Welcome to the latest issue of the Quilting Gallery Newsletter. I’d like to take this opportunity to wish you a happy new year, may it be filled with creativity.

Things have been very busy behind the scenes at the Quilting Gallery. Expect to see lots of new and exciting features coming up, starting with Guest Blogger month in February (see below) and a mini quilt swap (details to be announced next month).

I am very grateful for the very generous donations that have come in for the Charms for Charity Contest. In total, 1,464 charms have been received. Thank you to everyone that contributed.

We had our first sewing for charity get-together earlier this month. Tonnes of fun had by all. I’ve also been working on my own charity quilt, Flowers in the Wind, which uses 80 charms.

For my friends in the northern hemisphere, stay warm; and for my friends in the south, please can you spare some heat?

Happy Quilting!

Michele (aka Mishka)

Quilting Gallery
michele@quiltinggallery.com

News from the Quilting Gallery

• Join the fun, be a guest blogger. February will be Guest Blogger month at the Quilting Gallery. Look for a fabulous line-up of guests. Email me to participate.
• The blocks for the third quilt, Child Prisoners, of the Living Healing Quilt Project are being posted this week.
• The Quilting Bloggers directory has more than 2,240 bloggers from 52 different countries.
• Looking for quilt shops? There are several wonderful shops listed in the Quilt Shop Locator. Have a quilt shop or other quilting-related business? Advertise for just $5.00-$7.50/month.
• Stay in touch: join the Facebook fan page for Quilting Bloggers or follow me on Twitter.

Mishka’s Picks

• Check out this quick and easy project to bake potatoes in the microwave. This would make a great hostess gift.
• Christmas Sparkler is a gorgeous mini quilt. Use whatever colours you like to make it for any time of year.

Around the Web

• The Alliance for American Quilts is having a Crazy for Quilts contest for quilters of all ages.
• Take a peek into the sewing rooms of other quilters.
• Design your own custom fabric at Spoonflower.
• Have a colour name, but not sure what it looks like, check this out … Names of Colours.
• Find a quilting pen pal.

Job Interview

A guy walks into the human resources department of a large company and hands the executive his application. The executive begins to scan the sheet, and notices that the applicant has been fired from every job he has ever held.

“I must say,” says the executive, “your work history is terrible. You’ve been fired from every job.”

“Yes,” says the man.

“Well,” continues the executive, “there’s not much positive in that.”

“Hey!” says the guy as he pokes the application. “At least I’m not a quitter.”

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