Quilts and Thoughts…

margaret | December 8, 2010

Check out this new quilt ezine at http://www.quiltpatternmagazine.com. The premier issue begins in January. You won’t want to miss an issue! When you’ve visited the site come on back and leave a comment about it! You may be a winner. One comment will be chosen from this blog on January 1! Each of the bloggers on the tour offer an opportunity to win a one year subscription to the magazine!! Check out the tour for more chances to win!

Beginning December 3rd and running through December 31st, the quilting blog community will each take a day to host news about The Quilt Pattern Magazine.

Just take a peek at the new fun filled magazine and stop back by to leave a comment. You’ll be in the running with a chance to win a one year subscription.

		You can print and file the portions of the magazine you wish to keep.
		You can easily organize all the articles and patterns in a binder.
		You get more patternsfor your money.
		You will have instant access to the magazine hot off the press. No waiting for the mail to arrive.

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Tags: quilt pattern magazine, quilts, website visit

margaret | December 7, 2010

Did you order a cookbook from Quilting Gallery last year? If not, order this year’s edition. Hurry to pre-order and the cost is only $8. You can’t buy a cookbook for $8! I submitted one of my families favorites, Skillet Balls! They are coconut covered candies you just pop into your mouth.

In addition to the recipes, submissions included a quilt photo and a story about the quilt. I know you’ll enjoy reading about quilts, not to mention the good food you can create!

Click on the cookbook graphic and you’ll be set to order
and find out more info about the cookbook.

Category: General, Tips | 3 Comments »
Tags: just for fun, website visit

margaret | November 30, 2010

I was visiting Lindsay’s blog www.mequilting.com the other day and she posted this great IPhone app from Robert Kaufman Fabrics!

I immediately downloaded the app for my IPhone. If you haven’t seen it yet, here are a couple of screen shots from my phone:

Thanks for your post Lindsay!

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Tags: iphone app, software, website visit

margaret | October 15, 2010

SewCalGal has finished the coursework in my recent learn to make your own quilt patterns online class and has some thoughts to share with you.

I was thrilled she took the time from her busy schedule to review the course and share her insights.

I encourage you to visit her blog and not only read her class critique, but also enjoy the other events posted on her blog.

Below are a couple of excerpts from her post.

“This class was packed full of great insights in each lesson. While this particular class is targeted towards quilters interested in making Portrait Art Quilts, I think this was actually one of the best online classes I’ve seen for photo editing.

Thus, I definitely recommend this particular class for any quilter interested in making beautiful Portrait Art Quilts, but also for those that want to learn more about photo editing tools.”

“My general impression is that Margaret’s classes are insightful and well worth the money and investment of time.

“There is also an optional  57 page document that you can purchase, without taking this class (or get a 50% discount if you buy a copy when you sign up for the class).  This document is very well written, with excellent visuals.  It is an excellent source of  providing tips, instructions and inspiration on using tools to edit digital photographs for use in quilts.  It also went several steps further, in sharing insights on how to turn these beautiful photographs into quilts…award winning quilts!
This document alone is worth more than the fee of this class!”

Thanks SewCalGal!

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Tags: online quilting class, online quilting classes, sewcalgal, website visit

margaret | January 14, 2010

Those of you reading this probably already have a blog, but many of our fellow quilters are a bit timid when it comes to setting up a blog. It is in response to this need that I’ve developed a new lecture and workshop to reach those quilters wanting a little help in joining the blogging community.

This is a pic of the website page, “lectures“. When you visit the page, just click on the buttons on the images to watch the movies I’ve made to let you know a little bit about what to expect from the lecture.

Lectures are just the tip of the iceberg, and the true learning comes from the workshops. This pic is from the page “workshops“.

My thoughts from so many years of teaching college students:

Lectures provide teachers an opportunity to share.

Teachers provide students an opportunity to grow.

Students provide teachers an
opportunity to teach.

If you provide the
opportunity,
I’ll share.

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Tags: quilt workshop, quilting lecture, Tips, website visit