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Standard Online Quilt Magazine – Vol. 3 No. 10 

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Cancer Bags 

Appeal 

Update 

Quilting 

Workshops – 

A Student’s 

Perspective 

Reader 

“Show 

and Tell” 

Quilts 

Project – 

“Who’s 

Chicken?” 

Part 2 

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Standard Issue Vol.3 No.10 – October 2012


Online Quilt Magazine Table of Contents 

Attending Quilting Workshops – A Student’s Perspective ………………………..………………………………………………………. Page 4 

Breast Cancer Bags Appeal Update ……..….……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. Page 10 

What’s New from the Fat Quarter Shop …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 

PROJECT – “Who’s Chicken?” Wallhanging Part 2 ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 

Book Review – “Scrap-o-lator Quilts and More” by Dianne Springer ……..………………………………………………………… 

Reader “Show and Tell” ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

Page 12 

Page 14 

Page 18 

Page 20 

BLOCK OF THE MONTH – Birds and Star Block ....................................................................................................... Page 23 

Today's Tips............................................................................................................................................................. Page 26 

YES – We Want To hear From You.......................................................................................................................... Page 27 

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Hi! 


Letter from the Editor 

Jody Anderson 

Welcome to our new October issue! It’s shaping up to be a BIG month for me too, what with the 

Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair to attend, project deadlines coming out my ears, juggling kids on school 

holidays (I know, AGAIN!), and the inevitable countdown to Christmas beginning. 

We also have re-launched our Breast Cancer Bags Appeal. We are so very grateful for your support and 

help, and we’re thrilled that so many readers have come on board to help us take our program further 

afield. If you haven’t yet, please check it out at www.indiegogo.com/breastcancerbags . 

This issue is jam-packed with all sorts of goodies for you this month. We have Part 2 of our “Who’s 

Chicken?” wallhanging, Judie looks at attending workshops from a student’s perspective, and Annette 

has another fab book review. 

It’s all happening here! 

Happy October! 

Jody 



Attending Quilting Workshops – A Student’s 

Perspective 

“Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at 

twenty or eighty”. ~Henry Ford 

I’m passionate about teaching and learning. Life is 

all about learning. Not a day goes by when I 

haven’t learnt something new. The Talmud (a 

record of rabbinic discussions pertaining to 

Jewish law, ethics, customs and history) contains 

several quotes regarding learning. Two of my 

favourites are – 

“He who adds not to his learning diminishes it”; 

and 

“For the unlearned, old age is winter; for the 

learned it is the season of the harvest”. 

Winston Churchill one said “I am always ready to 

By Judie Bellingham from www.bellaonline.com/site/Quilting 

learn although I do not always like being taught.” 

I think this mindset is familiar to a lot of people at 

different stages of their lives. 

I’ve noticed that quilters like to learn. They like to 

learn how to improve their skills, how to perform 

certain tasks with precision and relevance; and 

how to overcome difficult procedures to achieve 

their goals. 

Quilt tutors like to impart their knowledge and 

expertise; they love to witness those light bulb 

moments when their students really “get it”, and 

they love to surprise and inspire their students 

with new and different ideas. To be able to learn 

and teach successfully there needs to be a 

meeting of the minds with regards to workshops 


and the expectations of both students and tutors. 

I’ve noticed that most quilt organizations will 

have some sort of set of Workshop Rules issued 

to students with the expectation that they are 

abide by. I think it’s important to have some 

guidelines for students, but I feel many 

organizations don’t address the other side of the 

equation – what are the expectations of the 

students upon their tutors and will they be met? 

I believe that if organizations can address both 

these aspects of workshops i.e. learning and 

teaching, then the expectations of stake holders 

will be met and probably exceeded. 

I have on many occasions heard students 

expressing their disappointment at the 

presentation of information by certain tutors and 

I think this is something that needs open 

discussion. So here goes….. 

Firstly let us look at the expectations of students 


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upon their tutors. I am both a student and tutor 

in the field of quilting so I have experienced 

expectations on both sides of the fence. 

When I decide to attend a workshop as a student, 

the most important outcome for me is to receive 

what I call VT & VM; Value for Time, followed 

closely by Value for Money. My time and how it is 

expended is extremely important to me. As it is, 

I’m never going to get every quilt I desire to 

make, completed in two lifetimes, let alone one! 

