Daily Blog

  8

fShare

Tweet

Looking for that quick gift to make for your quilting buddies? Can’t find what you saw in the newsletter last month? Look no further than TQS on Pinterest. We now have 33 Boards updated with the latest from our newsletter, covering everything from Appliqué to Tools, Free Motion Fun to Places for Quilters to Go, Holiday Projects to Tips and Tricks. Click on the big red button to go the TQS Pinterest site.

You can even Pin our Newsletter articles to your own Pinterest Boards! It’s an easy, fast and fun way to “Follow the Boards” that interest you most and to share TQS with other Quilters. Want to see more? Let us know what you think is missing from TQS on Pinterest.

Pin what? Pinterest? I've never heard of it!

Pinterest is the best way to organize your web content – you can think of it like your personal web library. Take a look here and get started on Pinterest today.

  0

fShare

Tweet

Teri Tope (of TeriTope.com) at WeAllSew.com has a quick project to warm your heart. It's a Candy Box Cover and Mug Rug all in one. Easily adaptable to any size box of chocolates, you will soon be making your hearts galore of these covers (which double as mug rugs) to surprise your favorite valentines.

 

  8

fShare

Tweet

Take a look at some of the award-winning quilts from Road to California 2017, including the Best of Show and Marie White Masterpiece Award winners. Stay tuned, there will be more coming from Road.

  1

fShare

Tweet

Barbara Hollinger, curator of Sacred Threads, has a new project for Sacred Threads 2017. It's the "Postcard Project." Share your Hopes and Dreams!

  1

fShare

Tweet

Just looking at it, you think, "hmmm, interesting...,"  The fact is that it is amazing.  This dress is made up from "shopping" bags that she probably only received the day before.  Yes, shopping bags made out of that sort've  flimsy, woven textile'ish stuff.  How fast could you put one together?  Probably would've made a cool quilt as well.

Editor: Lucas Davis

  2

fShare

Tweet

What is better in cold weather than a bowl of delicious chili? This is my favorite chili ever. When I checked the stats on it, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the calorie count was quite reasonable. Of course, that's the thing about chili--it's all the fixin's that can make it a more "luxurious" entree calorie-wise. Start with an extra lean cut of beef. Sometimes you can find "extra lean stew beef" already cut into bite-sized pieces for you. Enjoy a steaming bowl of chili, guilt free, then get back to your quilting! (P.S. This recipe is still delicious in our California spring weather!)

Here's a link to the recipe.

  1

fShare

Tweet

If there ever was a quilt season, it definitely would be this winter.  

We are buried in piles of the beautiful white stuff which has kept a good portion of the local population home bound...and quilters, sewing room bound! I think Mother Nature must have known that my "To Do" list was getting a little long and ordered up a few feet of snow to help me be productive. This has been a very fun time for me because I have spent a lot of time digging through piles and reacquainting myself with UFOs I had forgotten about. And, the exciting part is, I have been finishing some.  

I believe all this productivity means I get to indulge in a new project! I found the perfect project right in my back yard...well, not literally in my backyard, there is only snow there, but a few short blocks away at the Stitchin Post. The Stitchin Post in Sisters, Oregon, has released their first BOM! How could I refuse? Especially because it is a little bit of Gwen Marston, a little bit of Sue Spargo, and a whole lot of Tonye Belinda Phillips. The best part is you can order this BOM by calling the Stitchin' Post (there are limited spaces) or order by mail. This is a four month BOM called House Party Revival and if you are local or traveling through town, Tonye is offering support classes for each segment.
 

 

Truly Tonye Belinda Phillips has created a wonderful quilt with which I can indulge myself as the first new project of 2017! With kit #1 in my possession, I am ready to start right away!!! If you want to join me, check out the Stitchin' Post and we'll start our own support group, LOL.

Have a wonderful stitch week...may all your stitches be perfect!

Click here to visit Anna's blog.

Click here to visit Anna's YouTube channel.