Chatterbox Quilts’ Blog
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One of the best things about being part of a crafting community is the interesting people you meet. There are many talented people out there who are have spent years honing their skills and creating stunning projects. Unfortunately, Dan is not one of them.
It's Thursday again and time for another Telecast Thursday!
I'm sure you've had to decide on what quilting motif to use on a project. This can be a tough choice and sometimes you may decide to just put the project away until you can make the right choice (oh, maybe that's just me!). Don't worry about making the right choice, just quilt that puppy!
In this video, I'll show you two different ways of quilting the same wall hanging. While there is a definite difference between these two projects, they both look great! The reason is simple: I quilted what I was comfortable quilting. Take a look to see what I mean.
You can watch the video below or on my Youtube channel.
Subscribe to my Youtube channel to receive automatic notifications when new videos are posted. You can also click on the Chatterbox Quilts logo in the lower right corner on the video itself to subscribe. If you like what you see, please share my videos with your fellow creatives.
Creatively,
Do you watch the videos on my Youtube channel or do you watch them through my blog posts? If you're a subscriber to my Youtube channel, you automatically receive new content each week – you don't even have to go looking for them, any time a new video is released, you'll receive an email to let you know there is a new one to watch. If you don't watch my videos on Youtube, you may not be aware of how the content is organized.
You may think that I post videos on my Youtube channel willy-nilly and there isn't any easy way to find a video on a specific topic, other than scrolling down through a large list of videos. This just isn't the case! I have developed playlists to categorize my videos and make it easy for my subscribers to quickly find videos on specific subjects. I often post a series of videos and it's so much easier to find all of them in one playlist.
Let me explain how this works. I'll walk you through how to find and use playlists and I'm assuming that you're going to Youtube on a laptop or computer, rather than a mobile device, as it looks a bit different if you're looking for the playlists on those devices. When you go to my Youtube channel – you're going there now, right? - you'll see several choices along the top menu, such as Home (where you currently are, but perhaps not where you're reading this blog post!), Videos, Playlists, Channels, etc.
This is a portion of what you'll see on the home screen of my Youtube channel
The one you're interested in is "Playlists", so just click on it now. This will take you to the Playlists page, where you can see the different playlists, or categories, of videos. If you click on the "All Playlists" on the left side of the screen under the main menu, you will see a list of the playlists that are available and can access any of the playlists from here.
Now you're on the Playlists area of my Youtube channel
If you don't click on the "All playlists" dropdown menu, you will notice that there are thumbnails and playlists under "Playlists by Chatterboxquilts". Click on the "Hand Embroidery and Stitchery" playlist to be taken to 15 videos about this subject (each playlist has a different number of videos depending on how many there are for that particular category).
You'll see a list of all the videos in this playlist on the right side of your screen. You can either let the videos play automatically or select the video you'd like to view.
The videos in the playlist will play automatically or you can select a specific video from the right sidebar.
New videos are added to the appropriate playlist and I will create new playlists if I'm starting a new series of videos on one specific subject.
I hope that this helps to explain the categorization of the videos on my Youtube channel and makes it easier for you to find the one, or two, or three in which you are interested.
Creatively,
Welcome to another episode of Telecast Thursday! Today's video is for those of you who, like me, have a few WIP's in the house. You know, those quilt tops that you were so excited to create, but then got distracted by another project before you could quilt them. Okay, maybe I'm the only one who has more than 10 quilt tops waiting in the queue to be quilted (although I doubt it!).
A few Easter quilts waiting for quilting - still.
Pumpkin table runner needs a bit of quilting.
Hearts Abloom still not quilted, but will be soon!
While I used to feel guilty about all these not-quite-quilts-yet that are stacked up in my studio, I realized that there is a good reason why these haven't yet been quilted. Watch the video to find out what this reason is.
You can watch the video below or on my Youtube channel.
I hope this video has made you feel better about the UFO's in your studio! Drop me a note to let me know how many you currently have.
Subscribe to my Youtube channel to receive automatic notifications when new videos are posted. You can also click on the Chatterbox Quilts logo in the lower right corner on the video itself to subscribe. If you like what you see, please share my videos with your fellow creatives.
Creatively,
Recently I've been attending quilt shows - it is that time of year, isn't it?
In case you couldn't tell there was a quilt show on that day
Every year I look forward to going to Heritage Park Festival of Quilts held at Heritage Park here in Calgary. The best part is that it is so close to home, that it allows me more time for viewing the marvellous quilts there - and to pick up some items from the many vendors!
Quilt at the gates of Heritage Park welcomed you to the show.
As this venue is outdoors, the weather can make or break the show. This year the weather was stellar - blue skies and warm temperatures - a perfect quilt show day!
I attended the show with my daughter and we both enjoyed the day (Sarah even fitting in some of the rides while we were there, and the bakery, of course!).
The Merchants' Mall - always my first stop at this show!
Some of the quilts are displayed outside under cover of tents (please excuse the colour quality of these photos), while others are arranged inside the historic homes.
I hope you enjoy viewing some of the many quilts that were on display that day.
If you see one of your quilts on display, please let me know and thank you for contributing to a wonderful day at the Heritage Park Festival of Quilts.
Creatively,
