What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

Every so often questions and comments come from readers that I think others would like to hear my response to.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days.

First up from Gloria:
Remember the fabric that I used for the Halloween quilt that everyone was waiting for.   This one…

Gloria called and told me that it was not available through the link I had provided and that they were indeed sold out.

People are looking for it so they can make our quilt Halloween Hoopla.  This was the print I used.  The fabric ...

Every so often questions and comments come from readers that I think others would like to hear my response to.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days.

There has been a lot of talking in the comment section of people wanting the pattern for a quilt that was featured in a recent Community Quilt post.  You can read it all HERE.

This is the quilt.  Kathleen finished the quilt.  Isn’t it so cute??  Initially I thought it was a Lori Holt quilt but I was wrong.

A kind blog reader, Janice ...

Every so often questions and comments come from readers that I think others would like to hear my response to.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days

Lynn wrote:
“I just picked up the February 2022 issue of Better Homes & Gardens American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine with your gorgeous “Inspired by the Past” quilt on the cover. I am in love with it!  I am fairly new to quilting, but after looking over your instructions, I think I can do this!  I have a few questions, though:  How many different medium and ...

After I told you about how I saved money and ended up buying the new snowblower, I have Marybeth ask:
“Good for you for making the decision to get a power snow remover. I showed it to my DH and we looked it up….what model number did you get? Thanks for the hint and info.”

I bought exactly what Buck recommended and if you follow THIS LINK you will see all I know about it including model number, etc.

Our son, Buck, has a similar version only without electric start.  He runs a snow removal business.  The guys lift ...

Every so often questions and comments come from readers that I think others would like to hear my response to.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days…

Oh my.  My Frolic leftover quilt had several of you worried and concerned and pretty skeptical about me.

I got this from Ellen:
“You mention this morning that you are going to do a tutorial on making the blocks for this new fabulous quilt.  I wouldn’t want you in trouble with Bonnie but that is surely a copyright infringement?”

For a refresher, I took ...

Every so often questions and comments come from readers that I think others would like to hear my response to.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days…

Sara O asked:
“I loved this quilt from the minute I saw it years ago as it is now 2021. However, I saved only part of the pattern from APQ magazine. Help- where can I get the full pattern. Do not tell me to contact the magazine. They have difficulty working with humans.”

The quilt she was referring to is “All Are Welcome”.  This was ...

Every so often questions and comments come from readers that I think others would like to hear my response to.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days… I’m working on some follow-up questions today.

Last week I had a couple of questions from you after I posted about Kathy from Cotton Cabin asking why I provided Amazon links for people in my blog posts (Find that post HERE), particularly for quilt books…like this current favorite of mine Scrap School.  You can find it HERE.

I explained that if you click ...

Every so often questions and comments come from readers that I think others would like to hear my response to.  That’s when I feature them on the blog.  This is one of those days…

I’m only tackling one question today.  Here goes…

Kathy Regan commented:
“As the owner of a quilt shop in the area, I’m very saddened that you choose to send people to Amazon to purchase books. Is there a reason that you need to do that?”

There is a reason I need to do that.  I’ve addressed a very similar group of questions ...

Hello…
Thanks so much for the wonderful response to our Halloween quilt, Halloween Hoopla, that is published in the current, October 2021 issue of American Patchwork and Quilting.

I’ve gotten quite a few questions related to the quilt so I thought I would get to them all.

First off…from Laura K:
“I absolutely love this pattern. Where can I purchase it?”

The quilt pattern is in the current issue of American Patchwork and Quilting.  This issue.

For me, our Walmart and our grocery store regularly stock this magazine.

Next up…the packages of Halloween fabric.  Remember I had ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Ask Jo”.  I get many comments and questions from all sorts of places, the comment section here, Youtube, email, and from our Facebook group.  Sometimes I think others of you might want to know the answers as well so I answer them here on the blog.   Today I’m tackling a question from Cindy about fabric storage and use.

Cindy asked:
“Hello, I just ordered the book scrap school, and I have a couple of questions regarding your technique. Do you have an Accuquilt machine or do you cut your pieces by hand ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Ask Jo”.  I get many comments and questions from all sorts of places, the comment section here, Youtube, email, and from our Facebook group.  Sometimes I think others of you might want to know the answers as well so I answer them here on the blog.   Today I’m tackling the pantry challenge, the Halloween quilt, and some other random questions.

