Crumb Quilts

I am mad about crumb quilting.  It is a real stash buster and uses all the those little strippy segments of fabric.  Waste not Want not.....or......use it up and buy some more.  Enjoy:

 

 

 

Crumb Quilts - View these photos of crumb quilts.....

 

http://quilting.about.com/od/foundationpiecing/ig/String-Quilt-Pictures/Super-Bowl-Crumb-Quilt.htm

String Quilting

Enjoy this video:

String Quilting from Fons and Porter

Need more information about string quilting.  Review Quiltville's Primer on the subject....again enjoy

http://quiltville.com/stringquiltingprimer.shtml

Holiday Cookbook 1991 to 2012

Hello All:

Food for Thought

In 1991, I created a Family Cookbook on a Commodore 64 and a dot-matrix printer.  I had it copied and bound in school presentation folder.  I was always coming up with something handmade for Christmas.  In 1991, my mother was still with us and we were all living in the same city.  In the twenty-two years that have followed there has been many changes.  My daughter is an adult (I can not even believe this statement), Mom is gone, and I no longer live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

Last Christmas, my daughter was staying with my younger sister after her knee surgery.  She stayed at night and I came during the day.  It was  a good arrangement because my sister had a major complication.  She had a TIA - Trans Ischemic attack (mini stroke).  It was a real game changer for her rehabilitation and recovery. 

Anyway, my daughter found my sister's copy of the old family cookbook and made one of the recipes for whiskey cake.  It was really good.  I found my copy and decided to re-do the book for this year's holiday.  With all the technology advances in the last twenty years, this book will be very close to a professional job.  I can take book to Sam's or use an online publisher to have it bound for gifting.  I am going to use Photo Editing software to include pictures and even some videos for the interactive version.  Oh, did I forget to mention that I am going to really go high tech and publish it as an IBook with Apple.  Yes, indeed, times have really changed from that old "dot-matrix" printer days.


Enjoy the sewing Cat:

Scrap Bags

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A few weeks ago, I found "Moda Scrap Bags" on Ebay.  I was looking for something else and some how I ended up with scap bags.  I had never heard of these little gems.  Let me tell what I found out.  Moda's scrap bags are:

Each bag contains varying width of strips, most are from 2" to 4" in width (some have selvage edge imprints on them). Strips vary in length, most are 32" or longer. Each bag of strips is color coordinated. Approximately 1/2 pound of scraps.   I read many reviews about the scap bags online and many people complained that the selvages are problem.  I decided to get one just see what I could with them.  The cost rangers from $9.99 to 14.99.  I found the ones on Ebay to be better choice for getting what you need instead of what is left over from the company. I have started to string and crumb quilt.  These strips within the scrap bags are great for this type of quilting.  I did not find the selvages inclusion a problem since I used the AccuQuilt Go strip cutter to eliminate them as a problem. So, try a scrap bag if you have time and money to do specialize quilting. Enjoy a picture from Hawaii - June 24, 2012 - Island Tour

Bloggers that make me Rave

Hello All:

I am not a person that "crushes" about  people or celebrities.  But, I have to Rave about two really outstanding  bloggers in the universe Bonnie K. Hunt and Jo of Jo's Country Junction.  These are two very different bloggers that really go out their way to inspire quilters and sewist in the crafting universe.  I found Jo online through her YouTube videos for the AcuuQuilt Go.   I, recently, was linked to her through Bonnie's blog.

First, Bonnie has changed my whole world about completing UFOs.  Check out her blog about "Leaders and Enders".  She has also written a book that explains the whole process.  What I like about Bonnie is that you can find the information on her blog.  She just does not save it for the book.


The sky and ocean of Honolulu, HI

 After reading her blog, I purchased the book for the quilt patterns and additional information.  And, her vintage sewing machine information on her blog is priceless.  If you can, you need to check out Bonnie's Quilt Cam's. Bonnie's is a traveling quilt teacher and she is literally going around the world teaching and showing quilts.  She went to Bali (hope I spelled it right) and sent back pictures and narratives of the trip along with blog entries that were pre-blogged.  Just read those entries to get a good fell for this region near Asia ( my lack of geography knowledge is showing).   She invites everyone that is viewing to join in on Quilt Cam nights and get their projects done while she is working on her own projects.  Bonnie gives you great information about many various quilting/ sewing subjects and takes questions from her comment section for the evening Quilt Cam. 

Second, Jo's Country Junctions review crafting books, links to many relevant quilting and crafting events.  She also has food recipes that anyone can make.  Her joy of crafting, cooking, and passing on the information to others really comes through on her blog.  Jo has an intelligent list of other bloggers on her blog that you can click on and get more information.  I enjoy just reading thoughts of many interesting people in the crafting universe.   It was Jo's videos that inspired me to get the AccuQuilt Go and the Go Baby with dies. I love it.  With my time being taken up with getting holiday gifts off the ground, the AccuQuilt Go and Go Baby are really helping to stream line my cutting.  These ladies and many others have inspired me to be a better blogger and crafter. 

Chow