I love it when quilters share their inspirations. I like it even better when they show it in a photo. Amanda Jean from Crazy Mom Quilts did just that for her modern, bright quilt shown here.
Can you guess her … Read More ...
Give-away: Nanette’s mixed bag
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Sherri from A Quilting Life blog is celebrating her 100th post with a give-away. The theme is “a few of my favorite things” and one is Nanette’s Mixed Bag shown here. She will announce winners … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Easy charm quilt
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Corie of Quilt Taffy blog is sharing her original pattern for this pretty quilt. Directions are given for twin and queen sizes. Get the pattern.
Book review: Patchwork Style
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Patchwork and Style CAN be used in the same sentence. Yes, it’s true. Author Suzuko Koseki brings us 35 colorful and cozy projects so fresh I am inspired to make one tonight.
Beautiful photos throughout the
Point out mistakes to win give-away
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Gail from gail pan designs invites you to leave a comment at Quiliters Harvest that includes where she made mistakes in setting the blocks. Take a close look at her sample quilt shown here and leave
… Read More ...Free Pattern: My Sweet Baby
Bunny Hill Designs has joined with Henry Glass Fabrics to bring you a fun FREE pattern. Get it here.
Editor’s Note 10/7/2016: Often designers offer free patterns for a limited time only. The pattern, My Sweet Baby, is … Read More ...
Double-face quilted fabric
FreeSpirit has introduced double-face quilted fabric by some of our favorite designers such as Anna Maria Horner, Erin McMorris, and Tina Givens. Get a head start on all your quilting projects. Visit their Quilted Swatch Gallery to see more.
Monaco Fabric collection
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Dena (Dena Designs) has created a beautiful balance of geometrics and florals in her latest fabric collection for Free Spirit. Check out the rest of her Monaco line at her Swatch Gallery.
Tutorial: Mitered corners
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Amy of Park City Girl shares a nicely detailed tutorial on creating mitered corners that should give excellent results every time. She suggests you practice her technique on fabric scraps until you get the hang … Read More ...
Hot oven mitt
Linda used a vintage cocktail napkin as part of this fresh and cheerful oven mitt. She smartly used the napkin for the backing to keep the design intact.
She then pieced together a block the same size as the napkin. … Read More ...
Japanese Hiragana alphabet quilt
Image from Emi Shimosato
Emi made an alphabet quilt using Japanese Hiragana. She said many Japanese mothers will use this type of quilt as a learning tool for their children. I learned something from Emi. Japanese falls into 3 general … Read More ...
Mini-quilt mug cozy
Free Quilt Pattern: Prairie Gothic
Jane Sassaman is offering a Cheryl A. Adam pattern that shows off her Prairie Gothic fabric line designed for FreeSpirit/Westminster. Get the pattern.
Quilt Pro Software
First let me say that if someone would have told me that eventually I would really want to design my own style of quilt I would of and did say NOPE !!! I was pretty thrilled with just getting my … Read More ...
Yo Yo’s Galore
Most of us do have a pile of Yo Yo’s that we have made, and some of us (I won’t mention my name here) have never completed the entire quilt. Not to worry there are still several ways to use … Read More ...