So for me, time is of the essence. 

I expect to be fully informed about the nature of 

the workshop to facilitate a decision on whether 

to take the workshop or not. A Workshop Outline 

is an excellent way of imparting critical 

information to prospective students. 

I expect to be informed in a few simple 

paragraphs by the actual tutor, on the type of 

class being offered, together with the anticipated 

outcomes, methods and modus operandi of 

reaching those outcomes. 


The Workshop Outline should not only contain 

the core information of what, why, where, when 

and how of the workshop on offer, but a 

comprehensive list of requirements and materials 

needed including specific tools required to enable 

me to achieve a successful outcome. 

I would also expect that if this workshop is aimed 

at a specific level of skills (i.e. advanced skills 

required), that this essential information is 

explained clearly in the Workshop Outline. I 

would expect there to be a guideline provided to 

students outlining what skills determine an 

advanced student. 

I expect that tutors will ensure that tools and 

equipment required for the workshop are 

available and in stock and there is ample supply, 

so that all the students can be catered for, which 

means no wasting precious time in borrowing of 

equipment from other students. 

I always expect the workshop teaching area to be 


oomy, well lit, have comfortable tables and 

seating, and have plenty of access to sufficient 

peripheral equipment such as cutting boards, 

ironing boards and the like. 

Punctuality of start and finish times is a very 

important expectation for me. I make 

arrangements to fit around my workshop, and so 

I expect the start and finish times to be adhered 

to. 

I have a very reasonable expectation that I won’t 

find myself in a workshop bursting at the seams 

with students. I expect to be able to learn in an 

area and environment that is favourable and 

conducive to a happy and successful experience. 

This takes me to my expectations of the tutor. I 

expect the tutor to fulfil my expectations of 

learning. I trust that the tutor has the knowledge 

and skills and desire to impart knowledge in a 

friendly and amiable demeanour. It is important 

that the tutor has a “generosity of spirit”. I also 


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expect the tutor to be able to handle “demanding 

students” so that the whole class gets the 

necessary attention each individual needs. 

Students absorb any information the tutor wishes 

to impart, and I have the reasonable expectation 

that the tutor will have the capacity to be flexible 

in her teaching to facilitate a satisfying 

experience for all. 

So that in a nutshell is an outline of my 

expectations as a student when I attend a 

workshop. I would very much like to hear your 

comments about this subject. It’s not all about 

the business and the tutor. 

I believe that students have a very strong stake in 

their learning and deserve to voice their 

expectations to reach their desired goal – of 

successful learning in their field of interest. 

A final quote from Richard Bach – “Teaching is 

reminding others that they know just as well as 

you. You are all learners, doers and tutors.” 


About the author: Judie Bellingham has been quilting 

since 1976 and has taught in Queensland, Interstate and 

Internationally since 2000. 

Judie is a past vice president of Queensland Quilters Inc and 

is the current Editor of the Quilting site at Bellaonline. This 

site has loads of information about quilting and offers many 

free patterns for readers. 

Judie is involved with several quilting and craft groups in 

her home town of Brisbane, and is the President of 

Sunshine Linus on the Sunshine Coast. Website: 

www.bellaonline.com/site/Quilting 

October is Breast Cancer 

Awareness Month 

Please Help us Take our Breast Cancer 

Bags Appeal to the World. 

Go to 

www.indiegogo.com/breastcancerbags 

for more information and to make a donation. 




The Lismore, N.S.W. (Australia) Quilt and Craft 

Group’s recent quilting retreat at Evans Head 

provided an opportunity for a surprise 

competition to make bags for our Breast Cancer 

Bags Appeal. 

Annette's Lismore ladies and friends were shown 

a demonstration of bag making before the 2 hour 

challenge began. The 36 ladies were divided into 

groups of 3 and set the task of making as many 

bags as they could in the time allocated. 


Breast Cancer Bags Appeal Update 

By Annette Mira-Bateman from www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com 

They managed to complete 48 bags in a hotly 

contested ‘sew-off’, and we are delighted to be 

able to pass these much-needed bags onto the 

local Breast Care Nurse in Lismore. 

