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Posts from ‘April, 2008’

Color Mastery Table of Contents

Take a look at Color Mastery’s Table of Contents:

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Which Color Wheel Did You Choose?

Thanks to your feedback, I’ll be including both the fabric and illustrated color wheels in Color Mastery.  Your comments made it possible.  Thanks!
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Color Mastery: 10 Principles for Creating Stunning Quilts

Congratulations – it’s a book! This is a sneak peek from the cover of the upcoming book I’ve been hinting at:
Color Mastery: 10 Principles for Creating Stunning Quilts
If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know how passionate I am about color. Now, I’m sharing that passion with you, and giving you [...]

And the Winners Are . . . .

And the winners of the bookmarks with the ruler on the back are:
Everyone!
I couldn’t pick just five, so I’m sending them to everyone who gave me feedback, as I treasure each of your comments. Please email me privately your mailing address and the gorgeous bookmarks will be on their way to you. You [...]

WSJ Article Profiles Quilting’s Growth and Presence in Paducah

Meg Cox, author of The Quilter’s Catalog,  writes an interesting article in the Wall Street Journal profiling how Paducah, KY has been transformed from a poor, rural, nowhere town into a booming economic powerhouse, all due to the quilting industry. It’s a great read and an amazing profile of how far quilters have come. [...]

Vote on Which Color Wheel to Include in the Book

I need your valued opinions! I’m deliberating as to which version of the color wheel to include in an appendix in the back of my book: a fabric color wheel, or the illustration. Which do you prefer and would find more useful? [...]

Oh My Aching Hands!

My hands hurt. Specifically, my thumbs at the joint where they join the wrist. I guess quilting overload will do that. I talked to my doctor about it, and she said it’s from overuse, and I need to pace myself when I quilt.
Who is she kidding?
Do ya’ll have this? If so, [...]

Male Hunks in a Quilt

Jeanne over at Sew Memorable is hosting a Country Music quilt challenge. Make a quilt using your favorite country music song as its title. My friend Pat made one with hunky cowboy fabric. She did an awful lot of piecing for a challenge quilt. Good for her!
The challenge will be up [...]

How Much Binding Do I Need?

I’ve just completed a binding marathon: five quilts in two days. I love creating bindings and using unique fabrics for them. However, I’m not great at determining how much binding I need for a quilt. So I always just guessed at it and ended up with too much and lots of [...]