Each month, TheQuiltingCoach sponsors an Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation with an expert in the field of quilting or a Webinar discussing a quilting topic of interest.
The series began with an expert machine quilter, Pam Bauer, followed with Bob Purcell, President of Superior Threads, H.D. Wilbanks of Hobbs Bonded Fibers - the batting company, and more.
After each interview, audio clips are added to TheQuiltingCoach.com. Each clip includes a question and answer from the interview, and all of them are accessible to members of the site.
In addition, the full interviews are available as well as the video of the webinar sessions.
You can also invest in a copy of the interviews or DVDs of the webinars at a special member price, just one of the privileges of membership.
If you are not yet a member, take a tour and see what else is in store with your membership.
Video: Stay Sane with Crazy Quilts Webinar Replay QuiltingCoach Penny Many quilters look at crazy quilts with wonder and amazement. What makes them so special and what, actually, is the process for creating one of these treasures? Crazy quilts are similar to traditional patchwork quilts in that they are created from scraps of fabric. The big difference is that crazy quilts include several different types of fabric. . . . keep reading
Secrets of Strip Piecing QuiltingCoach Penny Since we are always searching for time-saving techniques, it didn't take long for clever quilters to discover that we could save even more time by cutting strips of fabric, sewing the strips together and then cutting the strip units and sewing them together to shortcut our quilt making even further. . . . keep reading
Video: Quilt as You Go Webinar QuiltingCoach Penny These videos are the replay of the Quilt as You Go Webinar. Sit back and enjoy learning how to complete a quilt one block at a time. . . . keep reading
Choosing Colors for Your Quilts Webinar Replay QuiltingCoach Penny Learn how to create the look you want by choosing the right colors for your quilt. In this webinar, you will learn about the Ives Color Wheel - how to understand it and use it in your fabric selection. . . . keep reading
"Quilt Green" with Bonnie Hunter - - - QuiltingCoach Penny - - - And I'm Not Talking About St. Patrick's Day or Making Quilts with Green Fabric. Using Bonnie Hunter's Scrap User's System, Your Scrap Quilts will Save the Environment and your Sanity (Because Your Fabric Will Be Organized and Easy to Use - without Spending Hours and Hours Organizing it) . . . keep reading
Video: Happy New Year Quilt Block QuiltingCoach Penny Happy New Year! Wouldn't want to do this block except for under the best of mental circumstances. It has a bunch of bias edges and weird shaped triangles. Watch the video and see how to sew it together. . . . keep reading
How to Bind a Quilt Web Presentation QuiltingCoach Penny During the month of December, there were several opportunities to dial in and check in on your computer to watch a live presentation answering the question of How to Bind a Quilt. . . . keep reading
Importing Fabric into EQ6 QuiltingCoach Penny If you are designing a quilt in EQ6, it's a great idea to use the actual fabric as you design. It is easy to import your fabric into EQ6. These step-by-step videos will show you how . . . keep reading
Alex Anderson - Picking Designs Alex Anderson The very first class I took was by a Mennonite woman named Lucy Hilty. Basically we studied Amish quilts, which then in turn meant feathers, cables, eight-pointed stars, when to put in background grids, when not to put in background grids, and all that kind of stuff. It's the basis of how I approach things. . . . keep reading
Alex Anderson and Blending the Values of Colors Alex Anderson If you look at my quilts, blending would not be the word that describes them. They're pretty "in your face." I don't worry about things like that. I believe that if one green is good, use all the greens in the world. If one blue is good, use all the blues . . . keep reading
Use Visual Coloring to Create a Special Mood for Your Quilt In your book Visual Coloring you suggest that we find a photograph we like or one that creates a special mood, and then use that as a basis for the colors of our quilt. You talked about that a bit. Can you describe more of . . . keep reading
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