Lismore Craft and Quilters and friends retreat to 

Evans Head twice yearly for a long weekend of 

fun and quilting. Their effort this time in making 

some of these Breast Cancer drainage bags was 

much appreciated. This retreat at the beach is so 

popular now that quilters come from as far afield 

as Beaudesert and Gunnedah (Curlewis), 

Chermside, Mullumbimby and even locals from 

Evans Head attend. 

As you know, October is Breast Cancer Month, 

and we’ve chosen this time to re-launch our 

Breast Cancer Bags Appeal so that we can work 

on expanding the reach of this Appeal now. 


You may have seen our Appeal online at 

www.indiegogo.com/breastcancerbags , and for 

those who have donated or requested the bag 

pattern, we thank you for your support. 

If you haven’t yet checked it out, please do and 

read about our goal to establish a new website 

dedicated to this Appeal, so that we can expand 

our bag-making and distribution network around 

the globe. 

We have made a great start, and we hope to be 

able to make a difference to even more Breast 

Cancer Surgery patients in the future. 

(Remember to drop off your bags to us at Stand B06 at the 

Brisbane Craft & Quilt Fair this month too!) 


Did you know there are more than 500 

people diagnosed with Breast Cancer in the 

US each day? 

In the UK, it’s more than 120 per day, and 

in Australia, there’s more than 36 people 

diagnosed with breast cancer each and 

every day. 

And something like 30% of all cancers 

diagnosed in women are breast cancers. 

We received this just this week: 

“I wish to thank you for the donated drain carry bag. I 

received one of these bags on going home from 

hospital after breast surgery at Royal Womens’ at 

Brisbane. 

I very much appreciated being able to go out in public 

and being able to feel un-obvious to what I was 

carrying. Just a short note of thanks and to let you 

know how much I appreciated it.” 

- Judy 



What's New from The Fat Quarter Shop 

We're pleased to be able to bring you a selection 

each month of the Newest Fabric Releases and 

the new season fabric "must haves". 

Double Chocolat by 3 Sisters for Moda 

From Kimberly Jolly at www.FatQuarterShop.com 

What could be more decadent than chocolate but 

Double Chocolat?! 

This collection of fan favorites will surely have 

you coming back for seconds. Warm shades of 

rich, dark chocolate, cherry, caramel and vanilla 

bean are simply delectable. With coordinating 

silky wovens, soft heathers and sumptuous 

velvets this collection is truly the creme de la 

creme! 

Double Chocolat is available in fat quarter 

bundles, fat eighth bundles, jelly rolls, layer 

cakes, charm packs and yardage. 

See this collection at: 

http://www.fatquartershop.com/Double-Chocolate-3- 

Sisters-Moda-Fabrics.asp 


Marmalade by Bonnie and Camille for Moda 

Back in the good ol' days kids would jump off the 

bus and run into the house, dropping their books 

as they went, heading straight for the kitchen. 

Mom was usually there in her frilly apron, 

cooking something delicious. Jellies and jams 

were always a favorite. Depending on the season, 

it could be strawberry, raspberry, huckleberry or 

peach. Mom knew just how to make it so that 

when you spread butter on bread fresh out of the 

oven and smothered it with marmalade, you 

knew you were home. 


The Marmalade collection is available in fat 

quarter bundles, fat eighth bundles, jelly rolls, 

layer cakes, charm packs, the new mini charm 

packs and cotton and flannel yardage. Brighten 

up your day with our Flower Girl Quilt Kit! 

Check out this range at: 

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ACROSS 

Crossword Answers from Last 

Month’s Quilting Crossword: 

1.Paducah; 4.Tying; 6.Crazy; 9.Australia; 11.Tutor; 

12.Blanket Stitch; 14.Guild; 15.Four Patch; 

17.Inch; 18.Backing 

DOWN 

2.Colorwash; 3.Rotary; 4.Templates; 5.Stash; 

6.Candlewick; 7.Baltimore; 8.Batting; 10.Binding; 

13.Rocking; 16.AQS 



PROJECT – Who’s Chicken? – Part 2 

From www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com 

This month you will stitch the second Dog panel and 

finish off your wallhanging. 

