Patchwork and Pacifiers

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!!!

Listen to Episode 18

Winners – What’s the hardest pattern you’ve ever attempted? A big thank you to my caller-inners, Cindy Larson and Emily Hinkel!  Here are their hardest patterns:

Cindy Larson – Pattern as seen in American Patchwork and Quilting- Star Power

Emily Hinkel – Anything with reverse applique - here’s an example of that

Sun Gold tomatoes like to POP

Check out www.tomatogrowers.com for less likely splitting varieties

Donate to your local school by collecting Box Tops for Education, and then walk those babies in.

Around the sewing room

Long Arm templates to chalk – by Pam Clarke’s Home Stitches Stencils

Superior Thread Card Samples – yummy

Thread holders and calendar

Rulers Galore!

Cutting mat swivel thingy

Folding open cutting mat/ironing board – good for classes

Compass for creating circles

It lives in my Stanley tool box

Bobbin Winders are fun when you are using two different thread for the top and bobbin!

Irons – Black and Decker Digital Advantage and Clover’s Mini Iron

Going to Sewing and Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, WA, hoping tickets to Mark Lipinski’s show isn’t sold out

Magazines
American Quilter, features Rami Kim

Sew Batik has gradated batiks in the same and multi colorways

Four colors from three paint chips.  Cool!

Quilting Arts – has beautiful quilt in article Paintstick Passion with instructions on using Shiva Paintsticks

Quiltmaker – has great “Vroom Vroom” Boy Pattern in it.

Cleaning – great soap from Dr. Bronner

Fine Cooking Make It Tonight – magazine has recipe for a great black bean and beef chili

I’ve got lots ready, prepped, and loaded.  I’m working as fast as I can to get Podcast 18 and 19 up and running.  As long as there is coffee, and Flora sleeps, I toil for you.

Listen to Episode 17

Cheesecake Factory

Coraline – recommend – yes!

Acid Free boxes for storage

Use your rulers to fold your fabric

Organizer Boards with tabs

Creating Your Perfect Quilting Space by Lois Hallock

Birthday gifts:

Non-foam, but will hold your clothes on -hangers – made by Mom!

Thread holder – made by Dad!

Beginner Patterns

Trip around the world – sometimes called Sunshine and Shadows

Bento Box

Split Rail

Quilts! Quilts!! Quilts!!! – a good beginner book

OPB – Oregon Art Beat

Alma de la Melena Cox – TelaMadera Fusion

Here she is on TV (kind of)

Sock Summit - you know you want to go.

Yarn Harlot’s Blog

Bread Books anyone?  Send me a line, I’m interested

Last chance to give me a call at:503-928-7890 to win pre-cut Yin Yang fabric!  Call and leave a message with your hardest quilt pattern you’ve attempted or completed

Listen to Podcast 16

Another tip for binding – continuous bias binding
Books/Tips for vegetable gardening (Thanks: Ellen, Sandy, and Didi)

Lasagna Gardening by Patricia Lanza

Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades by Steve Soloman (Territorial Seeds)
Square Foot Gardening by Mel Bartholomew – covers how much to plant, successive plantings
Carrots Love Tomatoes – Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening by Louise Riotte

The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible by Edward Smith

Discounts for Patchwork and Pacifier’s Listeners at The Pine Needle Quilt Shop!

The Pine Needle Quilt Shop is offering 15% off online (use code: ppp) or in the store if you mention Patchwork and Pacifiers Podcast!  What’s not to love about that?

Cleaned my quilt room – way better

Quilters Home – risque (not really) quilting article, eggs, Marktail, Alex Anderson’s studio!

Craft Magazine – knitted street sign, felted snake, tessellations, and sashiko bag

This week is BIRTHDAY WEEK!  Yay!  Thirty!  Wooohoo!

Contest -You could win some already-cut-out-Yin-Yang-fabric (design by Lee Fowler)

Give me a call at 503-928-7890 and Tell me the hardest pattern you’ve ever attempted.  The best message will win!  Contest ends whenever I decide – probably by the 16th, but I reserve the right to change my mind on a whim

Quilters for Breast Cancer a part of Brides for Breast Cancer

For those looking for gluten-free goodness, try Mi-Del Ginger Snaps
I like the romance books by Susan Elizabeth Phillips – especially those with poodles!

Want to see Coraline!

Saw Gommorah at 32nd annual Portland international film festival

Rotten Tomatoes – they rate movies from lots of critics

Allie Rosen’s Within A Quarter Inch blog/podcast

What I’ve received so far from Territorial Seed:

Beans: Renegade Bean, Misono Green Bean,California Blackeye 46 Bean
Thompson Broccoli Organic
Derby Day Cabbage
Nantaise Carrots
Slicing Cucumber  -  Marketmore 97
Pickling Cucumbers  -  Wautoma
Improved Dwarf Siberian Kale
Giant Musselburgh Leek
Super Gourmet Blend Lettuce
Talon Onion
Guardsman Onion
Super Sugar Snap Peas
Anaheim College 64 Pepper
Early Jalapeno Pepper
Golden Star Bell Pepper
Small Sugar Organic
Howden Pumpkin
Bloomsdale Savoy Spinach
Romulus PM Squash

1/30 Nothing fun or exciting to explain why I’m not uploading with the promptness of a good podcaster.  Life, for a 6 month old’s mom is happening.  I’m going through what happens when baby is eating more solid foods and my body thinks it can go back to being (and I say this with much irony) fertile.  AND there’s a hateful shortage of oxycodone because of some legal suit.  Will update when I come out of my drunk-from-wine-but-hopefully-medicated-soon stupor.

Update – 2/5 – I swear I’m not dead.  It’s just that a week ago Flora got sick, then gave it to me, and we’ve been a mess.  Her, not being able to breathe and drink at the same time – me delirious with a head cold.  But the light is at the end of the tunnel!  Is that my Ott calling me?  I’m coming, oh, quilting room!

Listen to Podcast 15

Binding web sites

Victorian Quilt Designs

Heather Bailey’s Site – but don’t go here unless you want to be sucked in to a beautiful site that will have you looking up a half an hour later going, “what was I doing?”

You tube video of finishing a seamless binding

Scalloped Binding Directions

The infamous Marshall’s-Log-Cabin-Quilt. This is an example how to suck at piecing.  Try not to let the vision burn your retinas.

Woodland Woolworks

This Old House raised planter directions

Territorial Seed

Flora’s quilt from Mrs. Wilson – I wish you could see the perfect quilting lines!

This picture doesn't do it justice - the flash was acting wonky.

Movies: Gran Torino and Final Cut

Picture of my piggy-mess office – isn’t it fun to spy on other people’s spaces?

Yesterday was a pretty big day for us.  Yay President Obama!