I woke up at 4:10 this morning and really needed to see/hear your utube this morning! My plan was to work on a new table runner for Thanksgiving today, but I’ve been hesitant and apprehensive about starting it because it’s been a while since quilting anything. My comfort has been cross stitching…but you have given me the impetus to just get going and DO IT! We have rain all day here in North Carolina from traveling IDA, so it will be a good day to tackle a project! You are so real and relatable! Needless to say, I’ll be thinking about you as I slowly and carefully do my cutting!
I have complete confidence in you and your abilities to adapt. Your face said it all when you were trimming your embroidery pieces. We’ve all been there. Waiting to see your results!
I have all the confidence in the world that you can pull this off and the table runner will be beautiful! Look forward to seeing it in the next video.😁
Hi Anna, I love your ramblings. This afternoon I have been sewing half square triangles from all the bits you cut off when sewing flying geese, you kept me company. I made 74 HST's. Now all I have to do is press the seams open and sew the bits back together. My daughter wants me to make 4 mug rugs so the HST's will come in handy. Weather today cloudy and dreary and not very warm. Hope you enjoy the retreat. Regards Anne
Enjoyed this very much. Lots of giggles. I think some piecing instructions can leave the brain scrambled. Thanks for the Sew Yeah suggestion. Those guys are a great Saturday night entertainment and I don’t want to miss.
Anna, I have done so many things, cutting, measuring and sewing on quilts that were mistakes. I have also learned a lot and have had many successes. You are so not alone; I'm sure there are many of us out there. Loved your story about the European trip, if life were only that easy again. Take care.
Cutting out the pieces for a quilt do take concentration. I talk to myself out loud when I cut the fabric. This is what helps my brain function well. LOL. It works. It's great hearing the stories and travels of your life. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my gosh - I just did that! Pulled out a kit to make Christmas placemats, cut two placemat backs incorrectly so have to try to piece together “scraps” to get them back to the correct size. You always help make me feel better - I’m not alone in the mistakes I make!
I totally understand taking only projects that allow for relaxing and listening and fellowship. My most recent retreat I did the same thing and WOW it truly was a time to relax and recharge. I love your beehive room too.😀 Thanks for inviting us in. You have been blessed to have a very interesting life with many adventures, It is fun hearing all your stories.
We traveled Ireland, pre cell phone days, and wandered from town to town, calling B and B’s on the fly using the call boxes and a phone card. We’ve evolved but still leave the serendipity.
Anna, you are a breathe of fresh air! Thank you for showing me the best attitude toward quilting. Do your best - your mistake might be the next innovative masterpiece. Have a great time at your retreat.
I enjoyed listening to you while I made red lentil dal. I hope I didn't forget any vital ingredients. I'm apt to make the same goof you did cutting out your pattern. You know that feeling that it is all going well and you are enjoying yourself and then, bam, you realize you made a boo boo. That's me, too! Enjoy your retreat! My quilt chapter is meeting tomorrow for the first time in 18 months, so exciting!
@@quiltroadies1695 It was so good to see everyone again. After the meeting I stayed to sew and got to talk with two women I really did not know very well and isn't that the beauty of a retreat, too? You get to know each other in a whole new way with quilting as the common denominator.
Well, Anna..God was with my me and my family..we were blessed during Hurricane Ida..live 45 min from Baton Rouge, La..no damage to home and all family members are fine..please pray for Louisiana.. so many people were not blessed and it breaks my heart..I agree that we are a stitching family and have the best..
Oh Anna, you are a hoot! I wish we lived close…..we would be the best of friends because we are so much alike! I can read a pattern a pattern 10 times and it will be different each time! Lol Good luck on your table runner, I can’t wait to see the results!
Hahahahaha-“read a pattern 10 times and it will be different each time!” That is such a great way to express that experience. It happens to me all the time. Then there’s the holding your breath until you find out if you picked the right one of those 10. Isn’t it amazing how easily your brain can get so turned around?
I so agree with you on taking hand work to retreat. You want to socialize more than anything. I would’ve done that at my retreat this year but there is always a class of some kind so I bring my machine. You’ll have no problem with your table runner. Just take away all the pieces for the pot holders and you should be golden. My retreat was canceled this year due to COVID again but hopefully will be rescheduled soon. Hope yours keeps you safe and sound.
Such an appropriate video to watch just after this happened. I saw a quilt that gave me an idea so I was drafting my own pattern. Was going fine until I cut the squares for the half square triangles. Fortunately I decided to piece a bit of it before continuing to cut as I had miscalculated. Sadly I was using scrap and had just enough for one block so that fabric had to be abandoned when I had undercut the squares. The gears in my brain seized so decided to take a break and watch you. LOL. After your video finished realised my 1/2 sq triangles are cut correctly. I was just trying to trim then down to the wrong size!!!! Thanks for your help. Hope you also have success in sorting out your project. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.
Thanks for stopping by Anna. What wonderful memories of your travels. Keep us posted on the retreat. You probably should have covered the pot holder instructions with post it notes. Well hope your table runner turns out okay. Your goose jelly jar filled with dog ears looks very colorful. I have never done that but may have to think about it. Happy piecing! See you next time.
Always love your chit chat, and this time enjoyed your company in the middle of the night when I couldn’t sleep. I’ve used my goose jelly, tho I didn’t know that’s what it was called, to stuff little pillows. Works wonderfully!
Thanks once again for keeping me company while I stitch. I love listening to you when I'm working alone. Happy quilting. I'm now working on QOV blocks.
