Glee!

No, not the TV show (though I've heard that it's good).

Electric Quilt 7 has been announced (ok, so I'm a little late on that one) and is now available for pre-order! I have EQ6, and love using it. I'm very excited about the updated features on EQ7, and I can't wait to get my copy! I'm looking forward to playing with it.

On the sewing front, I've completed the top & back for my little man's quilt. Now to cut the batting & get it on the frame, and see if I can get it finished before he arrives! :-)

Horribly cute, isn't it? The fabric is the Jungle Babies line from JoAnn Fabrics, and is really intended to be one of the soft-cloth books. My friend who hosted my shower had the idea for everyone to decorate squares with fabric paints so that my baby can have a quilt sooner than his sister did. That and I made quilts for all three friends who had babies last fall, so this was their way of returning the gift.

37 weeks and counting!

TGIMBOSP?

So, my family is comprised of geeks & nerds. My brother forwarded me this link for TGIMBOEJ (aka The Great Internet Migratory Box of Electronic Junk), and it got me thinking- What if us quilters/costumers/general sewers got together and started The Great Internet Migratory Box of Sewing Paraphernalia?

The premise is whatever fits in the USPS large Priority Mail flat-rate shipping box ships. You sign up on a site to be a recipient, and when the box reaches you, you take out a few items that appeal to you, and add in some new ones from your stash. Then you log the travels of the box, and ship it off to the next recipient, ideally within a 2-3 week timeframe.

The contents could be anything, from embroidery floss you bought for one cross-stitch, trim leftover from your latest costume, scraps from that baby quilt that you couldn't bear to just throw away, to that spool of lime green thread that you needed for one repair project and will never use again.

I'm not entirely sure how I would go about getting this off the ground, but it is certainly a fun-sounding idea!

New (to me) Quilting Resource Site!

I was recently contacted by Connie of Quilt Qua about being added to her directory of Etsy merchants and quilting blogs. She has compiled quite the collection of quilt related links and resources, and she is still adding to it. There are links for blogs, fabric shops, 'missing fabric' resources (for when you need just one more yard to finish that project, but its been discontinued), guilds, supplies, giveaways, you name it!

From her website:

And welcome to Quilt Qua (definition of qua: In the character of or capacity of). I invite you to enjoy the web site. There are many resources to explore, avenues to advertise your business, and articles to read.

Win: 1 Frosted Memories Fat Quarter Bundle by Holly Taylor for Moda Fabrics !
To enter simply "tell a friend" to spread the word about Quilt Qua. You can send an e-mail to people, post on your blog, comment on someone else's blog, put info in your guild newsletter, etc. Then send an e-mail to: quiltqua@gmail.com and let me know what you did. Enter as often as you wish. Random drawing for the winner will be at 10 pm July 31st.
Check it out! I'm sure to spend more than a few hours poking around her site.