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New Bountiful Blooms Fabric Collection and What to do with New Fabric Mar 13, 2023

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In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi discuss their brand-new fabric collection, Bountiful Blooms. Chelsi gives her insights into what went into the design process of this collection and Sherri shares a few of her new quilts in Bountiful Blooms. They then discuss what they do when they get a new fabric collection. They discuss using other designers' fabric to make patterns they designed, and using their fabric for other designer's patterns. They also discuss how they decide what other projects to make when they receive the new fabric.
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For complete show notes, pictures, and links to all of today's featured quilts and fabrics, visit the A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/?p=27133
Cozy Earth: https://cozyearth.com/
Cozy Earth 35% Off Sitewide with the code: AQUILTINGLIFE
Flower Shoppe (Quilt on the Wall): https://tidd.ly/3mxuIV0
Maple Sky Remix (Quilt on the Table): https://tidd.ly/3SXf5T1
Meori Storage Containers (variety of sizes available): http://shrsl.com/3yjs4
The Artist's Way by Julie Cameron: https://amzn.to/3yio4on
Rachel Hollis interview with Julia Cameron: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rachel-hollis-podcast/id1245763628?i=1000602038511
Greg McKeown “Transforming Mental Clutter into Clarity”: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/174-transforming-mental-clutter-into-clarity/id1513285647?i=1000602160017
Sherri’s Bountiful Blooms Patterns
Maple Sky Remix: https://tidd.ly/3SXf5T1
Happy Spools: https://tidd.ly/3YsofIe
Summer Sky 2: https://tidd.ly/3yhkgUr
Aubri Tote: https://tidd.ly/3SVp23B
Flower Shoppe: https://tidd.ly/3mxuIV0
Chelsi’s Bountiful Blooms Patterns
Fall at Home: https://tidd.ly/3ZoCWgN
Hello Fall: https://tidd.ly/3KXXpEP
Autumnal: https://tidd.ly/3L3Kwta
Harvest Season: https://tidd.ly/3F29chK
Cross Stitch from Sherri’s Patterns
Happy Spools Cross Stitch: https://tidd.ly/3yeOZl9
Flower Shoppe Mini Cross Stitch: https://tidd.ly/3L0eb6k
Maple Sky Mini Cross Stitch: https://tidd.ly/3yiSCpY
3 Pattern Cross Stitch Bundle: https://tidd.ly/3kOKIBC
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A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com
Chelsi Stratton Blog: https://chelsistratton.wordpress.com/
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Chelsi Stratton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsistratton/
A Quilting Life Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherriQuilts
Chelsi Stratton Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StrattonHandmade
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Tips for Pressing Seams, Holding on to Fabric, and Designing Unique Quilt Patterns Feb 27, 2023

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In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi answer the remaining listener questions they had left in their queue. Topics discussed today include cutting accurate flying geese blocks, beginner tips for pressing seams, quilt patterns that resemble other quilts, suggested rulers for beginner quilters, holding on to fabric, fabric storage, and favorite Bella grey fabrics. Sherri and Chelsi also shared links to two of their favorite recipes and discussed possibly filming a video of them making one of their family's favorite recipes!
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For complete show notes, pictures, and links to all of today's featured quilts and fabrics, visit the A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/?p=27052
Cozy Earth: https://cozyearth.com/
Cozy Earth 35% Off Sitewide with the code: AQUILTINGLIFE
Morning Walk (Quilt on the Wall): https://tidd.ly/3wRtSCj
Hearts at Home 2 (Quilt on the Table): https://tidd.ly/31Au3rR
Purging Fabric Stash Blog Post: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/5-decluttering-tips-to-help-purge-a-fabric-stash/
Sherri's Ruler Storage Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNvSjBV1B2U&list=PL4zmmdDDhHJt_CAgcrvE2VUWGnf853PMo&index=17&t=1s
Creamy Corn Chowder Recipe (Chelsi's Favorite): https://ourbestbites.com/creamy-corn-chowder/
Cinnamon Rolls Recipe (Sherri's Favorite): https://abountifulkitchen.com/overnight-cinnamon-rolls/
NOTE: Some of the links provided here are affiliate links.
Where to Find Us:
Facebook: A Quilting Life with Sherri & Chelsi: https://www.facebook.com/groups/459389991531728/
A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com
Chelsi Stratton Blog: https://chelsistratton.wordpress.com/
A Quilting Life Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aquiltinglife
A Quilting Life Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aquiltinglife/
Chelsi Stratton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsistratton/
A Quilting Life Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherriQuilts
Chelsi Stratton Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StrattonHandmade
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Valentine's Day Quilts and Life Lessons Learned from Quilting Feb 13, 2023

