Dec
17
I found this quilt in the auction house catalog of Pook and Pook. Made by Pennsylvania Mennonites in the 19th century, it recently sold for $4503 USD. The color scheme is unique mixing pinks, blues and golds. The two narrow barber …
Dec
16
Such cute mustacheness, this fabric swatch brightened my morning. It’s part of the Menswear fabric collection by Timeless Treasures. On a personal note, I recently popped in to The Mustache store in Fayetteville, Arkansas while taking in the holiday lights …
Dec
12
Kelly of Live. Love. Create. shares on her blog a new tool (Clearly Perfect Angles) as part of Pile O’ Fabric’s Technique Tutorial Tuesday series. With it, she walks you through sewing this quilt block that’s made up of half …
Dec
11
Sherri Lynn Wood of Daintytime Etsy made this quilt and describes it in her product description this way,
The pattern is an improvisational riff off the [ ] symbol…This quilt took 65 hours and 20 years of experience to complete.
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Nov
13
Toni of Quiltoni says she creates her geek-inspired quilts to make people smile and to keep them warm. They’re sure to please geeks, gamers and comic book fans of all ages. Go HERE to see her gallery of quilts.…
Nov
8

I love, love, love this quilt made by Myra Barnes of Busy Hands Quilts Etsy. She used a black background to show off Annie’s Farm Stand fabric. It works!
Image credit: Busy Hands Quilts…
Nov
5
This image has 1529 repins on Pinterest, so I clicked through to learn this is Anthropologie’s Wildfield Quilt. Like most items in their store, it’s pricey, yet desirable. I noticed the reviews have been overwhelmingly bad, with people saying it’s …
Oct
28
If you’ve already discovered the joys of learning on Craftsy.com, listen up. Now, you can access their classes on your iPad with a Craftsy App. If you are unfamiliar with their instructional offerings, the format is video with downloadable course …
Oct
17
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Oct
8
Heads up! Spoonflower is giving you a chance to win a trip to QuiltCon. Their announcement of the event reads:
Spoonflower wants to send you and a friend to attend the first annual QuiltCon being held by the Modern Quilt
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Oct
4

Users of self-healing mats, listen up. Carol of FunThreads shares a tip for getting rid of the fuzzy remnants that get stuck in the mat after lots of cutting with a rotary cutter. Shown is the *Olfa brand mat. She …
Sep
26

This sweet quilted mug rug makes me want to *grab a cuppa. Amanda of The Patchsmith Craftsy store designed it and offers the pattern for it in her shop at an affordable $1.99. If this is not your cup of tea she …
Sep
20

A trip to my local quilt shop is a treat I never take for granted. I can list here some I used to visit but cannot now because they closed their doors: Idle Hours, Stitches, Squash Blossoms and Just for …
Aug
26

Tonya at The Crafty Mummy has a new sponsor, Fashionable Fabrics, who is giving away a $35.00 voucher/gift certificate to one lucky Mummy reader. Besides some awesome fabrics, they sell patterns, books and notions.
Contest ends August 31, 2012. …
Aug
26
Kristyne of Pretty by Hand opens her new shop this week, also called Pretty by Hand. She starts things off by offering five patterns – two purses, one pouch, and two quilts. Shown here is the Honey Bee Bag. Check …









