Craft Gossip

Nicks quiltAnya of Hills Creek Quilter blog made this Readers Are Leaders quilt as a nod to her son’s love of books.  She said, My son Nick has been a voracious reader since first grade. All through elementary and middle school he read everything…

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halloween cat panelWitch on a broom moonI’m bewitched by these vintage looking panels from the Fat Quarter Shop. They belong to the fabric line Witching Hour.

Product description: 

The witching hour approaches – be ready! Black cats sit atop a picket fence, spelling out Halloween Greetings ….

Check out the Witching…

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Cherry picked apron panelThis vintage feeling panel would make for an easy project. Available at Ruby Jane’s Retro Fabric online store. Original design by Stephanie Marriot. Go here to get details

[tags]apron, vintage, fruit crate labels, Stephanie Marriot, panel, Ruby Jane’s, cherry picked[/tags]

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Christmas PanelI found this cheery panel with a retro feel under New Arrivals at The Quilted Bear online store. Go here to see the entire Sheri Berry Holiday fabric line.

Via Snippets of a Quilter

[tags]panel, retro, Holiday, fabric, Sheri Berry[/tags]

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_autumn-bounty-free-downloadThis quilt pattern from Andover Fabrics is a quick one to piece; you start with a center panel and surround it with six borders. Fabric from the Autumn Bounty collection, designed by Kim Schaefer. Click here to download.

[tags]Autumn, Kim Schaefer, borders, quilting, patterns, Fall, leaves, seasons[/tags]

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Image from equilter.com

Image from eQuilter.com

I am more and more a fan of panels, especially when I find one like this, that you can make into a quilted baby book. Go here to see more.

This panel is part of the ‘Tiny Tots’ collection by…

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Image from Kona Bay Fabrics

Image from Kona Bay

I always wonder what to do with my beautiful Asian print fabrics. Cutting them into smaller pieces is not always the best option. This free pattern from Kona Bay Fabrics is a good example of how to display the larger elements. Go here to download…

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Image from Pink Chalk Studio

Image from Pink Chalk Studio

Fabric designer Denyse Schmidt’s County Fair Patchwork Promenade panel raises cheater cloth to a whole new level. Save 35% off the regular price of this quirky, modern panel at Pink Chalk Studio.

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New fabric designer Wilma Sanchez created At the Park collection for Benartex. Go here to download the free pattern.

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Image from Whipstitch Fabrics

Image from Whipstitch Fabrics

Whipstitch Fabrics Product Description
Sweet cotton print fabric from Michael Miller features 10 scenes of children in vintage dress, engaged in traditional kiddie activities like picking flowers. playing piano, and swinging on a rope swing. Each individual scene measure…

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