Podcast 180 – Dusting Off The Cobwebs And Getting Back To Business

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I’m back! Did you miss me? I have a lot to share with you in this show, so let’s get going.

Eleanor Burns’ Quilt In A Day shop in San Marcos, CA. She has one in Paducah, KY too!

Fat Quarters Quilt Shop in Vista.

Starry Night Hollow in Encinitas. They even have their own “The Men of Starry Night Hollow” calendar with the men, uh, modeling quilts!!

Quilter’s Paradise in Escondido. Here’s a photo of the Heart Trio Kit:

The Heart Trio KitAll laser-cut and ready to be assembled. Could that be any cooler?! And here’s a link to designer Jeri Kelly.

Complete info about Quilt Colorado

Holly’s Quilt Cabin in Centennial.

And a link to Mountain Peek patterns. They’re in the drawing too!

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum in Golden. Currently their website is down.

Info about Harriet’s Treadle Arts can be found on her website here. She has COOL new diagonal grid graph paper that will be out soon — in May. Keep an eye out for it. Brought to you by C&T Publishing. I’ll be talking more about it soon.

Susan Branch’s 2010 is in the drawing too. Here’s a picture:

sbw7629Ok, so I know that the year has already begun, but I love calendars. They’re still good for 10 more uses! And you’ll love Sue’s calendars, jam-packed with useful quotes and observations, not to mention her beautiful art work.

Museum of Quilts and Textiles in San Jose, CA, the first museum entirely devoted to quilts and needle arts. For real!

Julie Silber’s Quilt Complex

P1310044Julie, talking about a small quilt made out of Cigar silk “premiums”.

Joe the Quilter Cunningham

P1310129Joe, observing Barbara’s expert detection skills

Barbara Brackman

P1310105I love this picture of Julie, Barbara and Joe.

Ok – I have to start this section off with the most precious picture of my little granddaughter, Cambria — you’re going to be seeing a lot of her!

P2140223three months old already!!

Elly Sienkiewicz’s Applique Academy in Williamsburg, VA

P2120175Elly and, her Girl Friday, Bette Augustine during the High Tea. I also love this picture of Elly and Bette — you can tell that they are treasured friends.

Detail from one of Elly’s quilts, found in her book, “Fancy Applique”

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and photos of other inspiring quilts:

P2110166Nadine Thompson’s quilt

P2120190Elly’s Eagle design in one of Kathryn Tennyson’s quilts. The Eagle with the furled flag is one of my very favorite motifs for applique, or anything else.

Jan Vaine

Jeni Buechel‘s Ornamental Applique

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A little sample of Jeni’s Amazing applique!

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Karen Witt‘s Reproduction Quilts

Here are the TESAA 2010 Sorority Sisters:

P2110143Left to right: Kathy Dunigan, Pearl Pereira, Cathy Van Bruggen and me.

Here is a sample of their work along with their website links:

Pearl Pereira

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Cathy Van Bruggen

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Kathy Dunigan

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The Applique Society

Annie’s family history info:  The Germanna Foundation

I am a:

Rector

Fishback

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Haeger

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descendant.  Are you my relative?? Anyone living in the U.S. with these last names can be traced to the original settlers (Richter, Fischbach, Otterbach,Haeger, and Heite).

Here’s what some of their locks and chain might have looked like:

P2130217And Governor Spottswood’s mansion:

P2130201My ancestors would have been using the back entrance…

and one of the shop girls had this magnificent skirt made out of an antique quilt:

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And places we love to eat along the way (to quilt shops of course!):

Dixie Bell’s

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Five Guys

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Peak City Grill

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The Bavarian Brathaus mmmmmmmmm good!

The Weathervane restaurant at A Southern Season

The King’s Arms Tavern at Colonial Williamsburg Still as yummy as I remember! Here is a picture of an appetizer drink, called a shrub.P2130211

Paul’s, the College of William and Mary hangout

70 thoughts on “Podcast 180 – Dusting Off The Cobwebs And Getting Back To Business”

  2. That is a very cute baby!
    Thanks for the new Podcast. I hope you find the time for more soon. I really liked the vid-cast too!
    I hope you can do that again also. See you soon at your retreat. I can hardly wait!

