Join us to learn what precuts quilters prefer and why, and the ins and outs of digitally printed fabric.

This episode is brought to you by Ink & Arrow Fabrics!

The quilt hanging behind us is the lap size version of our Main Squeeze quilt pattern. Get the digital pattern at our shop and make your own version!

Tips and links for this episode:

• The tutorial for the hexagon pincushion caddy can be found at Penny’s Hands.
• Here’s the picture Pam snapped of Lynn at the restaurant.
• Learn more about Lynn’s longarm quilting class, and where we’re teaching on our calendar!
• Here’s the results for the precut preferences survey:

• Pro tip: use a lint roller or packing tape to remove lint from the pinked edges of precut bundles before using them!
• Here is the picture of Pam’s quilt with the digitally printed cat panel:

• Here’s a better look at the original design for Lynn’s printed panel for the longarm fillers class.
• Interesting crocheted toilet paper covers
• Seattle’s underground tour

• Today’s episode was brought to you by Ink & Arrow Fabrics, because fabric should be fun! Check out their Pixie Dots basics line!

• Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
• Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
• The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday October 13 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

In this episode of the Sewlebrity Soft Pants Stitch-In, Lynn and Pam settle in for a friendly chat with Brint Fanizza of Famore Cutlery. who you may know as The Scissor Man from quilt shows and more! We talk about staying focused and sharp in the world of competitive cutlery, Pakistani mangos, and more!

Connect with Brint on social media:

• Facebook @Famore.Cutlery
• Twitch @FamoreCreative
• Instagram @FamoreCutlery
• Twitter @FamoreCutlery

If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

We are so very excited to introduce our Into the Groove quilt pattern! We love playing with shapes and layout, and a one-block quilt really does a lot of the design work for you when you experiment with different layouts.

This quilt comes with two block sizes so it can work for a Fat Eighth bundle to make a twin size, or a layer cake precut bundle to make a lap size quilt.

Fun backstory about this quilt: I was looking at Christa Watson’s new fabric line Modern Marks from Benartex for inspiration and nothing was settling well until I got into the car and heard Madonna come on the radio. The idea of a one-block quilt that looked like gears popped into my head.

I worked through the design and got it into layout, and then realize that my gears could also double as a cone bra. It was a close call to name this quilt “second base” but that would have been some work to explain the cone bra connection for anyone not as familiar with the 1980’s as me.

The good news is that this very own quilt is on its way to 2017 Fall Market with Christa to behave itself and look good in her booth! Stop by and take a pic if you get a chance.

If you want to make your own version, check out the digital pattern at our shop, including some of the alternate layouts for this fun block.

Join us to learn more about non-traditional quilt backs like fleece, minky, sheets, and more, and what to look for in sewing room lighting.

This episode is brought to you by Ink & Arrow Fabrics and Famore Cutlery!

The quilt hanging behind us is Islands in the Stream, from the September / October issue of Modern Patchwork!

Tips and links for this episode:

• The tutorial for the hexagon pincushion caddy can be found at Penny’s Hands.
• Here’s our selfie with Jane Sassaman!

• Check out wool balls for your dryer
• Some different or non-traditional quilt backs
  • Fleece and Minky
  • A perspective on sheets as a quilt back
  • Tips on using flannel for a quilt back
  • Other quilt blocks
  • The Peppa Pig quilt Lynn made from the Belinda quilt pattern

• Pam’s Pittsburgh Steelers quilt with the fleece back:

• More info on lighting:
  • We like this LED clip lamp for task lighting; it fits on a quilting hoop!
  • Flexible LED strip lighting is great for under the harp of your sewing machine
  • Pam has the Swan Table Lamp combination daylight / magnifying light on her cutting table.

• Today’s episode was brought to you by Ink & Arrow Fabrics, because fabric should be fun! Check out their Pixie Dots basics line!
• Thanks also to our sponsor Famore Cutlery; learn how to stay sharp with their line of scissors and cutting implements.

• Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
• Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
• The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday November 10 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

Join us for quilting chat with friends Friday November 10, from 7-8:30pm US Eastern!  We’ll be broadcasting live from our sewing rooms, so watch here on the website, or pop over to YouTube to chat with us live during the event!

Join us to learn more about mindfulness in crafting and sewing, and the hot debate of ironing vs pressing fabrics!

This episode is brought to you by Ink & Arrow Fabrics and Famore Cutlery!

The quilt hanging behind us Lynn’s castle wall quilt, Coffee Is Not My Cup of Tea. It’s a free hand-piecing pattern from Mickey Depre!

