White fabric - what is your favorite brand to use? I want to make something with a lot of white space, but when I look at white fabric in the store and hold it up to a light, it seems to be too see-through, not a dense weave. I suppose when you put white batting behind it, it's fine. Would like your advice on what you use.

Kathy

Marianne, I have two methods for ice tea. Cold brew - add the tea to cold water I use a sports water bottle and let it sit in the fridge overnight. With the strong flavor of the Good Earth and Licorice tea, I can usually let it sit for just half an hour at room temperature then add ice. I also make "sun tea". I fill a large (gallon size, about 4 liters?) glass jug with water and add about 7-8 tea bags, cover the top and place in the sun for half a day. Then it needs to cool in the house for several hours before it can go into the refrigerator.

Annis , the stitching on the mug rug is spectacular! So evenly spaced, I can see the patience required, but well worth the effort.

Kathy

I love that you made the mug rug in red as well. Congratulations on sewing all those quilts in red, wonderful

Love the wallhangings and the mug rug, Annis! Are you sick of red yet??? I love red, but I'd be really ready to sew another color at this point if I were you!

I finished piecing 4 red and white wall quilts this week. That's 2 weeks in a row now. Hope I can continue this for 2 more weeks. I want to get these behind me and move on to something else. I'm designing as I go and sometimes redesigning from making mistakes. That's what happens when you get in a hurry! The 2nd from the left is my version of a Turning Twenty quilt, using 21 squares of fabric 9-1/2" wide for 8" finished blocks. The one on the right was inspired by something on the daily blog this week. Make a guess as to what it was.



And I had a few hours to spare so thought I'd play awhile. I haven't done much of that lately. This is my first mug rug. It was painfully slow to sew using a thumbtack instead of a circle maker for sewing the half circles. I took it off the thumb tack to sew the straight lines to make them oval. I see that they bow in a little. I will try to get them a little straighter if I ever make another one. This one finished at 7" x 10". I think it's a little big so might try for 6" x 9" next time which will mean one less round to sew. I would like to come up with a better edging. It took 3 times around with a zig-zag to cover the edge. This was quilt-as-you-go so at least I don't have to quilt it.



No tea for me. For some reason I could never acquire a taste for it.

Tribblemom wrote:
My DH found them for me. He found the licorice tea at Krogers and the Good Earth tea at Walmart. I like them hot or iced.

Marianne, My iced tea recipe for these teas is embarrassingly simple. If hot tea cools before I can drink it, I refrigerate it. (I don't like luke-warm tea or reheated tea.) Then later, when I want iced tea, I get the refrigerated tea, pour it in a glass and add ice to it. Delicious!

Judith

Rosebud, what a fun quilt your Olaf quilt is! Am I the only one not having a clue who Olaf is Is he a Disney character? Sorry Whatever he is a very cheery guy and almost fit the weather here today. How come it's like autumn already - I know time runs faster the older you get but my calendar says July! Need a cardi this morning! Your bag is really nice too - like the mesh pockets; so practical and your yo-yo quilt is lovely and bright. Thanks for sharing despite your problems posting photos.

Hi Quilterslife and welcome!

Finished all blocks for quil-ket and now need my chief randomiser engineer to help with the lay-out. Also managed to stitch-out two tests of a design I digitized before summer madness set in and they are both all right so can be used for future projects. Need to start some FMQ - am having withdrawal symptoms
Marianne

Tribblemom wrote:
Thank you Kathy! I've no problem finding herbal/fruity teas here in UK so that's not a problem. Do you just cool the tea and serve as is or do you add juice or fruit pieces, do you make it very strong and the dilute with sparkling water or .......... When I read on the back of shop bought so-called iced tea there seem to be lots of things added which I obviously don't want but wondering if there is a secret to get a great tasting homemade iced tea. I've duckduck'ed iced tea recipes but I'm easily overwhelmed so thought that perhaps just starting out with one that is recommended by somebody
Marianne

Dorothy, Heather, Judy, and everyone else checking out dyeing cloth with canning jars.
I was just reviewing 'the article' info and I changed up her dry measuring to the grams each one would be. Then I looked over her amount of dye stock to use for a fat quarter of fabric. I really think that this may be wasting dye. Cloth can only absorb just so much dye and the rest just waits to get rinsed away. You all probably realize that I like intense colors and I feel I can achieve them with considerably less dye powders than her method used. I also mix all my dye stocks with the same proportion of grams of powder to cups of water. I think that could be tweaked here and there, but I do it by using more/less of a color. I only use 1/4 cup stock for a fat quarter, and sometimes I have messed with them so much that there's no real texture.
Just a thought. Proceed slowly and don't use all your dye powder up Unnecessarily.
May God bless the work of your hands,
Luann

Quilterslife wrote:
on the top right you see Shop - Products & Kits
click on Shop and the Shop overview opens
you'll find the link for MEMBERSHIP PROMOTIONAL ITEMS ONLY on the top right (on orange background)
this link might work store.thequiltshow.com/category-s/137.htm

hope this helps

Hi I joined the quilt show last night , I inter feather panel in to buy it won't let me. Then tried quilts elect took all information then won't go through. Was u able to get hem? I wrote a message for help but haven't heard anything yet.

Quilterslife wrote: I found this in the Shop
YOU CAN'T BUY THIS PRODUCT, BUT YOU CAN GET IT FOR FREE. Join or renew a 1 year Membership and we will send you a code to get one of these amazing Quilter Select Products for $0.00. (You will only be charged for shipping & handling) This very unique webbing was created especially for simplifying the appliqué process. One side of the web has a fusible coating and is applied to your fabric back. The other side has a light sticky coating, making your fabric moveable! Reposition your appliqué pieces as many times as you need. Once positioned, fuse into place and add your favorite decorative stitch! Use the tape-size version for quilt bindings or decorative trims. The convenient printable sheets make complex appliqué patterns a snap!

Welcome Quilterslife, what are you making at the moment

Quilterslife wrote:
I suggest you ask customer service. Send an email to Rose at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Kathy