Quilted Basket

Geta Grama from Geta’s Quilting studio published a tutorial for this quilted basket.

If you visit her blog by clicking HERE  you will not only find the link to the tutorial but one of her other blog readers Michelle is going or organize a Quilted Fabric Basket Swap but if you want to participate in this swap you better hurry as registration will close on the 4^th of April 2011.

Otherwise simply get the tutorial and make one for yourself.

I’d like you to meet a very patient Gerda Breytenbach

Gerda started quilting in 2006/7 because she enjoyed being creative and find it a nice hobby.  Today a member of the ‘Sterkwilters’ she also reads and inspects gardener Thabo’s handwork.

In short tell us about your family:

Married to Manie who keeps himself busy with carpentry and we have a married daughter, also living in Bloemfontein.

Are you a morning or night person?

Definitely a morning person

Which do you prefer – sweet or salty snacks?

Sweet as it calms me down

Do you collect anything an what?

Tins and teaspoons

If you could be any animal, what would you be?

Eagle – they seem so free and without worries

What is your favorite color?

Pink and Black

Do you believe in ghosts?

No, not at all

Do you have any other hobbies apart from quilting?

Reading and Gardening

Have you ever been addicted to a computer/video game and which one?

No

Name ONE bad habit you have and are aware of.

I eat way too much sweets especially chocolates

What do you regard as your best personality trait?

Patience and even more patience

Are you mostly a messy or clean person?

Mostly clean, occasionally somewhat messy but I’ll know where everything is.

If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?

Namibia

What is your favorite drink?

Rooibos tea

What is your favorite gift to receive?

A grandchild or anything else

Which types of gift do you like the least?

Dust gathering ornaments

If you could change your name, what would it be?

My own name is good as it means I am a fighter

Name one thing not many people know about you

I am a shy introvert especially in a big crowd or group

And on this shy note I'd like to thank Gerda for this interview.

Quilt Pattern Magazine

I’ve been spending a couple of days in the picturesque Clarens and while there dear old Karin  kept the blog running again.  Thanks Karin but now it’s back to reality for me.

At the beginning of this year I subscribed to an e-magazine called Quilt Pattern Magazine and I am enjoying every month’s issue tremendously.  For those not familiar with e-magazines, it is a magazine that you receive via the internet.  So this is what to do:

1.      Go to http://www.quiltpatternmagazine.com/ (you can simply click on the address given and it should take you there.

2.      Once on the main page, have your credit card handy and find “Subscribe Now!” Click here which will take you to another page.

3.      On this page, simply select the 1 year (12 issues) subscriptions by clicking on “Add to Cart” which will take you to your shopping cart where you can check whether you are satisfied and finish the payment.

4.      You will then soon receive an e-mail telling you where to go and what to do to start downloading your first issue. 

      

           Furthermore this magazine also offers its own social network  for subscribers where you can join groups, talk to people making the same project you do, share photos of your work and see lovely quilts by others.  All of this for a mere $13.99 (roughly R98,00) per annum - worth every cent!

In the January issue alone they had 2 BOM’s starting, a wall hanging, table runner and a Valentine’s project to name a few projects let alone interesting articles.

Remember I have downloaded my issues since January if anyone near me would like to quickly have a look at these first before buying BUT…….

I got an e-mail from  Cindy Mccoy from Quilt Pattern Magazine to give at least one of our guild members the chance to WIN a full subscriptions.  This is the e-mail I got from Cindy and I hope several of you will make use of this wonderful opportunity to win a free magazine for a year.

(mail from Cindy)

Hello Hettie

As contact member for your guild, I am emailing to offer your guild members the opportunity to win free subscriptions to "The Quilt Pattern Magazine."

All quilters who are members of quilt guilds everywhere, including internationally, are eligible.  Several winners will be chosen from among all of the entries sent in.

We encourage your members to enter our contest at http://www.quiltpatternmagazine.com/program/guild.html

If you have any questions or comments, be sure to contact me.

Cindy Mccoy

http://www.quiltpatternmagazine.com

Good luck to all!

