teeny-tiny Quilts 35 miniature projects tips & techniques for success Donna Lynn Thomas 112 pages softcover $29.95 e-book $23.99 all photos courtesy C&T Publishing C&T Interview with Donna I can actually see this tip working on any sized quilt simply because it's a brilliant tip: "Sometimes there’s no perfect pressing solution. In that case, if… Continue reading Book Review Day: teeny-tiny Quilts
Category: C&T Publishing
An Interview with: Gailen Runge
Interviewing quilters and authors is one of my favorite things. One of the best things I learned with Generation Q Magazine is to have fun as the person is more than the book they are publishing. The book, Sew Emoji, is due out in September and I'll be getting two copies, one to keep and… Continue reading An Interview with: Gailen Runge
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On Second Chances
A couple of weeks ago I posted this: https://www.instagram.com/p/BlgEoVlj_4f/?taken-by=terilucas Something of an unofficial hint. Last night I had phone call with one one of the folks with C&T, while there are a couple of details to work out (mostly timeline) I am writing a quilting book. Giving up writing my first accepted book was and… Continue reading On Second Chances
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Book Review Day
Easy Precision Piecing A New Approach to Accuracy and Organization for Quilters Shelley Scott-Tobisch C&T Publishing $29.95 Every once in a while a book comes along that I think, "quilters need this." This is one of those books. When reviewing books I often look for that one thing that makes a difference for quilters. I found… Continue reading Book Review Day
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Book Review Day
Writing book reviews and participating in blog tours for Generation Q Magazine was an important component of my work on the website, and in our pages. While doing my best not to play favorites I did have them, usually finding the words endearing them to my heart within the first two pages. Each book brings… Continue reading Book Review Day
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A bit of a round up
Over the last couple of years I've been switching over to Alex Anderson's Quilters Select Rulers and Mats. The Quilt Show posted a video of Alex demoing the ruler and mat: https://www.facebook.com/TQShow/videos/196028521005926/ and here's the whole bit in one vid: https://www.facebook.com/TQShow/videos/196017877673657/ I keep the 12'' x 18'' by my sewing machine to square up blocks,… Continue reading A bit of a round up
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Color Wheel
I like color. A lot. I like how color plays. I like how color sings. I like how color behaves, misbehaves, swirls, whirls, blends, hides, shows off and generally is itself. Joen Wolfrom appeared on Simply Quilts some long time ago, talking about color. She talked about the 3-in-1 color tool, how it's used in… Continue reading Color Wheel
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. . . a time to tidy
Oh my goodness there is always a good time to tidy. Don't you always find that it's right in the middle of doing something else? Like 9 patches. I've been cutting up all these 9 patches, and the urge hit. No, no wait, no that's not it. Not the urge. No. The necessity of it all… Continue reading . . . a time to tidy
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A New Spin on Drunkards Path by John Kubiniec
UPDATE: The Random Number Generator selected #52 - Alison in Alabama! Congratulations! I'll be in contact in the next few days. It's been a while since I've participated in a blog tour on TerifiCreations, as I write most of the Generation Q Magazine book tours. This one is kind of special because a friend, John Kubiniec,… Continue reading A New Spin on Drunkards Path by John Kubiniec
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Quilt Market: a personal report
I love going to Quilt Market. There isn't quite the buzz of Quilt Festival or one of the other larger quilt shows, however on Saturday afternoon I heard it. That buzz we all listen for at a quilt show. That level of quilter talk that just says, yes, this is it, this is happening, life… Continue reading Quilt Market: a personal report
