inspired by dresdens.

'nuff said.

i wish i was cool enough to make dresdens.
i really want some dresden pillows. and a quilt.
*big dreamy sigh*

to see all the resources to individual pillows, click the pic.
it'll shoot you over to flickr for the links.

♥ rachel

quilt album blog hop.

{comments closed.}
winner = sandi

welcome to the quilt album blog hop :)

our lovely hostess for this blog tour is none other than miss pat sloan.
yall know how i love pat sloan. {hi pat. xoxo.}

our sponsor for this blog hop is quilt album.
don't know who quilt album is?!?!
well i'll tell you what i know.

quilt album = a electronic quilty scrapbook.
using this software you can upload pics of your project{s}.
you record all the little details that might slip your mind later.
& you can even go a step further and make business cards and note cards.
{they even have a newsletter so you can stay up to date with all things quilt album-ish.}

it's quite the program if you're looking to catalog your creative process.
:)

since every blog hop needs fun questions:

what one item do you really want to add to your studio and why?!?!
this excelsior sewing machine poster.
in case you're new here, i'd addicted to the tv show friends.
this poster belonged to rachel green and it hung in her apartment for years.
me needs it.


what color would you paint your living room if you had to do it right now?!?!
we are currently, slowly i might add, repainting every room in our house.
the livingroom is next and it's destined to be gray/grey.
a good grey, not a depressing grey.


share a little known fact about yourself...
every spring i buy an insane amount of old navy flip flops.
i say insane because it drives my hubby crazy.
if you ask me...you could never own too many old navy flip flops.


what is the last piece of fabric you bought?!?!
it was these max & whiskers lovelies.
i can't wait to play with them.
i will one day. in my spare time. ha.


what is your favorite candy to find in your easter basket?!?!
i love me some peeps. frozen peeps to be more exact.
pure deliciousness.

no blog hop is complete without a giveaway!!!
one lucky ps i quilt reader will win their very own quilt album software.
just leave me a comment telling me what color you'd paint YOUR livingroom.
{winner will be drawn april 6th.}

and don't forget to visit all the peeps on our blog tour:
{they'll also be having giveaways!!!}

march 29th
rachel griffith - ps i quilt
benita skinner - victoriana quilt designs

march 30th
linda lum debono - dzyning things
vanessa christenson - v & co.

march 31st
geta grama - geta's quilt studio
michele foster - quilting gallery

april 1st
john adams - quilt dad
pat sloan

so happy hopping!!!

♥ rachel

playdate.

what today isn't about:
meeting a deadline

what today is about:
having a playdate with these lovelies

fabric = sweet pickins by darlene zimmerman for robert kaufman

♥ rachel

respect.

r e s p e c t.

i love yall.
yall know that.

i wouldn't blog if i didn't enjoy it.
i wouldn't blog if it didn't help, inspire or teach people.
really.

so why did i start a blog post like this?!?!

well i have google alerts set for me & this here blog.
you know...just in case.

99.9% of the time i get a notice & it's cool.
susy whatsherface at blahblahzee blog made my sruffily quilt.
so i comment and then the blogging world is a happy place.

today was different.

that little alert popped into my email and WHAM!
someone decided it would be cool to copy & paste my whole blog post into a forum.
not a good idea folks.

i work really hard on this blog.
it may not seem like it, but trust me that i put alot of time & effort into ps i quilt.

i do "get" that so & so was just trying to open the ripping vs cutting convo on a message board.
i can respect that.
it is a very interesting conversation.
but use your own words, please.

so i write this special post to say this...
RESPECT what bloggers put out there.
RESPECT their time & effort.
RESPECT copyrights.
& RESPECT the person behind the blog.

that is all.

edit to add:
i've had a few questions about google alerts...
basically you type in your blog name, your company name, etc.
and ANY TIME your name {or whatever you set the alert to} is put on the internet, you get emailed about it.
you can choose if you want to be notified per instance, once a day, once a week, etc.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT FOLKS.

♥ rachel

to rip or not to rip???

so let's talk ripping vs cutting.

while i was in san antonio i talked with the owner of sew special quilts about this very subject.
fyi: they rip, but they will cut if asked.
while talking with her i thought...i wonder how everyone else feels about this.

i have seen it done both ways.
i have heard the positives & negatives to both sides.
i've heard the "that's how shops did it in the ol' days" rebutle.
i've even seen shops lose business because of the "cutting is against shop policy" line.

so i wanted to talk to a few of my fav quilt shops. {one brick & mortar. one online.}
i wanted to get views from both sides.
it just so happens that they're the opposite of each other in the ripping/cutting department.
which made my research go quicker. lol.

my fav online shop = fat quarter shop
they cut.
they cut so many layers & orders that it would take forever to live up to their SUPER fast shipping if they had to rip orders all day.
and on top of that when you rip, it damages about 1/2" on either side of your fabric by stretching & pulling.
they agree that ripping is good for straight of grain, but they'll stay cutters.

my fav brick & mortar = people, places & quilts - summerville, south carolina
they rip.
it's important to them that you have a straight of grain piece rather than pretty edges.
they recommend washing & pressing your fabrics to even out the distortion from ripping.
although they are firm believers in ripping, they will cut if asked.

so let's have an open debate...
to rip or not to rip???

are yall for or against ripping???
inquiring minds want to know.
if you're a quilt shop...i highly encourage you to jump in and give your two cents.

& because i know someone is gonna ask...
fabric = bliss by bonnie & camille for moda

♥ rachel