tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20495835159173341572024-03-15T21:10:35.397-04:00Kid Giddy aka Kerry Goulder: Sewing Patterns, Crafts, DIY, Recipes and moreThis blog is a way for me to share my sewing passions and entrepreneurial adventures in Southern Maine. I love sewing, stitching, fabrics galore and enjoy creating fun 3 dimensional softie patterns as well as paper piecing blocks and quilt patterns. Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.comBlogger288125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-77057499416841369072023-08-24T20:40:00.001-04:002023-08-24T20:40:54.781-04:00QuiltCon 2024 - I'm Teaching! Hey everyone, I'm very belatedly sharing the big news that I'm teaching at QuiltCon 2024 in Raleigh, NC again and I would love for you to join me! I first taught at QuiltCon in 2022 and absolutely loved the amazing energy of all my students and the fun of sharing what I do. Are you coming? If so, here is some information about my classes so you can sign up for one, two or all three of them!The Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-84610460005061195362022-10-16T23:47:00.005-04:002022-10-16T23:47:38.599-04:00The Official Puppy Portraits Stitch-a-long FinishAlthough the Puppy Portraits stitch-a-long is over, I wanted to share some of the finished puppies and share the overall design. I thoroughly enjoyed creating and stitching this project just in time during covid when I needed something good to focus on. If you are new to hearing about the Puppy Portraits stitch a long, you can find out more about it in the first June post...here Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-75646411783528840702022-10-16T23:47:00.003-04:002022-10-16T23:47:22.318-04:00The 2022 Prom DressBack in April and May my daughter and I began to dive deep into making her Junior Prom dress. It was so much work, especially during finals, but so rewarding to see her twirling around and dancing in it. We live draped her dress to draft the pattern so it would fit her perfectly. She absolutely wanted the dress to have a circle skirt and wanted it in a light gold, champagne color. She Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-49494971492223770852022-10-16T23:23:00.003-04:002022-10-16T23:23:51.386-04:00A Semester of Textile PrintingAs some of you know and others may not know, I decided last year to go back to school at MECA&D (Maine College of Art & Design) to finish the BFA degree I started a *very* long time ago. During my second semester I was able to take a Textile Printing class and really loved creating repeats and blocks with repetition. For my first repeat pattern, I created popcorn. It was the week of Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-50316180838156615942021-08-17T11:52:00.003-04:002021-09-28T11:10:40.094-04:00Sewing an Installation Art PieceI had a very unique opportunity back in Feb-March of 2016 to sew 35 painted portraits together for John Coleman, a local Portland, Maine artist. It was so incredibly difficult to be responsible for these works of art, but also, so humbling and exciting to be engaged in such a unique opportunity. If you are interested in reading the whole story he allowed me years ago to share the pics but I held Kerry_Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311191290918926000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-69274045103648453852021-08-12T14:00:00.004-04:002021-08-17T11:20:33.373-04:00 The Puppy Portraits Cross Stitch SAL: French Bull DogI know I'm not supposed to pick favorites - so I won't - but I have loved this one from the very beginning and hope you will too. This little dapper dog has a sweet little bow tie and a very elegant, very "old fashioned frame" with an enormous bow. I'm so excited to introduce you to the second puppy in the Puppy Portraits cross stitch a long. It's the ever loving, small - but mighty, French Bull Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-77533694074021715862021-07-29T16:11:00.003-04:002021-08-17T11:29:49.629-04:00The Puppy Portraits SAL: Mini PoodleIt's still month two (albeit late) so I'm going to share the first puppy release with you before the second one comes out in August! We released the Frames to get you started back in June. Who's the first out of the gate? None other than the Mini Poodle...the youngest and smallest of the bunch. He hasn't grown into his full color yet, but he's still as cute as can be. If you are new to the Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-15755297434951435642021-07-05T20:32:00.001-04:002021-08-17T11:29:59.599-04:00The First Ever Ugly Sweater Block PartyTwo things I love in life...Christmas and crazy fun summer block parties...are coming together in just a couple of weeks in a whole new way! You know...all things jolly, the oh so swanky Ugly Sweaters, mistletoe and Santa!...and in the heat of the summer sun, those parties that shut down neighborhood streets, go all day long, and involve laughter and all the yummy foods the neighbors can bring?! Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-84400964085448156542021-06-12T00:09:00.002-04:002021-08-17T11:30:07.513-04:00The Pocket Economy Block If you are new to quilting or have been quilting for a long time, you likely know or have heard of the Economy Block. It has also been called the "square in a square" or the "diamond in a square" block. I've loved it since I first learned about the basic block. It didn't take me long to make a Micro Mini Economy Block in various sizes and offer it with other basic hexie and square paper piecing Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-22481877750406363712021-06-11T17:11:00.004-04:002021-08-17T11:21:38.295-04:00Puppy Portraits and a Stitch-a-longI am beyond excited to finally be sharing this nearly 3 year long project I've been working on with Erin over at Aurifil and the Aurifil company. I had a chance to talk to Erin a bit and shared a lot about this project and why I love Aurifil. You can read all about it over on their Auribuzz blog. Many people over the years have sewn my dog blocks, which started with
the French Bulldog Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-88524001387970428022020-10-16T17:38:00.002-04:002021-08-17T11:30:16.633-04:00Sew a Teal Pumpkin Paper Pieced Banner I had so much fun creating this #TealPumpkinBanner for Bernina using the Electric Quilt Company #EQ8 program. I have lived gluten free for the past 5 years and it has opened my eyes (and my heart) to the struggles many food allergy sufferers go through on a regular basis. The Teal Pumpkin Project is part of a great organization that helps bring awareness to food allergies and sensitivities. I Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-37783151494757456152020-09-23T17:45:00.004-04:002021-08-17T11:30:23.945-04:00Electric Quilt Stash DownloadsRecently, I finished making a second version of my Modern Lap Quilt from my Learn to Design and Sew Foundation Paper Piecing ebook. The first Modern Lap Quilt I made was with just two colors, navy and white, so the design was simple and coloring it was super easy.As I began debating Maureen Cracknell's Autumn Vibes fabrics she kindly sent me, for this second quilt, I was torn on what colors I Kerry_Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311191290918926000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-1681823599460225722020-09-03T12:59:00.002-04:002021-08-17T11:30:50.303-04:00The Pearson Tree Farm QuiltsPearson Tree Farm Quilt #1 - quilted by Jaki Soper of QuiltStudio55I've hemmed and hawed on writing this post because this quilt was never meant to be such a public "worldwide" project where I shared all my backstory feelings regarding it. However, it became bigger than me - and so many people helped so I felt I should share the whole story as a way to show how amazing this quilting community is Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-13599013407423256942020-07-20T19:12:00.001-04:002021-08-17T11:23:41.425-04:00The Lobster Quilt BlockI've lived near coastal waters most of my life and lobsters and buoys have always been a part of the scenery. I designed a stuffed Lobster (named Pinchy) for my book Sewing Tales to Stitch and Love back in 2013. A year later in 2014 I began designing foundation paper piecing patterns, I sketched out this Lobster as my second block (the Anchor was my first), but I never finished developing it Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-8374543312851860242020-05-22T12:12:00.001-04:002021-08-17T11:31:07.509-04:00Free Patterns: Birdhouse Mini Quilt and a Weighted Comfort Bunny
Hi all, I have two more fun and FREE projects for you to make over on the Bernina We All Sew website. Most recently I designed this Birdhouse Mini Quilt with my mom in mind. She loves birds (even own a couple at one time named Pete and Repeat) and raised four kids on her own while being an art teacher, so I designed it with four houses and a momma bird near by.
It works great for using up Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-51637165142658764342020-03-20T12:46:00.005-04:002021-08-17T11:31:23.173-04:00Face Mask Tutorial - With Elastic or StrapsHello everyone. I hope you are all staying in place, and are healthy and busy. A few weeks ago a dear friend of mine said her husband (a dental student) was being rationed to one medical face mask per day. It got me thinking that this coronavirus wasn't going to slow down and was going to deplete the supply chain here just as it has done elsewhere. As things rapidly changed, my ability to care Kerry_Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311191290918926000noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-46559848916735444392020-02-07T13:48:00.001-05:002021-08-17T11:31:31.236-04:00FREE Sew Plush Valentine Heart Box Tutorial for Bernina
I'm not sure how it's February already, but I have a super sweet and FREE project for you to make. I designed this Sew Plush Valentine Heart Box for the Bernina We All Sew website, just in time to fill it with all kinds of lovely goodies before Valentine's Day.