Tips and links for this episode:

• • The tutorial for the hexagon pincushion caddy can be found at Penny’s Hands.
  • Enter the Pixie Dots FQ bundle giveaway! We will ship internationally.

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• Pam’s In My Neighborhood row for the quilt along by Quilter Chic will be out in mid-November, 2017.
• What is mindfulness?
• More about achieving a flow state
• Have you used a wooden iron?
• Pam loves the Strip Stick for pressing seams open. Here’s a short Instagram video of her using it.
• Check out Leah Day’s podcast with her perspective on the use of starch in quilting
• Lynn loves her fancy Oliso iron and Pam loves her (much cheaper) Hamilton Beach and Rowenta travel iron, both of which have small holes on the soleplate.
• How to make your own portable ironing surface from a TV tray

• Today’s episode was brought to you by Ink & Arrow Fabrics, because fabric should be fun! Check out their Pixie Dots basics line!
• Thanks also to our sponsor Famore Cutlery; learn how to stay sharp with their line of scissors and cutting implements.

• Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
• Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
• The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday November 10 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

I recently designed a row for Quilter Chic’s Row-Along, called “In My Neighborhood”.  I know that no matter where I or Lynn live, both of us will have animals around us. I will have cats (potentially with a dog), and Lynn will have Saluki hounds.  It was a natural choice then for me to create a design that featured the furry friends in our lives.

The full row is 6 x 48″ finished, and feature birdhouses and dog houses. Frankly, all the other houses in the quilt until now are the cats’ houses since they are a bit entitled.

The dogs and cats are appliqued on, and are fussy cut from a novelty fabric of your choice.

It’s not to late to catch up and make the whole quilt; all the directions are available over on QuilterChic.com!

In this episode of the Sewlebrity Soft Pants Stitch-In, Pam and Lynn control the fangirling and chat with Bonnie Hunter of scrap quilting and Quiltville fame. We talk about the upcoming mystery quilt On Ringo Lake, gingham home ec projects, and more!

Connect with Bonnie on social media:

• Facebook @Quiltville (her page)
• Facebook @Quiltville Open Studio (the group)
• Instagram @Quiltville_Bonnie
• Twitter @BonnieKHunter

If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

Join us for an exploration of quilt as you go techniques and learn all the ways to care for quilts, both current day and antique!

This episode is brought to you by QT Fabrics and Famore Cutlery!

The quilt hanging behind us is the BB-8 version of our Droid quilt.  Get your own copy of the digital pattern at our shop.

Tips and links for this episode:

• Lynn’s picture of Kaffe Fassett at lunch in Houston, compared to Pam’s picture of Cat Fassett at home.

 

• Pam’s MIL uses Betty Cotton’s Cotton Theory Quilting for a quilt as you go method
• Lynn talked about the Shiny Happy World quilt as you go tutorial
• Missouri Star Quilt Company has a quilt as you go video tutorial as well
• Here is the Quilt Care Instruction Sheet Pam provides when she gifts a quilt. Print your own copy for gift giving!
• Pam references the hole in the washtub in Emmett Otter’s Jugband Christmas
• Check out our page on Care for Quilts for more details!
• The University of Nebraska has a Quilt Studies graduate certificate

• Today’s episode was brought to you by QT Fabrics, so you can imagine and create!
• Thanks also to our sponsor Famore Cutlery; learn how to stay sharp with their line of scissors and cutting implements.

• Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
• Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
• The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday December 8 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

We showcased our new pattern Into the Groove a few weeks ago, featuring the Modern Marks fabric line by Christa Watson for Benartex.  We get to take another look at it and share some of the quilting prep tips with you today! As a reminder, here’s the whole quilt:

As with most quilts, we had the option to either do an all-over quilting pattern or quilt “to the block”.  To keep it interesting, I did a jagged stipple filler in the background but did a custom design within each block.

To test out designs before committing thread to the quilt, I placed a piece of glass from an old picture frame on top of one of the blocks, and used a dry erase marker to do some sketching on top of the block itself.

In the first design, I followed the shape of the peaks in the block with multiple triangles, and filled in some of that space with a matchstick-type filler. When looking at this further, though, I decided against this design for two reasons:

1. All the quilting lines coming together at the peak of the triangles added more bulk to an already bulky place in the block due to the convergence of the seams for the piecing.
2. That was a lot of matchstick quilting, and it might cover up some of that fun Modern Marks fabric!

So back to the literal drawing board.

In this new version of the quilting, I free-handed some abstract fan shapes coming out from a less bulky part of the block. When coupled with the “stitch in the ditch” around each of the blocks, it gave me enough pop to show off the shape of the block without covering the fabric too much.

