Quilty Hugs for Palliative Care I first became aware of the Positivity Quilt Along on Instagram. One of the talented quilters that I follow, Preeti of Sew Preeti Quilts, mentioned that she was hosting a new free quilt along, with the goal of giving the finished quilts to charity. Well, I love FREE things, and I …
Friday Finishes is a chance to look back over the week, and recap what I finished. To be clear, a finish could be something as small as “I finished cutting the fabric” or as big as “I finished alllllll of the quilts this week.” All finishes matter, because all are part of the quilting journey. …
Quilts on Beds What quilt(s) do you have on the beds in your house right now? If you’re an Average Quilter, chances are you have at least one quilt on at least one bed. Me? I have two quilts on my bed right now because it’s kind of cold. When it’s really cold, I’ll add …
What’s the first quilt you ever made? Do you have a picture of it? Well, the first quilt I ever made was over 20 years ago. It was a fence rail pattern that I made for my (now) mother-in-law (aka MIL). My sister helped me pick out the fabrics. We looked for fabrics that reminded …
Good morning, Average Quilters! If you’re a quilter on Instagram, you may begin to see posts about the IG Quiltfest using #igquiltfest2022. This is hosted by Amy’s Creative Side in March every year, and includes a bunch of prompts. If you’re not already participating, I encourage you to do so – or at least look for the posts. …
OK… I know this specific thing isn’t quilting related, but if you’re an Average Quilter, you have interests and ideas that take place outside of the quilting realm. One of my interests is my Etsy shop: Tuli and Niner Designs. My shop was named after my pups, and since most of the things I sell aren’t …
An increasing number of public libraries (and even some school and university libraries) are creating dedicated spaces with equipment to help people make things. The spaces are typically called “MakerSpaces” as a generic term – your library may have a fun themed name for it though. You’ll find all kinds of gadgets in the MakerSpace, …
After yesterday’s post was posted, I came across the above meme and it made me smile. Yes. Us Average Quilters definitely start new projects even though they may be drowning in UFOs. The attraction of “new and shiny” is a thing, as is a new baby or an illness or a retirement. Plus, sometimes I …
Hi there, Average Quilters! So, you know how I joined a UFO quilt along at the beginning of the year? Well, I’m already behind! It’s only partially my fault. So, what happened was that it was time for the annual maintenance of my beautiful Babylock Crescendo, which I bought last year. I knew the day …
How Do You Do It? I’m an active member in a few quilt-related Facebook groups, and lately, I’ve noticed a variation of the same question pop up: “How do you just give away the quilts you’ve made?” I paraphrased to simplify the question. Of course there are a huge number of reasons why group members …