Anna, I enjoy seeing you on TH-cam! You can do this!!! Finish your project!! I saw you cutting your fabric and I was holding my breath! It's all going to work out and can't wait to see it finished on your next video. Happy sewing and you are the best!!!!
I agree that quilting should be an Olympic event! Sometimes with piecing and finding the center of blocks my little brain yells "I don't know what you're trying to do we need a snack" lol I wish you the best of luck you can do it!
I missed your video yesterday. Turns out I'm lucky to have it for today. I need your chit chat today. I'm annoyed and edgy today. You are so calming to watch.
Anna LOL you crack me up. I watch you all the time You got me started and many cross stich. Hexie , wool. ( didn't go far with wool that to expensive). I finished my hexie quilt, now I want to know what you are going to do with yours. I have been waiting. HA HA . So here is some thing to think about. My father- in- law was very world famous Artistian. His saying was "It is not how good you are. It is how good you cover your mistakes." So how are you going to fix your table topper? ha ha ha Love you so much fun to watch
I wish I had known about the goose jelly jar a long time ago, I would probably have one filled by now. Looking forward to seeing your runner. Enjoyed chatting with you, I find myself talking to you as you sew. Thank you for sharing.
Your dog ears can make a cute scarf! Take a couple of pieces of wash away stabilizer . Make it the length of your scarf. Put the dog ears on the fusible side of one, lay the other on top and fuse. Then quilt as well rather tightly. Wash away the stabilizer and you have a cute scarf!
This is the first time I've commented on one of your videos I enjoy them so much knowing I'm not the only one out there feeling overwhelmed at times due to the pandemic and not being able to go out and shop for fabric even though I have enough in my stash. I have gotten back into quilting and mix media art since I can't go outside because of the fires at the CA and NV state line and now the fire is heading toward Lake Tahoe. I live in Reno so we are very close and my asthma won't take the smoke at this point of two months stuck indoor I've been watching videos and sewing like crazy. Thank you for your wonderful videos including Stitch Roadies love them lots. Cheers.
Hi Anna! I sure do get reading your cutting directions more than once….my elderly brain is no longer on overdrive😂. If you know of anyone who wants an entire quilt kit, 56x72, including top, pattern and binding of that Kathy Schmitz line, I have one! The pattern is “once Upon a Time” by Coach House Designs, and also comes with all the rick rack needed! I got it years ago at Hollyhill before they closed. (I sure do miss that shop). I have my doubts that I’ll ever get to it. I’ll let it go for a great price, too!
@@quiltroadies1695 Fingers crossed! It has been languishing in my cupboard for too long! Life is good here, Anna. Given the pandemic and all has thrown us for a loop, but we’re hanging in there! I sure appreciate your videos! It’s so nice to listen to hear that we’re all in the same boat! 💓
Thanks for the chat! While you’re prepping for your retreat I’m anxiously waiting and hoping for mine, which is scheduled for the week of Oct. 31. I don’t know if it will be held, or if I’ll feel okay about being in a hotel ballroom filled with retreaters. If I can’t go then I’ll “retreat” at home by sewing all day and not cooking or cleaning that week. And I’ll be pouting.
Your table runner will be a wonderful one of a kind keepsake! I am now on the lookout for a taller cutting table! Cartographer table huh? Thank you for the visit!
Quarantined away from husband. On second floor. I think once my fever settles. I can go to my main floor sewing room And shut the door. He is struggling with my rule following ways. I just don’t want him to get this. Still afraid he will try to hide symptoms Missing my quilt room glad I can visit yours.
Hi Anna! I am so glad you got the pattern. Did you find the bee hive card I made? I love your red beads! I need to find those. I love listening to you chit chat, but you made me nervous cutting fabric & chatting at the same time. 😬 You are so fun & make me smile! Thank you for being you!
You made me laugh and gave me hope! I’m also working on a Kathy Schmitz pattern and I thought “omg, I can’t do this! This is hard!” Now I will persevere! Onward and upward! It will be worth it cuz I love KS designs!
I am like you. I would need to have the project directions clearly divided. For making pot holders do this.. For making table runner do this... They are just assuming you are doing both projects simotaneously...which no one ever does... sending you positive vibes. Thanks for sharing the real behind the scenes quilting pitfalls. 🙂
I have always said that, we are more alike than different and our differences make us interesting! Wouldn't it be a dull earth if we were all exactly the same!?!
Oops! But I am sure you can make it work...just a new design opportunity! I have the same machine as you as well as a Janome 5200 QDC which I also love. I have had four Janome machines and they have all been very dependable and sew beautifully. Can't wait to see how you do on the table runner in your next video. I haven't been on an in-person retreat since October 2020. I miss it. I am sure thankful for the zoom classes and one retreat I was able to "attend".
I'm making the Union Sampler..and one block wasn't working..I kept going over and over trying to figure out what I did wrong..come to find out the pattern was off 1in. Geesh what a headache. Lol thanks for the visit..enjoy.
Thanks for your good company, Anna. Your angst over cutting sent me off to find an old quote: The Sewing Haiku. - cutting is forever once scissors slice material it will not grow back
So glad when I see a post from you. I was shouting "don't do it" when you were cutting and talking.....I can do one but not the other!! I too find cutting and piecing instructions challenging but love the process anyway. Love your stories of your travels. Can't wait for the next video...did you make it work or not!
