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Ocean Waves by TQS member bensteinz
Things are looking a bit fishy around here! Ocean Waves (shown at right), designed and made by TQS member bensteinz, was selected as the 2nd-place winner in our recent Placemat Contest. Download the pattern here for free, and stay tuned for our 3rd-place winners, coming soon.
To find this and other fun, quilty items that you can make, visit the Projects page here.
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The Oregon State Fair is going to have an installation of original art quilts during its run from August 27-September 6, 2010. The idea behind the exhibit was for quilters to express their creative impression of a tree in fiber. There will be many quilted trees through which the visitor can wander as if walking through A Quilted Forest. Each piece is approximately 20 inches wide by 8 feet tall. The trees have been imagined literally, figuratively, and in many other ways. Quilters represented include Jean Wells Keenan, June Jaeger, Vivienne Moore, Maureen Erhardt and more.
The exhibit is being held in the Americraft Building in the Creative Living Department at the Oregon State Fair during regular fair hours. A Quilted Forest is sponsored by Greenbaum's Quilted Forest, a 110-year-old, third generation, Salem family business.
For more information, contact Sylvia Dorney at Greenbaum's Quilted Forest, Sylvia@quiltedforest.com, or Neva Hutchinson, Oregon State Fair, neva.hutchinson@state.or.us.
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With all this talk about Ricky getting his sewing room organized, TQS thought it would be a great idea to see what its members do to keep their sewing rooms in tip-top shape. What system do you use for storing your fabrics, your thread, your notions? Have you hit about a great way to keep the interfacing from getting wrinkled? Where is your ironing board, tucked away, or always out? We've set up a Show & Tell area for you to share your ideas and pictures. Click on Getting Organized and then Submit Entry. We want to peek into the room where you create.
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Hello Quilt Campers. This week's Make It Monday tutorial is a Padded iPad Sleeve that will get your student off to a good start and is sure to get noticed. This quick and stylish sleeve, from thegreenwife, protects from scratches and bumps while your students travels from home to class. Click here for the project directions.
Be sure to check out each week's project on our Projects page here. Share your creative versions of any of our projects in Show and Tell here.
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The Alliance For American Quilts', New From Old contest, had many amazing 16" masterpiece quilts. The theme this year was “New from Old,” a broad theme that celebrated the past in the frame of the present. Here are more of the outstanding quilts submitted to the contest. Along with TQS members, you'll see a few famous names as well.
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I am back on track working on the TQS quilt (I see a light at the end of the tunnel) - My question is - how long can a person reasonably machine quilt in one sitting?
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Dale Fleming sent TQS her recipe for the Almond Roca that she shared with Alex and Ricky in Episode 704 - Circles, Curves, and Chocolate.
Dale says she “just wings her recipe,” so have fun and give it a try.
1. Prepare Jelly roll pan –(cover bottom with)
2 cups chopped toasted almonds then
2 cups grated chocolate or chocolate chips
2. Cook in pan until 298 degrees, stir so it doesn't burn in the pan.
1 lb of unsalted butter
2 cups sugar
2 TBS white Karo syrup
6TBS water
3. Remove from heat and stir in
.5 cups chopped almonds
1 tsp of vanilla
4. Pour mixture onto Jelly roll pan. Be very careful it is hot,
5. Sprinkle on top
2 cups grated chocolate or chocolate chips then
2 cups chopped toasted almonds
Let cool then break into pieces.
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Thanks for playing everyone! Tallying the votes that were cast here and on Facebook etc, Wolley won by a narrow margin. However, I trumped it with Sting because so many comments from my British friends indicated that "wally" was a derogatory term for a real nerd or dork. So, Sting it is. Sting, my scooter, not a motorcycle, is so small it does not have to be licensed, so the full leathers in the photo is total overkill
Sting is my favorite male singer. Sting is a very special dagger in one of my favorite books, Lord of the Rings. And now Sting is a scooter that will whiz along as long as I don't wind the rubber band up too tight.
Do you have trouble naming things? What do you think makes a good name?
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Lorna Westfall - aka Lorna1021 - is our latest member spotlight. Linda has traveled the world as a member of the US Air Force and is also a physician. She has toted her sewing supplies with her, sometimes in lieu of more domestic needs, in order to keep up with her quilting passion. Lorna has lived a fascinating life and is sharing it with TQS. You can find her full interview in the Features section under Articles. For now, enjoy this brief glimpse into the life of a woman on the go.
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Patsy Thompson has been teaching wonderful ways to tackle your machine quilting. In this lesson she discusses a lovely plume design that can be manipulated to fit many areas of your background.
Patsy also discusses how to quilt around heavy embellishments and needle selection. Looking forward, in Patsy's next lesson you'll find out how to quilt that outer border.
Click here to learn.
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