  4. Glad to have you back. I am actually not a quilter but a sewist but really enjoy your podcast.

  5. Annie, your granddaughter is beautiful. And, she has the same hairstyle my daughter had at that age! 🙂
    I haven’t listened to the podcast yet, but it’ll be on the pod tomorrow on the way to work.
    Thanks!
    Colleen

  7. Sounds like you have been one busy girl ! How fun , and what a beautiful Grandchild. Thanks for Podcasting
    Jan K

  11. Hi Annie,
    Beautiful baby girl! Thanks for posting a picture of her. Welcome back to podland!! Missed you and your podcast. What a great trip, I’m jealous. Hope to see you Friday, 2/26, at Stitches West…

  12. Great podcast Annie – it was like having an old friend back in my sewing room to keep me company whom I hadn’t seen in awhile! Enjoyed hearing about your trips – especially about your adorable granddaughter!

  13. I enjoyed the podcast. I am tired just listening to all the things you have been doing lately.

    Your granddaughter is so beautiful.

  14. Another snowstorm is on the way here and your podcast was perfect timing for my sewing day. Your podcasts were terribly missed! Don’t ever doubt that your podcasts are missed because they are by LOTS of us but we know that times are busy for you. I envy your great trip!

  15. Hi Annie,
    It is so good to hear your voice again and your enthusiasm for quilting and life’s encounters just enfolds the listener. I love looking at your pictures while I am listening to your podcast as it makes me feel like I am right there with you. Now back to quilting for me!

  16. Hi Annie
    It ‘s great to hear your cheerful voice- looks like others think so too!
    I knew you would have a great time at the San Jose museum with Joe and Julie, Barbara too.
    Noah and I just entered our quilts in Vermont Quilt Festival- His Quilter’s Palette and my Pickle Road Garden- now I ‘have’ to quilt it!!

  17. Annie
    Cambria – what a sweet little girl. You are right when you speak about the sweet smell of a baby!

    Thank you for all your effort in you podcast. The links are really appreciated. ann

  18. great show and your grand daugher is beautiful. I whish my baby was still that small instead of swinging off the furnature in a way only a toddler can

  23. Annie, you made my drive home go by so quickly, thanks for getting back into podcasting. I hope you plan on doing video podcasts again too. I live in Japan near Hiroshima and your podcast has made me homesick for southern California now that I know there are so many quilt shops to visit.

  24. It was such a pleasure to meet you at the Applique Academy! I’m so glad you are back on the air with your podcasts. I’ve missed you!

  25. Hi Annie,
    So good to have you back podcasting. I’ve missed hearing your quilting thoughts on my bus ride commute. Your grandbaby is beautiful. It is good you’ve been having so much fun and staying so busy. Thank you for the inspiration you provide through your podcast and blog.

  26. Hi Annie! Soooo good to have you back, I’ve checked frequently and this morning it made me so happy to see your podcast! Wow, sounds like you had a great time on your trip, oh how I wish I had been there, especially all that appliqué… Love all the info you posted, I’m looking forward to your book, bet it’s wonderful. Will definitely try to fit your new class into my crazy schedule. And baby Cambria is so cute, what a blessing. Well, better get back to work!!! Glad your back! 🙂

  27. Welcome back Annie! Enjoyed your latest podcast, and love that Heart Trio Quilt! And I agree with others on the video podcasts-hope you’ll have time to make more.

    Also love baby picture, so keep them coming 🙂

  28. Hi Annie,
    Thanks so much for the new podcast, I knew I missed listening to you and hearing your news both quilty and about your life. Glad you were “out and about” having great experiences and that all is well including your beautiful grandbaby.

