blog since it's not playing nicely with this page. Use this direct link to the form.

Another design episode with Jaye--woot! Don't forget to check out her blog for notes. (If they're not there as soon as this is posted, they will be soon after.)

Updates on Easy Street progress, BFSI finishes, the announcement of my next giveaway challenge, a book review, a movie review, and two magazine reviews. Phew! Journey to Inspired Art Quilting: More Intuitive Color and Design, by Jean Wells The Art of Quilting, a PBS documentary now available on DVD Quilty Magazine Machine Quilting Unlimited Magazine

Another Creative Bytes, followed by Sandy Update, a book review, and listener feedback. I review Intuitive Color and Design: Adventures in Art Quilting by Jean Wells. By the way, much of the information in this book would be useful to any kind of quilter, not just art quilters! Join the Flickr group "Bonnie Hunter Easy Street 2012 Mystery Quilt Group" and hang out with a bunch of us podcasters and listeners and friends who are all doing the 2012 Easy Street Mystery Quilt by Bonnie Hunter.

Welcome to episode 109, in which I announce a new feature of my podcast, do a little Sandy Update, and share what listeners have said about perfectionism in quilting.

My account of continuing progress on the 9-Patch Pizzazz, but a change of purpose for it; I also announce my winner of the Banned Book Challenge giveaway, give a brief retrospective of hurricane action in these parts, have some shout outs to Aussies, and do some listener feedback.

As I post this episode, the wind is starting to whip and my windowpanes are rattling with the rain. Yes, Hurricane Sandy is starting to move into my area, so I decided to post an episode quick quick before I lose power like so many of my eastern buddies have now done. The good news is, I finally made some progress on quilt projects! The bad news is, it could all come screeching to a halt depending on what happens in the next 24 hours storm-wise. Meanwhile, listen to my updates on my Banned Book Challenge (including a reference to moving the deadline) and my guild's Untouchables Challenge, and some listener feedback, and a bit about peppermint oil. And now I'd best get back to my sewing machine while I can still run it...

Catching up with y'all! I give a brief update on life in general, remind you of the Banned Book Challenge I'm co-hosting with Tanesha of CraftyGardenMom this month, talk about designing fabric on Spoonflower, and do some listener feedback.

I begin with a little Sandy update, plus an announcement of a new giveaway/challenge I'm co-sponsoring with Tanesha of CraftyGardenMom Podcast: The Banned Books Challenge Giveaway. Listen for the details! The fun then continues with another installment in the design series with Jaye--this time, we're talking about shape. For Jaye's supplemental blog post, visit http://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog. For the Banned Book Challenge Flickr Group:  http://www.flickr.com/groups/2136152@N22/

We're on a roll! Two episodes in a row in the design series. Yippee! In this episode, we follow up our discussion about shape with conversation about form. And we leave you with some more existential questions to keep you awake at night. I also talk about some new apps I've been trying out, my trip to Keepsake Quilting, and do some listener feedback. For Jaye's supplemental blog post, visit http://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog. Apps mentioned in this episode: My Inventory (Droid) Itemizer / Itemizer Jr. MyStuff2 Lite iStorage--when I downloaded this app, it was called iStorage. It has since changed its name (since there's an iStorage app that's cloud storage), and is now called Items & Storage & Inventory Lite. MyMemoir

Jaye's back! Woot woot! Finally we're able to return to our series on design. In this episode, we tackle "shape." That's not quite as straightforward as it may seem, so brew yourself some coffee or tea and get ready to dive in. Jaye has, as always, created a fantastic blog post to go with this episode with all sorts of pictures and recommended resources. Check it out here. For previous episodes in the design series, click here.

This is a NON-QUILTING episode. If you've tried BigTent and aren't sure quite how to use it, I give a fast overview of the highlights, mostly focusing on how to adjust your email and privacy settings, and what parts of BigTent you can largely ignore. Make BigTent work for you! It would be best for you to be sitting at your computer, with BigTent open, while listening to this episode. (It would be pretty boring to listen to on a commute--sorry!) Back to our regularly scheduled programming in my next episode.

Turns out AJ and I were taking the same Craftsy class at the same time! So I thought it would be fun for the two of us to talk, compare notes, and make suggestions of things we had learned along the way. Also included: Listener Feedback, Announcements, and a little bit of a Sandy Update. In this episode: AJ's blog post on her Stitch n' Slash finish: http://iknitnquilt2.blogspot.com/2012/07/too-many-projects.html And her blog post on her Stupendous Stitching and BOM finishes: http://iknitnquilt2.blogspot.com/2012/07/happy-4th-of-july.html My blog post with my Stitch n' Slash finish: http://quiltingfortherestofus.blogspot.com/2012/09/finally-finish.html Stitch n' Slash on Craftsy: http://www.craftsy.com/class/Stitch-and-Slash/68

And so we begin our second hundred! Woot! In this episode, I share my current mistake-ridden project and use that as a springboard to share listener's stories about their own work-my-last-nerve projects. I also talk about my discovery of the circular sewing attachment, a review of #LDSI, and an announcement of upcoming fun and frivolity! Listener Laura shared this link to her own blog post with a story of a mistake-ridden project: http://sewingoutofmycomfortzone.blogspot.com/2012/04/coping-strip-blues.html.

The real episode 99! I'm back from vacation and have some quilty updates, life updates, and a whole lotta talk about books. In this episode: Colleen Morris-Wilson, fabric artist, quilt show at the Art Scene in Atrium Gallery, City of Ottawa, Canada, October 27-November 26, 2012. Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Dr. http://ottawa.ca/en/rec_culture/arts/gallery_exhibit/atrium/index.html Craftsy classes at www.craftsy.com. Books I've been reading: The Help (Kathryn Stockett) A Trick of the Light (Louise Penny) Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (Jamie Ford) Death on Beacon Hill, Nell Sweeny series (P.B. Ryan) The Cat, The Quilt, and The Corpse; a "Cats in Trouble" series (Leann Sweeney) The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie; Flavia DeLuce series (Alan Bradley) Chicken Boy (Frances Dowell) Ties that Bind (Marie Bostwick) Falling to Pieces: A Quilt Shop Murder; Shipshewana Amish Mystery #1 (Vannetta Chapman) Eat, Pray, Love (Eliza

I recorded this one while on vacation so forgive it's skeleton-esque qualities! However, it's got very important and exciting information about the giveaway celebrating my upcoming 100th episode! Enter the giveaway here: http://quiltingfortherestofus.blogspot.com

When recording this episode, I was under the mistaken impression that today was August 2. Ignore that. I was really recording it on August 4. Oh well. In this episode I just catch up on everything that's happened, quilty-wise (mostly!), while I've been AWOL. But now we're back on track and should be getting back into a regular schedule again! I talk about some fabric-y gifts and winnings and purchases, so it's just a textile extravaganza! Mentioned in this episode: Summer Gatherings by Lisa Bongean and Carole Charles Primitive Gatherings Quilt Shop

My report on the Ricky Tims Super Seminar here in Rochester this weekend. In a nutshell: Great time! But listen to the episode for more detail. I've also posted some pics on my blog.