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In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi share some of their favorite Valentine's Day quilts, fabric, traditions, and decor. They then discuss, with Billy, how relevant a holiday Valentine's Day truly is and ask for feedback from listeners as to what they expect from Valentine's Day each year. Lastly, they share life lessons they have learned through quilting.
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For complete show notes, pictures, and links to all of today's featured quilts and fabrics, visit the A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/a-quilting-life-podcast-episode-76-show-notes/
Cozy Earth: https://cozyearth.com/
Cozy Earth 35% Off Sitewide with the code: AQUILTINGLIFE
Sherri's New Scrappy Quilt (Quilt on the Wall): https://www.aquiltinglife.com/simple-scrappy-quilt-with-free-pattern/
Fresh Flowers (Quilt on the Table): https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherriQuilts?search_query=fresh+flowers
Wood Caddy Stand for Clover Needle Threader: https://tidd.ly/3YC85g4
Clover Needle Threader: http://shrsl.com/3x978
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Facebook: A Quilting Life with Sherri & Chelsi: https://www.facebook.com/groups/459389991531728/
A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com
Chelsi Stratton Blog: https://chelsistratton.wordpress.com/
A Quilting Life Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aquiltinglife
A Quilting Life Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aquiltinglife/
Chelsi Stratton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsistratton/
A Quilting Life Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherriQuilts
Chelsi Stratton Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StrattonHandmade
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Curating Fabric, Quilt Border Options, and Choosing the Right Batting for your Quilt Jan 30, 2023

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In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi answer a fun new batch of listener questions. Some of the topics discussed include future fabric lines in 2023 and 2024, curating fabrics for scrap quilts, quilt border options, working with bias binding, identifying the right and wrong sides of background fabric, selecting the correct batting for your quilt, and a couple of fun personal questions.
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For complete show notes, pictures, and links to all of today's featured quilts and fabrics, visit the A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/?p=26913
Safe Haven (Quilt on the Wall): https://tidd.ly/3kG3loB
Little Town in Favorite Things Fabric (Quilt on the Table): https://tidd.ly/3HK4GTT
Happy Go Lucky (Quilt on the Ladder behind Sherri): https://tidd.ly/3Y32PBK
Rainbow Prisms (Quilt on the Ladder behind Chelsi): https://www.aquiltinglife.com/rainbow-prisms-quilt-fat-eighth-friendly/
Chelsi’s Blissful Pattern for her Sew Along: https://tidd.ly/3uOnLQs
Chelsi’s newsletter sign-up with information on her Blissful Sew Along: https://chelsi-stratton-designs.ck.page/9133a659ff?fbclid=PAAab9TgL9j6uqImptYY29zZvUneCh02QBjswxF6GnySxkBCzI1yQcd4dJibM
Bias Binding Tutorial Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kp1yb_oiDA4&t=262s
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Facebook: A Quilting Life with Sherri & Chelsi: https://www.facebook.com/groups/459389991531728/
A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com
Chelsi Stratton Blog: https://chelsistratton.wordpress.com/
A Quilting Life Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aquiltinglife
A Quilting Life Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aquiltinglife/
Chelsi Stratton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsistratton/
A Quilting Life Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherriQuilts
Chelsi Stratton Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StrattonHandmade
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Dealing with Sewing Funks and How to Get Out of Them Jan 23, 2023

