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Standard <strong>Online</strong> <strong>Quilt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> – Vol. 3 No. 10<br />
<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Quilt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>.<strong>com</strong><br />
Cancer Bags<br />
Appeal<br />
Update<br />
<strong>Quilt</strong>ing<br />
Workshops –<br />
A Student’s<br />
Perspective<br />
Reader<br />
“Show<br />
and Tell”<br />
<strong>Quilt</strong>s<br />
Project –<br />
“Who’s<br />
Chicken?”<br />
Part 2<br />
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Standard Issue Vol.3 No.10 – October 2012
Standard <strong>Online</strong> <strong>Quilt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> – Vol. 3 No. 10<br />
<strong>Online</strong> <strong>Quilt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Table of Contents<br />
Attending <strong>Quilt</strong>ing Workshops – A Student’s Perspective ………………………..………………………………………………………. Page 4<br />
Breast Cancer Bags Appeal Update ……..….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 10<br />
What’s New from the Fat Quarter Shop ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………<br />
PROJECT – “Who’s Chicken?” Wallhanging Part 2 …………………………………………………………………………………………..<br />
Book Review – “Scrap-o-lator <strong>Quilt</strong>s and More” by Dianne Springer ……..…………………………………………………………<br />
Reader “Show and Tell” …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….<br />
Page 12<br />
Page 14<br />
Page 18<br />
Page 20<br />
BLOCK OF THE MONTH – Birds and Star Block ....................................................................................................... Page 23<br />
Today's Tips............................................................................................................................................................. Page 26<br />
YES – We Want To hear From You.......................................................................................................................... Page 27<br />
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Hi!<br />
Standard <strong>Online</strong> <strong>Quilt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> – Vol. 3 No. 10<br />
Letter from the Editor<br />
Jody Anderson<br />
Wel<strong>com</strong>e to our new October issue! It’s shaping up to be a BIG month for me too, what with the<br />
Brisbane Craft & <strong>Quilt</strong> Fair to attend, project deadlines <strong>com</strong>ing out my ears, juggling kids on school<br />
holidays (I know, AGAIN!), and the inevitable countdown to Christmas beginning.<br />
We also have re-launched our Breast Cancer Bags Appeal. We are so very grateful for your support and<br />
help, and we’re thrilled that so many readers have <strong>com</strong>e on board to help us take our program further<br />
afield. If you haven’t yet, please check it out at www.indiegogo.<strong>com</strong>/breastcancerbags .<br />
This issue is jam-packed with all sorts of goodies for you this month. We have Part 2 of our “Who’s<br />
Chicken?” wallhanging, Judie looks at attending workshops from a student’s perspective, and Annette<br />
has another fab book review.<br />
It’s all happening here!<br />
Happy October!<br />
Jody<br />
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Standard <strong>Online</strong> <strong>Quilt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> – Vol. 3 No. 10<br />
Attending <strong>Quilt</strong>ing Workshops – A Student’s<br />
Perspective<br />
“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at<br />
twenty or eighty”. ~Henry Ford<br />
I’m passionate about teaching and learning. Life is<br />
all about learning. Not a day goes by when I<br />
haven’t learnt something new. The Talmud (a<br />
record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to<br />
Jewish law, ethics, customs and history) contains<br />
several quotes regarding learning. Two of my<br />
favourites are –<br />
“He who adds not to his learning diminishes it”;<br />
and<br />
“For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the<br />
learned it is the season of the harvest”.<br />
Winston Churchill one said “I am always ready to<br />
By Judie Bellingham from www.bellaonline.<strong>com</strong>/site/<strong>Quilt</strong>ing<br />
learn although I do not always like being taught.”<br />
I think this mindset is familiar to a lot of people at<br />
different stages of their lives.<br />
I’ve noticed that quilters like to learn. They like to<br />
learn how to improve their skills, how to perform<br />
certain tasks with precision and relevance; and<br />
how to over<strong>com</strong>e difficult procedures to achieve<br />
