Category Archives: Misc.
two quick links
Two quick links: Visit Your Local Quilt Shop Day is January 24th, 2013 and Worldwide Quilting Day is March 16th, 2013. Click on the button above for more information. Click on the button above to take the 2012 GenQ Addicted Stitcher Survey. Five survey-takers will each receive a box of fabric, books and small stitchy goodies valued atContinue reading “two quick links”
Modern Quilting: DIY Discourse
Check out this thesis about modern quilting: This study explores the modern quilting movement from the perspective of members of the Modern Quilt Guild (MQG), a new guild that includes both online and in-person elements. Twenty-six members of seven MQG’s across the United States were interviewed. The interviews focused on the factors that draw participantsContinue reading “Modern Quilting: DIY Discourse”
HOPES and DREAMS Quilt Challenge for ALS
Head over to Angela Walter’s blog to see how you can help both ALS Association and be entered in a quilt challenge with a grand prize of $1,000 in cash and prizes!
Quiltmaker’s Treasure Hunt
Check out this contest on Quiltmaker’s Magazine’s site. It’s free to enter and the prizes are pretty spectacular.
Two recent quilt-related stories in the Ventura County Star
I can’t believe I missed these two stories that ran in the Ventura County Star! The first article is a behind-the-scenes look at Generation Q, the quilting magazine that started off as a free online then Kickstarter-backed project. The people behind it are also local-ish! Click HERE for the article (and don’t forget to pickContinue reading “Two recent quilt-related stories in the Ventura County Star”
Yo, Block Builders!
Generation Q is hosting a quilt block design contest at their site. There’s a prize involved…and your design might be published in their Winter 2012 issue! Click here for more info. Block Builder is a simple game based on a random doodle, which you turn into a quilt block design, based on (your) whim andContinue reading “Yo, Block Builders!”
Annual Modern Quilt Guild Survey!
It’s time for the annual Modern Quilt Guild Survey. Be sure to make your voice heard and take it here.
Gee’s Bend: Additional information
If you enjoyed our presentation of The Quiltmakers of Gees Bend and would like to learn more please click on continue reading. Please email me if you have any additional information/links you’d like to add to my list.
Now You’re Knitting With Power!
I’m sure we all remember the original Nintendo Entertainment System. But did you know that for a very short time Nintendo thought about selling a knitting peripheral? It was shown only once in public (at the 1987 Consumer Electronics Show) and demonstrated to then-president of Toys R Us Charles Lazarus. Think of the possibilities if the video gameContinue reading “Now You’re Knitting With Power!”