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In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi discuss what to do if you fall into a sewing funk. They share their past experiences dealing with sewing funks and talk about what some of the causes tend to be. They then give advice and tips on how to get out of these funks and slumps to get back into a productive quilting life.
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For complete show notes, pictures, and links to all of today's featured quilts and fabrics, visit the A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/?p=26866
Cozy Earth: https://cozyearth.com/
Cozy Earth 35% Off Sitewide with the code: AQUILTINGLIFE
Heartstrings (Quilt on the Wall): https://tidd.ly/3XpeLxY
Together - $5 Pattern for January (Quilt on the Table): https://tidd.ly/3wfTFpH
Homebody (Quilt on the Table): https://tidd.ly/3ZMbKt5
Clover Needle Threader: http://shrsl.com/3w0zt
Sherri’s newsletter sign-up: https://aquiltinglife.ck.page/bb8184e1ce
Chelsi’s newsletter sign-up: https://chelsi-stratton-designs.ck.page/9133a659ff?fbclid=PAAab9TgL9j6uqImptYY29zZvUneCh02QBjswxF6GnySxkBCzI1yQcd4dJibM
Sherri’s “Books Read in 2022” Blog Post: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/quilting-life-bookshelf-books-i-read-in-2022/
Sherri’s Dealing with a Creative Slump Blog Post: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/how-to-get-out-of-a-creative-slump-a-step-by-step-guide/
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Realistic Goals and Expectations for New Quilters Jan 09, 2023

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In this episode, Sherri shares some of her favorite recent reads and previews this year's A Quilting Life mystery block of the month sew-along. Billy then shares a couple more quilted Hanukkah small projects that viewers sent into the show. Sherri and Chelsi then discuss goals and tasks that brand-new quilters could set for themselves to accomplish in 2023 if they have chosen to start quilting for the first time. They discuss how a block-of-the-month sew-along can be a great way for someone to first start learning to quilt, important fundamental skills to learn in year one, the importance of sewing machine maintenance, and more!
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For complete show notes, pictures, and links to all of today's featured quilts and fabrics, visit the A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/?p=26763
Cozy Earth: https://cozyearth.com/
Cozy Earth 40% Off Sitewide with the code: AQUILTINGLIFE
Friendly Blooms (Quilt on the Wall): https://tidd.ly/3PDxtOa
Afterglow (Quilt on the Table): https://tidd.ly/3vwrfG3
Be Mine (Quilt on the Table): https://tidd.ly/3FtAwnw
Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most: https://amzn.to/3GNjjs5
Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much: https://amzn.to/3GLDxm0
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business: https://amzn.to/3ZhGamO
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2022 Podcast Outtakes Reel Dec 26, 2022

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Enjoy this compilation of outtakes from this year's podcast recordings. Not everything goes perfectly each time we record and not everything always makes it to the final cut. Thank you to everyone who has downloaded or watched the podcast this year. For additional video outtakes, be sure to watch this bonus episode on our YouTube channel. We wish you all a Happy New Year and will be back on January 9th, 2023 with the first new episode of the year.
Where to Find Us:
Facebook: A Quilting Life with Sherri & Chelsi: https://www.facebook.com/groups/459389991531728/
A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com
Chelsi Stratton Blog: https://chelsistratton.wordpress.com/
A Quilting Life Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/aquiltinglife
A Quilting Life Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aquiltinglife/
Chelsi Stratton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chelsistratton/
A Quilting Life Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherriQuilts
Chelsi Stratton Pattern Shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/StrattonHandmade
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Grading 2022 and Looking Ahead to 2023 Dec 12, 2022