I participated in a BOM from my LQS two years ago. I was ready to make a cut when my husband walked through talking followed by the dog barking. As soon as I cut the piece I knew it was wrong. Of course there isn’t any extra for errors. I took the piece to the shop to see if I could buy a fat quarter. I had to tell her my sad tale. Luckily they keep scraps in the back leftover from cutting the kits, so she gave me a replacement piece. I learned ,unless on and now stop all cutting until the coast is clear…lol. Your table runner will be lovely and maybe uniquely your own!
I was cross stitching as I watched & listened to you...It is difficult to pick & choose projects to take on a retreat. I learned early on that taking a bit more is better than completing everything you've brought and have nothing to work on. Kathy Schmitz does sweet designs!
So much fun getting ready for retreat! I understand the list making. I'm a serial list maker. I'm crunching getting down to the wire for my guild's big 3-day quilt show September 10 - 12 and my lists are getting longer instead of shorter 😱. I seem to work better under pressure so hopefully this weekend everything will fall into place LOL. Fingers crossed!! Also here's to hoping you can make your table runner work out. Hugs from NE Ohio.
Good luck with your piecing Anna. I was making Sawtooth Stars while I was watching your video and when I finished they were too large to fit into the block I am making. Apparently, my piecing needs help too!
If you need more fabric, Kathy has a new line called Maryland. I just finished a table runner from this fabric and it looks very close to what you are using. I will email a photo to you.
:( I was stressing with you when you were cutting the kit :(. Sending you good thoughts and hugs! This is completely why kits stress me out also! I am hoping that you can figure out how to 'make it work', even if it is not exactly as the kit was intended... I also hope that you are able to attend your quilt retreat - I could tell how much you have looked forward to it! Thank you again for praying for Hurricane Ida victims as it will be a long recovery. We are finally seeing hope - after 10 days, we finally have power, phone, internet, most stores open but with limited hours and supplies, very limited postal service and my bank is still not open. But we know how to prepare and we will make it through this just as other communities such as Oregon find ways to recover from the devastating wild fires. Last week we had Mass in a church with no electricity and our priest reminded us to look for the miracles and not focus on the devastation - and there are so many miracle stories! I finally drove into town yesterday on my normal route....so many houses where huge trees fell inches away from a home...Truly have to believe God was protecting that family! Thank you for the visit...truly like a visit with a friend in these troubled times :)
@@quiltroadies1695 I have those days that I have to gain perspective also. So, so many people have so very many more issues than I. Doesn't mean the day is easy, but a reminder that it could be so much worse. Sending good wishes your way!
New stuff all the time. It is so hard not to start new stuff!!! I enjoy sitting with you when I can. Even if it takes me three or four sits to see one in entirety. OMG that haunted camper kit is so cute!!! Sadly we just sold our fifth wheel. Husband mot wanting to take it out any longer. I'm not making too much of a fuss. But I will say our intent in the get go was something smaller and he got hooked on the 37' fifth wheel. It was my shangrila. The new couple who bought it are thrilled so the dream continues
@@quiltroadies1695 I'd love one now but my husband is not keen. Here on the east coast fuel costs are quite high. He is not into travel like I am. A van like Penny would be ideal
I did hear your brain go waw waw waw. 😂 I check things off as I cut them too. I’m so bad sometimes I read the directions, see what I need to cut, line my ruler up, ready to cut, triple check the directions! 🤣 I once cut a border wrong TWICE! Luckily it was readily available fabric so I just bought some more. When I do that I know it’s time to walk out of the studio & shut the door. Hope your calendar allows you to still go to your retreat. It would be a shame to miss it.
Hi Anna - There is nothing out there that can’t be fixed. It may need a tweak to the original. You can do it. Take the pattern and 2 different color of hiliter pens. Make one color for the table runner and the other color for the pot holder. Read it line per line and determine which it’s for and then use the correct hiliter to color code and when you get it all read you will have the instructions for each pattern separately. Hope this makes sense. You are color coding the instructions to only read what you need. You can make this and it will be beautiful. I’ve got faith in you. Hugs!
@@quiltroadies1695 Glad I could help!!! You want to know how I came up with that.... Been there and done that back in my work days!!! Only way I could keep it all straight!!! Lol. It works!!!
You can persevere Anna! Rah rah! Lol I can sure relate to trying to following fussy cutting instructions. I have to take a deep breath and say a prayer before each cut. But as the saying goes it’s only fabric. Yikes 😳
Hi Anna. No pressure of judgement - but - where are you on the Buttermilk Basin HOME pillow? I am picking mine back up and attempting to finish it. Wish me luck.
I hope you will show those hexie monkeys. They are adorable. I am trying to do hexies. Also can you show the popcorn crochet. I crochet but I've not heard of this but that with those beads are a good idea. I love watching all that you do.
Hi Anna, maybe bring your featherweight. That is what I do. Sometimes on retreat my guild will have small project that need to get done. Senior quilts, breast cancer bags. Chemo caps. Etc. So I would love to help out. And I'll have a machine that is small and lightweight, and doesn't take up so much room.
You know - I rewrite the instructions when they include more or not enough information that I like - sometimes i do it in the margins- or I cross off their numbers and write mine. And - because I’m a “newbie”, if I have time, I’ll do it in a practice fabric. (Why yes, I do have quite a few orphan blocks/ hahahahaha).
Well now.........watching this video and you cutting out the table runner was like watching a video that someone took of me doing this!!!!!! OH MY. Yupperoos. Sometimes my brain will go into a high-speed collywobble trying to discern "instructions". I avoid kits like the plague because of that. I'm going to look for popcorn crocheting though. Enjoy prepping for your Retreat. Thanks for taking time out to be with us.