Let’s have Cream Soda with Makkie de Kock

Another member of the ‘Sterkwilters’ group who started quilting in 2006 as she has always been interested in this hobby and finds it therapeutically.  As a housewife she had one of the hardest jobs ever – people only notice housework when it is NOT done.

Q:   In short tell us a little about your family:

A:  Married with 19 year old twin daughters.

Q:  Are you a morning or night person?

A:  Night

Q:  Which do you prefer – sweet or salty snacks?

A:  Sweet

Q:  Do you collect anything and what?

A:  Stamps

Q:  If you could be any animal, what would you be?

A:  Giraffe

Q:  What is your favorite color?

A:  Maroon

Q:  Do you believe in ghosts?

A:  No

Q:  Do you have any other hobbies apart from quilting?

A:  Music, gardening and reading

Q:  Have you even been addicted to a computer/video game and which one?

A:  No not at all

Q:  Name ONE bad habit you have and are aware of.

A:  I’m too lazy to do any exercise

Q:  What do you regard as your best personality trait?

A:  I love people!

Q  Are you mostly a messy or clean person?

A:  Clean

Q:  If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?

A:  Italy

Q:  What is your favorite drink?

A:   Cream Soda and Dry white wine

Q:  What is your favorite gift to receive?

A:  Any book or CD

Q:  Which type of gift do you like the least?

A:  Recipe books (does this not count as ‘any’ book Makkie??)

Q:  If you could change your name, what would it be?

A:  Annegret

Q:  Name one thing not many people know about you

A:  I farm with sheep and restore old furniture

I unfortunately did NOT get a leg of lamb after doing this interview but thanks for this Makkie.

Zipper video tutorial

O how I do love people in blog land who seem to manage their time perfectly and have or find time to make not only ordinary tutorials but video tutorials.

Tonya from Tonya’s Sewing room realized many of her quilting friends are able to make lovely quilted bags but are scared of inserting a zipper.  I wonder if she knows I’m one of them.  Therefore I was really excited to find her video tutorial and I am sure I am not the only one with this little problem.

So do check this video tutorial out and yes, I’d love a little zipper bag too should you happen to make more than one.

Meet Madeleine Coetzee

Madeleine started quilting in 2006 and says it keeps her positive.  She quilts with the rest of the ‘Sterkwilter’ group and when not quilting she likes to work in her garden

Q:   In short tell us a little about your family:

A:  My husband, Willem, is a farmer and we have 2 sons and 2 daughters.

Q:  Are you a morning or night person?

A:  Morning

Q:  Which do you prefer – sweet or salty snacks?

A:  Sweet

Q:  Do you collect anything and what?

A:  Teaspoons

Q:  If you could be any animal, what would you be?

A:  Cat

Q:  What is your favorite color?

A:  Blue

Q:  Do you believe in ghosts?

A:  No

Q:  Do you have any other hobbies apart from quilting?

A:  Knitting

Q:  Have you even been addicted to a computer/video game and which one?

A:  No

Q:  Name ONE bad habit you have and are aware of.

A:  I don’t like being lonely

Q:  What do you regard as your best personality trait?

A:  I like to talk

Q  Are you mostly a messy or clean person?

A:  Clean

Q:  If you could visit anywhere in the world, where would you go?

A:  I would like to travel through South Africa

Q:  What is your favorite drink?

A:   Coffee

Q:  What is your favorite gift to receive?

A:  Anything perfumed for personal use

Q:  Which type of gift do you like the least?

A:  Something for my house

Q:  If you could change your name, what would it be?

A:  Skattie

Q:  Name one thing not many people know about you

A:  I get upset easily

She still smiled when I left, so hopefully my interview didn't upset her.

Star flake lap quilt pattern

I know we have quilters done with all their UFO’s and ready to start a brand new quilt – sad to say but I am not one of them.  So for all you diligent quilters out here, Jackie from Animas Quilts shared this free lap quilt pattern.

You can find the pattern by clicking HERE.