their goals.<br />
<strong>Quilt</strong> tutors like to impart their knowledge and<br />
expertise; they love to witness those light bulb<br />
moments when their students really “get it”, and<br />
they love to surprise and inspire their students<br />
with new and different ideas. To be able to learn<br />
and teach successfully there needs to be a<br />
meeting of the minds with regards to workshops<br />
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and the expectations of both students and tutors.<br />
I’ve noticed that most quilt organizations will<br />
have some sort of set of Workshop Rules issued<br />
to students with the expectation that they are<br />
abide by. I think it’s important to have some<br />
guidelines for students, but I feel many<br />
organizations don’t address the other side of the<br />
equation – what are the expectations of the<br />
students upon their tutors and will they be met?<br />
I believe that if organizations can address both<br />
these aspects of workshops i.e. learning and<br />
teaching, then the expectations of stake holders<br />
will be met and probably exceeded.<br />
I have on many occasions heard students<br />
expressing their disappointment at the<br />
presentation of information by certain tutors and<br />
I think this is something that needs open<br />
discussion. So here goes…..<br />
Firstly let us look at the expectations of students<br />
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upon their tutors. I am both a student and tutor<br />
in the field of quilting so I have experienced<br />
expectations on both sides of the fence.<br />
When I decide to attend a workshop as a student,<br />
the most important out<strong>com</strong>e for me is to receive<br />
what I call VT & VM; Value for Time, followed<br />
closely by Value for Money. My time and how it is<br />
expended is extremely important to me. As it is,<br />
I’m never going to get every quilt I desire to<br />
make, <strong>com</strong>pleted in two lifetimes, let alone one!<br />
So for me, time is of the essence.<br />
I expect to be fully informed about the nature of<br />
the workshop to facilitate a decision on whether<br />
to take the workshop or not. A Workshop Outline<br />
is an excellent way of imparting critical<br />
information to prospective students.<br />
I expect to be informed in a few simple<br />
paragraphs by the actual tutor, on the type of<br />
class being offered, together with the anticipated<br />
out<strong>com</strong>es, methods and modus operandi of<br />
reaching those out<strong>com</strong>es.<br />
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The Workshop Outline should not only contain<br />
the core information of what, why, where, when<br />
and how of the workshop on offer, but a<br />
<strong>com</strong>prehensive list of requirements and materials<br />
needed including specific tools required to enable<br />
me to achieve a successful out<strong>com</strong>e.<br />
I would also expect that if this workshop is aimed<br />
at a specific level of skills (i.e. advanced skills<br />
required), that this essential information is<br />
explained clearly in the Workshop Outline. I<br />
would expect there to be a guideline provided to<br />
students outlining what skills determine an<br />
advanced student.<br />
I expect that tutors will ensure that tools and<br />
equipment required for the workshop are<br />
available and in stock and there is ample supply,<br />
so that all the students can be catered for, which<br />
means no wasting precious time in borrowing of<br />
equipment from other students.<br />
I always expect the workshop teaching area to be<br />
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oomy, well lit, have <strong>com</strong>fortable tables and<br />
seating, and have plenty of access to sufficient<br />
peripheral equipment such as cutting boards,<br />
ironing boards and the like.<br />
Punctuality of start and finish times is a very<br />
important expectation for me. I make<br />
arrangements to fit around my workshop, and so<br />
I expect the start and finish times to be adhered<br />
to.<br />
I have a very reasonable expectation that I won’t<br />
find myself in a workshop bursting at the seams<br />
with students. I expect to be able to learn in an<br />
area and environment that is favourable and<br />
conducive to a happy and successful experience.<br />
This takes me to my expectations of the tutor. I<br />
expect the tutor to fulfil my expectations of<br />
learning. I trust that the tutor has the knowledge<br />
and skills and desire to impart knowledge in a<br />
friendly and amiable demeanour. It is important<br />
that the tutor has a “generosity of spirit”. I also<br />