Love spending time with you!! Love your cutting table. How tall is it? I got my husband’s old work table, and it’s a little tall for my 5feet tall body!
Really enjoyed your musings today. I need to pack for a 3 week road trip in our Motor home that is slightly larger than your van. We are going to see a grandson who is 18 months that we have never met. I plan to bring my machine as well as handwork. I’m not even sure what product I’m bringing. 😳
Do as I say and not as I do. Measure twice and cut once is the saying you were searching for. I know you you will figure it out in the end! I hope you can manage to go to the whole retreat minus that first day.
I know it may take some of the fun out of it, but i read my instructions beforehand to make sure I know what goes where and why we are cutting parts. Probably because I seldom do what they say! 7/8"??? Nope. Round up, trim down. I use the tools I love to achieve the units. I go math nerd on a project. Lol. Still packing for my retreat in mid October! Have a stack of stuff. And at least 2 more to cut. The anticipation is killing me! Don't back out of yours!
You can do it Anna!!! You are my fav! I too love all things wool and quilting…when I begin to cut and piece an old kit I almost hyperventilate! I’m going to start laughing more! It’s better for me. I wish I really knew you .. we have a lot in common. I believe we are around the same age, retired RN, concerns you voice are mine often. Thanks for being my online “friend”. Can’t wait to see the next video… think of me tomorrow as I begin a fall runner that’s been in a project box. Sending us both good vibes 😵💫🧠🧵🪡👵🏻
Always fun watching you....I understand about that patterns....they needed to be apart from each other....it was not a very clear pattern....it wasn't you....I had to talk to the shop about that patten...take care and be safe
I woke up at 4:10 this morning and really needed to see/hear your utube this morning! My plan was to work on a new table runner for Thanksgiving today, but I’ve been hesitant and apprehensive about starting it because it’s been a while since quilting anything. My comfort has been cross stitching…but you have given me the impetus to just get going and DO IT! We have rain all day here in North Carolina from traveling IDA, so it will be a good day to tackle a project! You are so real and relatable! Needless to say, I’ll be thinking about you as I slowly and carefully do my cutting!
The operative words are slow and careful😱. You guys got to much rain and the west coast needs rain🙏
I have complete confidence in you and your abilities to adapt. Your face said it all when you were trimming your embroidery pieces. We’ve all been there. Waiting to see your results!
Talk about a wild ride!!!
I tend to make a copy of my quilt patterns and highlight the instructions I am going to need. So fun watching your process. You can do it!!!!
Great idea!!!
I have all the confidence in the world that you can pull this off and the table runner will be beautiful! Look forward to seeing it in the next video.😁
I hope so!!!
Hi Anna, I love your ramblings. This afternoon I have been sewing half square triangles from all the bits you cut off when sewing flying geese, you kept me company.
I made 74 HST's. Now all I have to do is press the seams open and sew the bits back together. My daughter wants me to make 4 mug rugs so the HST's will come in handy. Weather today cloudy and dreary and not very warm.
Hope you enjoy the retreat.
Regards Anne
That’s a lot of HST!
Enjoyed this very much. Lots of giggles. I think some piecing instructions can leave the brain scrambled. Thanks for the Sew Yeah suggestion. Those guys are a great Saturday night entertainment and I don’t want to miss.
Like scrambled eggs
That was quite a journey today....love it. Thanks for sharing
Anna, I have done so many things, cutting, measuring and sewing on quilts that were mistakes. I have also learned a lot and have had many successes. You are so not alone; I'm sure there are many of us out there. Loved your story about the European trip, if life were only that easy again. Take care.
Life is much like making a quilt
Cutting out the pieces for a quilt do take concentration. I talk to myself out loud when I cut the fabric. This is what helps my brain function well. LOL. It works. It's great hearing the stories and travels of your life. Thanks for sharing.
Plus you feel like you have company 😂
@@quiltroadies1695 Yes. Now no one can accuse you of being old and just talking to yourself when you're making a video. LOL.
Oh my gosh - I just did that! Pulled out a kit to make Christmas placemats, cut two placemat backs incorrectly so have to try to piece together “scraps” to get them back to the correct size. You always help make me feel better - I’m not alone in the mistakes I make!
Oh no you are definitely not alone!
Yes, quilting is exhausting! Yoga has helped me be more fit to spend time walking for quilting.
I totally understand taking only projects that allow for relaxing and listening and fellowship. My most recent retreat I did the same thing and WOW it truly was a time to relax and recharge. I love your beehive room too.😀 Thanks for inviting us in.
You have been blessed to have a very interesting life with many adventures, It is fun hearing all your stories.
Glad to hear it cause I want to relax at this one🙏
Finished binding a quilt I stitched together in March. Made an embroidered label and sewed it on. I feel like I hit a home run!
Outta the park🎉
We traveled Ireland, pre cell phone days, and wandered from town to town, calling B and B’s on the fly using the call boxes and a phone card. We’ve evolved but still leave the serendipity.
Spontaneous travel can be amazing!
Anna, you are a breathe of fresh air! Thank you for showing me the best attitude toward quilting. Do your best - your mistake might be the next innovative masterpiece. Have a great time at your retreat.
Love the term innovative masterpiece!
