Welcome blog hoppers and regular readers! Today is my day to be a part of the 2014 New Quilt Blogger Blog Hop being hosted by Beth over at Plum and June! I'm so excited! :)
My name is Judy and this is my little corner of the internets :) I hope you stay and look around a bit. I blog about the process I go through in making quilts. The majority of my quilts these days are made sans any pattern. I show how I make my quilts and anything I learn along the way. I share the good, the bad and the really ugly and hopefully a smile or two :) I just celebrated my 1 year anniversary of being bitten by that quilty bug. In that time, I have made over 30 quilts. Yup, I got bit hard.
Here are a few of my favs:
Since this is such a large hop, I am going to keep this post brief (oh stop rolling your eyes, I can do it!).
The best tip I received as a result of being a part of this hop is offer people simple and easy ways to follow your blog (after all, none of us likes to think we are talking to ourselves). I had no idea what Feedly was before I got involved in this hop. Now you will find a shiny new button in my sidebar. AND when I added the button, I found out I had 8 people already following me with Feedly!! Who knew?! It took me a couple of times to figure out what worked, it seems some ways work and others do not for adding the Feedly button. Go here for initial basic instructions. Email me if you have issues. I'll help if I can :)
My quilt tip that I also apply to life is short sweet and simple - Don't sweat the small stuff. . . and it is all small stuff! Most of us are quilting for fun. Adding stress to the mix because I am freaking out about a crooked seam or mismatched point takes the fun out of it. I know, sometimes this is easier said than done!
OK, on with the hop! Check out these other great blogs (feel free to look around before you go)!
Until next time, keep on quilting!
Jill @ Pie Lady Quilts
Chelsea @ Patch The Giraffe
Daisy @ Ants To Sugar
Rachael @ The Floral Suitcase
Elizabeth @ And Pins
Jennifer @ Never Just Jennifer
Alice @ Blossom Quilts
Megan @ Sew Stitching Cute
Stephanie @ Late Night Quilter
Kelsey @ Lovely And Enough
My name is Judy and this is my little corner of the internets :) I hope you stay and look around a bit. I blog about the process I go through in making quilts. The majority of my quilts these days are made sans any pattern. I show how I make my quilts and anything I learn along the way. I share the good, the bad and the really ugly and hopefully a smile or two :) I just celebrated my 1 year anniversary of being bitten by that quilty bug. In that time, I have made over 30 quilts. Yup, I got bit hard.
Here are a few of my favs:
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| This was a quilt of many firsts for me. QAYG, Curves and Reversible Binding. |
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| I used the Split Seconds Ruler by Karla Alexander for Creative Grids. I call it The Wave. |
The best tip I received as a result of being a part of this hop is offer people simple and easy ways to follow your blog (after all, none of us likes to think we are talking to ourselves). I had no idea what Feedly was before I got involved in this hop. Now you will find a shiny new button in my sidebar. AND when I added the button, I found out I had 8 people already following me with Feedly!! Who knew?! It took me a couple of times to figure out what worked, it seems some ways work and others do not for adding the Feedly button. Go here for initial basic instructions. Email me if you have issues. I'll help if I can :)
My quilt tip that I also apply to life is short sweet and simple - Don't sweat the small stuff. . . and it is all small stuff! Most of us are quilting for fun. Adding stress to the mix because I am freaking out about a crooked seam or mismatched point takes the fun out of it. I know, sometimes this is easier said than done!
OK, on with the hop! Check out these other great blogs (feel free to look around before you go)!
Until next time, keep on quilting!
Jill @ Pie Lady Quilts
Chelsea @ Patch The Giraffe
Daisy @ Ants To Sugar
Rachael @ The Floral Suitcase
Elizabeth @ And Pins
Jennifer @ Never Just Jennifer
Alice @ Blossom Quilts
Megan @ Sew Stitching Cute
Stephanie @ Late Night Quilter
Kelsey @ Lovely And Enough
Great to meet you Judy! Love the colors in your Wave quilt, especially the greens. Thanks for the button tip.
ReplyDeleteI have always loved the QAYG curved quilt. It is the first one I saw of yours. 30 quilts in one year is pretty amazing.
ReplyDelete30 quilts in your first year? WOW! I have really been enjoying your writing style and following your design process. Looking forward to seeing more of your creations!
