I’ll be speaking at the Ladies of the Lake Quilters’ Guild in February

How fun is that!!!!! I’ll be sharing how to make scalloped borders to finish the edges of their beautiful quilts.  I have a lot to share.  Too much actually.  So I am planning on making a video tutorial to complement the program.  I know I want to share how to make continuous bias binding.  It would be too difficult to present the technique as a lecture with such a large group. So I’ve decided to video tape the next binding I need to make.  It is so easy and I have a few tricks which make the process fast and simple. And I always have a quilt that needs to be bound.  So I think I’ll pick out some fabric and get to work.  It is raining outside and I won’t be gardening or sun bathing, so I might as well make some Continuous Bias Binding!

I’ll be speaking the second Saturday in February, so expect to see a link on that date.  Have to go. I hear my fabric stash calling me………

Distracted While Posting My First Video to the Blog

I was so excited I finally figured out how to insert the video link that I forgot to provide all the details…. (after a lot of trial and error, mostly error, I discovered I had to deselect the visual rich editor in my profile.)

The Dvd album contains 5 DVDs totaling 4 hours and 45 minutes of instruction. There is also a bonus cdRom with supplemental educational activities, student journal sheets, teacher/instructor evaluation guidelines, grading suggestions and more.

NEW:   Stitch by Stitch: A Gentle Approach to Sewing complete 5 DvD album with bonus cdRom

Retail Price: $75

 

Our Summer Homeschool Convention Season Special will run through August 2011:

• Stitch by Stitch 5 DvD album with bonus cdRom,   $60 (reg. price $75)
• Stitches in Truth, (the book) when purchased with the NEW DvD series  is only $15 (reg. price $30). The written text also includes comprehensive color theory lessons and Bible lessons which goes along with each quilt unit. Price also includes a  free Marking Ruler.

Deadline Made!!!!

Oh my, that was way too close. The Dvd albums were packaged Thursday evening and moved directly to the car to drive to the TCHEN convention in Santa Rosa, California the next morning. I really enjoy TCHEN. CuddleTime Quilts has made it every year. It is always great to see old friends and make new ones.

Putting our sewing course on DVD was our biggest adventure of the year. ( Check out the youTube link below.) It took longer than we had planned, but we just kept adding content to make it even more complete. We hope that this NEW format will be just what you have been asking for. The sewing instruction is even more in depth than the text version and of course, it is now in color. We also included movies on rotary cutting instruction for parents and instructors, which was not included in the text, “Stitches in Truth”.

Five DvDs in all, plus a bonus cdRom with supplemental educational activities and teacher resources. We are very excited to have finished it prior to the summer homeschool conventions. Our next stop will be July 29th and 30th at the Valley Home Educators Convention in Modesto, California. Stop by and say hello!

DVD Course is Still on Schedule, Unbelievable!!! We’re SO Excited!

It truly is amazing… the DVD series is almost ready to package. We’re a bit partial, but we think you’ll really enjoy this new addition to our beginning sewing program. The entire sewing portion of the curriculum is now on DVD. It is almost 5 hours of clear, step by step directions, starting with the parts of the sewing machine and ending with a completed quilt. There is also a rotary cutting lesson for parents/instructors. We are also including a bonus CDRom with added activities and information designed especially for our fellow homeschool and private school families.

Once the final DVDs are ready, we’ll put a link to a little preview for you to enjoy. We were getting a bit nervous. It is a slow process and we know several families are already waiting for it. We didn’t want to disappoint anyone.

Video Companion DVD is Being Edited

Wow! The last few months have been a whirlwind of activity. It looks like we will have the companion DVD for our sewing curriculum ready for the Tri Counties Homeschool Convention in Santa Rosa, California, July 8th.

We’re so excited! I hope I can figure out how to up load a clip to our site when it comes back to us. Both children are now off at college and I have been left on my own to navigate ‘blog land’. Thank you, all, for being so patient. We are so much more proficient and comfortable at a sewing machine.

If you want more information on the convention check out their web site. www.tchen.org Looking forward to seeing old friends and make new ones. We welcome you to stop by our booth.

You will also find us at the Valley Home Education Convention in Modesto on July 29th and 30th. www.valleyhomeeducators.org

New Projects in the Works

We have been so busy! If all goes well, we will have several new products available for the upcoming conferences this summer. We think you’re going to really enjoy what we’ve been up to. I know we’re excited. But you’re going to have to wait just a little longer! In the meantime, back to work we go!

Busy Days Ahead

I’ve been very busy with client quilts. My gals are so talented. Makes me smile all day long!

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Enjoyed Cindy Needham Presentation

Cindy Needham, Superior Threads’ Educator, spoke at the local guild last evening. It was so refreshing to know that what I learned in graduate school 20 years ago is still true. Long staple cotton thread is still made with long staple cotton fibers. How refreshing in our fast paced world to know that some things are constant. I remember growing up when a chip meant a potato chip and computers filled entire rooms. And to run math programs we had to punch cards, lots of them, and then feed them like a deck of cards through the huge computer, hoping not one card was out of order. Now, I carry a computer in my purse or pocket. And they play games,,,,, in color!!!! But lush Egyptian cotton is still lush and beautiful. Some things should never change!!!!! I love being a quilter!!! And I really enjoy Superior Threads!!!

Lake County Guild & Class With Rose Hughes

I had a great time at guild this past weekend in Lake County. Rose Hughes presented with a trunk show. The following day I was able to participate in her workshop. It was a full class and was great fun. Her fast applique technique, really was amazingly fast. The design I drew would have been very slow and difficult to piece with templates. The applique is complete and I finished the couching this evening after work. I hope to bind it this weekend and start adding embellishments. Looks like it will find a home on the bathroom wall, since it has a fish theme and is only 18″ X 24″. I truly believe this will not become another UFO!

Busy Repainting the Office

I’m sore….. but today after classes I finished painting the office and re-hung the drapes. It was SO overdo for a ‘facelift”. The walls are no longer deep fuchsia. It was so easy to paint it that color when it was my daughter’s room. Now that she is in grad school, it was finally time to lighten it up a bit. Well, that entailed sanding the walls, then applying two coats of primer and one heavy coat of a white. This meant that the computer was unplugged and on the living room floor for about 10 days.
The computer is now back on the desk and all plugged in. And as you can see, it is all plugged in correctly. That wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be. Not looking forward to tomorrow. I think I have over 500 emails to go through. Luckily, I have been able to read and respond to most of them on my little ‘smart’ phone. It is a rather cleaver device.