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May 3	Free. Free. Free Comic Book Day! Oh Yeah, And Check Out This Comic Book Quilt. Make Comment And I Will Send You Free Fabric! Gina Halladay May 3, 2008 After Free Cone Day from Ben & Jerrys Ice Cream and 31 cent Cone Day from Baskin Robbins, now what? Reader, Blogger, Quilter and Comic Booker Cheryl made a comment notifying u all about Free Comic Book Day.I don't imagine... Continue Reading Posted at 7:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (41)
Feb20	"Sew Mama Sew" Features Quilting This Month...With Guest Writers, Patterns and Tips And A Sneak Peek-- (Dang, They Scooped Me!) Gina Halladay February 20, 2008 Looking for a bit of inspiration? Visit the Sew Mama Sew website and blog. The fabric loving duo of Kristin and Beth, each week they put together handy sewing tips and projects to inspire you.And this month their blog has... Continue Reading Posted at 10:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Mar 7	Day Z Dozen Blog Hop Is Under Way...Hop On Over and See Whats Up Gina Halladay March 7, 2007 If you haven't been hopping...You missed this and this and this. Not to worry you can catch up...Visit this fun Day Z Dozen Blog Hop. Twelve designers create twelve projects out of fabric from Lakehouse Dry Goods for twelve days. See... Continue Reading Posted at 11:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Nov18	Want A Perfect Binding Everytime? Download This Binding Tutorial From Heather Bailey Gina Halladay November 18, 2006 Heather Bailey has posted a wonderful tutorial—with great graphics and illustrations--on creating the perfect binding for your quilt. I usually get three out of four corners done right when I do my binding…now maybe I can get four out of four! Continue Reading Posted at 9:07 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Nov10	Denyse Schmidt Shines At Market and In A Presentation...She Has A New Fabric Collection In The Works And QuiltersBuzz Hits 200! Gina Halladay November 10, 2006 QuiltersBuzz hits a milestone! This is post number 200 for the QuiltersBuzz! And has nearly 200,000 pages views recorded.When I started writing, I worried about having enough to write about…boy, was I wrong. I have thousands of things to write... Continue Reading Posted at 5:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Oct17	Quilt Fabric Designer and Artist, Anna Maria Horner, Tells Us More About Her Lines For Free Spirit Fabrics Gina Halladay October 17, 2006 Artist/Designer, Anna Maria Horner writes more today about her fabric collections with Free Spirit Fabrics. Continue Reading Posted at 9:24 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Oct16	Meet Anna Maria Horner, A Fresh, Talented Artist... She Designs Fabric For Free Spirit Fabrics ...With A New Line In the Works and Is Guest Writing On QuiltersBuzz Gina Halladay October 16, 2006 Anna Marie has one line of fabric already out, “Bohemian”, and another one coming your way soon! Meet Anna Marie Horner! Continue Reading Posted at 8:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Sep25	See a Sneak Peak of Heather Bailey's "Freshcut" Fabric Line From Free Spirit and Read About This Talented New Designer...She is Guest Writing on QuiltersBuzz Gina Halladay September 25, 2006 Look what is ‘fresh’ from FreeSpirit! Donna Wilder, President of FreeSpirit Fabrics, has signed designer Heather Bailey and here is a sneak peak of her first line of fabric, “Freshcut”. Continue Reading Posted at 5:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (4)
Sep19	Alex Anderson, Quilter, Pod Caster, TV Host and More ...Is Guest Writing on QuiltersBuzz Today! Gina Halladay September 19, 2006 “The beauty of the pod cast is that there are no net work restrictions or time issues. Basically it is a free for all, where we can say and do what ever we want.” I feel like I have gone to satellite radio”, she laughs. Continue Reading Posted at 6:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (4)
Sep 5	Yippee!! QuiltersBuzz Gets Mentioned in Country Living Magazine Gina Halladay September 5, 2006 Amy Butler dropped me a note and said that she recommended www.QuiltersBuzz.com, as one of her favorite quilting blogs, to the editors at Country Living Magazine. Continue Reading Posted at 8:37 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (5)
Aug25	Quilter's Buzz Joins The "Women of Blogland" (Quilting Blogland, That Is!) Gina Halladay August 25, 2006 I joined the ranks of the “Women of Blogland” as listed in the new magazine “Quilter’s Home, For the New Generation of Quilters”. Continue Reading Posted at 11:24 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Aug20	Confessions of a "Blog-a-Holic"--Click After Click, Link After Link, It is Hard to Stop! Gina Halladay August 20, 2006 “Ok- I'm addicted. Addicted to blogs! I can't stop. Link after link- I can't get enough of all these crafty girls out there! Everyone is soooo talented. And every morning I have to see what new fun things they have designed, knit, quilted, sewed, etc. Continue Reading Posted at 9:21 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (4)
Aug16	Make Perfect Triangles for Your Quilts With This Triangle Tutorial from Purl Bee Gina Halladay August 16, 2006 The Purl Bee has posted a great TRIANGLE TUTORIAL, complete clear photos and easy to understand directions. Click here to read it. Continue Reading Posted at 8:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Aug15	A Quilter Gets Inspired And Writes a Manifesto Gina Halladay August 15, 2006 Here is a newly written manifesto (who was inspired by Jen at “Red Instead Blog” who's crafter’s manifesto I posted a few days ago). This quilter's manifesto was written by reader Melinda.I like it. (Especially the last line!) Thanks... Continue Reading Posted at 6:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (2)
