Patchwork and Pacifiers

Listen to Podcast 25

Not much to show for this one. Here’s a picture of my garden:

Yum, snap peas!

Listen to Podcast 24 – only a couple of months after it was recorded! ( I know.  Boooooo.)

Quilts of Valor

Alma’s first quilt: Childhood Picture

Never Enough Cherries quilt pattern by Hopscotch Quilting Co.

Alma’s card for me!

My “Blue” Day

Le Mushroom Casserole

1/2 pkg. of bacon

2-3 onions

8 cups of mushrooms (button, shitake, portebello, porcini – knock yourself out)

1/2 – 1 cup of sour cream

salt and pepper to taste

Tablespoon of flour or cornstarch (to thicken)

dash of milk or water

Directions: On medium heat cook bacon and onion until onion is transparent in a HUGE Pan.  No, not that one.  Bigger.  Throw the mushrooms in, and it’s okay if they make a mountain over the pan.  Simmer until they cook down to half their size.  Add sour cream and salt and pepper to taste.  Mix the flour or cornstarch in a little bit of water or milk and mix into the simmering pot of goodness.  After it thickens it is done, and save half for yourself, and then give the rest to your family to share.

Magazineenies

Vogue Knitting

Fabulous sexy stockings (a ravelry link) http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/31-lace-stockings

McCalls Quilting June 2009

I like “Wheatland” on pg. 12, Nonpariel on pg. 78 and

The Coneflower Thread Holder from PaulsMetalPetals.com

Fabric Trends Spring 2009

I like Rhapsody in Color on pg. 44

Pojagi article on p.70

Bob’s Red Mill Potato Bread

Quilting Arts

P. 14 Printing Blocks

p. 60 Strings of Love

Quilt it For Kids

P. 18 – Dog and Cat Totes

p. 38 Hopscotch/Floor Quilt

p. 42 – Sweethearts quilt

Check out the back cover, too!

Quilt- June/July #101

p. 52 – Oh my Scrappy Stars

p. 91Cute 4th of July apron – All American Apron and Pot Holder

Quick Quilts

p. 27 – peek-a-boo playmat

Quiltmaker #127

p. 12 – example of 5 little monkey’s quilt

p. 34 – rick rack regatta

Michael Miller has awesome-crazy ric rac (Ruffle Rac!)

p. 54 Don’t fence me in – split rail – kind of

American Quilter -May 2009

p. 42 Broderie Perse article

p. 26 Sue Spargo article – what an amazing woman!

p. 32 – Clamp it up

p. 48 – Portable pastime

Quilt books from Rami Kim:

Folded Fabric Elegance and Quilted Elegance

Went to the Tulip Festival!

Pretty planter boxes – As of April 28th

Why haven’t I published a podcast in weeks?  Why am I such a bad podcaster?  I have recorded #24…it’s been recorded for weeks now, but I haven’t completed editing and putting up a post for it.  Why not?  I will list the reasons thusly:

1. My garden – vegetable and flower – is going insano.  It needs weeding, watering, and attention.

2. My Flora – also insano – but in a crawlsofastintothedogfoodandwater kind of way that has me so tired at the end of the day.

3. My growing – I’m pregnant again!  Due in January! As I’m in the first trimester, I’m sleeping all the time and nauseous when I’m not sleeping.

So in conclusion, I am letting down fans, family and myself, but I have to ignore it all, and grow a second little bean.  Believe it or not, I am editing a minute or two of #24 every day, and I even have material for #25 (pictures and everything) and interviews lined up…..But.  This baby insists on sucking the life out of me.  I couldn’t be happier.

Listen to Podcast 23

This is Alma.  Yes, that is a diva couch.

I will podcast more about Alma in #24, but for right now you can listen to the interview.  Hopefully sometime in your life you can meet Alma, because she’s probably one of the nicest people/person you will ever come across.