I enjoyed listening to you while I made red lentil dal. I hope I didn't forget any vital ingredients. I'm apt to make the same goof you did cutting out your pattern. You know that feeling that it is all going well and you are enjoying yourself and then, bam, you realize you made a boo boo. That's me, too! Enjoy your retreat! My quilt chapter is meeting tomorrow for the first time in 18 months, so exciting!
Hope you had a good time!
@@quiltroadies1695 It was so good to see everyone again. After the meeting I stayed to sew and got to talk with two women I really did not know very well and isn't that the beauty of a retreat, too? You get to know each other in a whole new way with quilting as the common denominator.
Well, Anna..God was with my me and my family..we were blessed during Hurricane Ida..live 45 min from Baton Rouge, La..no damage to home and all family members are fine..please pray for Louisiana.. so many people were not blessed and it breaks my heart..I agree that we are a stitching family and have the best..
Thank goodness…it was like watching a train wreak but worse! My heart breaks for all the damage and am so glad you and your family are safe🙏🙏🙏🙏
Oh Anna, you are a hoot! I wish we lived close…..we would be the best of friends because we are so much alike! I can read a pattern a pattern 10 times and it will be different each time! Lol Good luck on your table runner, I can’t wait to see the results!
At least 10 times🤪
Hahahahaha-“read a pattern 10 times and it will be different each time!” That is such a great way to express that experience. It happens to me all the time. Then there’s the holding your breath until you find out if you picked the right one of those 10. Isn’t it amazing how easily your brain can get so turned around?
I so agree with you on taking hand work to retreat. You want to socialize more than anything. I would’ve done that at my retreat this year but there is always a class of some kind so I bring my machine. You’ll have no problem with your table runner. Just take away all the pieces for the pot holders and you should be golden. My retreat was canceled this year due to COVID again but hopefully will be rescheduled soon. Hope yours keeps you safe and sound.
All the cancellations are so disappointing
I love your goose jelly jar! I’m so anxious to see how your runner turns out! Thanks for letting us hang out with you in the beehive 🐝 !
Me too🙏🙏🙏
Such an appropriate video to watch just after this happened. I saw a quilt that gave me an idea so I was drafting my own pattern. Was going fine until I cut the squares for the half square triangles. Fortunately I decided to piece a bit of it before continuing to cut as I had miscalculated. Sadly I was using scrap and had just enough for one block so that fabric had to be abandoned when I had undercut the squares. The gears in my brain seized so decided to take a break and watch you. LOL. After your video finished realised my 1/2 sq triangles are cut correctly. I was just trying to trim then down to the wrong size!!!! Thanks for your help. Hope you also have success in sorting out your project. Can’t wait to see how it turns out.
Sometimes I wonder what is going on in our heads…
That’s hilarious. My block turned out perfectly.
Thanks for stopping by Anna. What wonderful memories of your travels. Keep us posted on the retreat. You probably should have covered the pot holder instructions with post it notes. Well hope your table runner turns out okay. Your goose jelly jar filled with dog ears looks very colorful. I have never done that but may have to think about it. Happy piecing! See you next time.
I think it is going to be ok🙏
Always love your chit chat, and this time enjoyed your company in the middle of the night when I couldn’t sleep. I’ve used my goose jelly, tho I didn’t know that’s what it was called, to stuff little pillows. Works wonderfully!
I shoulda had a V8!!! What a great idea!
Thanks once again for keeping me company while I stitch. I love listening to you when I'm working alone. Happy quilting. I'm now working on QOV blocks.
I bet they are beautiful ❤️🇺🇸
Anna, I enjoy seeing you on TH-cam! You can do this!!! Finish your project!! I saw you cutting your fabric and I was holding my breath! It's all going to work out and can't wait to see it finished on your next video. Happy sewing and you are the best!!!!
I hope it looks ok when I’m done🙏
And I appreciate your opening comments!
I am always checking for your next visit. I so enjoy both of your posts.
I agree that quilting should be an Olympic event! Sometimes with piecing and finding the center of blocks my little brain yells "I don't know what you're trying to do we need a snack" lol I wish you the best of luck you can do it!
Yes!!! And chocolate!
I missed your video yesterday. Turns out I'm lucky to have it for today. I need your chit chat today. I'm annoyed and edgy today. You are so calming to watch.
I’m glad we are here for each other
Anna LOL you crack me up. I watch you all the time You got me started and many cross stich. Hexie , wool. ( didn't go far with wool that to expensive). I finished my hexie quilt, now I want to know what you are going to do with yours. I have been waiting. HA HA . So here is some thing to think about. My father- in- law was very world famous Artistian. His saying was "It is not how good you are. It is how good you cover your mistakes." So how are you going to fix your table topper? ha ha ha Love you so much fun to watch
Wait till you see🤪
I just love watching you with your beautiful quilts and your wool appliqué.
She will! I trust her! Made me smile!
I wish I had known about the goose jelly jar a long time ago, I would probably have one filled by now. Looking forward to seeing your runner. Enjoyed chatting with you, I find myself talking to you as you sew. Thank you for sharing.
That goose jelly jar represents a lot of quilts❤️
Your dog ears can make a cute scarf! Take a couple of pieces of wash away stabilizer . Make it the length of your scarf. Put the dog ears on the fusible side of one, lay the other on top and fuse. Then quilt as well rather tightly. Wash away the stabilizer and you have a cute scarf!
Wow!!!!
A fun chat to listen to while I continue to hand quilt a couch throw! Thank you for posting this video!
Love your handle👍
You make me smile 😃.
Love your style, humor and wisdom. Wish I could go retreat with you!!
Me too! A Quilt Roadie retreat!