Do you have a favorite candy (like dark chocolate?) or sewing notion you'd want to see inside like these beautiful Aurifil Floss Kerry_Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311191290918926000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-66637260646950555642020-01-29T22:24:00.004-05:002021-08-17T11:23:53.352-04:00Studio and Travel OrganizationIt's still January, so I can still say welcome to the new year and a new decade. I have tons of new stuff coming down the pike and even some older stuff I haven't shared yet. But first up - the #kidgiddystudio requires a bit of organizing, destashing and overall cleaning up. I've lived in my house for almost 20 years - and I am feeling this "20
year itch" to make some changes (like out with the Kerry_Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311191290918926000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-31381705669240391682019-08-22T00:30:00.001-04:002021-08-17T11:31:48.584-04:00Aurifil Whole Cloth Quilt ChallengeDid you know you can make tiny pompoms with thread? Yep! This month the Aurifil Artisans were given a whole cloth mini quilt challenge using a solid fabric from Painter's Palette Solids by Paintbrush Studio and Aurifil thread. At the time of sign up, I requested the Aurifil 12wt thread because I had yet to really work with a 12wt thread and wanted to experiment with it. Although I didn't know Kerry_Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311191290918926000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-83196464167667861522019-06-18T07:10:00.001-04:002021-08-17T11:32:01.157-04:00Sew Plush Planner Sew Along Week 3 Welcome to Week 3 of the Kid Giddy Sew Plush Planner sew along! To make things a little easier in this post - I'm only going to show you the zipper pages of one of the planners I'm working on. This can be a super hard section, especially if you don't like zippers, but I'll also share some tips to simplify. If you want to see a video of all the original SewPlushPlanner features - check it out hereKerry_Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311191290918926000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-72476633001982136662019-06-12T16:40:00.003-04:002021-08-17T11:32:12.923-04:00Sew Plush Planner Sew Along Week 2Hello all, its a delayed start to Week 2 of the Kid Giddy Sew Plush Planner sew along! Last week I was working on 5 Sew Plush Planner covers, and now I'm working on 6...soon to be 7. I just keep getting more ideas for new pages and want to be sure they work before sending them out in the world. Some of the Sew Plush Planner organizers I'm working will feature the pages in the original pattern, Kerry_Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311191290918926000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-17858059271911473072019-06-03T09:10:00.003-04:002021-08-17T11:24:04.790-04:00Sew Plush Planner SAL - Week 1 Cover ContestGood morning all! I'm so excited to be hosting this Kid Giddy Sew Plush Planner sew along! Although the word "Sew" is in it's title, the Sew Plush Planner is also a travel organizer that is great for other crafts and hobbies, including but not limited to Planning, Journaling, Cross Stitching, Embroidery, Crocheting, Knitting, Scrapbooking, Metal Smithing, etc. If you have a lot of little things Kerry_Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06311191290918926000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-20062529408041012512019-01-03T10:13:00.002-05:002021-08-17T11:32:58.478-04:00The Splendid Sampler 2 - My Grandfather ClockHappy New Year! I am so excited for all the fun we are going to have this year, who's with me? To get this party started we have this "Grandfather Block" I was asked to design for Pat Sloan and Jane Davidson for their Splendid Sampler 2 book. It was so much fun to design this foundation paper piecing block in Electric Quilt using the EQ8 program, and then add some embroidery and needle turn Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-6395691865078404192018-12-22T13:50:00.001-05:002021-08-17T11:33:07.373-04:00Making Quilts in Electric QuiltThis just might be the last official Electric Quilt Brand Ambassador post of the year. Not only is the year coming to a close, but my computer is very much out of room (literally only 22gb remaining). Somehow I was able to delete enough "stuff" to get this post put together for you. I've had so much fun experimenting with the Electric Quilt Company Block Spotlight each month and decided this timeKid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2049583515917334157.post-21275007280093092882018-12-12T15:48:00.003-05:002021-08-17T11:24:23.977-04:00Introducing the Sew Plush PlannerMany of you have seen my newest pattern the Sew Plush Planner on my Kid Giddy Instagram feed and some of you lucky folks got a glimpse of it at Glamp Stitchalot! But now I'm sharing it over here with some more details on how this started as the Bullet Planner Page Blocks I designed in Electric Quilt EQ8 program and became so much more!
The Sew Plush Planner started out as a two Foundation Kid Giddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10154711026321779756noreply@blogger.com0