Alma’s website

She started quilting after watching  Alex Anderson on Simply Quilts

Sold her first quilt through the High Desert Gallery during the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show

Bend Fall Festival pushed her into a new direction

Be the Light is her largest piece of art 4′x4′

Alma loves San Francisco, but also San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Craft and Hobby Association  (CHA)

Alma has been in Cloth Paper Scissors

Currently has an online class through Joggles.com

Going to be teaching in Portland at the Art and Soul Retreat, but also has workshops in her home

Some successful artists in Sisters: Alma de la Melena Cox, Jean Wells, Valori Wells, Paul Bennet, Kathy Deggendorfer

She has a book coming out in November through North Light Books

Would you like to use Alma’s art?  With her  line of stamps you can make your own art from her art!

This is Alma with no inhibitions.  We had fun; can you tell?

Listen to Podcast 22

Want awesome Chevre?  Three Ring Farm has it!

Went to Oregon Garden in Silverton Oregon.  Also, there is a resort that they put in right next to it if you’re hankering a visit.

Served Beef Wellington to the Folks

Check out these beauties (no, not a picture of my chest):

Black and Bloom by Chris Gartin

Fur/Pelt Quilt – didn’t take a close-up of the creator.  Drat!

Caliente Stripes by Sandra Q. Miller, quilted by Sally LeRoy

Sunflowers by Marie Murphy Wolfe

Quilt name didn’t take a picture -rrrrrrr, by Sally LeRoy

First the Colors by Virginia O’Donnell

Hydrangea Branch by Mary Arnold

16 Tulips by Shirley Workman, quilted by Gerry Thompson

Abstract Log Cabin by Karan Brooks

Lily Basket by Marcia Stuemer, quilted by Mari Dingman

Don’t know quilt name, and only got first name of Artist – Marcy -Geez, Jennifer!  Quilted by Just for Fun! Quilting

Wildflowers by Kathi Miller, quilted by Heather Nadeau of the Quilting Stable

Didn’t get the quilter’s name, but machine quilted by Sharlene Schollmeyer

Grandmother’s Garden by Norma Benedict, quilted by Cora Maddix

Yo-Yo’s and Baskets – Yo-Yos made by Marie Ledermann, quilt appliqued and hand quilted by Kim Woodruff

“Aikane” Honu Lu’Au, Hono by Cheryl Spalding, quilted by Karen Salzburg

With a Little Help from my Friends by Marie Murphy Wolfe, quilted by Bal Pellens

My Origami Garden by Dianne Kane

Listen to Podcast 21

I missed the NW quilters show because of sickness, but did get to go to Airing of the Quilts

Dahlia by Pat Parra

Season of Discovery by Anne Kuntze

Pinwheels Over State Fair by Jo Barry

Name not printed in program – I would name it Heron by Barbara Neill

Untamed Power by Sally Hass – this quilt was plugged in!

The Sky is Falling by Linda Reinert

4 Point Star, author unknown, collected by Jean Dalton (thru Pat Kennedy)

Went to the Museum of Contemporary Craft where I saw three exhibits
1.Mandy Greer: Dare alla Luce – crochet amazing-ness
2.Darrel Morris: The large Works – Hand embroidered wonders
3.Toshiko Takaezu: Recent Gifts
PLUS the glass spinning wheel – just a cool $24,000.

This upcoming weekend is Clark County Quilters – Show in Vancouver, WA

Woodburn Tulip Festival – walk, take pictures, enjoy the acres of tulips!
www.freecycle.org – kind of like craigslist, but free

Back Home Magazine had an article on Sweet Choices – talks about different sugars – besides granulated white sugar – tells you how to use in cooking, and other useful facts –   They cover Honey, Agave Nectar, Brown Rice Syrup, Maple syrup, date sugar, stevia, and unrefined cane sugar.

New fabric by Quilting Treasures – Rowdy Kids

Belated birthday gift – fabric from my sister! 12 fat quarter bundle of Moda – urban couture!

Started two quilts
OSU quilt fabric

Trailblazers – blocks

Valentine’s quilt

Recipe for the amazing Beef Wellington

Lori Ries’s children’s books are great! The newest are Punk Wig and Good Dog Aggie (yay for Tucker)

Why haven’t I podcasted lately? There’s 3 lame reasons:

1. I tried some creative writing and sent it out, only to get rejected – first time in a while, and I was pretty put out. Well, that’s putting it mildly – I was devastated.

