Wool project prepping the "Woolie" way in the Bee Hive :) Happy Thanksgiving to viewers celebrating, and a warm thank you to all of our friends. We appreciate you very much.
I have always loved the look of wool, especially primitive . Working with that was my goal back in the '90s when I was first getting my fabrics and tools together to quilt.. And then life happened 😉. I ended up a single mom and worked multiple jobs and now I'm 58 😁🤦😂. So, besides you're travels I'm really enjoying the fact that you too love wool. Back thenthere were only a few tv shows on quilting and not much at all on wool. I had to look in magazines. I still have a collection of those. I got rid of a few and it was like cutting off my arm! Really really enjoying your channel. ☺️🌻💛
Just discovered your channel and am thoroughly enjoying it. I have lots of wool kits and have been wanting to take a class before I tackled them. I live in So. California, so it’s not easy to find somewhere I can take a class. After watching your video, I now have the confidence to open one of the kits and put it together. Thank you so much, Anna. You are a wonderful teacher
You and I are so much alike. It must be the October baby thing. I’m a miser too, save every bit of usable materials. Hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving, you and yours. I know I have a lot to be thankful for and you are a#1 on my list.
I love prepping just as much as stitching, but always look for short cuts and savings too. Very fun and relaxed tutorial, I like how you get right into it.
I love the idea of putting the SF101 on the back of wool to stabilize the wool. Brilliant. "Spendy"....haven't heard that word since I moved away from Spokane The only time I ever heard people use that word was in the Washington/Oregon area. I love local colloquialisms like that. (And for Utah, it was "Oh my heck." Only place I heard that phrase. I now live in Michigan, and the local phrase I have caught is "Geez oh Pete." Only hear that one in Michigan!)
I had to stop at about 12:42 and write this comment. Seriously, "I would never slap my wool," and the little giggle that followed... You made my day. :D I so appreciate your tutorials and how you share your time in your beehive. It is so helpful, and I swear it lowers my blood pressure! Thank you for being you! Wishing you happy holidays and a wonderful 2019!
I love hanging out with you in the Bee Hive, Anna. I enjoy watching how you prep your projects and I have learned so much from you. Hope your Thanksgiving was as enjoyable as mine. Have a great weekend. Missed seeing Enzo, give him a hug for me. Pam
Anna I thoroughly enjoy watching you work “buzzing around the hive”. I like how you take care to use all the scraps and bits. I’ve recently become interested in wool. Thank you for showing us how to trace and interface wool ❤️
Happy Turkey to your family from ours. Hope your arm is still healing. Count down 5 weeks left working in the OR, and then I have clients bringing quilts for longarm services. Can't wait. I want to name my sewing room. Can't come up with anything yet. You have the best one.
Dear Anna, as always have enjoyed watching this video. Just bought another wool kit and about to start it. My best to you and G and kisses to Enzo . Glenda and the 10 lb poodle Mackenzie🐩
I love watching you prep your projects. I have used your method and it's great! Thanks for sharing and Happy Thanksgiving to you, G, and Enzo! See you in the next video.
Thank you. You make it look so relaxing . I need to give it a try. I used to do cross stitch but now find it tedious and I was getting tired of counting! I need something to take on the road with me. With all that wind, I hope there was no damage. Happy Thanksgiving!
I love my wool mat and I don't notice a smell anymore from it. I haven't started my wool applique yet but will be trying the SF101 when I do....I always backed my surface embroidery pieces with muslin like the Crabapple Hill patterns suggested but I know another blogger uses an iron on stabilizer on hers (one I never heard of because she's in Australia) so I thought I would try SF101 instead. Embroidered some stem stitch last night and I love it so far. No matter how much I tried to get the muslin and quilting fabric to match, one would be larger than the other when I ironed it. I made their Over the River quilt and it's beautiful but it was a bit of a pain to make sure the muslin was getting sewn along with the embroidered pieces and borders or I don't know what I'm doing-very very possible.
