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Quilting Stash – Program #40

podcastRunning time: 67:07 Size: 30.7MB

Exclusive interview with Kay Mackenzie of Quilt Puppy Publications & Designs.

I had the opportunity to interview Kay in her studio and meet the quilt puppy, Willy.

Kay, with Willy, in front of her quilt “Shopping Bags II” and multiple prize ribbons.

Kay’s website — Quilt Puppy Publications and Designs
On Kay’s website, you’ll find a listing of all of her books and patterns which can be ordered directly from Kay. Don’t forget to visit Kay’s Gallery — her quilts are gorgeous!!
See additional information about Kay on the Idaho Quilt website where Kay is the featured artist!

We talk about many things, including the following which can be found at these links:
Linda Franz – Quilted Diamonds
Nancy Restuccia’s “Publish Your Patterns”
Ann Anderson — Quilt Woman
Sylvia Landman’s “Make Money Quilting”
Yahoo Group — Quilt Designers to join, visit Yahoo and do a search under groups on the title “quilt designers” to join.

A Quick Housekeeping Note

Sadly, there are people who travel on the Internet who find some sort of satisfaction from doing not-so-nice things to people’s web sites. I have been a victim of some of these people. In an effort to reduce the amount of mischief created by these ill-doers I must close-off comments on my site to visitors.
That means if you want to leave a comment, you must first register at my site with your real email address. I promise not to sell or give your information away and I promise I will only contact you when I have something awesome to tell you.

Thanks for your understanding. -Annie

Comments are still most welcome. If you would like to leave one, click REGISTER to create a new membership (it’s free) or click LOG IN if you registered already.

Quilting Stash – Program #38

podcastRunning time: 37:25 Size: 34.30MB

Finally finished!

The quilt is 81″ x 108″. A King size with a 14″ drop — what a Monster! (The quilt, not the boy ; )

Mark Lipinski’s beautiful quilts, click here to view them.
Mark’s “Garden Path” quilt for McCall’s Quilting magazine can be found on Mark’s website.
Mark’s new magazine, “Quilter

Quilting Stash — Program #35

podcastRunning time: 00:59:03 Size: 54.1MB

Comments from the website —
Anne Howe’s website — on the topic of downshifting
I wrote a potential obituary for myself, if I don’t get a hold on my fabric stash, I might be in danger of this consequence:

Woman Suffocates Under Clutter

A California woman who was reported missing was later found deceased, apparently suffocated by her quilting stash, police said.
Officers found the body of Annie Smith, who looked remarkably young despite her advancing age, buried under a mountainous proportion of folded fabric.
Her husband had reported her missing after he couldn

Quilting Stash — Program #34

podcastRunning time: 1:01:59 Size: 50.5MB

(This is a long show – over an hour long = large download – please be patient)

Brand new podcast, featuring Guy: the Qusband.

Pioneer Quilt Guild in Rocklin, CA
Chatterbox Cafe in Sutter Creek, CA
Morgan Hill Historical Society house where the South Valley Quilt Association meets. Click here for information about the Historical Society. Morgan Hill is in it’s Centennial year this year.
The Knitty Gritty blog
Block central has a new podcast
Quilt Information is a brand new website with some great information.
Fred Babb takes a different look at what is art.
How to change a Rotary Cutter blade

Guy and I talk all about “To Stash, or not to Stash”… that is the question. Reasons to and not to, unloading your mountain o’ fabric, and more — we had lots of fun!

oops! I forgot to add the pictures of my quilting stash when I first posted this blog… here goes!

Here is my main stash, out in the garage because I don’t have room for it in the house. You can’t see it all the way down to the floor, but there are 84 boxes of stash.


This is my “inside” stash — the Ikea shelving unit that I talked about in the podcast where I described my quilting studio. Some of the buckets are missing because I needed them to display Quilt Journals at a quilt show. I need to take a better pciture of this : p


The smallest quilting stash in the world belongs to my niece, Beth. This is it! Can you imagine your stash fitting on a table top with room to work on a project?! I think I need to help her out with some of my stash… what do you think?

Happy Quilting!

Quilting Stash — Program #33

podcastRunning time: 52:30 Size: 48.1MB

What did Santa bring you for Christmas?
If you’re like me, no one wants to give you quilting stuff because they think that you buy everything you want anyway. I have a list of cool things that you can use for future gift giving, or gifting to yourself.
Here are the references with links to help you find them easily:
Quilter