You will need: 

The quilters calico or cream coloured homespun fabric 

rectangle from last month 

A Fat Quarter of a mustard-yellow floral print fabric for 

borders and backing 

A Fat Quarter of tone on tone chocolate brown fabric 

for the binding 

Scraps of floral print fabric in maroon red, olive green 

and dull blue for the borders 

2 rectangles of wadding measuring 9 ½ inches x 11 ½ 

inches each 

Embroidery thread – we used DMC 150 


To Stitch: 

Using the design provided, centre and trace the 

stitchery design onto the second calico rectangle 

put aside last month , with a water soluble pen. 

Stitch the design in backstitch, using 2 strands of 

embroidery thread. You may like to stitch the 

chicken wire in this panel with 1 strand of thread. 

When you have completed the stitching, gently 

rinse the fabric to remove the fabric pen marks 

and press on the reverse side. 

Trim to measure 6 ½ inches x 8 ½ inches. 

To Assemble: 

From each of the four border fabrics cut a strip 

measuring 2 inches x 6 ½ inches, and a second 

strip measuring 2 inches x 11 ½ inches. Refer to 

the photos above and from last month for colour 

placement. Sew the smaller side borders to the 


stitchery blocks first and press, then add the 

longer top and bottom borders. 

Cut two rectangles measuring 9 ½ inches x 11 ½ 

inches from the mustard-yellow fabric for the 

backings. Lay out the backing fabric right side 

down, then lay on a matching rectangle of 

wadding, and finally the completed stitched block 

on top, facing up. Pin or baste together and 

simply quilt in the ditch around the centre 

stitched panel. 

Cut the chocolate brown fat quarter into 

sufficient 2 inch strips for the binding. Join strips 

together at 45 degree angles, trim, press seams 

open and with wrong sides together, fold the full 

length in half and press. 

From one end of the binding, cut a length 

measuring at least 14 inches. Tuck in the seam 

allowance on each side and topstitch down the 

length. Topstitch also down the other long side. 

From this strip, cut two, 2 inch lengths, and two, 

5 inch lengths for the joining and hanging loops. 


Attach the binding to each quilted block, mitring 

the corners as you go. Before folding over the 

binding to the back, attach the tabs that hold the 

panels together. On the wrong side at the top of 

the lower panel, align the two, 2 inch tabs with 

the vertical quilted lines. Match the raw edges 

and sew each tab on securely. Repeat this to join 

the same tabs to the wrong side at the bottom 

edge of the upper stitched panel. 

Fold the 5 inch hanging loops in half, and 

positioning them in the same way on the wrong 

side at the top of the upper panel, stitch securely 

in place. 

To finish, fold the binding over to the back of 

each quilted panel, and slip stitch in place. Stitch 

the binding down over the tabs, then fold each 

tab up ( or down) on itself and sew in place so 

your new quilted wallhanging will hang nicely. 

Find a suitable stick, and you're ready to hang 

your finished work up! 




“Who’s Chicken?” 

Wallhanging 

Part 2 Stitchery Template 

©QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com 


“Scrap-o-lator Quilts and More” by Dianne 

Springer 


Book Review 

By Annette Mira-Bateman from www.QuiltBlockoftheMonthClub.com 

This colourful book accompanied me to our 

recent Quilting Retreat so that I could write the 

review for it, but I had trouble keeping it with 

me! Everyone decided they wanted a copy. 

Author Dianne Springer set out to eliminate her 

scrap pile. With patterns for 7 sewing projects 

and 6 non-sewing projects, she has tried very 

hard to do just that, but as we all know, these 

scraps seem to multiply by themselves. This book 

is a delight to read even if you don't want to 

make a thing, but I think you'll find you have a 

similar 'scrap reduction' aim by the time you've 

finished. 

You will have heard about scrappy quilts, but 

perhaps not thought of 'quilting' the lamp shade. 

Or what about re-covering a chair in a log cabin 

arrangement of bright scraps? Heard of all 


those? How about 'quilting' the letterbox or 

piggy bank? Now you're interested! 

Dianne measures her fabric scraps by weight and 

her General Directions are a gem. Pictures 

showing 'Wrong side of fabric', 'Right side of 

fabric', '1/4 inch seam', 'scissors', 'needle', 

'thread'. Off you go now - ready to sew! 