you are going to love the SF101 perfect for embroidery...just finished a video on prepping embroidery that will be out in a few day. The link to the suede shop is www.etsy.com/shop/suedeshop?section_id=7816836
I love watching your tutorials Anna. Very relaxing and informative. I’ve learned so much from you. I do everything the way you do & I’m sew addicted to wool work. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁
Totally new to this as well, boy you’re a wealth of knowledge. The paper you are tracing on, it’s obviously fusible....? Okay I know from my x stitching ( and your quilting) about fusible interfacing but paper. If i ever do material appliqué it will definitely be raw edge at first. But this looks soo interesting. Oh man, I wish I could find this type stuff around here. We have a micheals that isn’t as comprehensive as the US ones and a Fabric store in the city. I can order on line (aghast never have) but with diff in dollar, taxes, duty eeek. So guess will search around see if i can find anything. Perhaps the library has a book with patterns, lol I can trace! And find that paper. Okay many muti crafted people in NS (lot if knitters and rug hookers) so will have to put out some feelers! Ohh Anna I am more enabled by you on here with this and quilting than on all the x stitching channels. Maybe time to branch out!
It was a great time. I was ironing washed fabric so was highly entertained while doing that. No I don’t normally wash fabric but this was salvaged fabric.
Another great tutorial Anna, tried commenting on your blog but can’t seem to do that again. Also tried to reply to a comment on google plus and a no go! Wondering what’s happening. Fingers crossed this works.
Hello Anna,G and Enzo, Happy Thanksgiving day today to all of you. Love your videos Anna. I have a tip for you and for the others who have a wool ironing mate...... Spray Fabrez on it than when ever you iron you get a nicer sent . (sorry for bad spelling). Give it a try and see if it helps for you.
Hi, Anna. Love, love, love all your videos of instructions and being able to travel with you 3. Would it be possible for G to put the date of your videos somewhere, so we can keep track of when you are in a certain place? I don’t seem to be able to watch in order and I’d love to do that. Thanks for being a good instructor.
Becky, I’m no expert but while I was at the quilt show in Houston a few weeks ago I was looking for one also. Several vendors said to look at the label and if it was from China they said to avoid it. They said the quality of the wool from China wasn’t so great and it smelled. Also the steam will go through the wool so to make sure you use it on an ironing surface. I purchased the Wooly Betty just to be on the safe side. I haven’t used it yet so I’m still skeptical.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Good to know how to position pieces so the leftover piece is large enough for another project. Where do you get your t-shirts? They are so appropriate and look comfy.
Thank you for sharing. Could you tell me where I might find the suede material suitable to be made into purses, please? I so enjoy following your travels to shows and quilt stores. Such fun!
Hi Anna! Always love your tutorials! May I ask you what the redwork pattern is that you have your project hanging on your project wall? It is gorgeous. Would love to do that myself! Thank you!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and G and all your family! I’m thankful for a Bee Hive video when I checked today!💗 what is the name of the book you are listening to?
there is no paper backing on the SF101 it is a Pellon product that is a fusible interfacing. The Soft Fuse does have a paper backing and as I remove that as I layout and layer the design. best wishes!
Thank you for this refresher ! On a side note, did you use just red thread on your Winter Wonderland project up on your wall ? I looks like you used different colors. If so, can you tell me the color names/brands you used ?
What did I do wrong? I put the pellon product on the back of my background fabric and all was good. Then I proceeded to fuse my wool applique pieces to the background and the whole thing puckered? I ended up peeling off the pellon and it all laid flat again. What caused this? Melissa
hummm I have only had that happen once but I was able to iron it flat again...not sure but maybe we got a troubled batch of SF...or maybe the background fabric was not washed...so it crinkled up...I'll have to see what is going on because this is going on with the current block I am working on but I decided I would iron it after I am done stitching and then the quilting will take care of the rest....we hope!
@@quiltroadies1695 You're so sweet to answer. It laid flat when I put it on the background but as I pressed the wool on it puckered. I'm thinking that my iron my be way to hot for the product. I have a tough time getting the wool fusible to stick. I might try putting it on after the top is prepped. Do you prewash?
I hate to be a pest about this but I have not yet found it. Do you know if it is in a book or a stand alone pattern? Is it old? Thanks so much for your help...I love that pattern!