2. Flora got dreadfully sick – 103.5 degree fever, throwing up, and now a cough. Taking care of a wee one who’s dreadfully sick is hard and time consuming.

3. My husband and I got sick too, and between a sore throat and cough, I can’t speak for more than a few sentences.

Stupid cold. Stupid trying to get a supplement income.

SPRING IS COMING!

The primroses come back year after year as long as I put down slug bait

My beautiful helebore!

And more proof!

The Bean

And last but not least, this is my beautiful baby girl, and I love her, even though her hair circumference is growing exponentially, and she has sweet potatoes up her nose.

Listen to Podcast 20

A BIG thank you to the nice stranger who gave me a free ticket at Puyallup’s Sewing and Stitchery Expo!

Yesterday’s Charm Boston Yo-Yo’s Quilt

And if you look close up, you can SEE THROUGH IT!  How’s that for a sexy quilt?

Marti Mitchell and her Eye-Spy quilts – I’ve already begun collecting.  I know.  But you can never collect too much fabric!  Don’t judge!

So I had to go to Rochelle’s to get some fabric for starting one of these quilts!  Here’s the fabric I bought:

I can’t stand how cute these Doll clothes are.  from Junk-Jeans, and the picture doesn’t do it justice.  And these girls look a little young to need deodorant, but for some reason they are all “Sure!”

These awesome fabrics were purchased from Barb’s Elegant Designs

The Quilt Barn had these yarny fabrics.  Stop drooling.

The folks from Martelli’s have innovative stuff.  Check it out!

Even though The Critter Pattern Works doesn’t have everything, they have AAAAAALOT.

Diane Ericson – stenciling on fabric

Cedar Canyon has rubbing plates

The Fabric Cafe has Chenille-It and Bobbin Bikini’s.

Momo Dini had beautiful embroidery for your embroidery machine.  They use the Robinson-Anton thread.

If you like pretty things, you will like Carol Ahles tools – they are like the jewelry of tools.

Looking for something to embroider?  Try AllAboutBlanks.com

Check out the embroidery of Jenny Haskins:

Want to make precision piecing easy?  Look no further than Quiltsmart

Just look at this ribbon by Louisa Harding Yarns – called Sari Ribbon. I saw it for sale anywhere from $11-$15.  And yes, I bought it for $15 because I’m an idiot.

Stacy Mitchell has precut fabric fusables ready to go that you can use, and then, because it is cut so precised, you can use the “negative” for a second pillow, for example.

Big Fork Bay Cotton Company has lots of great applique, and their wildlife patterns are fantastic.

The Complete Clothier has a stash inventory and a “custom closet”

Wild Ginger software was giving out free CDs of bag, purses, and hats, but they also have custom clothing software

CliC reading glasses are scary awesome.

Pendleton was there too with rovings, but I’m too n00b to know how to convert ounces to grams.  Oh why didn’t I memorize the back of my elementary math book?

Here’s a nice picture of my friend Erin, and her family.  Aren’t they cute?

When you are at a lecture, and specifically Mark Lipinski’s – make sure your phone is turned to vibrate, because it might not be you who answers it!

Look at this fabulous fabric and quilt. Langa Lapu fabric can be ordered by your local quilt shop.

This is a great design, ain’t it?

Here’s the middle-eastern quilt – I know, put your tongue back in your mouth.

Check out the bags from Laga Designs

My mom likes this website: Marshall Dry Goods

Look what I won for commenting on Valori Wells’ 100th blog!  What she sent is on the right, and my last fabric purchase is on the left.  Now do those compliment each other, or WHAT!?

Look at the detail of the birdie fabric – don’t you love it?

Listen to Episode 19

Here’s a picture of Mark in his hotel in Puyallup, WA after we had an AMAZING 35 minutes of….interviewing.

Here’s the quilt off his bed:

To know more about this really great (and I learned, sweet) man, CLICK HERE!!!