Hip To Be A Square Quilting Podcast

In this episode of the quilting podcast, I talk about my ongoing BOM projects (they will never end!) and the end of the school year.  Links to reviewed books (via Amazon Affiliate link): Force of Nature by Jane Harper Head On by John Scalzi Stay in touch! Follow my personal Instagram @Pantsfreesia, or my adventures … Continue reading "HtbaS 330: Vacation and Quilting!"

In this episode of the quilting podcast, I talk about two recent quilting finishes and meeting my target to read ALL the library books I had checked out at the same time!  Links to reviewed books (via Amazon Affiliate link): Tropical Attire Encouraged by Alison Rosen I See You by Clare Mackintosh The Immortalists by … Continue reading "HtbaS 329: Hooters and Hot Reads"

In this episode of the quilting podcast, I talk about my clamshell owl quilt, Scrappy Trip Around the World, and a variety of books I’ve finished recently! Stay in touch! Follow my personal Instagram @Pantsfreesia, or my adventures with Lynn @TheStitchTVShow.  Hang out with us on Facebook!

In this episode of the quilting podcast, I talk about my minimal  progress on Dresden Garden, progress in various quilt blocks, and my first attempt to cook beans in a pressure cooker. The Glass Magician and The Master Magician (The Paper Magician Trilogy, #2 & #2) by Charlie Holmberg Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng … Continue reading "HtbaS 327: Full of Beans"

In this episode of the quilting podcast, I talk about finally starting to quilt Dresden Garden, working on a side project with some low volume log cabin blocks, and review some books I managed to read while travelling! La Belle Sauvage (The Book of Dust, #1) by Philip Pullman The Gunners by Rebecca Kauffman The Forgetting Time … Continue reading "HtbaS 326: Dresden Garden, Travel, and More Books!"

In this episode of the quilting podcast, I talk about what’s under my needle, some books I’ve finished recently, our new Facebook group “What’s Up, Stitches?” Waking Gods (Themis Files, #2) by Sylvain Neuvel Where She Went (If I Stay, #2) by Gayle Forman The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach … Continue reading "HtbaS 325: Baby quilts and books"

I finally manage to record a decent quilting podcast, and included all the books I read while I was laid out with the flu! And recap some quilting and sewing, too. Margaret Goes Modern by Frances O’Roarke Dowell (so good it’s worth mentioning twice!) Sleeping Giants (Themis Files, #1) by Sylvain Neuvel If I Stay … Continue reading "HtbaS 324: Reading and Quilting and More Reading"

Well, I recorded yesterday a nice newsy 30 minute podcast but didn’t check my microphone settings and it’s unusable. Alas! Then as the day progressed and overnight I’ve been taken down by the crud – sore throat and stuffy nose – so my ability to record a quilting podcast is pretty compromised. Double alas!  I … Continue reading "323: Illness, Tech Debacles, and Too Many Projects!"

Short and sweet this week as I recap my recent trip to Boston, why there may be startled horses outside my house right now, and what that loud banding noise was in my kitchen. And a smidge of quilting on my clamshell quilt! Stay in touch! Follow my personal Instagram @Pantsfreesia, or my adventures with Lynn @TheStitchTVShow.

It looks like Saturday quilting podcast postings are in my future for the short term due to some day job commitments. I share some stories from vacation I meant to last time, including my Great British Bake-Off Adventure, our Ikea trip, and more! Behold, our Spanische Windtorte as the featured image! Stay in touch! Follow … Continue reading "HtbaS 321: Vacation Quilting, Spanische Windtorte and More Stories"

It’s a new quilting podcast! After forgetting to record yesterday (whoops), I catch everyone up on holiday sewing and swaps, my “quilt finish a day” for the rest of my vacation, how 2017 was a pruning year, and more. Happy New Year! The quilt is the picture is a panel version of The Nope! Quilt; … Continue reading "HtbaS 320: Holiday Swaps, Merriment, and Sewing"

I’m back! In this quilting podcast, I catch you all up on what’s been happening in sewing, quilting, pattern writing, Stitch-ing, StarWars-ing (no spoilers!), and even a smidge of reading. Faithful by Alice Hoffman Artemis by Ernest Client Stay in touch! Follow my personal Instagram @Pantsfreesia, or my adventures with Lynn @TheStitchTVShow. Please consider leaving a 5 star … Continue reading "HtbaS 319: Catching Up and Looking Forward"

(this is a fix for the previous post with wrong linked audio file- when you listen you’ll understand why I made the mistake!) It’s been an intense week here in Square Central while I attended some corporate training and caught up previously on some of the quilt top pile-up I had developed. I’m 2/3rds of … Continue reading "HtbaS 318: Corporate Training and Catching Up (fixed)"

It’s a catch-up week on the quilting podcast!  I recap a bit of the quilt retreat I went on, talk about my new day job, a weird computer issue, and what’s been going on in my sewing room (spoiler alert: I’m stuck on quilting something! Time to channel some Tim Gunn and just make it … Continue reading "HtbaS 317: Software and Such"

I’m low on energy and sewing projects this week, so I give a quick rundown on business travel and some books I’ve finished recently. Books: When I’m Gone by Emily Bleeker Origin by Dan Brown The Stars are Fire by Anita Shreve Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris Stay in touch! Follow my personal … Continue reading "HtbaS 316: Short and Sweet"

In this quilting podcast episode I recap my workshop with the delightful Jane Sassaman, some travel adventures in Washington DC, and even more books I read. Books reviewed on this episode: Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum Talking As Fast As I Can by Lauren Graham The Promise … Continue reading "HtbaS 315: Travel Follies and Jane Sassaman Workshop"

It’s a short and sweet quilting podcast episode this week as I get ready for a last minute trip for work. If you missed it, check out the video tour of my sewing room on YouTube! Books reviewed on this episode: Where’d You Go Bernadette? by Maria Semple Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Good as … Continue reading "HtbaS 314: Quick Quilting Update and Books Galore"

It’s been a weird week with the Irma recovery, gratitude for the new roof, and lots of quilt top assembly so I can gear up to actually get some quilting done! Books reviewed in this podcast: Local Girl Missing by Claire Douglas Virgins (Outlander, #0.5) by Diana Gabaldon Stories I’d Tell in Bars by Jen Lancaster … Continue reading "HtbaS Quilting Podcast Ep 313: Donation Quilts and Books Galore"

In this episode of the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast, I catch everyone up on Jett (he’s fine), my weird elbow thing (I’m fine), some recent quilting and new things from The Stitch TV Show, and lots of book reviews! Books reviewed: A Plague of Zombies (Lord John Grey, #3.5) by Diana Gabaldon It … Continue reading "HtbaS 312 – More Quilting for Good, Elbow Cancer (Not Really), and Books"

In this episode of the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast I talk about the current state of cats at my house (all good), some upcoming home improvement work, the outrageous cost of some school items, and of course, quilting.  I’ve been working on donation quilts for the upcoming Community Service meeting for my … Continue reading "HtbaS 311 – Quilting for Good, Magazine Fame, Books, and Cats"