Hi Anna and G, awesome vid as usual. Feliz Día de Gracias amiga. When you have a minute can you please send me your sisters friend shop name, I cannot find her and am pretty sure it’s misspelled. Tks
Anna, on a different subject, when you RV travel do you always stay at a camp ground?? If not how do you keep warm if not hooked up??? Thank you. Getting my first RV this weekend.
Most RVs have a propane heating system and thermostat. Don't believe running the generator is needed, just the amount of light it would take to run a light bulb. Congratulations -- now you need a Singer Featherweight! No hookups is called 'dry camping'.
I watch your video s in Muncie,I watched your sewing video 3 times and made my own. Love it Now I’m making one of my daughters one now. She is a quilter to
I have always loved the look of wool, especially primitive . Working with that was my goal back in the '90s when I was first getting my fabrics and tools together to quilt.. And then life happened 😉. I ended up a single mom and worked multiple jobs and now I'm 58 😁🤦😂. So, besides you're travels I'm really enjoying the fact that you too love wool.
Back thenthere were only a few tv shows on quilting and not much at all on wool. I had to look in magazines. I still have a collection of those. I got rid of a few and it was like cutting off my arm!
Really really enjoying your channel. ☺️🌻💛
by far wool is my favorite pass time...makes your hands look younger, lol
Just discovered your channel and am thoroughly enjoying it. I have lots of wool kits and have been wanting to take a class before I tackled them. I live in So. California, so it’s not easy to find somewhere I can take a class. After watching your video, I now have the confidence to open one of the kits and put it together. Thank you so much, Anna. You are a wonderful teacher
I am so happy to help! It is a wonderful medium...so relaxing!
Hi Robyn, how's your day going with you?
Not bored at all ..love spending time with you. Love your iron 😍
I love my iron...I wonder if that is normal, lol
Quilt Roadies perfectly normal 🤣😜
You and I are so much alike. It must be the October baby thing. I’m a miser too, save every bit of usable materials. Hope you have a wonderful thanksgiving, you and yours. I know I have a lot to be thankful for and you are a#1 on my list.
Thank you so much...I agree us October babies are special! lol
Anna I can watch you endlessly...you are so much fun!
thank you so much!
Thank you so much for the wonderful video. Very informative! Love that you gave so much details.
Watching you make me happy💕
Hi Jean, how's your day going with you?
I love prepping just as much as stitching, but always look for short cuts and savings too. Very fun and relaxed tutorial, I like how you get right into it.
I feel like I am half done, lol
I love the idea of putting the SF101 on the back of wool to stabilize the wool. Brilliant. "Spendy"....haven't heard that word since I moved away from Spokane The only time I ever heard people use that word was in the Washington/Oregon area. I love local colloquialisms like that. (And for Utah, it was "Oh my heck." Only place I heard that phrase. I now live in Michigan, and the local phrase I have caught is "Geez oh Pete." Only hear that one in Michigan!)
I had to stop at about 12:42 and write this comment. Seriously, "I would never slap my wool," and the little giggle that followed... You made my day. :D I so appreciate your tutorials and how you share your time in your beehive. It is so helpful, and I swear it lowers my blood pressure! Thank you for being you! Wishing you happy holidays and a wonderful 2019!
LOL...sometimes I wonder about myself! I love hearing it may lower B/P...maybe mine is going down also! See you in 2019!
Thank you Anna ♥ We promise we won't have any holiday drinks while we do our placement :) You are always a lot of fun to watch :) Super cute design!
LOL
I love hanging out with you in the Bee Hive, Anna. I enjoy watching how you prep your projects and I have learned so much from you. Hope your Thanksgiving was as enjoyable as mine. Have a great weekend. Missed seeing Enzo, give him a hug for me. Pam
thanks for hanging out with me :)
Happy Thanksgiving Anna, G and Enzo. Don’t blow away! Thank you for taking us on your travels and inspiring us in so many ways.
thanks for comin along!
