First Segments of Episode 3 Are Live!

Jodie Davis — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:51:00 GMT

In the “What’s Up?” segment Jodie shows the rubber duckie fabric she designed and had printed. It’s as easy as uploading your digitized (in her case she designed in Corel Draw, but you can scan photos or artwork) design, entering your credit card info, and your fabric arrives at your doorstep. Mark demonstrates the big “Aha!” product that was all the rage at Spring Quilt Market, Simplicity’s Bias Tape maker. It folds and presses fabric strips quickly and easily, saving lots of time.

Mark and Jodie review six irons with quilters’ needs in mind. With prices range from $19 to $179, Mark and Jodie give you the straight scoop in what you get for your money. Mark shows you how to make lavender linen water. It will make you enjoy ironing your clothes! Find complete episode information and resources, including the recipe for the Lavender Linen water, visit QuiltOutLoud.com and click on “Episode Notes.”

Length: 11:23

My New Sewing Area

Jodie Davis — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:38:00 GMT

A new sewing machine is THE most exciting thing. But add to that a new iron and ironing table and I call that "Quilter's Heaven."

And not just any iron--a Reliable iron. Mark Lipinski, my co-host on Quilt Out Loud, and Jean Nolte, Love of Quilting's editor, rave about the iron, so I've been anxious to give it a whirl.

Baby Lock and Reliable are sponsoring our new show on QNNtv.com, Quilt Out Loud, so three boxes arrived on my porch sent from the Quilting Gods.

I set the Reliable iron up on what was my ironing table and the Baby Lock perpendicular to it, so I have a handy little sewing area--and a real ironing surface. Then I got to work on stitching up the steps for the how-to's from Easy Quilts magazine that we'll be making in the show. What fun! The Espire sewed the flannel like butter and the Aurifil thread (another sponsor) looks great on the machine appliqued pieces I did. And the Reliable, well, I've never used an iron like it and I've had many. I just pressed a cotton bedskirt that was totally dried in the dryer and it pressed it like a pro. Finally, an iron that gets hot enough!

Back to packing for my trip to NJ. Can't wait for you all to see the show!

~Jodie

Jodie Davis' Blog : Reliable iron

First Segments of Episode 3 Are Live!

My New Sewing Area