It’s worth noting that in the final quilt, I used a pale yellow thread in the background, and a pale green in each of the blocks regardless of the fabric color.

Here’s what the final quilting design looks like in thread instead of dry erase marker!

Now the exciting part! Benartex is providing a bundle of 8-10 Modern Marks fabrics for us to give away as part of the blog hop. This drawing is open to US residents only, so be sure to enter our Rafflecopter raffle below, and visit all the stops on the Modern Marks blog hop for more chances to win!

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Monday

• Jen @Patterns by Jen
• Hollyanne @String & Story

Tuesday

• Kristin @Simple. Handmade. Everyday.
• Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl
• Vicki @My Creative Corner3

Wednesday

• Hilary @Aurifil
• Pam @The Stitch TV Show

Thursday

• Heather @Quiltachusetts
• Andrea @3rd Story Workshop

Friday

• Tara @The Quilt District
• Stephanie @Modern Sewciety

Pssst…. if you want to know more about Christa, check our sewlebrity interview with her on YouTube!

In this episode of the Sewlebrity Soft Pants Stitch-In, Pam and Lynn talk with Frank Bennett, the CEO of the National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky.  Learn more about how the museum works, what you can always find there (besides quilts), and some of the notable exhibits!

Connect with Frank and the National Quilt Museum on social media:

• Facebook @NationalQuiltMuseum
• Instagram @NationalQuiltMuseum
• Twitter @NatQuiltMuseum
• Pinterest @NatQuiltMuseum

If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

Join us for an lively discussion of common sizes for storing scraps (and how to store them) and the basics of using rulers in quilting!

This episode is brought to you by QT Fabrics and Famore Cutlery!

The quilt hanging behind us is Pam’s version of the 2017 Quiltville Mystery Quilt, En Provence, from Bonnie Hunter.

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Tips and links for this episode:

• More about leaders and enders from the queen, Bonnie Hunter!
• Here are pictures of Pam’s scrap storage: 10″ squares, 5″ and 3 1/2″ squares, Strips, and binding scraps.
• Quilting books for scrap patterns in common sizes:
  • Joan Ford’s Scrap Therapy, both Cut the Scraps! and Scraps Plus One
  • Just about anything by Bonnie Hunter! Check out her post on the Scrap User System.
• The ruler we showed with the extra red handle on it is from Quilter’s Apothecary.
• Resources on quilting with rulers:
  • From Angela Walters, an overview
  • Here is Pam’s short intro video on using rulers to quilt on a domestic machine:

• Today’s episode was brought to you by QT Fabrics, so you can imagine and create!
• Thanks also to our sponsor Famore Cutlery; learn how to stay sharp with their line of scissors and cutting implements.

• Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
• Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
• The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday December 8 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

In this episode of the Sewlebrity Soft Pants Stitch-In, Pam and Lynn talk with fabulous quilter and all-around awesome person Victoria Findlay Wolfe!  Learn more about letting go of pre-conceived notions about quilt fabric, the best kept secret about Victoria’s workshop, and how to make the most of your design choices.

Connect with Victoria on social media:

• Facebook @Victoria Findlay Wolfe Quilts
• Instagram @Victoria Findlay Wolfe
• Pinterest @VFWQuilts

If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

Join us for a fun chat about the basics of binding, from hand to machine binding, and some tips for working with fabric selvages!

This episode is brought to you by QT Fabrics and Famore Cutlery!

The quilt hanging behind us is Pam’s Sonic Geese quilt, a proud #QuiltConReject!

Tips and links for this episode:

• Pam’s blog post about using upbeat music for quilting
• Our previous blog about tips for machine binding, and the new video Pam did on the process
• The bias binding fat quarter tutorial Pam referenced, which gives you 5 yards of bias binding from a single fat quarter.
• The Happy Endings book by Mimi Dietrich on binding finishes.
• What is the difference between a whip stitch and a ladder stitch?
• This is very similar to the carousel horse cross-stitch kit that Pam talked about.
• Micro Fine tips for Elmer’s School Glue from Purple Daisies
• Check out some Pinterest inspiration for working with fabric selvages!
• Here is the selvage dress Pam referenced. She misspoke and cited Sara Lawson; it’s actually from Vintage Ric-Rac.

• Today’s episode was brought to you by QT Fabrics, so you can imagine and create!
• Thanks also to our sponsor Famore Cutlery; learn how to stay sharp with their line of scissors and cutting implements.

• Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
• Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
• The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday January 12 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

In this episode of the Sewlebrity Soft Pants Stitch-In, Lynn and Pam chat with Deb Luttrell of the Texas quilt shop Stitchin’ Heaven! Learn more about quilt cruises, how to delicately curse like a proper lady, and why you should avoid a certain salted caramel candy.

Connect with Deb and the shop on social media:

• Facebook @Stitchin’ Heaven
• Instagram @Stitchin’ Heaven
• Twitter @Stitchin’ Heaven
• Pinterest @Stitchin’ Heaven

If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

Join us for a conversation on balancing personal quilt projects with other demands on your crafting time, and some highlights on English Paper Piecing.

This episode is brought to you by QT Fabrics and Famore Cutlery!

The quilt hanging behind us is the Into the Groove quilt! Check out the digital quilt pattern for yourself.

Tips and links for this episode:

• Enter the giveaway for the Famore Cutlery Applique “IT” Kit!

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• Learn more about English Paper Piecing:
  • Mickey Depre has a lot of resources and tutorials, including her book on Pieced Hexies
  • PaperPieces.com supplies pre-cut paper for EPP projects
  • Pam likes this glue basting pen from Fons & Porter
  • Thread Heaven or other thread conditioners may be helpful
  • Pam uses the Sew Together bag to hold her EPP projects

• Today’s episode was brought to you by QT Fabrics, so you can imagine and create!
• Thanks also to our sponsor Famore Cutlery; learn how to stay sharp with their line of scissors and cutting implements.

• Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
• Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
• The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday January 12 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

In this episode of the Sewlebrity Soft Pants Stitch-In, Lynn and Pam chat with another sewing duo, Brittany and Kellie Rushing of Pins + Needles Kits! Learn more about getting outside of the box by getting a sewing subscription box, the real danger of spoilers, and some pro tips on combining resources on a desert island.

Connect with Brittany and Kellie on social media:

• Facebook @Pins + Needles Kits
• Instagram @Pins +Needles Kits
• YouTube @Pins + Needles Kits
• Pinterest @PinsNeedles15

If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

Join us for a conversation on quilt borders and adding embellishments to quilts. This episode is brought to you by QT Fabrics!

The quilt hanging behind us is Lynn’s husband’s Mike’s quilt, “Music For My Heart and Soul,” made by Lynn and her mother-in-law.

Tips and links for this episode:

• The In Deep Ship fabric line from QT Fabrics!
• The New York Times article about Ken Burns and his quilt collection
• The quilt border calculator from Quilter’s Paradise
• An architect’s scale like Pam referenced
• A great article about couching feet
• More about the Prince challenge by Cherrywood Fabrics
• Derwent Inktense Pencils and Shiva Oil Paintsticks can be use to add surface design to quilts

• Today’s episode was brought to you by QT Fabrics, so you can imagine and create!

• Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
• Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
• The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday February 9 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

We get lively about what exactly a neutral color is, and what exactly custom quilting is, and how to do it! This episode is brought to you by QT Fabrics!

The quilt hanging behind us is Pam’s quilt, “Great Grunge”. It’s custom quilted!

Enter the giveaway for the Ombre Stitches FQ bundle below! We love getting new shop topic suggestions.

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Tips and links for this episode:

• Quilt Museum takes 4th place in USA Today contest
• The movie Fried Green Tomatoes. Pam has, in fact, eaten Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe in Juliette, GA.
• Pat Wys’ book “Knockout Neutrals: 12 Showstopping Neutral Quilts“
• Types of custom quilting:
  • Quilting “to the piece” or “to the block”, like this one from Piece N Quilt
  • Quilting around applique, like this one from Roberta’s Custom Quilting
  • Computerized custom quilting, like this example from Thread Tales from a Scrappy Quilter
• Martha Pullen is the name we couldn’t remember in the show!

• Today’s episode was brought to you by QT Fabrics, so you can imagine and create!

• Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
• Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
• The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday February 9 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!

We record a quick mini episode about the announcement this week of the shutdown of Free Spirit and Westminster Fabrics by their parent company Coats & Clark.

Tips and links for this episode:

• The original Craft Industry Alliance article that broke the news
• Kim Niedzwiecki’s blog about the the value of social media for fabric manufacturer’s
• Tula Pink’s Facebook video to fans
• The Sit n Sew Radio podcast episode with interviews with Ken Gamache, President of QT Fabrics (and friend of our show!) and Ted Hoffman, President of Clothworks.

• Our next Virtual Stitch-In is Friday March 16 at 7pm US Eastern.
• If you enjoyed it, help spread the word on your blog, or share on social media and tag us with #TheStitchTVShow!