Anna I thoroughly enjoy watching you work “buzzing around the hive”. I like how you take care to use all the scraps and bits. I’ve recently become interested in wool. Thank you for showing us how to trace and interface wool ❤️
thank you for hanging out with me :) you are going to enjoy the wool!
I simply love SF101 using it now thanks to your tips & Happy Thanksgiving to you, G, & Enzo!
yes I am addicted to the product, lol
Hi Jan, how's your day going with you?
Anna, so relaxing watching you calmly doing your wool "thing". Inspires me to start some wool projects, too. Thank you! Big hug to Enzo.
do it!!! so fun!
I’m with you; I save every little scrap! I have finally started doing wool appliqué by machine. You convinced me I could! Thank you!!
Hi Karen, how's your day going with you?
Hi Anna. Thank you for teaching me how to wool embroider, and I cannot wait to find out where “our” next RV adventure takes us..
you are welcome...stay tuned!
Happy Turkey to your family from ours. Hope your arm is still healing. Count down 5 weeks left working in the OR, and then I have clients bringing quilts for longarm services. Can't wait. I want to name my sewing room. Can't come up with anything yet. You have the best one.
5 weeks!!! I am so happy for you! You can call yours the Bee Hive also...if you feel it fits :)
No I can only think of you with that name. I'll keep thinking of a name. God bless you and your family over the holidays.
Happy Thanksgiving to u and your family Anna! love watching u do wool projects.
Thank you for sharing...loved the video.
Thanks. Happy thanksgiving to you and your family.
Dear Anna, as always have enjoyed watching this video. Just bought another wool kit and about to start it.
My best to you and G and kisses to Enzo . Glenda and the 10 lb poodle Mackenzie🐩
have fun with the new project!
Hi Anna - can you show us how you sew a bee? That would be a lovely addition to the wool project I'm working on! Thank you! Love your work!
will put it on the list of videos...so fun!!
@@quiltroadies1695 looking forward to it!
Hope you and your family a very happy Thanksgiving. Love the mat you are going to do.
Thanks for this prep tutorial. So very much appreciated
have fun!
Happy Thanksgiving to y'all too!!
I love watching you prep your projects. I have used your method and it's great! Thanks for sharing and Happy Thanksgiving to you, G, and Enzo! See you in the next video.
I am always looking for the most efficient way!
love seeing you in the beehive, have a very happy thanksgiving
Thank you. You make it look so relaxing . I need to give it a try. I used to do cross stitch but now find it tedious and I was getting tired of counting! I need something to take on the road with me. With all that wind, I hope there was no damage. Happy Thanksgiving!
you are going to love wool as a road trip project!!! not one port a potty went over, lol
Happy Thanksgiving Anna, G and Enzo!
Oooh i love this suede!
I can’t stitch and drive, either🧐👀👀🧐😂😂
lol
Happy Thanksgiving to you and family, Regards Teri
I love my wool mat and I don't notice a smell anymore from it. I haven't started my wool applique yet but will be trying the SF101 when I do....I always backed my surface embroidery pieces with muslin like the Crabapple Hill patterns suggested but I know another blogger uses an iron on stabilizer on hers (one I never heard of because she's in Australia) so I thought I would try SF101 instead. Embroidered some stem stitch last night and I love it so far. No matter how much I tried to get the muslin and quilting fabric to match, one would be larger than the other when I ironed it. I made their Over the River quilt and it's beautiful but it was a bit of a pain to make sure the muslin was getting sewn along with the embroidered pieces and borders or I don't know what I'm doing-very very possible.
P.S. Could you spell the suede shop name because I couldn't find anything similar to it when I searched. Thanks
you are going to love the SF101 perfect for embroidery...just finished a video on prepping embroidery that will be out in a few day. The link to the suede shop is www.etsy.com/shop/suedeshop?section_id=7816836
I love watching your tutorials Anna. Very relaxing and informative. I’ve learned so much from you. I do everything the way you do & I’m sew addicted to wool work. Happy Thanksgiving 🦃🍁
I love that you find it relaxing because it should be nothing but a good time!
Thank you. Very informative.
Happy Thanksgiving Anna and G. Thank you for your tutorials. I look forward to your videos.