Her fabrics are bright and cheery, instructions 

clear and ideas inspirational. I'm giving a lot of 

thought to our mailbox - I can see a bit of 

'neighbour envy' coming on… 

"Scrap-O-Lator Quilts & More" by Dianne Springer 

is published by AQS Publishing. It is available 

from American Quilter's Society P.O. Box 3290, 

Paducah, KY, 42002-3290 or from 

www.AmericanQuilter.com 



This month we continue our new regular segment 

of “Show and Tell” quilts made by our Online 

Quilt Magazine Readers. We will include them as 

long as you can send them to us, and that way we 

can all share in the wealth of creativity and 

inspiration abundant within our quilting 

community. 


Reader “Show and Tell” 

“… picture of the Cancer Quilt that I told you 

about a couple of months ago. 

The top is in one piece now and going to be 

quilted by my friend this week. 

It has taken a while but I have been away for a 

couple of trips and that cuts into sewing time!!!” 

- Kay Searles, Longreach, Australia 

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Subscribe and receive each New Issue 

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“Jody, I decided to participate in sending you 

pictures of a quilt I have made. Although it's a 

fairly traditional log cabin pattern, I had seen 

someone else use florals and fell in love. The 

white part of the quilt is a combination of 

different white tone on tones, so there's a little 

added texture in the white part of the quilt as 

well. 

Not only do I love the quilt, I had a lot of fun 

making it. I find log cabins to be so easy! 


My longarmer quilted it in a butterfly pattern in 

variegated thread, which went so well with the 

theme of the fabrics. I just love it!” 

- Karen Pollard, Owensboro, KY USA 

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“I would also like to add to the show and tell one 

of my latest projects, which is a quilt for my 

youngest Sister, it came from Australian 

Patchwork and Quilting Volume 20 no 11. As 

usual, I made some changes that suited my style.” 

- Ellen Haydon, Australia 


“I have attached a photo of my finished "Butterfly 

Swirl" Quilt. As it is for a nine year old I decided to 

hold over the beige butterflies and use them for 

something else. 


I am quite pleased with it and really enjoyed 

making it....and after all that's what it is all about, 

isn't it? 

Now it's on with the next one....I think it will be 

"Swimming with Swirl and Eddy".” - Karen Jurd, 

Australia 

LUDLOW QUILT AND SEW 

Discover new and exciting projects to quilt and 

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Bonus blocks, hints and tips added all the time!! 

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This Month’s block is called the Birds and Star 

Block. It is a cleverly pieced block and will look 

fabulous in a variety of projects. 


Block of the Month 

To make this 12 inch block as shown, you will 

need 4 different fabrics, and once you have 

rotary cut the pieces according to the Cutting 

Diagram, you can piece them together as shown. 






Today’s Tips: 

And a couple of tips we picked up on this month: 

Q. How often should I change my sewing 

needle? 

A. It is recommended that you change your 

sewing machine needle after about 8 hours of 

continuous sewing. 

Depending on how often and how long you sew 

each day, this can be daily or monthly. Try to 

remember to change your needle at the start of 

every new project. 

You will know it is time to change your needle if 

you hear a popping sound, when the needle goes 

into the fabric or if you start to see skipped 

stitches. These are two of the most common 

signs of a dull needle. 


Q. I am still learning free motion quilting. How 

can I make the stitches less noticeable? 

A. Quilting does take practice, and while you are 

practicing we suggest using a busy print. The 

busy prints will hide the stitches. That is true for 

the top as well as the backing. 

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SELF-HEALING CUTTING MATS: 

• always store your mat in a flat position 

• NEVER leave you mat in the car. The heat will 

warp your mat and render it useless. (Having 

done this one myself – I learnt this lesson the 

HARD way….) 

• try "not" to cut on the same line continuously 

or this part of the mat will wear ahead of the rest. 

• only use your rotary cutter on your mat and do 

not use knives or other sharp implements 


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"Quilt-y" Quotes… 

* May your sorrows be patched and 

your joys quilted. 

*In the crazy quilt of life, I'm glad 

you're in my block of friends. 

* Quilting is my passion...chocolate 

comes in a close second. 

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