I put my dog ears into the clear ornaments. One for each project and a piece of cardstock with the year completed
How clever!!!
This is the first time I've commented on one of your videos I enjoy them so much knowing I'm not the only one out there feeling overwhelmed at times due to the pandemic and not being able to go out and shop for fabric even though I have enough in my stash. I have gotten back into quilting and mix media art since I can't go outside because of the fires at the CA and NV state line and now the fire is heading toward Lake Tahoe. I live in Reno so we are very close and my asthma won't take the smoke at this point of two months stuck indoor I've been watching videos and sewing like crazy. Thank you for your wonderful videos including Stitch Roadies love them lots. Cheers.
Thank you for hanging out…I too have asthma and the smoke has been bad this year…take care and keep stitching🙏
You're soo right, "Quilting is Exhausting"!! I have to take several breaks when I'm working on quilts!!
Snacks and drinks!
Hi Anna! I sure do get reading your cutting directions more than once….my elderly brain is no longer on overdrive😂. If you know of anyone who wants an entire quilt kit, 56x72, including top, pattern and binding of that Kathy Schmitz line, I have one! The pattern is “once Upon a Time” by Coach House Designs, and also comes with all the rick rack needed! I got it years ago at Hollyhill before they closed. (I sure do miss that shop). I have my doubts that I’ll ever get to it. I’ll let it go for a great price, too!
We’ll I hope some here will take you up on it! I miss Holly Hill also. I hope life has been treating you well❤️
@@quiltroadies1695 Fingers crossed! It has been languishing in my cupboard for too long! Life is good here, Anna. Given the pandemic and all has thrown us for a loop, but we’re hanging in there! I sure appreciate your videos! It’s so nice to listen to hear that we’re all in the same boat! 💓
Thanks for the chat! While you’re prepping for your retreat I’m anxiously waiting and hoping for mine, which is scheduled for the week of Oct. 31. I don’t know if it will be held, or if I’ll feel okay about being in a hotel ballroom filled with retreaters. If I can’t go then I’ll “retreat” at home by sewing all day and not cooking or cleaning that week. And I’ll be pouting.
Yes that kind of retreat makes me a bit nervous…even this one gives me pause and we are all medical professionals that are vaccinated 🙏🙏🙏
Good back up plan but hope you get to go.
Oh my goodness- not the “Overlook” hotel (from the Shining)?
Your table runner will be a wonderful one of a kind keepsake! I am now on the lookout for a taller cutting table! Cartographer table huh?
Thank you for the visit!
Yep…it is perfect
I can hardly wait to see your camper project when it’s done…..I bet it’ll be AMAZING! 👍🏻👵🏻
Quarantined away from husband. On second floor. I think once my fever settles. I can go to my main floor sewing room And shut the door. He is struggling with my rule following ways. I just don’t want him to get this. Still afraid he will try to hide symptoms Missing my quilt room glad I can visit yours.
Hope you feel better soon Debbie
Oh Debbie these days there are so many challenges…sending you hugs❤️
I am currently making popcorn garland!
Can't wait to see your table runner.
Love " goose jelly".
Marilyn
Is it hard to make?
Not at all!
Not at all!
I’ve got a bottle of fabric snippets, but I was told it was called quilter’s confetti……💕👵🏻
Sounds good!
Hi Anna!
I am so glad you got the pattern. Did you find the bee hive card I made? I love your red beads! I need to find those. I love listening to you chit chat, but you made me nervous cutting fabric & chatting at the same time. 😬 You are so fun & make me smile! Thank you for being you!
I did!!!! You are so sweet and the Bee Hive card is displayed on my bookshelf❤️ can you email me the link for the popcorn…I misplaced it🤦♀️😳🤪
Can’t wait for the next part❤️
You made me laugh and gave me hope! I’m also working on a Kathy Schmitz pattern and I thought “omg, I can’t do this! This is hard!” Now I will persevere! Onward and upward! It will be worth it cuz I love KS designs!
Keep on keeping on
Hi quilt roadie! Can you please give us a close up of the pincushions on your sewing machine? The bird looks incredible!
Will do😀 it was a gift 🎁
I love listening to your stories. To me the Cutting out the pieces for a quilt is the longest time to making it
Anna please tell me what pattern is the wool sewing machine that is behind you on your ladder. Thanks for the visit. Barb
Loved hanging out with you whilst I cooked dinner and then stitched. Xx🌺
Glad I could help get dinner on the table!
Gooseberry jar for dog ears are definitely the same as ort containers.
I am like you. I would need to have the project directions clearly divided. For making pot holders do this..
For making table runner do this... They are just assuming you are doing both projects simotaneously...which no one ever does... sending you positive vibes. Thanks for sharing the real behind the scenes quilting pitfalls. 🙂
Quilting is my escape…..and my passion…..and what saves me on those days when people seem to want to drive me nuts! 😂👵🏻
It really is…a stitchy zen place
Hi had to tell you I found a cutting table a leave on both sides fold up it was nice for 6.oo dollars thought was a bargain from Indiana
Perfect!!!
Please demo your antique hand crank sewing machine. Thanks Anna.
You’ll be fine with the runner! love the jar with dog ears!
Feeling kind of punky, so DH & I are off to being tested!
Keeping you in my thoughts🙏
@@quiltroadies1695 - thank you! DH had to go back today to get retested. :/
I have always said that, we are more alike than different and our differences make us interesting! Wouldn't it be a dull earth if we were all exactly the same!?!