Hi Marilyn, how's your day going with you?
precioso trabajo de lana me encanta las cosas que haces .un abrazo y un besote desde españa
Gracias ... me encanta la visita desde España!
Totally new to this as well, boy you’re a wealth of knowledge. The paper you are tracing on, it’s obviously fusible....? Okay I know from my x stitching ( and your quilting) about fusible interfacing but paper. If i ever do material appliqué it will definitely be raw edge at first. But this looks soo interesting. Oh man, I wish I could find this type stuff around here. We have a micheals that isn’t as comprehensive as the US ones and a Fabric store in the city. I can order on line (aghast never have) but with diff in dollar, taxes, duty eeek. So guess will search around see if i can find anything. Perhaps the library has a book with patterns, lol I can trace! And find that paper. Okay many muti crafted people in NS (lot if knitters and rug hookers) so will have to put out some feelers! Ohh Anna I am more enabled by you on here with this and quilting than on all the x stitching channels. Maybe time to branch out!
I need to apologize for leading you down the rabbit hole...but oh is it fun!!!
My parents anniversary was 12-23-50. What a coincidence. AND, the wool mat odor goes away. It’s worth the phews!😉
must have been a good date for love!
It was a great time. I was ironing washed fabric so was highly entertained while doing that. No I don’t normally wash fabric but this was salvaged fabric.
Hi Pamela, how's your day going with you?
Another great tutorial Anna, tried commenting on your blog but can’t seem to do that again. Also tried to reply to a comment on google plus and a no go! Wondering what’s happening. Fingers crossed this works.
isn't it so frustrating...
Now it’s sorted itself out..go figure.
Thanks!
Hello Anna,G and Enzo, Happy Thanksgiving day today to all of you.
Love your videos Anna. I have a tip for you and for the others who have
a wool ironing mate...... Spray Fabrez on it than when ever you iron you
get a nicer sent . (sorry for bad spelling). Give it a try and see if it helps
for you.
ohhhh thank you for the tip!!!
Hi Celita, how's your day going with you?
Hi, Anna. Love, love, love all your videos of instructions and being able to travel with you 3. Would it be possible for G to put the date of your videos somewhere, so we can keep track of when you are in a certain place? I don’t seem to be able to watch in order and I’d love to do that. Thanks for being a good instructor.
I'll ask him :) not sure what it takes to do that. Thanks for coming along!
Hi Karen, how's your day going with you?
Hi Anna, Enjoyed spending some time in the Bee Hive!
Hi Judy, how's your day going with you?
Hi Anna, I am asking Santa for a wool mat this year. I hope I have been a good girl!!! I may have to purchase that kit. I too have a thing for bees.
Becky, I’m no expert but while I was at the quilt show in Houston a few weeks ago I was looking for one also. Several vendors said to look at the label and if it was from China they said to avoid it. They said the quality of the wool from China wasn’t so great and it smelled. Also the steam will go through the wool so to make sure you use it on an ironing surface. I purchased the Wooly Betty just to be on the safe side. I haven’t used it yet so I’m still skeptical.
have Santa purchase the kit, lol
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. Good to know how to position pieces so the leftover piece is large enough for another project. Where do you get your t-shirts? They are so appropriate and look comfy.
:) I succumb to the ads that sometimes pop up on the Facebook!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving😁
Thank you for sharing. Could you tell me where I might find the suede material suitable to be made into purses, please? I so enjoy following your travels to shows and quilt stores. Such fun!
Thank you for coming along! www.etsy.com/shop/suedeshop?section_id=7816836
Doing great, thaný
Love it Hannah
Hi Anna! Always love your tutorials! May I ask you what the redwork pattern is that you have your project hanging on your project wall? It is gorgeous. Would love to do that myself! Thank you!
The project is Winter Wonderland by Buttermilk Basin Designs :) have fun!
Hi Rose, how's your day going with you?
Happy Thanksgiving to you and G and all your family! I’m thankful for a Bee Hive video when I checked today!💗 what is the name of the book you are listening to?
I am listening to Pachinko currently and I love it!
Hi Linda, how's your day going with you?
