|
:: February 9, 2006 Quilting Resources
Recently I plugged "quilting" into the iTunes podcast search to see if anything came up. Something did, and it's been my commuting companion ever since. It's Quilting Stash by Annie Smith, a teacher of the quilting arts who lives in California. She is more of a traditionalist, but her podcast covers topics that any stripe of quilter can relate to: stash management and workspace design, buying sewing machines, quilting instruction, internet resources, you name it. She has a lovely and comforting voice too. Quilter's Buzz has become a daily visit for me of late, ever since proprietress Gina posted the first pictures of Denyse Schmidt's soon-to-be released fabrics. She'll have the first peek at the new Amy Butler line as well. Aside from the fabric previews and design world scuttlebutt she has lots of great pointers on tools, techinques, workshops, books, and lots more. I'm thinking of checking out my local quilt guild to see what goes on there. I'm scared, but at the very least it should make for an interesting blog post. I'm entertaining the idea of entering a quilt to show in this year's show -- the deadline for entries is in July so maybe I can come up with a candidate before then. posted by in Podcasts , Quilting
Comments I have tossed around the idea of joining my local quilt guild (in S.A.) but don't know about "fitting in" or whatever. Let us all know what your experiences are like if you decide to jump in! Posted by Sarah B on February 9, 2006 12:11 PM Last year I went to our local guild's quilt show and had a lot of fun. I keep saying that I'm going to go to a meeting, but I've been putting off going (like a lot of things I've been doing these days, really). I really should try it out though. Posted by Sarah on February 9, 2006 4:50 PM When I was obsessed with learning to spin I decided to join the local Fiber Arts Guild. I started going to monthly meetings at the home of an alpaca and angora rabbit breeder (and ended up with 2 rabbits). The women are all older than my mom and I was SOO nervous the first time I went, but I am so glad I did. They are lovely, have taught me a lot, are great cheerleaders, and give me the motherly attention I need out here so far away from my real family. I really look forward to the one night a month we sit up until midnight gabbing and knitting (or spinning or weaving). Even if the quilt guild is a bunch of old ladies, you won't regret it, I'm sure! Posted by jess on February 9, 2006 6:26 PM I was a member of a quilt guild a number of years ago. There were several in the area, so I had a bit of choice of which to join. The one I joined had younger folks (20's and 30's) as well as older, there was even babysitting for the daytime meetings. I learned a lot and was inspired by others designs, fabrics, and techniques. We had a yearly sleepover, secret pals and they made a collective quilt for each child born by a member of the guild. I agree with Jess, you won't regret it. Posted by Kathy on February 9, 2006 7:31 PM The Austin Guild can be very clique-y, so we started a Bee (small group) for "younger quilters" (20s and 30s) so we'd have somewhere to socialize. Posted by Skye on February 24, 2006 11:27 AM |