Apr
2
The public television series “New York Originals” did a 6 minute documentary on The City Quilter & The ArtQuilt Gallery NYC. The owners are husband and wife team Dale Riehl and Cathy Izzo.
Here they are in the video …
Mar
25
If the idea of doing an entire hexagon quilt seems like too much, why not start with a small project like this baby bib with a hexies flower embellishment. Yucenur of Home of Homemade Treasures shares on her blog how …
Mar
7
Look at the little lamb on this pieced background. It’s precious! Chase of 1/4″ Mark said she finished the needlework while listening to Kiki’s Delivery Service. What do you listen to when you create? Go HERE to read more.…
Feb
4
I’m crazy about this crazy quilt Debra (Debra’s Design Studio) just finished stitching. The theme for the quilt is all about sewing with each block representing a color on the Color Wheel. Visit her post to see closeups of …
Jan
13

Sarah Fielke of The Last Piece teamed up with Craftsy to bring you this free video on hand quilting with Perle Cotton. Using embroidery thread instead of traditional quilting thread is a patchworking trend I love. Get the video tutorial…
Oct
10

Wendy of Late to Create shares her way of binding a quilt – she combines machine and hand sewing. She tells what type of fabric she normally selects for a great looking binding, plus how to battle hand fatigue when …
Sep
20

Ginger at wdt (wienerdog tricks) made me laugh out loud. Go read her post: I Know Why Quilters Smoke and you will too!!!
Image credit: wdt …
Sep
3

A very thoughtful mom who blogs over at Crafty Stacy made this rug and tea cup as a gift for her eldest daughter leaving for college. She combined some strip piecing and a simple nine patch to complete the top. …
Sep
2

If you missed the Hand Pieced QAL hosted by Erin of Why Not Sew? no worries, she says you can join in at any time. The kickoff was in January 2012 and since then she has posted tutorials for 12 …
Aug
14
Tonya of The Crafty Mummy shares on her blog how to best hold a quilt sandwich together when binding it by hand. Get the know-how.
Image credit: The Crafty Mummy…
Aug
10
Nifty Quilts said something told her to make a trip to her local Goodwill. This primitive feeling hand pieced and embroidered bed quilt awaited. What a wonderful find. Go HERE to see entire quilt and many more closeups.
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Aug
5
Kristyne of Pretty by Hand declares the cost is “free” for making this pretty pink floral quilt. She explains it’s due to specific financial calculations quilters use, a universal rule. I’m still laughing, you will too. Visit her post and …
Jun
17
Amy of While Wearing Heels hand appliqued all 50 states in this quilt top she calls United Scraps of America. She even took the time to include Alaska and Hawaii then matched each state’s fabric color with coordinating thread. …
Jun
10

Ahhh the good life, a quilt and vintage van! Maura Ambrose of Folk Fibers Blog created this quilt from hand dyed fabrics. Love it and this one too.
This quilt makes me think of the Fourth of July, love the …
Jun
2
These noodles look good enough to eat, but no. Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts used this bowl of fabric scraps to make a rug, she talked about it here. Such was the response to it, she shares how …














