Episode 36: Fabric Grain, Donating Fabrics, and Our Education Background
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- In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi take listener questions and discuss taking into consideration the grain of fabric prior to cutting, share a great idea from a listener of where to donate fabric, and share their educational backgrounds prior to starting quilting businesses. Other topics discussed include hand sewing wool projects, thread for piecing, and choosing colors and fabrics for a quilt.
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Theater departments may also be able to use donated fabrics…
I think that Sew Yeah has mentioned having a retreat center or having one in the future? I’ve never been there but I’ve seen their TH-cam videos…I love your podcasts, by the way! I loved your brick and mortar quilt store episode-I live in Henderson so my LYS is Quiltique!
Yeah, they’re working on making one. They said that with COVID delays it’s been difficult to get finished & open.
I fully support people learning (anything) to keep the mind young. If you are learning quilting and sewing techniques then bonus! Doing something you love and learning something everyday is great!
HI from NZ, random thought re a retreat - maybe a school hall during holidays or a community hall? There may even be a possibility of facilities for camper vans ( think they are known as RV's in the USA)
So funny that Chelsea’s husband is a cartographer! My husband was too, but he worked for Jeppesen (now owned by Boeing) making aeronautical maps. After 28 years, he was laid off at Christmas because of cut backs, so he went into early retirement. A funny story is that we always wrap our gifts in these maps. A few years ago, they went entirely digital and my husband was able to grab a whole lot of boxes of the paper maps. We have the boxes stacked up in our shed and I’m sure that we can pass these down for generations. People really get excited about having us use these to wrap gifts in. Also, I’ve mention before that my mom grew up in Overton, she graduated from Moapa Valley High School in 1952. My sister went there as well and graduated in 1976. My grandfather was the school superintendent and he had a really funny name - Seymour Fish! They moved away to Sacramento in either 1959 or 1960. So all ancient history.
Retreat center sounds great. Great video! 😀❤️
In the UK there was a push about 2 decades ago for ‘lifelong learning’. I am a huge advocate for this too. When I worked at a university we had a gentleman in his 80’s taking a degree.
I enjoyed the podcast 😊
I have a question. I was checking out both Sheri and Chelsea’s Etsy pattern stores and wondered why many of their patterns are not available in PDF format. I don’t live in the USA and shipping costs add too much to the costs of buying the pattern
Nearly every pattern I have is available in PDF. If you can't find one, just message or email me, and I'll send you the direct link to it. Thank you!
Thank you Sherry. I found them by putting “PDF pattern” in the search bar of the Etsy shop. Then only PDF files come up. Same worked for Chelsea’s shop.
Another fun chat to listen to while I hand quilt a couch throw! Thank you for posting this video and for all that you do!
Sometimes a quilt you might think isn't working can really shine once quilted. Don't give up on the project and your vision until you complete it. I am a longarm quilter and have often been amazed about how projects I make or my customers were not sure they liked totally changed once quilted. The right quilting can make the quilt. Including the right color of thread. (Likewise, the wrong quilting can ruin it.)
This is so true...I have personally experienced this too!
Thank you for answering my questions! I loved your heartfelt sharing and the love and appreciation for your husbands (and Dad) is obvious!! Thanking God for blessing you both with such fabulous natural talent and the courage and passion to share it with the rest of us! I always look forward to your podcasts and other videos! Keep up the great work - but with balance! No burnout allowed, take care of yourselves too!!
Such a fun podcast. I think Sherri’s dog should be added somehow to your next fabric collection. That is priceless. My drawings were a tree with a house. Wish I could have been able to draw a dog!!! Love how y’all interact and share fun tidbits of your life with us.
I have donated to schools here but we don’t distribute right to the school but the district office and then the home ec teachers select what they need. Students do not go out and buy their own so everyone has equal selection.
Thanks ladies (and gent!) for another interesting vlog. I would say that using bias pieces with paper piecing is a good way to destash wonky fabric.
What is a far quarter, a charm pack and a jelly roll?
There is a prison in Missouri ' South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Mo' that has a quilting program. The quilts are made for foster children. Think there also is another prison in Oregon with something similar. Donations of fabric / quilting supplies are greatly appreciated.