ReplyDeleteLove your curves quilt - stunning. I'm in awe too, 30. that's a busy year!
ReplyDeleteHey, I didn't know you've done some Karla Alexander quilts!! I love her! First saw her years ago on Simply Quilts, bought her Stack a New Deck book, made several out of there, a circle one sooo similar to yours down to the colours too, and even taught a class at my guild several years ago using her book! I really like all the updating and organizing you've done here too; looks so professional. THIRTY quilts in a year??!! That's like 5 every 2 months!!! That's awesome, (and amazing). And thanks for the Feedly tip; had no clue about that either. :-) (nor about how to do real emoticons as you can see lol)
ReplyDeleteI'm partial to circles, so yours really catches my eye! You really did get bitten hard by the bug...you are prolific! I think we are like two peas in a pod with our shared enthusiasm for all things quilty. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove your quilting tip - good thing to remember!
ReplyDeleteAlways love seeing what you are up too! Good tips too, we can take ourselves too seriously sometimes. Love your work!
ReplyDeleteYou did it! Short and definitely sweet :) Love all those wavy lines - you've inspired me to give it a go!
ReplyDeleteLove that circle QAYG quilt! And, good quilt tip (and real life tip!), life's too short to sweat the small stuff!
ReplyDeleteWow!! Your quilts are amazing! and Inspiring! And thank you for the Feedly tip :)
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Lori
Awesome quilts, and you're right it is all small stuff, so we should stop worrying and enjoy it. It is easier to say than do, but if we keep telling ourselves it over and over maybe it will stick.
ReplyDeleteWhoa, Judy! I wish I had that many quilts under my belt... if only the littles at my house would learn how to do everything for themselves already, then I'd have the time : P
ReplyDelete30 quilts?! That's incredible! Your quilts are beautiful. Happy quilting!
ReplyDeleteYou are funny and very productive! I still haven't added feedly so I might contact you later on :-)
ReplyDeleteYour wave quilt is wonderful, and the quilting really sets it off. I can't believe you've made 30 quilts in a year. You are certainly not afraid of curves!! Nice to 'meet' you. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree! Sweating the small stuff in quilting does take all the fun out of it. I have learned that the hard way! Good to meet you!
ReplyDeleteHi Judy, great post! And you did keep it short and sweet (and you thought your loyal readers doubted you!). It's funny, both quilts you showcased are ones I'd be scared to try. Curves scare the crap out of me! But someday I'll be up for the challenge!
ReplyDeleteHi Judy, I really like your wave quilt (and the label in the binding--I've never seen that before). Thanks for the tip, it's good to remember that we're doing this for fun, and that it doesn't really matter if it's not perfect. It's a design choice, right? I can't believe you made that many quilts in a year! Wow!
ReplyDeleteHi Judy, Visiting your blog from the hop, and love the quilt with the circles. 30 quilts in one year - wow!! I hope you are enjoying participating in the blog hop as much as I am.
ReplyDeleteThirty quilts in one year!? Yikes! I love the pink curvy one!
ReplyDeleteI like the movement in your quilts.
ReplyDeleteLate visit from the blog hop! Wow, 30 quilts in that time? Really impressive. And I especially love the Wave. I've not really tried any curves, it's definitely on a to do list now.
ReplyDeleteThanks to this blog hop... you have gained a new follower! You seem to be a go-getter when it comes to quilts and I am hoping you inspire me to finish more quilts!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilts! I love the quilting on that Wave quilt, it works so beautifully with the quilt!
ReplyDeletehello, nice to meet you. Wow, 30 quilts in a year! You have a serious talent for this.
ReplyDeleteLove both of those quilts, especially the pink and brown one! I would never have thought of doing QAYG with curves. Interesting.
ReplyDeleteYou are very good at free motion quilting! Great first year, keep up the good work!
ReplyDelete30 quilts already, in a year?! Wow!! You really did get bitten hard :D I love that first QAYG curved one!
ReplyDeletewow - 30 quilts in one year is absolutely amazing! Your FMQ is beautiful and you haven't been afraid to tackle curves - brilliant!
ReplyDeleteThat quilt with the circles is so gorgeous! 30 quilts and curved piecing. You've had quite the year!
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