Quilt Out Loud! Episode Notes

June 2010 Episode

Segment 1: What’s Up?

June is birthday month for both Jodie and Mark, so what better way to celebrate than throw a party? Mark flies down from New Jersey (north) to join Jodie in her garden in Georgia (south) where they show some great, inexpensive, birthday gifts for quilters and introduce the show with its birthday and north/south themes.

Segment 2: Homemade Birthday Decorations

Crafty, crafty, crafty… Up in the crafts room, Mark shows how to make some cute cupcake decorations (Mark and cupcakes?) and Jodie makes a Happy Birthday banner from fabric scraps. And Mark reveals maybe a little too much. But what’s new about that?

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Segment 3: Door Knock

First thing in the morning Mark took off in Jodie’s truck to nock on Jodie’s Bee Buddy Jennifer Yacola’s door. Another northerner turned Southerner, Jennifer wows her Bee friends with every new quilt she makes. And she wowed Mark. She numbers each quilt show makes and calls them “practice quilts” which is why Jodie wanted mark to meet her. Each one is hand quilted, from her original Mariner’s Compass design to her needle turn appliqué album quilt.

Segment 4: North Meets South: Sampling Drinks

Jodie spirits Mark away from quilting to her favorite restaurant, Milton’s in the newly incorporated Milton, Georgia. There Katherine DeSantis, bar tender extraordinaire, mixes up signature drinks from the south and then from the north for the duo to sample. Find out which ones they liked and which received a thumbs down.

Segment 5: Project: Paper Piece a Cupcakes, Cupcakes!

Join Jodie in her sewing room to learn both regular paper piecing and her curved technique while making a cupcake block that you can then sew into a placemat. Jodie shows her tricks for making paper piecing brainless. Prefect for a birthday celebration!

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Segment 6: It’s a Birthday Party! And Book Review, Gifts to Make

Mark and Jodie celebrate their birthdays at Jodie’s kitchen table, review books with great gift projects, and exchange their own gifts to one another. Alas, they are loved and don’t end up spending their birthday party alone. Three of Jodie’s friends from boot camp arrive to celebrate the occasion!