Go Big…lolo…so enjoyed this video with hearing the family background, i am curious as to what all your children do, especially Billy. He does an amazing job of the videos and seems so positive, as do you all….thank you again for taking the time to continue to do these videos, they are greatly appreciated…
well Sherri now i know why you have amazing skills to teach how to quilt!!!!!! Love you tons!!!!
Love your podcasts! My granddaughter is showing interest in sewing but I am not a teacher. Any suggestions on how I can help her? I love quilting and want her to fall in love with it also.
This is a great question...I will add it to our list for our next listener question podcast.
That Dog you draw would make a fabulous quilt block memento for your kids. Also schools don't need to have a home economics to need material, STEM, Art, and other classroom projects often use fabrics and notions. Thank you for your time love to watch and listen, so much great content!
I disagree about the Home Economics class. I learned so much about material, cooking, design (interior and other designs), running a household (writing checks, paying bills, budgeting, shopping for house essentials, cleaning, and products for washing, and cleaning). There are many jobs that have a basis in Home Economics.
@@shirleythomas6377 I'm sorry, you misunderstood me. I'm saying not all schools have a home economics class .I'm all for home economics as that is the contents of my life.
Really enjoyed today's pod cast. Love the questions and family information. Thank you
So wonderful,to see the love, Chelsea has for you Sherri!
I am curious about how your fabric lines have prospered during the Pandemic. I mention this because if my local quilt store did not get your fabric line I would never see it before our lives changed during Pandemic. I personally have new favorite fabric designers- yours is top of list.
Hahaha the dog!!!! That’s hilarious!! What a wonderful life time memory!
Enjoyed the podcast!
I love your podcasts. I have watched all of them! I am patiently waiting for Seabreeze collection it’s my fave of all the new collections coming out next!!🤗🤗. I just listen to the English teacher from Missouri suggest donating fabric to local schools. My daughter is a family and consumer science teacher in Missouri and I keep her supplied with fabric!! 🥰. One year she had 6 students in her sewing class and I cut pillowcase kits for her. The students loved them!!!! They had so much fun sewing them. Another time I made simple table runner kits in Christmas fabrics that they could make for their mother or grandmother for a gift. It was a huge hit also. Much fun for me too!!! ❤️
Thanks everyone for a fun video!! It’s nice to learn about your families and your funny stories!! Looking forward to your next podcast!!😍
Re Thread weight: Alex Anderson uses 80 weight in her bobbin all the time and typically, 60 weight on top.
I always enjoy your podcasts and would travel from Colorado Springs to attend a retreat! I enjoyed hearing about your backgrounds and husbands. What does Billy do?
Intrigued by the Mihalo Quilt - tried looking up some more information on this quilt template. Is there a blog post about this pattern that you could direct me to. I did find the pattern on your Etsy shop but am just wondering how difficult to make. Thank you. Great podcast as always!
Retreat space, excellent idea. Flights to Vegas are inexpensive too.
Hi y’all I’m excited about the hint of another guest!!! Everyone needs a little inquisitivity in your life😜 Great info today and thank you so much ❤️😀
I would love to attend a retreat if you all hosted one (with my sister and daughter). Thanks for all your videos and post cast. I have learned a lot via TH-cam.
My sister loved art history as well and actually taught some Art History video classes for a Florida University at one time.
Using a design wall for the whole quilt, a design board for a block, and taking photos all along the process has helped me enormously to keep things straight. I kept getting everything turned around. This helps to see if pattern and color choices are working too. Love your videos!
Really enjoyable podcast. Look forward to these each month, I have a question about how you handle fabric that frays. I always buy the best quality fabric and some collections have this problem, Help!! Thank you.
Love the idea of retreats! You are both so busy so the time commitment would be better.
Another great podcast. I would definitely be interested in a retreat if you held one. I’ve never been to a class or a retreat but would love the opportunity to meet other quilters and learn some new techniques.
As for the straight of grain and when you don't have the salvage, you can actually pop, "high and tight, not low and wonky," the fabric like Accuquilt taught me along with millions of other individuals. I am in Hope's that most of your viewers understand this explanation but if not they can check out Accuquilts TH-cam's tutorials.
Sorry, love your you tube videos but I'm 71 not 5 and don't need to be teased with 'future info'. I'd just as soon hear nothing as a taunt. On a nicer note, I just ordered (yet to receive) your Happy Days fabric - looking forward to starting!