Unpacking from Quilt Fantastic – Podcast #111
Quilt Fantastic was Saturday and today I’m unpacking a mountain of stuff on my sewing room table!
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Click Here to check out the Quilt Friends Club and help support the podcast! I’m going to post my UFO pieced straps on Saturday at 12 pm EST and of course we have the new giveaway of precut fabric each week too.
Yep, I’m still pretty beat from Quilt Fantastic, but that’s okay! As I said in the podcast, I love to shake things up and get out of my comfort zone. Doing a show, bringing boxes of books and fabric, and traveling is tiring, but it’s great to do something different now and then.
Super thank you to everyone that attended Quilt Fantastic and three cheers for Bob Bolton who hosted the event! I loved teaching longarm quilting and sharing ideas for finishing quilts faster.
As I prepared for the event, I took the time to count all of my unfinished quilt tops. 51! I didn’t realize I had that many tops laying around. I really want to get these quilts finished so they can be used and enjoyed.
A Few Updates from the Quilt Shop
Quilting Rulers are back in stock now and in all thicknesses! They are currently on sale for $15.95 each or $46.99 for the 3 piece set.
Q-Zone Hoop Frames on on sale until June 30th. This package includes the carriage and handlebars so you can use your home machine on the frame to quilt your quilts.
We also have a bonus accessory package included with any Qnique 15 or 21 machine that includes everything you need to begin ruler quilting! Ruler plate, 3 piece hopping foot set, Slice Ruler, Super Slide Ruler, and Mini Slide Ruler, Quilt Clips (Continuum Frame only) and a pack of bobbins! Click Here to check it out now.
Finally, Josh and I are approaching the 10th anniversary of the Free Motion Quilting Project. We realized on the drive back from Tennessee that we haven’t had a vacation in 10 years!
So we’re taking a break through the month of July. What does this mean?
- The Quilt Shop will still be open!
- Josh will still be fulfilling orders and answering email questions.
- I’ll still post the Friendship Quilt Along videos on the first, second, and third Monday of the month.
- I’ll also post the How Do I Quilt It? video to the Quilt Friends Club.
I’m going to take a break on podcasts, Frame Quilting Friday videos and extra tutorials so I can focus exclusively on the book Goddess Quilt Journey. I can’t wait to begin laying out this book and designing the pages to be as beautiful as the quilts!
I hope you have a wonderful July and enjoy spending time with your family and traveling to quilting events.
Let’s go quilt,
Leah Day
More Hello My Quilting Friends Podcast Episodes:
- #110 – The Game of Perfection
- #109 – A Short Story from Quilst
- #108 – Organize and Decorate Your Sewing Space with Stephanie Socha
- #107 – 7 Reasons Why I DO Want and Need a Longarm
- #106 – Can I Become a 1 Project Person?
- #105 – Time Lapse Quilting with Todd DuBay
- #104 – Painting the Rabbit Hutch and Puttering Around
- #103 – Meet Laura Hendrickson, the National Quilt Museum Registrar!
- #102 – Do You Ever Sleep?
- #101 – Quit Gaming and Start Quilting with Luann Fischer
- #100 – Happy Episode 100!
I donate my scrap drawer (when it gets full) including extra pieces to the local quilt guild. I take my leftover batting and quilt sandwich scraps and put them in a bag to go to the quilt shop where a group comes and takes those scraps to make kennel pet beds.
That’s great Jane! Thank you for sharing!