In episode 216 of The Stitch TV Show quilting talk show, Pam and Lynn open with news of having the Transform quilt accepted into the Paducah spring show! We also talk about the finer points of quilt challenges and how they can break you out of a rut, and share some tips for hand piecing.
Tips and links for this episode:
- The quilt hanging behind us Pam’s quilt, “My Little Tagger: Resistance is Magic”. Learn more about it in this blog, and see the other entries over at the Bad Ass Quilters Society!
- Tips for handpiecing
- Have a hand-piecing go-bag ready!
- Use snack-size plastic baggies to keep kits for blocks organized.
- Check out Mickey Depre and her fabulous templates.
- The handy Clover Dome Threaded Needle Case
- Pam’s Tula Pink Diamonds in the Sky EPP quilt:
- The link to the Ted Talk, “Embrace the Shake” that Lynn references
- Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
- Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
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- Our next Virtual Stitch-In is April 14, 2017 at 7 pm US Eastern, and again on May 12.
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April 14, 2017
When I was hand piecing the DEAR JANE BLOCKS of my UFO …. I gathered up all the directions, templates and pieces of fabric in a plastic sleeve and kept them in a three ring binder. I had a binder for finished blocks and a zipper binder for blocks I was actively working on. All the threads, needles, thimbles and a small scissors was ready to go. That folder went every where with me….. I did get over half the triangles done and 70 of the blocks made with that kit.
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April 14, 2017
I should tell you why I never finished my DJ …. I was in a car accident in 2006 … my DH brought a house keeper to come in and get things fixed up for when I came home from rehab. She was pretty good she put the entire project into a plastic bin but then she put it in the basement and forgot where she put it….. I did not find it for two years after the accident… ( this was two years when I was taking art and quilting classes and my technique and workmanship had improved) I looked at my blocks and hated them as the colors / workmanship was horrid. Those blocks are waiting for me to do something with it …. maybe someday I will stick them into a baby quilt…. Maybe.
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April 26, 2017
Finish it, Nonnie!
April 27, 2017
I also love hand piecing. I like having a hand project around so I don’t feel like I am wasting time when I am in the car (not driving) or watching TV (don’t watch Mad Men). I am also working on a kit to organize your hand piecing and bring your stuff along. I haven’t finished it, but I do like the pattern: http://www.thezenofmaking.com/2013/08/tutorial-english-paper-piecing-travel-kit-hexies-part-3/ Check out my tutorial on Y seams: http://www.artquiltmaker.com/blog/2016/10/quilt-class-lemoyne-star/ Anyone can do Y seams with a little practice. The Jinny Beyer Perfect Piecer tool (http://amzn.to/2qh94SA) really helps with marking.
I am like Pam in my feelings about challenges. I used to do them all the time. Now I have enough to do without doing challenges. Like Lynn, I challenge myself.