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In this episode, Sherri, Chelsi, and Billy review some great listener feedback they received from the last episode. They then grade themselves on how they did with their 2022 goals and set some new goals for 2023.
New Livestream Start Time: Wednesday, December 14th, 2022 1:00 PM PST/4:00 PM PST
Use code, AQUILTINGLIFE to get 40% off all purchases sitewide at www.cozyearth.com
For complete show notes, pictures, and links to all of today's featured quilts and fabrics, visit the A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/?p=26467
Cozy Earth: https://cozyearth.com/
Cozy Earth 40% Off Sitewide with the code: AQUILTINGLIFE
Sweet (Quilt on the Wall): https://www.etsy.com/shop/SherriQuilts?search_query=sweet+quilt+pattern+%23200&source=aw&utm_source=affiliate_window&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=us_location_buyer&utm_content=616509&awc=6220_1670793834_09e406b1536eae51d0cb7610aa07535e&utm_term=0
Delight from Sunday Best Quilts Book (Quilt on the Table): https://amzn.to/3VE4VHE
Festival of Lights Fabric Website: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tarareed.com/fabric/festival-of-lights-fabric/&source=gmail&ust=1670895296747000&usg=AOvVaw1o7UqH5SALmGtBQKM-ErlF
Free Hanukkah Table Runner Pattern: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://tarareed.com/free-hanukkah-table-runner-pattern/&source=gmail&ust=1670895296747000&usg=AOvVaw1jtJOQ1GemBUzhU4WBqONB
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Managing Fabric Stashes and Taking a Dream Quilting Class Nov 28, 2022

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In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi share tips for building and managing fabric stashes at the end of the year. They also discuss who they would take a quilting class from if they could choose any quilter from the past or present.
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For complete show notes, pictures, and links to all of today's featured quilts and fabrics, visit the A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/a-quilting-life-podcast-episode-71-show-notes/
Cozy Earth: https://cozyearth.com/
Cozy Earth 40% Off Sitewide with the code: AQUILTINGLIFE
Poinsettia (Quilt on the Wall): In Home for the Holidays Book (Linked Below)
Classic Tree Skirt (Quilt on the Table): In Home for the Holidays Book (Linked Below)
Home for the Holidays on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vMchwZ
Home for the Holidays from Fat Quarter Shop: http://shrsl.com/3ntpa
Home for the Holidays from Sherri's Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1223153021/home-for-the-holidays-by-sherri?click_key=4897430dd94d4cbca476bb29a36f0c6330e50757%3A1223153021&click_sum=765155fd&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1&crt=1
Home for the Holidays Sampler Details + Fabric Requirements: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/home-for-the-holidays-sampler-details/
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2022 Holiday Prep Special Nov 14, 2022

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In this episode, Sherri and Chelsi share tips on Holiday prep. They discuss how they manage their Holiday quilting projects and other business responsibilities. They then share some of their favorite Holiday traditions, memories, decor ideas, and foods.
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Use code, AQUILTINGLIFE to receive $10 off your first bread box from Wildgrain. You will receive free croissants in each box for the life of your subscription.
For complete show notes, pictures, and links to all of today's featured quilts and fabrics, visit the A Quilting Life Blog: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/?p=26126
Cozy Earth: https://cozyearth.com/
Cozy Earth 40% Off Sitewide with the code: SIMPLE40
WildGrain Bread Box ($10 off the first box + FREE Croissants in every box!) Link: https://wildgrain.com/products/box-free-croissants
WildGrain Discount Code: AQUILTINGLIFE
(Quilt on the Wall): In Home for the Holidays Book (Linked Below)
Amaryllis (Quilt on the Table): In Home for the Holidays Book (Linked Below)
Home for the Holidays on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3vMchwZ
Home for the Holidays from Fat Quarter Shop: http://shrsl.com/3ntpa
Home for the Holidays from Sherri's Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1223153021/home-for-the-holidays-by-sherri?click_key=4897430dd94d4cbca476bb29a36f0c6330e50757%3A1223153021&click_sum=765155fd&ref=shop_home_active_1&frs=1&crt=1
Home for the Holidays Sampler Details + Fabric Requirements: https://www.aquiltinglife.com/home-for-the-holidays-sampler-details/
Chelsi's Holiday Decor Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbROF_JyS5Y&t=326s
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