Aug14	Art Quilts Are Inspiring...And a Bit "Out of the Box" Gina Halladay August 14, 2006 My daughter, Macy, a college student and aspiring artist, creates amazing abstract paintings that I would like to incorporate into a quilt design. I have been searching and researching contemporary quilters for inspiration and direction. Continue Reading Posted at 7:36 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Aug10	Quilters Buzz Hits the 100,000 Mark! And Threaded Pear Studio Has Been Going Strong From the Get Go! Gina Halladay August 10, 2006 100,000! I had an exciting day this week when traffic on the Quilter’s Buzz hit 100,000 page views! Thanks to all you loyal readers in the United States, but also from many other readers in other countries including Australia, Portugal, Bulgaria, Lebanon, Spain, Brazil just to name a few… Continue Reading Posted at 8:05 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (9)
Aug 6	Great New Blog Launched at "the purl bee"...A Must See Site Gina Halladay August 6, 2006 There is a great new blog out there in blogland showing us some great stuff. Joelle, owner of SoHo shops, Purl and Purl Patchwork has launched a new web log called the Purl Bee. Continue Reading Posted at 10:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (3)
Jul27	Quilter's Home August Issue is On Stands Now...Quilter's Buzz to be Featured Gina Halladay July 27, 2006 Ok, so I guess the new issue of Quilter’s Home is on stands now—check your local craft or bookstore. (I picked up my June issue at a grocery store!) Continue Reading Posted at 5:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Jun30	Great Finds at Sydney Australia's Biggest Craft and Quilt Show...Material Obsession Shop Owners Guest Write and Give Us a Report Gina Halladay June 30, 2006 Here are some of the great thing Sarah and Kathy, of Material Obsession, found while attending, vending and spending at Sydney’s biggest Craft and Quilt Show… Continue Reading Posted at 6:27 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Jun29	Material Obession's, Sarah and Kathy, Guest Report on the Sydney Craft and Quilt Show--The Biggest Quilt Show in the Southern Hemisphere! Gina Halladay June 29, 2006 Well, here they are...Sarah and Kathy, all the way from Material Obession in Australia guest reporting on the recently held Sydney Quilt and Craft Show. Continue Reading Posted at 10:31 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Jun21	Quilting and Color Values...Dramatic Results Can Be Made By Changing the Color Value in a Quilt Block Gina Halladay June 21, 2006 Janet at Quilting@About.com has some great info on how to change the look of a quilt block just by altering its color value… Continue Reading Posted at 10:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
May22	Some Great Things From Quilt Market...QuiltersBuzz to be Featured in a Magazine! Show and Tell and More! Gina Halladay May 22, 2006 Some great thing happened while on the road in Minneapolis…at Quilt Market! Continue Reading Posted at 10:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (4)
May18	QuiltersBuzz is At Quilt Market...Looking for Quilting Ideas and Product to "Show and Tell" Gina Halladay May 18, 2006 I am in Minneapolis, MN to attend the “world's only trade show for the quilting industry” also known as “International Quilt Market”. Continue Reading Posted at 7:01 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
May16	Sew with Denyse Schmidt at a "MakeWorkshop"--Or Join A "Denyse-flavored" Block Swap or Quilt-Along for Inspiration Gina Halladay May 16, 2006 Denyse holds workshops where you will have this hands-on opportunity to spend an afternoon learning her intuitive design techniques, while building a foundation for bringing your individual style to quilts or projects from her book, or your own creations. Lots of fun! Continue Reading Posted at 4:40 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Apr29	Mastering the "A" Word In Quilting--With a Tutorial on "APPLIQUE" --Using the Freezer Paper Method Gina Halladay April 29, 2006 Many of us avoid the “A” word. And in the world of quilting, at least, the “A” word is APPLIQUE! There are many different ways to put on an appliqué onto a quilt, but the one that I prefer using in the “Freezer Paper” method. Continue Reading Posted at 7:22 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Mar22	New host writes for About.com's quilting website Gina Halladay March 22, 2006 There is a new host at About.com’s Quilting website. Her name is Janet Wickell. She began quilting during the quilt revival of the 1970's and it didn't take long for her to become hooked on the craft. Continue Reading Posted at 8:12 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Feb 2	Fabric Stash Busters--Form Blogging Ring To Encourage Quilters To Use Up Your Stash Gina Halladay February 2, 2006 Eliminate the fabric stash! That was one of my New Years Resolutions. And I am working on it. And so is a bunch of bloggers who formed the “Stash Quilts Blog Ring”. Continue Reading Posted at 9:32 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (1)
Jan22	Denyse Schmidt designs fabulous fabric for us! Sneak a peak here of "FLEA MARKET FANCY"! Gina Halladay January 22, 2006 Good news for all of us Denyse Schmidt fans. Denyse has designed some fabric just for us…and well, maybe some other people too. She has a new line of fabric coming out this spring…and she let me post a sneak peak on QuiltersBuzz.com. Continue Reading Posted at 6:06 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (9)
Jan17	Quilting Guru, Susan C. Druding moves on.. Gina Halladay January 17, 2006 I am sad to say goodbye to crafty girl, Susan C. Druding, who has been the Quilting At About.com guru for the last 9 years. She is moving on and leaving the “Quilting Guide” position.“Thank you for all the support... Continue Reading Posted at 6:46 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0)
Jan14	About the Author, Gina Halladay Gina Halladay January 14, 2006 I am Gina Halladay and I am a crafty girl. I have the need to create. I quilt, I knit, I embroider, and I have great skills with the hot glue gun, band saw and an 8” belt sander. I like glitter Continue Reading Posted at 8:52 AM \| Permalink \| Comments (20)
Jan11	Quilters From Around the World...Stop By QuiltersBuzz Gina Halladay January 11, 2006 Hello, quilters from around the world... living in the countries of : Brazil, Netherlands, Germany, Turkey and Syrian Arab Republic! I know there are quilters from these countries because they have visited QuiltersBuzz in the last few days. Continue Reading Posted at 4:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (7)

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