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expect the tutor to be able to handle “demanding<br />
students” so that the whole class gets the<br />
necessary attention each individual needs.<br />
Students absorb any information the tutor wishes<br />
to impart, and I have the reasonable expectation<br />
that the tutor will have the capacity to be flexible<br />
in her teaching to facilitate a satisfying<br />
experience for all.<br />
So that in a nutshell is an outline of my<br />
expectations as a student when I attend a<br />
workshop. I would very much like to hear your<br />
<strong>com</strong>ments about this subject. It’s not all about<br />
the business and the tutor.<br />
I believe that students have a very strong stake in<br />
their learning and deserve to voice their<br />
expectations to reach their desired goal – of<br />
successful learning in their field of interest.<br />
A final quote from Richard Bach – “Teaching is<br />
reminding others that they know just as well as<br />
you. You are all learners, doers and tutors.”<br />
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About the author: Judie Bellingham has been quilting<br />
since 1976 and has taught in Queensland, Interstate and<br />
Internationally since 2000.<br />
Judie is a past vice president of Queensland <strong>Quilt</strong>ers Inc and<br />
is the current Editor of the <strong>Quilt</strong>ing site at Bellaonline. This<br />
site has loads of information about quilting and offers many<br />
free patterns for readers.<br />
Judie is involved with several quilting and craft groups in<br />
her home town of Brisbane, and is the President of<br />
Sunshine Linus on the Sunshine Coast. Website:<br />
www.bellaonline.<strong>com</strong>/site/<strong>Quilt</strong>ing<br />
October is Breast Cancer<br />
Awareness Month<br />
Please Help us Take our Breast Cancer<br />
Bags Appeal to the World.<br />
Go to<br />
www.indiegogo.<strong>com</strong>/breastcancerbags<br />
for more information and to make a donation.<br />
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The Lismore, N.S.W. (Australia) <strong>Quilt</strong> and Craft<br />
Group’s recent quilting retreat at Evans Head<br />
provided an opportunity for a surprise<br />
<strong>com</strong>petition to make bags for our Breast Cancer<br />
Bags Appeal.<br />
Annette's Lismore ladies and friends were shown<br />
a demonstration of bag making before the 2 hour<br />
challenge began. The 36 ladies were divided into<br />
groups of 3 and set the task of making as many<br />
bags as they could in the time allocated.<br />
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Breast Cancer Bags Appeal Update<br />
By Annette Mira-Bateman from www.<strong>Quilt</strong>BlockoftheMonthClub.<strong>com</strong><br />
They managed to <strong>com</strong>plete 48 bags in a hotly<br />
contested ‘sew-off’, and we are delighted to be<br />
able to pass these much-needed bags onto the<br />
local Breast Care Nurse in Lismore.<br />
Lismore Craft and <strong>Quilt</strong>ers and friends retreat to<br />
Evans Head twice yearly for a long weekend of<br />
fun and quilting. Their effort this time in making<br />
some of these Breast Cancer drainage bags was<br />
much appreciated. This retreat at the beach is so<br />
popular now that quilters <strong>com</strong>e from as far afield<br />
as Beaudesert and Gunnedah (Curlewis),<br />
Chermside, Mullumbimby and even locals from<br />
Evans Head attend.<br />
As you know, October is Breast Cancer Month,<br />
and we’ve chosen this time to re-launch our<br />
Breast Cancer Bags Appeal so that we can work<br />
on expanding the reach of this Appeal now.<br />
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You may have seen our Appeal online at<br />
www.indiegogo.<strong>com</strong>/breastcancerbags , and for<br />
those who have donated or requested the bag<br />
pattern, we thank you for your support.<br />
If you haven’t yet checked it out, please do and<br />
read about our goal to establish a new website<br />
dedicated to this Appeal, so that we can expand<br />
our bag-making and distribution network around<br />
the globe.<br />
We have made a great start, and we hope to be<br />
able to make a difference to even more Breast<br />
Cancer Surgery patients in the future.<br />
(Remember to drop off your bags to us at Stand B06 at the<br />
Brisbane Craft & <strong>Quilt</strong> Fair this month too!)<br />
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Did you know there are more than 500<br />
people diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the<br />
US each day?<br />
In the UK, it’s more than 120 per day, and<br />
in Australia, there’s more than 36 people<br />
