My entry for the Alliance for American Quilts contest is finished and was ready to send in, but I got an extension from Amy Milne in order to keep it for our first taping for Quilt Out Loud!. In each episode Mark and I open the show with a “What’s Up?” segment in which we both bring in something to show. So, I brought my quilt. I’m so pleased with how it turned out and hope it fetches a good sum in the auction!
~Jodie
I’m to the rim of the second rendition of a kitty bed I’ve been working on, on and off for quite awhile. The first one I made was too small when felted. Here I’ve used Cascade doubled and am making it huge so hopefully it’ll felt up just right. The kitties are waiting…
One of the projects Jayne and I worked on while on our bird watching trip last week was an idea I had for placemats. This isn’t quite what I had in mind, which is the way the creative process works. We’re both very pleased. I’ll hand sew the binding on the plane (or on one of them) tomorrow.
~Jodie
Now that the migration of Quilters Blogs to a new server is complete, here’s a update on the bird quilt for my husband and our new house. It’s about 36″-wide by about 6 1/2 feet tall, so I have taken a top and bottom photo.
Next some leaves and another bird to add and to decide whether I want to embroider pine needles on the pine tree on the left.
~Jodie
What fun to see my Sunbonnet Sue Rubber Duckies come to life!
I taught an invisible applique class at the inaugural Georgia Quilt Show last week.
In just four hours most of my students had all but completed their blocks. Wow!
Nothing is better than the sound of a classroom full of humming sewing machines.
Now I’m super-excited about pitching a book to a publisher at Quilt Market. The patterns were a great success. Duckie Fever!
Kimberly also took my Soup to Nuts Paper Piecing Class. A hat and eyes and this duckie is done.
~Jodie
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One of the classes I’m teaching at the Georgia Quilt Show is invisible applique by machine using my rubber duckie patterns. Since I haven’t taught this class before, I’m preparing samples for the class this week, learning the sewing machine I’ll be using for teaching–the Viking Sapphire– and preparing a handout. Monofilament thread can be problematic on some machines.
I’ve had ZERO problems with the Sapphire. I loosened my top tension a bit so the bobbin thread doesn’t show. Smooooth sailing!
Fingers crossed that the gas situation works itself out in these next two weeks before the show. It’s been a good excuse though to stay home and sew 
~Jodie