  29. Hi Annie! It was so nice to hear your voice again – it was a very interesting podcast. I also belong to The Applique Society, and there is no local chapter near me, either. TAS does have two electronic applique groups, though, with many creative members. Please, join TAS and join the “eChapters” over on Yahoo! We’d love to have you.

  30. Thanks for dusting off the cobwebs. This is one of my first visits to your blog and I love seeing all the pictures that go along with the podcast. I’d love to win one of the great prizes and can’t wait until your next episode!

  31. I loved podcast 180! It is a plethora of beauty and inspiration. I am on sabbatical May – July and have been keeping notes from all your travels across the country because I am doing genealogy work along the east coast. I can’t wait to visit the quilt shops along (or near by) my family roots.

  33. As with all the others so glad to here you are back and things are well. Your podcasts always make me want to try new things!

  34. Annie,
    Thanks so much for your podcast, it was so great to hear your voice again!! So many pictures and so much good news!! Love baby Cambria!!! So happy to hear about her and your trips-especially Williamsburg!
    Come visit!
    Emily

  35. Annie,
    Glad to hear your voice again. Whew! your schedule was totally packed these past several months. Glad that you and your husband were able to see your grand-daughter and son and daughter-in-law again as well.
    Looking forward to hearing about your applique coat and the interviews.
    Happy Quilting!
    Linda

  36. It was good to listen to you again. I also have one granddaughter, ten months old, and she is the light of my life. Enjoyed your quilt in Quilter’s Home too!

  37. Yay Annie you’re back! I have missed your podcasts, and was so happy to see the latest episode come up in iTunes.
    I am also heading off to the Quilting Stash classroom to check out West of Baltimore. I see another block of the month being added to my list!
    Thanks for another great ‘cast,
    Sarah.
    PS – My ‘quilters palette’ is still a top. I am thinking of piecing the back, so my excuse is that I am ‘planning’ the finishing process. I am a good procrastinator. 🙂

  38. I’m so glad that you are back talking to us – you’ve been missed!!!! You are such an inspiration. Love the grandbaby update.

  39. Glad to have you back!!! Enjoyed podcast #180. Your podcasts always inspire me and I appeciate the postings of the pictures and website of the people you visited and interview.

  40. You have been super busy. Wow! The interesting things you have seen and experienced in the past couple months. You went from once coast to the other. It was good that you could stop and see your granddaughter while you were on the road. You need a spa day now that you are back home.

  42. Have I missed you? Yes, I have. But I also understand life events sometimes re-focus the way we live. You’re on my list of “favorites” I check at least weekly so I was relieved when I saw you were away for a while, but planning to come back. Congratulations on your new grandbaby. I’m sure it must be hard to have her so far away.
    Thanks for all the links included on your podcast. I enjoy visiting the sites you include.

  43. So happy to have you back with a podcast! For a while there I thought you might be deserting us. Very exciting news about a future book, so I will forgive your absence. Looking forward to more podcasts.

  44. I’m so glad that you are back….we missed you. You went to both of my favorite places….Williamsburg….where we visit evry year and North Carolina. I’m going to be a first time Grandma in July and adore listening to you talk about your grand child….my is going to be some distance away to as my son-in-law is in the
    Air Force stationed in New Mexico and we live in Michigan…oh welll…we will deal.

  45. Was soo excited to see that you had a new podcast posted! And being a grandma is the BEST job in the world!

  46. I missed you, I missed you!!! Thanks for doing another podcast for us, I do understand how busy life gets. Did you say you’ve done a book??? Can’t wait to hear more about that! Btw, I live in NC and hope to meet up with you on a future visit!

  48. I was so glad to see a new podcast in my iTunes! What fun to listen to! I especially loved the applique stuff – I dream of attending the applique academy! Can’t wait to hear more about your new book!

  50. Hi Annie,

    So glad you’re back. Your podcast was the very first podcast I ever listened to. Now I subscribe to about 8-10 different ones, but I still always miss yours when you’ve been gone for a while.
    Your granddaughter is adorable. I’m jealous.

    -debby

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