Exactly!!!
Oops! But I am sure you can make it work...just a new design opportunity! I have the same machine as you as well as a Janome 5200 QDC which I also love. I have had four Janome machines and they have all been very dependable and sew beautifully. Can't wait to see how you do on the table runner in your next video. I haven't been on an in-person retreat since October 2020. I miss it. I am sure thankful for the zoom classes and one retreat I was able to "attend".
Zoom has been a sanity saver🙏
Oh Anna you'll have to let me know how your table runner turns out . Love ya.
I'm making the Union Sampler..and one block wasn't working..I kept going over and over trying to figure out what I did wrong..come to find out the pattern was off 1in. Geesh what a headache. Lol thanks for the visit..enjoy.
Even designers aren’t perfect!
Thanks for your good company, Anna. Your angst over cutting sent me off to find an old quote:
The Sewing Haiku. - cutting is forever
once scissors slice material
it will not grow back
Good Haiku!
So glad when I see a post from you. I was shouting "don't do it" when you were cutting and talking.....I can do one but not the other!! I too find cutting and piecing instructions challenging but love the process anyway. Love your stories of your travels. Can't wait for the next video...did you make it work or not!
Smart quilter!
I think I can I think I can 🤪
I am one of those who read ahead to see if anything needs to be “Tuckerized” . I love all her rulers and how perfect everything comes out.
I participated in a BOM from my LQS two years ago. I was ready to make a cut when my husband walked through talking followed by the dog barking. As soon as I cut the piece I knew it was wrong. Of course there isn’t any extra for errors. I took the piece to the shop to see if I could buy a fat quarter. I had to tell her my sad tale. Luckily they keep scraps in the back leftover from cutting the kits, so she gave me a replacement piece. I learned ,unless on and now stop all cutting until the coast is clear…lol. Your table runner will be lovely and maybe uniquely your own!
Yep…uniquely my own🤪
I feel the same way about the patterns!! I have been quilting since 1999 and still get confused! 😵💫💕❤️💕
We are cut from the same cloth😂
I was cross stitching as I watched & listened to you...It is difficult to pick & choose projects to take on a retreat. I learned early on that taking a bit more is better than completing everything you've brought and have nothing to work on. Kathy Schmitz does sweet designs!
That happened one time and I drove my girlfriends crazy 😜
So much fun getting ready for retreat! I understand the list making. I'm a serial list maker. I'm crunching getting down to the wire for my guild's big 3-day quilt show September 10 - 12 and my lists are getting longer instead of shorter 😱. I seem to work better under pressure so hopefully this weekend everything will fall into place LOL. Fingers crossed!! Also here's to hoping you can make your table runner work out. Hugs from NE Ohio.
I love making list but always lose them😂🤪
Anna you got this 😀
😘
Good luck with your piecing Anna. I was making Sawtooth Stars while I was watching your video and when I finished they were too large to fit into the block I am making. Apparently, my piecing needs help too!
I am not alone🙏
I love getting notifications on your videos!
If you need more fabric, Kathy has a new line called Maryland. I just finished a table runner from this fabric and it looks very close to what you are using. I will email a photo to you.
I’ll have to take a peek
:( I was stressing with you when you were cutting the kit :(. Sending you good thoughts and hugs! This is completely why kits stress me out also! I am hoping that you can figure out how to 'make it work', even if it is not exactly as the kit was intended... I also hope that you are able to attend your quilt retreat - I could tell how much you have looked forward to it!
Thank you again for praying for Hurricane Ida victims as it will be a long recovery. We are finally seeing hope - after 10 days, we finally have power, phone, internet, most stores open but with limited hours and supplies, very limited postal service and my bank is still not open. But we know how to prepare and we will make it through this just as other communities such as Oregon find ways to recover from the devastating wild fires. Last week we had Mass in a church with no electricity and our priest reminded us to look for the miracles and not focus on the devastation - and there are so many miracle stories! I finally drove into town yesterday on my normal route....so many houses where huge trees fell inches away from a home...Truly have to believe God was protecting that family!
Thank you for the visit...truly like a visit with a friend in these troubled times :)
Oh 🙏. Today as I was feeling sorry for myself I receive your comment and again gain perspective and am grateful.❤️
@@quiltroadies1695 I have those days that I have to gain perspective also. So, so many people have so very many more issues than I. Doesn't mean the day is easy, but a reminder that it could be so much worse. Sending good wishes your way!
New stuff all the time. It is so hard not to start new stuff!!! I enjoy sitting with you when I can. Even if it takes me three or four sits to see one in entirety. OMG that haunted camper kit is so cute!!! Sadly we just sold our fifth wheel. Husband mot wanting to take it out any longer. I'm not making too much of a fuss. But I will say our intent in the get go was something smaller and he got hooked on the 37' fifth wheel. It was my shangrila. The new couple who bought it are thrilled so the dream continues
Thank you for hanging out… wonder how long it’ll be before you need to find a new road home…❤️
@@quiltroadies1695 I'd love one now but my husband is not keen. Here on the east coast fuel costs are quite high. He is not into travel like I am. A van like Penny would be ideal
Heading to Oregon today! I’ll be in Sisters on Friday! Yippee! (You’re so cute Anna!)
Hope you had a wonderful time in Sistrrs❤️
I did hear your brain go waw waw waw. 😂 I check things off as I cut them too. I’m so bad sometimes I read the directions, see what I need to cut, line my ruler up, ready to cut, triple check the directions! 🤣 I once cut a border wrong TWICE! Luckily it was readily available fabric so I just bought some more. When I do that I know it’s time to walk out of the studio & shut the door. Hope your calendar allows you to still go to your retreat. It would be a shame to miss it.