diagnosed with breast cancer each and<br />
every day.<br />
And something like 30% of all cancers<br />
diagnosed in women are breast cancers.<br />
We received this just this week:<br />
“I wish to thank you for the donated drain carry bag. I<br />
received one of these bags on going home from<br />
hospital after breast surgery at Royal Womens’ at<br />
Brisbane.<br />
I very much appreciated being able to go out in public<br />
and being able to feel un-obvious to what I was<br />
carrying. Just a short note of thanks and to let you<br />
know how much I appreciated it.”<br />
- Judy<br />
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Standard <strong>Online</strong> <strong>Quilt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> – Vol. 3 No. 10<br />
What's New from The Fat Quarter Shop<br />
We're pleased to be able to bring you a selection<br />
each month of the Newest Fabric Releases and<br />
the new season fabric "must haves".<br />
Double Chocolat by 3 Sisters for Moda<br />
From Kimberly Jolly at www.FatQuarterShop.<strong>com</strong><br />
What could be more decadent than chocolate but<br />
Double Chocolat?!<br />
This collection of fan favorites will surely have<br />
you <strong>com</strong>ing back for seconds. Warm shades of<br />
rich, dark chocolate, cherry, caramel and vanilla<br />
bean are simply delectable. With coordinating<br />
silky wovens, soft heathers and sumptuous<br />
velvets this collection is truly the creme de la<br />
creme!<br />
Double Chocolat is available in fat quarter<br />
bundles, fat eighth bundles, jelly rolls, layer<br />
cakes, charm packs and yardage.<br />
See this collection at:<br />
http://www.fatquartershop.<strong>com</strong>/Double-Chocolate-3-<br />
Sisters-Moda-Fabrics.asp<br />
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Marmalade by Bonnie and Camille for Moda<br />
Back in the good ol' days kids would jump off the<br />
bus and run into the house, dropping their books<br />
as they went, heading straight for the kitchen.<br />
Mom was usually there in her frilly apron,<br />
cooking something delicious. Jellies and jams<br />
were always a favorite. Depending on the season,<br />
it could be strawberry, raspberry, huckleberry or<br />
peach. Mom knew just how to make it so that<br />
when you spread butter on bread fresh out of the<br />
oven and smothered it with marmalade, you<br />
knew you were home.<br />
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The Marmalade collection is available in fat<br />
quarter bundles, fat eighth bundles, jelly rolls,<br />
layer cakes, charm packs, the new mini charm<br />
packs and cotton and flannel yardage. Brighten<br />
up your day with our Flower Girl <strong>Quilt</strong> Kit!<br />
Check out this range at:<br />
http://www.fatquartershop.<strong>com</strong>/Marmalade-Bonnieand-Camille-Moda-Fabrics.asp<br />
ACROSS<br />
Crossword Answers from Last<br />
Month’s <strong>Quilt</strong>ing Crossword:<br />
1.Paducah; 4.Tying; 6.Crazy; 9.Australia; 11.Tutor;<br />
12.Blanket Stitch; 14.Guild; 15.Four Patch;<br />
17.Inch; 18.Backing<br />
DOWN<br />
2.Colorwash; 3.Rotary; 4.Templates; 5.Stash;<br />
6.Candlewick; 7.Baltimore; 8.Batting; 10.Binding;<br />
13.Rocking; 16.AQS<br />
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PROJECT – Who’s Chicken? – Part 2<br />
From www.<strong>Quilt</strong>BlockoftheMonthClub.<strong>com</strong><br />
This month you will stitch the second Dog panel and<br />
finish off your wallhanging.<br />
You will need:<br />
The quilters calico or cream coloured homespun fabric<br />
rectangle from last month<br />
A Fat Quarter of a mustard-yellow floral print fabric for<br />
borders and backing<br />
A Fat Quarter of tone on tone chocolate brown fabric<br />
for the binding<br />
Scraps of floral print fabric in maroon red, olive green<br />
and dull blue for the borders<br />
2 rectangles of wadding measuring 9 ½ inches x 11 ½<br />
inches each<br />
Embroidery thread – we used DMC 150<br />
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To Stitch:<br />
Using the design provided, centre and trace the<br />
stitchery design onto the second calico rectangle<br />
put aside last month , with a water soluble pen.<br />
Stitch the design in backstitch, using 2 strands of<br />
embroidery thread. You may like to stitch the<br />
chicken wire in this panel with 1 strand of thread.<br />
When you have <strong>com</strong>pleted the stitching, gently<br />
rinse the fabric to remove the fabric pen marks<br />
and press on the reverse side.<br />
Trim to measure 6 ½ inches x 8 ½ inches.<br />
To Assemble:<br />
From each of the four border fabrics cut a strip<br />
measuring 2 inches x 6 ½ inches, and a second<br />
