May

28

Scratch & Dent Sale

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A recently shipped carton of Teapots 2 to Appliqué fell off the back of the delivery truck onto its corner. Dang, I hate it when that happens. Thanks a bunch, Brown! They denied the claim, saying that I should have packed with 2″ of cushion all the way around in addition to 2″ of cushion in between each individual item. LOL!!! I did some quick calculation, and at 5½ feet tall, the box wouldn’t even fit into my car! (But it might survive a dive off the truck).

Would you like one of these Scratch & Dent copies at a bargain price?

Teapots 2 to Appliqué by Kay Mackenzie

Teapots 2 to Appliqué by Kay Mackenzie

Crunched corner, otherwise completely useful

Crunched corner, otherwise completely useful

If so, send me a PayPal payment of $14 (that includes the shipping) to kay at kaymackenzie.com (no spaces, and use the @ sign) and be sure to include your shipping address.

FAQ:

• No, no mail order on this one. PayPal is easy and quick, and you don’t need to have a PayPal account.

• The book normally sells for $16.95 plus a couple bucks shipping.

• You can see all the details about the book at By Kay Mackenzie.

• Do NOT order the Scratch & Dent through the website. This sale is “off the grid.” If you use the shopping cart on the website, you’ll get a regular copy at regular price.

Please give these slightly blemished beauties a good home.

Cheers,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie

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May

22

Call for contributors

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wanted

Would you like to contribute an article to All About Appliqué? Come on down!

You can show us a special tip or trick, give us a photo tour of your method, demo a product, review your favorite book, etc. etc. Any method of appliqué is great! Use anybody’s pattern, or your own, just be sure to give the pattern source. Shoot me an email to kay at kaymackenzie.com (you know the drill, use the @ sign and no spaces) and let me know what you have in mind.

Don’t worry, you don’t have to know how to blog! If you can write an email and attach a photo, you can do this! I’ll turn your material into a fantastic post.

Many thanks!
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie

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Oct

5

Time waits for no blog

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I sent my tech guy a note giving him a heads-up that I’m proceeding with some posts so he’ll know to do a new backup whenever he’s ready to try the upgrade again. Please keep your fingers and toes crossed for me that 2.3.2 will consent to become 2.8.4!

:) Kay

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Oct

1

Stuck

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I’m on blogging hold right now. Cruzio called and told me I really needed to upgrade WordPress. Yes, I admit it, I was using an ancient version, but the last time I tried upgrading the blog was down for four days. But, since they called, I tried again, and once more the venture was met with less than success. Apparently the database is confused from the last attempt. The techs are workin’ on it, but in the meantime I’m treading lightly.

Sigh, see you soon,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie

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Aug

8

Change is good

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First of all, let me hasten to tell you that Willie is in fine fettle. Almost 15 years old, he’s healthy and vigorous, still runs in the park with Dana, and we cherish him every day. So the following information has nothing to do with the state of the Real Quilt Puppy.

This is me

In fact, Willie has started his own dogblog! He’d be very pleased to have you share in his rich times. Visit The Most Excellent Life and Times of Willie the Quilt Puppy.

Now back to the subject of change. I’ve been feeling for some while now that it’s time to step out from behind a cute name and be myself. To that end, my design and publishing company is now called By Kay Mackenzie.
Quilt Puppy Publications will remain a publishing imprint.

Visit my redesigned website! It still has all the same stuff on it, but it’s got a different look now.

Here’s where the reorganized URLs go:

www.kaymackenzie.com ~ By Kay Mackenzie website
www.quiltpuppy.com ~ By Kay Mackenzie website
www.kaymackenzie.com/wordpress ~ Kay’s Show and Tell Center (or, go to kaymackenzie.com and click on Show & Tell)

My new email address is kay at kaymackenzie.com. (You know the drill, use the @ sign and no spaces.)

Thanks for hanging in there with me during this exciting time. Sometimes a little change can make you feel fresh and new.

Until next time,
Kay
By Kay Mackenzie

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Jun

30

A couple admin notes

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Thanks to the encouragement of my friend Maria of Maria Michaels Designs, I finally figured out how to make it so that you can subscribe to this blog either with a feed reader or by email! That’s right, if you haven’t figured out the feed reader thing you can now sign up to get the posts delivered to your in-box. I put the links at the top of the right-hand sidebar.

I also added the Search widget to the left-hand sidebar, so you can search this blog by keyword.

Cheers,
Kay
Quilt Puppy Publications & Designs

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Jun

11

New in the blogroll

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Just added some designers to the lists.

Cleo’s Designs: Lovely flowers and birds.

The Noble Wife: Fresh, modern country look.

Janet Selck: Scraps of Time is her company and her new book Pieced Potpourri has tons of cute appliqué.

Whims: Kits for watercolor quilts with appliqué laid over.

until next time,
Kay
Quilt Puppy Publications & Designs

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Apr

2

We are experiencing a slight delay

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Just as in the best-laid travel plans, stuff happens. Take a rest, relax, and enjoy your break from the virtual tour. The blogosphere has a frog in its throat but never fear… we’ll get Annie’s podcast to you ASAP!

Stay tuned,
Kay
Quilt Puppy Publications & Designs

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May

25

Newly listed designers

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When I got home from Market, one of the first things I did was to add a bunch of designers and pattern companies to the lists in the right-hand sidebar. Here are my new additions:

Bayou Patch Designs
Bloomin’ Minds
Ewe-unique Creations
Granola Girl Designs
Hatched and Patched
Jenny Creek Designs
Kitambaa Designs
Log Cabin Quiltworks
Patchworks Studio
Primitive Gatherings
The Quilt Company
Rabbits Haven
Sue Spargo Folk-Art quilts
Under the Garden Moon
Cathy Van Bruggen Designs
Waltzing With Bears
The Wooden Bear

There were scads more appliqué designers that I also saw and/or chatted with that were already on the lists. Other appliqué designers… if I’ve missed you, give me a shout!

Much more to come pursuant to Portland…
Until next time,
Kay
Quilt Puppy Publications & Designs

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Oct

15

Appliqué info central!

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I spent a lot of time today adding designers to the list of links in the right-hand column. I also created a separate list of pattern companies, in case you’re more familiar with those names. There will be a lot more to come on both lists! I’ll be adding steadily, and my hopes are that this place will become a central resource for appliqué information. If I’ve missed a super appliqué designer, please let me know.

We also have an Amazon bookstore filled with books about appliqué! Check this out, in the left-hand column. I hand-picked these titles. Again, if I missed your favorite appliqué book, chime in! I’ll be working to keep the bookshop current with all of the newest titles.

Until next time,
Kay

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