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”

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”

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!”