May
15
Hi all. My family and I are spending a glorious week in a rented house right on the Gulf of Mexico. I have limited internet access, but wanted to show y’all our beach-y kitchen curtains. Someone did silk embroidery motifs …
May
9
Sandra of Sandra’s Craft Corner put up her freebie for the month of May, 2012. This one has complete instructions for 12 quilts, however because it’s dated material there is no mention of rotary cutters, and the preferred method given …
May
8
Quilters, do you need a gift for teacher appreciation week? If so, check out this tutorial I found at Under the Sycamore. She made these adorable sewn packages from pretty paper, but fabric would work too. The tags say, …
May
7
Karyn of Make Something said she always wanted to design her own skateboard. An opportunity came her way in 2010 and this is her creation. Get more of the story, here.
Image credit: Make Something…
May
6
Wendi of Shiny Happy World shows us her very first quilt explaining she used needle turn applique (NTA) for sewing on the letters encircling the sun. Her design has the flavor of her now famous blog, and that’s a good …
Apr
30

We sewists/quilters know we are cool, but do button manufacturers? Not really. Sam of Hunter’s Design Studio decided to correct this injustice by creating this witty batch of buttons. My favorite is the one smack dab in the middle that …
Apr
25
This is a small section of Spring Colors, a quilt by Katie Grove. Her description:
found burlap dyed with soil, hand dyed muslin, silk, rayon, and cotton
That’s the first I’ve heard of using dug-up burlap, but I like …
Apr
16
Thanks to Kathrin of Annekata blog, I now know about the UK-based Slow Textiles Group formed in 2011 by Dr Emma Neuberg. Kathrin gives a nice overview of the organization in her post, Creating Islands of Slowness: Slow Textile Group…
Apr
5
Moriya of The Harpster Home shows her method of sewing the fourth side of a pillow cover on her blog. She explains,
Once you have the three sides sewn up, you’re going to go against everything you know and sew
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Apr
3
Sandra of Sandra’s Craft Corner just put up her free pattern for the month of April, 2012. This sweet little one sucking his/her thumb is one of 9 motifs in this pattern. The pattern sheet shows the finished embroidered blocks …
Mar
31
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has just released a new embroidery pattern – these four adorable Mini Monsters, $5 USD. To celebrate their debut, she is hosting a giveaway on her blog for the actual stitched monsters she made …
Mar
20
Pokey of Pokey’s Ponderings is giving away a batch of fabric on her blog. This is an easy contest to enter; you just need to answer a single question. She said she would announce a winner Friday March 23. Go …
Feb
26
Nothing says Spring like butterflies. Martha at Q is for Quilter made this butterfly block by modifying an Alice Brook’s pattern. She warns it’s not for beginning quilters because it’s pieced, not appliqued. Get her modified pattern on the sidebar …
Feb
14
To wish all my readers a Happy Valentine’s Day, I’m sharing this Love Letters word quilt by Kristin Shields. This word quilt and others are flying all over Pinterest. Note to self: Must make a word quilt this year. You?…
Feb
11
Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations had an epiphany after finishing her x and + quilt. She figured out a creative way to use her leftover HSTs (half square triangles). Clever!
Image credit: Canoe Ridge Creations…









