Mar
31
Kaffe Fassett and coauthor Liza Prior Lucy have a new book out this month, Kaffe Fassett Shots and Stripes. Happily, I received a review copy from the publicist at STC Craft who allowed me to ask the authors a …
Aug
13
Boy moms get the green light with Angela Yosten’s new book, Stop. Go. Quilt. Sew!. The twelve traffic themed sewing projects are spot on for boys of all ages. Angela, a mom to a boy and a girl, explains …
Jul
26
When asked to review the book, Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts by Mary Elizabeth Kinch, Be*mused decided the best thing to do was to try a technique from said book. She said she went for the one that scared her the …
Jun
19
I’m happy to announce the winner of my book giveaway, Shape Workshop for Quilters: 60 Blocks + a Dozen Quilts and Projects by Lark Crafts. Using the handy-dandy RNG, a copy goes to commenter 4, Kerry of PennyDog Patchwork…
May
18
Mary Elizabeth Kinch of Kinch and Storms did a guest post at Martingale’s Stitch This! blog to introduce she and Biz Storms’ just released book Small Pieces, Spectacular Quilts by Martingale Press. The authors demystify the process of creating …
May
12
Sara of Sew Sweetness received a review copy of the new book Shape Workshop for Quilters, published by Fat Quarterly. She liked it so much she stopped everything she was doing and made a quilt top from one of …
Apr
2
I received a review copy (quite awhile ago, actually) of the book, Quilt National 2011: The Best of Contemporary Quilts by Lark Books. I do think it’s a book worthy of your time, so off the shelf it came today, …
Mar
9
Pam & Nicky Lintott, mother and daughter team from The Quilt Room, are co-authors of the book Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts. Out since May, 2011, I just rescued it from my book pile marked “need to review”.
Things I …
Jan
26
Kim from Magnolia Bay Quilts is giving away a copy of her book, Scrap-Basket Sensations: More Great Quilts from 2 1/2″ Strips. Why? She says she’s celebrating. Jodi, at Sew Scraps Along is featuring her 60 Degree Quilt tutorial …
Jan
23
Must share. Whilst cruising the Internet I stumbled upon this article, Women, Quilting, and Cultural Production: The Preservation of Self in Everyday Life by Dr. Marybeth C. Stalp. Curious, I did a Google search on the author’s name and found …
Jan
23
I am digging the fresh colors Jennifer from That Girl…That Quilt used in this work in progress (WIP). She’s making a Radiant Star, a traditionally difficult quilt pattern. But Jennifer tried a technique out of Eleanor Burns’ book Radiant Star …
Dec
28
Fans of the book 99 Modern Blocks by Susanne Woods have a Flickr group to show off any blocks they’ve made from it. One of my favorite blocks from the book is Slot Machine, created by Angela Pingel from Cut …
Dec
1
Don’t miss Sarah Fielke’s American blog tour featuring her new book Quilting from Little Things: Take a small idea and develop it into something wonderful. Participants include,
28 Nov: Fat Quarterly
28 Nov: Amy Ellis
29 Nov: Thomas Knauer…
Nov
30
John Adams from Quilt Dad is celebrating the release of his book Pretty in Patchwork:Holidays by Lark Crafts. Check out his Christmas in the City quilt shown in his announcement post. Plus, he lists all the contributors for the …
Nov
21
Textile artists, quilters, and any lover of beautiful fabric this post is for you. Order this book straight from the author and she’ll sign it for you. In case you’ve been absent, this is Malka Dubrawsky’s latest book Fresh Quilting: Fearless …