strip measuring 2 inches x 11 ½ inches. Refer to<br />
the photos above and from last month for colour<br />
placement. Sew the smaller side borders to the<br />
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stitchery blocks first and press, then add the<br />
longer top and bottom borders.<br />
Cut two rectangles measuring 9 ½ inches x 11 ½<br />
inches from the mustard-yellow fabric for the<br />
backings. Lay out the backing fabric right side<br />
down, then lay on a matching rectangle of<br />
wadding, and finally the <strong>com</strong>pleted stitched block<br />
on top, facing up. Pin or baste together and<br />
simply quilt in the ditch around the centre<br />
stitched panel.<br />
Cut the chocolate brown fat quarter into<br />
sufficient 2 inch strips for the binding. Join strips<br />
together at 45 degree angles, trim, press seams<br />
open and with wrong sides together, fold the full<br />
length in half and press.<br />
From one end of the binding, cut a length<br />
measuring at least 14 inches. Tuck in the seam<br />
allowance on each side and topstitch down the<br />
length. Topstitch also down the other long side.<br />
From this strip, cut two, 2 inch lengths, and two,<br />
5 inch lengths for the joining and hanging loops.<br />
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Attach the binding to each quilted block, mitring<br />
the corners as you go. Before folding over the<br />
binding to the back, attach the tabs that hold the<br />
panels together. On the wrong side at the top of<br />
the lower panel, align the two, 2 inch tabs with<br />
the vertical quilted lines. Match the raw edges<br />
and sew each tab on securely. Repeat this to join<br />
the same tabs to the wrong side at the bottom<br />
edge of the upper stitched panel.<br />
Fold the 5 inch hanging loops in half, and<br />
positioning them in the same way on the wrong<br />
side at the top of the upper panel, stitch securely<br />
in place.<br />
To finish, fold the binding over to the back of<br />
each quilted panel, and slip stitch in place. Stitch<br />
the binding down over the tabs, then fold each<br />
tab up ( or down) on itself and sew in place so<br />
your new quilted wallhanging will hang nicely.<br />
Find a suitable stick, and you're ready to hang<br />
your finished work up!<br />
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“Who’s Chicken?”<br />
Wallhanging<br />
Part 2 Stitchery Template<br />
©<strong>Quilt</strong>BlockoftheMonthClub.<strong>com</strong><br />
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“Scrap-o-lator <strong>Quilt</strong>s and More” by Dianne<br />
Springer<br />
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Book Review<br />
By Annette Mira-Bateman from www.<strong>Quilt</strong>BlockoftheMonthClub.<strong>com</strong><br />
This colourful book ac<strong>com</strong>panied me to our<br />
recent <strong>Quilt</strong>ing Retreat so that I could write the<br />
review for it, but I had trouble keeping it with<br />
me! Everyone decided they wanted a copy.<br />
Author Dianne Springer set out to eliminate her<br />
scrap pile. With patterns for 7 sewing projects<br />
and 6 non-sewing projects, she has tried very<br />
hard to do just that, but as we all know, these<br />
scraps seem to multiply by themselves. This book<br />
is a delight to read even if you don't want to<br />
make a thing, but I think you'll find you have a<br />
similar 'scrap reduction' aim by the time you've<br />
finished.<br />
You will have heard about scrappy quilts, but<br />
perhaps not thought of 'quilting' the lamp shade.<br />
Or what about re-covering a chair in a log cabin<br />
arrangement of bright scraps? Heard of all<br />
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those? How about 'quilting' the letterbox or<br />
piggy bank? Now you're interested!<br />
Dianne measures her fabric scraps by weight and<br />
her General Directions are a gem. Pictures<br />
showing 'Wrong side of fabric', 'Right side of<br />
fabric', '1/4 inch seam', 'scissors', 'needle',<br />
'thread'. Off you go now - ready to sew!<br />
Her fabrics are bright and cheery, instructions<br />
clear and ideas inspirational. I'm giving a lot of<br />
thought to our mailbox - I can see a bit of<br />
'neighbour envy' <strong>com</strong>ing on…<br />
"Scrap-O-Lator <strong>Quilt</strong>s & More" by Dianne Springer<br />
is published by AQS Publishing. It is available<br />
from American <strong>Quilt</strong>er's Society P.O. Box 3290,<br />
Paducah, KY, 42002-3290 or from<br />
www.American<strong>Quilt</strong>er.<strong>com</strong><br />
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This month we continue our new regular segment<br />
