Category: Valerie’s Blog

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Crazy Christmas by Lynette Anderson (161)

Welcome back to Pastimes Online and our new round of Block of the Month Clubs starting up really soon…over the next few posts I’ll introduce you to them all…stay tuned 🙂

Crazy Christmas by Lynette Anderson will be a delightful piece of quilting to include wool applique, Jeval Dupioni Silks, Jeval Silk Floss, silk pins, sewing machine needles, and of course this awesome line of Christmas fabrics I found called Georgette Christmas

This block of the month is a 12 month project to include all of the goodies each month, Jeval dupioni silks, silk floss, wool applique, silk pins, sewing machine needles, pattern, cutting instructions, step by step blog postings and more you will make one block with applique, stitching etc and a second block with just the crazy patch each month. This will be finished for Christmas 2011!!

If interested, email me to be contacted when it’s ready to start.

I can’t wait, this will be my first Crazy Patch quilt and the quilt as you go method will be just perfect in time for Christmas 2011.

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e-Interview with Marlene Biles & Giveaway!! (160)

It’s been a while since I’ve had an e-interview, I wanted one a month for the year but I have a few months that are empty while I wait on a few peoples information…pppssstt Michelle and pssst Ana I’m waiting for your juicy stories and awesome photos….anyone else interested? Susan G, Beth S, Donna G…are just a few I’m thinking about…interested, please contact me.

Please enjoy this awesome interview with Marlene, and thanks so much Marlene for taking the time to send me your info and for the generous prize 🙂

 

 

Pastimes Online is so happy to announce this brand new pattern line available now in our Online Shop. Sipiweske Designs is created by Marlene Biles out of Manitoba Canada, check out her blog Sipiweske Quilt Designs when you have a chance.

Until next time, have happy and creative days…Valerie

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Around the Net: Oxford Clothing (159)

I came across this amazing video, it was so genuine and heartfelt about this suits, yes I said suits. Oxford Clothing is the only custom tailored suit manufacturer left in the USA. Isn’t that unbelievable. Where did all of the sewing manufacturers for suits go? China?

Enjoy the video:

Oxxford Clothing – A Tradition of Tailoring from Alex Hamlin on Vimeo.

I was listening to a stand up comic the other night and he said he was doing a gig in China and on route his luggage got lost – surprised? He said he was the equivalent of Shakil O’neil what with his size 10 shoe and 36″ waistline…is anyone in China this size LOL. The sales guy said he was too fat! (Too Funny). He said he thought it was strange because arn’t all of our clothes made in China? This is too true.