Author: sarah

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Look what we’ve been up to…Christmas runner #1

Here is a very small-blurry picture of a new tutorial coming out soon!!

So, I am probably going to get in trouble for this!  I called Mom {Jenny} yesterday and asked her for a picture of the table runner she finished for a Christmas project we are working on!  She sent me this series of pictures that made me laugh out loud!!  Dad is modeling the lovely new table runner!!  Hahahaha!  I love that guy!  He is such a good sport!

So here is a sneak peak of the runner, and a few pictures I may get grounded for putting up.  (or at the least, get sent to my room (for-like-EVER!)

You could make an apron if you wanted too!! LOL
Isn’t he adorable!? Having way too much fun in the quilt shop!

Life is never boring around here!!

Have a great day!!  We’ll be back soon with a new tutorial!!

~Sarah

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Craftsy / MSQC Misunderstanding

We’ve received many e-mails over the past few months inquiring about our relationship to Craftsy (formerly known as Sympoz).  Many of you are wondering if we are Craftsy, or if not, how we are affiliated with them.  Since Craftsy heavily advertises their paid classes and many of them include a picture of Jenny Doan (who many of you know and love from our MSQC YouTube channel), we can see how you’d be confused!  We wanted to take just a second to let you all know what is happening.

Early on, Jenny Doan (momma), signed on with Craftsy when they were brand new to instruct two courses (Quilting Quickly I and II), and is still on there each night with her beloved students who signed up for them, answering questions and chit chatting with everyone. However, since then, we have chosen not to renew our contract with Craftsy, meaning there will not be a Quickly Quilting III.  Instead the Missouri Star Quilt Company has decided to place all of its focus on producing and distributing even better and clearer FREE tutorials on YouTube, as we have done from our shop’s inception.

We have invested in better camera and sound equipment, and have heard your requests for clearer instructions (such as exact fabric requirements and measurements, and faster response times to the questions you post in the YouTube and QuiltingTutorials.com comments section).  As our relationship has grown with YouTube, we have become able to post full length tutorials, where previously we had to keep them under a certain time limit.

We are passionate that knowledge should be shared freely.  As we all continue to learn, grow and improve, if we all help each other, we develop a closer community and all become better quilters in the process.

Once again, we are not Craftsy, nor are we affiliated with them (other then Jenny engaging with her students from the first two classes).

So keep your eye out for many more free, high-quality, informative tutorials featuring Jenny Doan and others on our YouTube channel and the new QuiltingTutorials.com

Love,
Your Missouri Star Quilt Company Staff 🙂

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The Iron Quilter – Quilting Competition to end all Quilting Competitions :)

Quilters, prepare yourself for a challenge like none other.  Iron Quilter is a battle of batting, war of walking foots, scrap of scraps, fight of fussy cutting, and duel of design.  In a nutshell, it is where quilters show what they are truly made of!

***Sorry Quilter, the special ingredient for Iron Quilter is now sold out, therefore entry to the competition is closed.  Feel free to read below on how to follow the contest as a spectator.  Don’t worry though, we’ll have more great competitions like this in the future 🙂 ***

Here are the details:

  • The Iron Quilter contest runs from November 1st to December 31st, 2011.
  • Each Iron Quilter participant may purchase up to 3 specially cut 4 7/8” Summer Breeze charm packs by Sentimental Studios for Moda Fabrics.  This ingredient (at least one complete charm pack) must be used in your project to enter.  Each 4 7/8” charm pack contains 42 squares and costs only $3.  They can be purchased along with any other MSQC products and/or daily deals.  They are available while supplies last.  The only way you can enter is to get these, so don’t delay!
  • Use whatever pattern you want, whatever other fabrics you want.  Just be sure to work 1-3 of these special charm packs into your project.  Be creative!
  • On January 2nd, our panel of judges here at MSQC will select the top projects, and we will announce them on our blog.  It will then be up to you, the people, to vote for your next Iron Quilter (we’ll explain how to do this when the time comes).
  • First prize will be 15,000 Quilter’s Cash points ($150), Second Prize 7,500 points ($75) and Third Prize 5,000 points ($50).  The real prize, though, is the ovation, admiration, respect, and love of the people!

Could YOU be the next Iron Quilter?!  Good luck and happy quilting!

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Market time already!?

My-my, we have been busy around here!  I can not believe that October is almost over.  {can you??}

Well, Mom and I are packing our bags to head to Houston for Quilt Market.  Are any of you going? Anyone going to Festival?  If you are in the area we’d love to meet you!

We have been busier than ever lately, did you see us on the Moda Bakeshop yesterday!?!?  We are so excited when we get to do fun things like that, and sure appreciate you all for stopping in to say hi!  We put together a printable tutorial for that project if you are interested you can find it here.

Well, I best be packing my bag…is there anything you are dying to know about Market??  Can I look for something special for you while I’m there?  Let me know in the comments…

Hope you have a great day!

Sarah