Quilting Gallery Newsletter – Issue #26 – August 2010
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Welcome to the latest issue of the Quilting Gallery Newsletter. I can’t believe how quickly this Summer is flying by. We’ve had glorious weather here in Ottawa this year. There’s lots of news to share! I hope you’ll enjoy the new site features outlined below and the plans for the future. You’ll definitely be inspired by the fabulous quilts from the weekly quilt contests and the amazing guest bloggers. Check out the new monthly pricing for the Quilt Shop Locator too. I had such a great time chatting with Pat Sloan on her Creative Talk Radio show last month. In case you missed it live, you can download the interview by clicking this link, then look under July 2010. Reminder for those participating in the Applique Posy Needle Case Swap, the mail date for international shipments was Tuesday and for domestic shipments (including Canada/USA) it is next Tuesday. Please don’t be late! Check out the Flickr group for this swap; aren’t the needle cases adorable!
Until next time, happy quilting! Michele (aka Mishka) What’s New and Coming Soon!I made some changes to the Quilting Bloggers directory. For each blogger, you’ll now see the titles of their latest three blog posts and you can easily share blogs with your friends on Facebook using the "Like" button. To help keep me accountable (I need it!!), I started a new feature on the site called Share-It Tuesdays. Each week I’ll share what I’ve been working on and you can share too by posting a link to a recent blog post or an image on Flickr.
Coming Soon! A directory of Quilt Guilds from around the world. The proposed launch date is September 15th. There will be a holiday-themed swap coming this Fall. It’s charm-pack friendly and super cute. Weekly Themed Quilt ContestsIt has been amazing to see all of the wonderful quilts entered in the Weekly Themed Quilt Contests. It’s a virtual quilt show each week! This week’s theme is FLOWERS and is sponsored by Around the Block Quilters Shop (win a $30 gift certificate). Hurry! You have until Thursday night (Eastern time) to enter your quilt. Check the blog on Friday morning to vote for your favourite. Check out the previous contests (I’m sure you’ll be inspired!) and the fabulous sponsors:
Quilt Shop Locator
With summer quickly coming to an end and quilters returning to their sewing rooms to start Holiday projects, now is a perfect time to try the Quilt Shop Locator. Two options are available: a Basic Listing for $2/month and a Premium Listing for $8/month (less than the cost of a yard of fabric). Advertising does not have to be expensive; it needs to be creative! Click here for more information and to add your shop! Guest Bloggers
Be inspired by your fellow quilters as they guest blog on the Quilting Gallery site:
Want to be a Guest Blogger? – I’m now booking guests for September. Quilter’s Market
Quilter’s Market is a simple and inexpensive advertising opportunity for designers, authors, publishers and distributors to promote their quilting products directly to quilters from around the world. |