Thanks, will be starting my fist wool project soon. One question when do you remove paper backing from SF 101.
there is no paper backing on the SF101 it is a Pellon product that is a fusible interfacing. The Soft Fuse does have a paper backing and as I remove that as I layout and layer the design. best wishes!
Thank you for this refresher ! On a side note, did you use just red thread on your Winter Wonderland project up on your wall ? I looks like you used different colors. If so, can you tell me the color names/brands you used ?
it is one thread but it is Weeks Dye Works variegated...and I think it was called Indian Summer :)
thank you !@@quiltroadies1695
Hi Denise, how's your day going with you?
What did I do wrong? I put the pellon product on the back of my background fabric and all was good. Then I proceeded to fuse my wool applique pieces to the background and the whole thing puckered? I ended up peeling off the pellon and it all laid flat again. What caused this? Melissa
hummm I have only had that happen once but I was able to iron it flat again...not sure but maybe we got a troubled batch of SF...or maybe the background fabric was not washed...so it crinkled up...I'll have to see what is going on because this is going on with the current block I am working on but I decided I would iron it after I am done stitching and then the quilting will take care of the rest....we hope!
@@quiltroadies1695 You're so sweet to answer. It laid flat when I put it on the background but as I pressed the wool on it puckered. I'm thinking that my iron my be way to hot for the product. I have a tough time getting the wool fusible to stick. I might try putting it on after the top is prepped. Do you prewash?
I enjoyed it, even though I learned because you got me interested in it. 😁
I made a sewing pillow, I was trying to write the message and watch your video at the same time.I didn’t work. Thanks for the instructions
:) I need to make a new one also!
Do you preshrink the SF101?
no...no need too
Anna, what is the red work piece above your printer’s drawer?
I agree with you about the smell of the wool mat! 😜 But I do like using it!
I don’t know the name but I think you can look on bird brain designs for the pattern... if you hurry 25% off today😉
Thank you...I’ll go check it out right now!
yes they are Bird Brain Designs!
I hate to be a pest about this but I have not yet found it. Do you know if it is in a book or a stand alone pattern? Is it old? Thanks so
much for your help...I love that pattern!
Quilt Roadies u
My parents Anniversary was December 23 too and was also mine and my husband's he passed away two years ago
hugs on this new journey...lots of reflections this time of year.
Hi Anna and G, awesome vid as usual. Feliz Día de Gracias amiga. When you have a minute can you please send me your sisters friend shop name, I cannot find her and am pretty sure it’s misspelled. Tks
here is the link :) www.etsy.com/shop/suedeshop?section_id=7816836
Where did you get the great tee shirt? I love it.
I get suckered by the ads that pop up on Facebook, LOL
Hi Donna, how's your day going with you?
Anna, on a different subject, when you RV travel do you always stay at a camp ground?? If not how do you keep warm if not hooked up??? Thank you. Getting my first RV this weekend.
Most RVs have a propane heating system and thermostat. Don't believe running the generator is needed, just the amount of light it would take to run a light bulb. Congratulations -- now you need a Singer Featherweight! No hookups is called 'dry camping'.
You are correct Kimberly. Also a "Buddy Heater" www.mrheater.com/portable-buddy-heater.html works without using RV batteries. - G
How exciting your first RV! Please share your experiences with us. - G
Which one do you use...Mr. Buddy, Big Buddy, Little Buddy? Thanks.
I have the Portable Buddy, the one that uses one canister at a time. Working inside the RV middle of winter is tolerable with one of these.-G
Lol,oh my gosh my mom and dad’s anniversary was December 21
Hi Linda, how's your day going with you?
I want that pattern now.
yes you do!
Can you tell me more about the ugly sweaters pattern you were talking about?
head over to Buttermilk Basin's site she designed and kitted them :)
Thanks
I had to turn off the news....
I hear ya!
What kind of iron is that?
Renell Smith looks like Panasonic check amazon 73.00 I think.
it is a Panasonic cordless! love it!
J
I'm
I watch your video s in Muncie,I watched your sewing video 3 times and made my own. Love it
Now I’m making one of my daughters one now. She is a quilter to