Qulted Mat Sew Along

This sounds like fun. Roslyn of Sew Delicious is hosting a sew along starting today, May 20th and ending May 24th. She explains,

The project is a quilted mat – perfect for anyone wanting to try quilting but are intimidated

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Modern Blocks Quilt Along

If quilting goals get pushed just like your bi-weekly workout, listen up. Amy of And Sew We Craft wants you to join her Modern Blocks Quilt Along kicking off in May, running through April 2014. It will be an entire …

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winner dream iron

Congratulations to the winner of the Panasonic “dream iron”. Patti wrote  on April 8, 2013 1:56 pm the following comment:

I have never had an iron that I actually liked, but that is mostly because of the annoying cord.

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shots stripes winner randomCongratulations to the winner of my giveaway, E White (put a B in there and you’d have the author of Charlotte’s Web). But I digress. She’ll receive my review copy of Shots and Cottons by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior …

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storefront city quilter NY

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.

owners City Quilter

Here they are in the video …

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winner bookCongratulations to the winner of my giveaway, a copy of the book Indygo Junction’s Fabric Flowers by Amy Barickman. Using Random.org, I drew commenter 74, Debra Lee, who said, No tie wearing men here!. I know, men do not dress …

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VQDNationalQuiltingDayGarageSaleBenita of Victoriana Quilt Designs is hosting a Virtual Garage Sale to celebrate National Quilting Day coming up March 16th. To give you an idea of what you can de-stash for some extra cash, here’s a screenshot of the Category …

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fabric collection and QA block

This is a peek at Stephanie Ryan’s first fabric collection for Moda, Spring House. It’s lovely. In the center of the fabric swatches you’ll see the quilt block she created for the Moda Friendship Quilt Along. Visit her blog

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March 2013 quilt pattern

Did you know that the third Saturday of March is National Quilting Day? This year it falls on March 16th, though many quilters celebrate their love of patchwork the entire month of March, see  Lori’s post at Inside Quilter’s Newsletter

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quilted heating pad tutorialRachel of PS. I Quilt did a guest post at Art Gallery Fabrics showing how to make this quilted heating pad as part of the Fat Quarter Gang series. Get the know-how.

Pssst. Rachel is hosting a giveaway on

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hobo bag stitch bookMalka of A Stitch in Dye talks about her excitement over her project – Half Moon Rising Hobo Bag – making it on the cover of an upcoming book by Tricia Waddell. The title,  The Best of Stitch: Bags

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Viewers Choice my pick

The last couple of days Anne (Sewing Editor) and I have seen so many wonderful quilts at QuiltCon. I’ll be showing you some of my favorites, and this one ‘Impracticality’, tops my list. Made and quilted by Angela …

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Anne (our Sewing editor) will arrive soon to scoop me up for our car trip to Austin, Texas. What for? QuiltCon starts today! For newbies landing on this page, it’s the first conference of The Modern Quilt Guild. …

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Quilting Category Creativebug

This is exciting news! Starting Wednesday, the online DIY craft instruction website Creativebug is adding Quilting to their lineup. They’ve already signed up some fabulous instructors. Go HERE to learn more.

Image credit: Creativebug

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Kaffe Book cover Shots Stripes

I received an advance copy of the book, Kaffe Fassett Quilts Shots and Stripes written by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy. Their publicist (thank you!) allowed me to ask the authors a few questions and I’m going to share …

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