Gail asked:
“How is pantry clean out going? I have been working on mine for 2 months now and just barely making any progress. It is very hard to not go into ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Ask Jo”.  I get many comments and questions from all sorts of places, the comment section here, Youtube, email, and from our Facebook group.  Sometimes I think others of you might want to know the answers as well so I answer them here on the blog.   Today I’m tackling some quilts questions and a few other things too.

Elaine asked:
“LOVE THIS!!!! So, what size were your blocks, what kind of paint was used, brand used etc. Would LOVE to make this as I am expecting my 8th grandchild in Nov.”

Elaine ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Ask Jo”.  I get many comments and questions from all sorts of places, the comment section here, Youtube, email, and from our Facebook group.  Sometimes I think others of you might want to know the answers as well so I answer them here on the blog.   Today I’m tackling a variety of topics from quilts, to donuts to recipes.

Susan in Kentucky asked:
“Jo, do you happen to know the name of the pattern of the middle quilt in the picture at Country Threads? I believe you said you hadn’t made ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Ask Jo”.  I get many comments and questions from all sorts of places, the comment section here, Youtube, email, and from our Facebook group.  Sometimes I think others of you might want to know the answers as well so I answer them here on the blog.   Today I’m covering topics from tomatoes to framing cross stitch.

I had a VERY popular question…

Elaine asked:
“Jo – your gardens and pots look lovely and your veggie garden is waaay ahead of mine! In one of the pix, it looks as tho your tomato plants ...

I’m doing a little series of posts that feature old blog posts.  I have been going back and looking at them.  It’s been fun.  I started blogging in June of 2009…WOW.  Over ten years.  I’m so glad I’ve kept the blog as a diary of sorts…today I’m telling you about projects I finished in June of 2011.

My yo-yo table runner was in terrible shape.  I made this back in the 90’s.  By 2011 it needed a little updo.  I had to take a yo-yo apart to get the size and remake ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Ask Jo”.  I get many comments and questions from all sorts of places, the comment section here, Youtube, email, and from our Facebook group.  Sometimes I think others of you might want to know the answers as well so I answer them here on the blog.   Today I’m taking everything from quilts, to kits, to shoes.

Janice asked:
“Good day Jo, I am looking at your first photo of the two red blocks. I really like the choice of fabrics. As I am studying them, I noticed a quilted item just peeking ...

I have some tidbits and goodies that came in my email box that I wanted to share with all of you.

The first comes from Pat D from Ottawa, Canada.  She writes:
“Recently you posted the instructions for the “pizza” quilt. I enjoyed making it for Victoria Quilts. They make quilts for people undergoing cancer treatments.

I made a small change to it. At the “pointed” end, I marked back 2″ and added a pinwheel of white and blue.

Thank you for the inspiration. Keep up the good work.

Oh my word!!  I am in love with this and it ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Ask Jo”.  I get many comments and questions from all sorts of places, the comment section here, Youtube, email, and from our Facebook group.  Sometimes I think others of you might want to know the answers as well so I answer them here on the blog.   Today I’m tackling a mixture of questions…

Sally said, “Jo, you freeze cheese? What kind of cheese and is it a block or shredded? I freeze butter all the time (I buy it when it’s BOGO), but had no idea you could freeze cheese. Please ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Ask Jo”.  I get many comments and questions from all sorts of places, the comment section here, Youtube, email, and from our Facebook group.  Sometimes I think others of you might want to know the answers as well so I answer them here on the blog.   Today I’m answering a bunch of miscellaneous questions.

Beth asked:
“When will your Halloween quilt be coming out in American Patchwork and Quilting?”

The quilt Beth is referring to is this…

I never did show you the finished quilt.  It will be published in American Patchwork ...

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Ask Jo”.  I get many comments and questions from all sorts of places, the comment section here, Youtube, email, and from our Facebook group.  Sometimes I think others of you might want to know the answers as well so I answer them here on the blog.   Today I’m addressing a few of the questions.

The first question came from Brinda:
“There was no information in the article regarding how many shirts it took to actually make that quilt and was wondering if y’all kept track of how many shirts you actually ...