of “Show and Tell” quilts made by our <strong>Online</strong><br />
<strong>Quilt</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> Readers. We will include them as<br />
long as you can send them to us, and that way we<br />
can all share in the wealth of creativity and<br />
inspiration abundant within our quilting<br />
<strong>com</strong>munity.<br />
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Reader “Show and Tell”<br />
“… picture of the Cancer <strong>Quilt</strong> that I told you<br />
about a couple of months ago.<br />
The top is in one piece now and going to be<br />
quilted by my friend this week.<br />
It has taken a while but I have been away for a<br />
couple of trips and that cuts into sewing time!!!”<br />
- Kay Searles, Longreach, Australia<br />
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“Jody, I decided to participate in sending you<br />
pictures of a quilt I have made. Although it's a<br />
fairly traditional log cabin pattern, I had seen<br />
someone else use florals and fell in love. The<br />
white part of the quilt is a <strong>com</strong>bination of<br />
different white tone on tones, so there's a little<br />
added texture in the white part of the quilt as<br />
well.<br />
Not only do I love the quilt, I had a lot of fun<br />
making it. I find log cabins to be so easy!<br />
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My longarmer quilted it in a butterfly pattern in<br />
variegated thread, which went so well with the<br />
theme of the fabrics. I just love it!”<br />
- Karen Pollard, Owensboro, KY USA<br />
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“I would also like to add to the show and tell one<br />
of my latest projects, which is a quilt for my<br />
youngest Sister, it came from Australian<br />
Patchwork and <strong>Quilt</strong>ing Volume 20 no 11. As<br />
usual, I made some changes that suited my style.”<br />
- Ellen Haydon, Australia<br />
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“I have attached a photo of my finished "Butterfly<br />
Swirl" <strong>Quilt</strong>. As it is for a nine year old I decided to<br />
hold over the beige butterflies and use them for<br />
something else.<br />
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I am quite pleased with it and really enjoyed<br />
making it....and after all that's what it is all about,<br />
isn't it?<br />
Now it's on with the next one....I think it will be<br />
"Swimming with Swirl and Eddy".” - Karen Jurd,<br />
Australia<br />
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This Month’s block is called the Birds and Star<br />
Block. It is a cleverly pieced block and will look<br />
fabulous in a variety of projects.<br />
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Block of the Month<br />
To make this 12 inch block as shown, you will<br />
need 4 different fabrics, and once you have<br />
rotary cut the pieces according to the Cutting<br />
Diagram, you can piece them together as shown.<br />
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Today’s Tips:<br />
And a couple of tips we picked up on this month:<br />
Q. How often should I change my sewing<br />
needle?<br />
A. It is re<strong>com</strong>mended that you change your<br />
sewing machine needle after about 8 hours of<br />
continuous sewing.<br />
Depending on how often and how long you sew<br />
each day, this can be daily or monthly. Try to<br />
remember to change your needle at the start of<br />
every new project.<br />
You will know it is time to change your needle if<br />
you hear a popping sound, when the needle goes<br />
into the fabric or if you start to see skipped<br />
stitches. These are two of the most <strong>com</strong>mon<br />
signs of a dull needle.<br />
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Q. I am still learning free motion quilting. How<br />
can I make the stitches less noticeable?<br />
A. <strong>Quilt</strong>ing does take practice, and while you are<br />
practicing we suggest using a busy print. The<br />
busy prints will hide the stitches. That is true for<br />
the top as well as the backing.<br />
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SELF-HEALING CUTTING MATS:<br />
• always store your mat in a flat position<br />
• NEVER leave you mat in the car. The heat will<br />
warp your mat and render it useless. (Having<br />
done this one myself – I learnt this lesson the<br />
HARD way….)<br />
• try "not" to cut on the same line continuously<br />
or this part of the mat will wear ahead of the rest.<br />
• only use your rotary cutter on your mat and do<br />
not use knives or other sharp implements<br />
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