Yep there was a siren going off in there😂🤪
My father was a drawer of maps in the Air Force during Korean War.
Maybe all that precise tech stuff rubbed off on you😀
Hi Anna - There is nothing out there that can’t be fixed. It may need a tweak to the original. You can do it. Take the pattern and 2 different color of hiliter pens. Make one color for the table runner and the other color for the pot holder. Read it line per line and determine which it’s for and then use the correct hiliter to color code and when you get it all read you will have the instructions for each pattern separately. Hope this makes sense. You are color coding the instructions to only read what you need. You can make this and it will be beautiful. I’ve got faith in you. Hugs!
Oh man!!!! What a great idea!!!
@@quiltroadies1695 Glad I could help!!! You want to know how I came up with that.... Been there and done that back in my work days!!! Only way I could keep it all straight!!! Lol. It works!!!
You can persevere Anna! Rah rah! Lol I can sure relate to trying to following fussy cutting instructions. I have to take a deep breath and say a prayer before each cut. But as the saying goes it’s only fabric. Yikes 😳
I have been chanting that lately 🤪
Hi Anna. No pressure of judgement - but - where are you on the Buttermilk Basin HOME pillow? I am picking mine back up and attempting to finish it. Wish me luck.
I hope you will show those hexie monkeys. They are adorable. I am trying to do hexies.
Also can you show the popcorn crochet. I crochet but I've not heard of this but that with those beads are a good idea.
I love watching all that you do.
When I learn I share😀
Hi Anna, maybe bring your featherweight. That is what I do. Sometimes on retreat my guild will have small project that need to get done. Senior quilts, breast cancer bags. Chemo caps. Etc. So I would love to help out. And I'll have a machine that is small and lightweight, and doesn't take up so much room.
I shall ponder this idea🤔
You know - I rewrite the instructions when they include more or not enough information that I like - sometimes i do it in the margins- or I cross off their numbers and write mine.
And - because I’m a “newbie”, if I have time, I’ll do it in a practice fabric. (Why yes, I do have quite a few orphan blocks/ hahahahaha).
I like this idea!
Hey Mama! Guess I’ll add crochet popcorn to my list 🙂. You Tube has a few tutorials. Love you! See you soon!
Bring it to retreat…you can show me!
Well now.........watching this video and you cutting out the table runner was like watching a video that someone took of me doing this!!!!!! OH MY. Yupperoos. Sometimes my brain will go into a high-speed collywobble trying to discern "instructions". I avoid kits like the plague because of that. I'm going to look for popcorn crocheting though. Enjoy prepping for your Retreat. Thanks for taking time out to be with us.
Collywobble😂😂😂
Love spending time with you!! Love your cutting table. How tall is it? I got my husband’s old work table, and it’s a little tall for my 5feet tall body!
Can you cut the legs? Mine is waist height for me at 5’5”
@@quiltroadies1695 I am adding that to my husband’s to do list!
Have a great day. Love the Goose Jelly jar. Think I’ll have to start one. Do you. Have a video that has a tour of your current Bee Hive?
Yes it must be in January 🙏😀
Really enjoyed your musings today. I need to pack for a 3 week road trip in our Motor home that is slightly larger than your van. We are going to see a grandson who is 18 months that we have never met. I plan to bring my machine as well as handwork. I’m not even sure what product I’m bringing. 😳
OMG what a wonderful trip, safe travels filled with lots of love!
Do as I say and not as I do. Measure twice and cut once is the saying you were searching for. I know you you will figure it out in the end! I hope you can manage to go to the whole retreat minus that first day.
Nah….quilting is a piece of cake! 🤣🤣
I know it may take some of the fun out of it, but i read my instructions beforehand to make sure I know what goes where and why we are cutting parts. Probably because I seldom do what they say! 7/8"??? Nope. Round up, trim down. I use the tools I love to achieve the units. I go math nerd on a project. Lol. Still packing for my retreat in mid October! Have a stack of stuff. And at least 2 more to cut. The anticipation is killing me! Don't back out of yours!
I am looking forward to going🎉
Omg you do the same thing I do when having to cut a block to size. IT’S SCARY 😧
😱😱😱😱
How did you hang the irons on your wall?
Command strips😀
You can do it Anna!!! You are my fav! I too love all things wool and quilting…when I begin to cut and piece an old kit I almost hyperventilate! I’m going to start laughing more! It’s better for me. I wish I really knew you .. we have a lot in common. I believe we are around the same age, retired RN, concerns you voice are mine often. Thanks for being my online “friend”. Can’t wait to see the next video… think of me tomorrow as I begin a fall runner that’s been in a project box. Sending us both good vibes 😵💫🧠🧵🪡👵🏻
I have you and your runner in my thoughts😂😱 we would have such fun and as G knows when I’m around nurses the talk always turns to hospital stories😱😂
Always fun watching you....I understand about that patterns....they needed to be apart from each other....it was not a very clear pattern....it wasn't you....I had to talk to the shop about that patten...take care and be safe
You have made me feel so much better🙏😘
Anna, have you seen the little cross stitch pattern for Halloween? They are darling!
So cute🎃
Love watching you Anna. ❤ and look forward to your vids..I learn so much and you make me smile. 😃 😊 🧵🪡
Measure twice, cut once…….👍🏻👵🏻