Author Archives: Susan E. Geddes

About Susan E. Geddes

I am the Art Director for Quilters Newsletter Magazine and QN Special Interest Publications

A LITTLE BIT CRAZY

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Susan E. Geddes

It’s 80 degrees in Golden today and my photographer and I are just finishing the last of the photography for the Quilters Newsletter Christmas special, Best Christmas Quilts 2012. It’s a little crazy to set up and decorate a Christmas tree … Continue reading →

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A LITTLE PEEP AT QUILTMAKER’S 100 BLOCKS, VOLUME 5

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Susan E. Geddes

Quiltmaker, a sister publication to Quilters Newsletter, has released their latest 100 Blocks, Volume 5. I have been invited to contribute blocks and have had three previous entries. Some of you might have recognized my Egg Trilogy. The Egg Trilogy was … Continue reading →

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King’s Crown free block pattern & giveaway

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Susan E. Geddes

The June/July issue of Quilters Newsletter is out now and it is full of wonderful features and quilts. With this issue we are introducing a new web extra for our readers. Our Staff Picks pages have always shown you products, … Continue reading →

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VALUE

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Susan E. Geddes

I taped my first video a couple weeks ago. Quilters Newsletter and our other publications offer web video and DVDs with lessons on quilting and sewing topics. Wow. I have a greater appreciation for those newscasters who can portray great … Continue reading →

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IT’S A LOVELY DAY

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Susan E. Geddes

I woke up to sunshine this Valentine’s Day. I love that and lots of other things  about today. Love that I have a great husband, family and friends. Happy that the biscotti I made for work today turned out looking … Continue reading →

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NOTHING PERSONAL, BUT

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Susan E. Geddes

I am glad January is over. It is such a long, dark month. If I could I’d leave all my Christmas lights and decorations up through January. When I mentioned this blog idea around the office, I found that I … Continue reading →

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DESIGN WALLS

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Susan E. Geddes

One of my favorite elements of Quilters Newsletter magazine is the Design Wall page. It serves as an intro page to our pattern section. I begin my design with a current fabric line from one of the many fabulous collections … Continue reading →

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LAND OF ENCHANTMENT

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Susan E. Geddes

Land of Enchantment is an apt description of New Mexico. My husband and I visited that state for a few days between Christmas and New Years. The countryside is beautiful in that dry, sparse western way. There was snow on … Continue reading →

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HO HO HO, I LOVE TO SEW

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Susan E. Geddes

[Please note: This giveaway has ended. Congratulations to Leslie F, winner of the Spirit Velvets selection] Quilters Newsletter art director Susan Geddes recently started a sewing project she thought would be quick and simple. Oh how wrong she was! Following … Continue reading →

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EGG-CITED

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Susan E. Geddes

For those of you who have been following my egg trilogy in Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks issue, here is my final block, Egg-Cited. The first two blocks were called EggPlant (100 Blocks, Vol. 2) and SunnySide Up (100 Blocks, Vol. 3). … Continue reading →

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