blanket quilt union jack

Rachael Rabbit shows on her blog this Union Jack blanket she’s making from recycled sweaters cut into 2.5 inch squares. To keep the squares from becoming wonky she said she backed them in cotton fabric scraps. Brilliant! Go HERE to …

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memory pillowAndrea of Crafting Connections shares in her latest Mini-Magazine how to create a pillow with your child’s artwork. Of her method, she explains,

The pillow cover is being pieced together using a quilt-as-you-go technique. once you know how it’s done,

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square in a square tutorial

Paper piecing gives you great results. Lindsay of Craft Buds shares this technique for sewing up a Square in a Square quilt block. Do check out her Square in a Square pillow, so cute! Get the tutorial.

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fave prayer flag sunshineVivika’s Prayer Flag Project has taken on a new meaning after a recent diagnosis of breast cancer. Read more about it at Generation Q Magazine’s Facebook page or here.

‘You are My Sunshine’ reminds me so much of my …

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Stined Glass quilt Ivory Spring

Wendy of Ivory Spring shows off her Stained Glass quilt amidst the cherry blossoms in DC. A wonderful play of colors, it appears in the Spring 2013 issue of a national quilting and sewing magazine. Go HERE to learn more

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panel hexagon quilt

This is the sweetest quilt I’ve seen in some time. Maker Brigitte Giblin explains,

This quilt was designed to showcase large print panels from my collection and to play with fussy-cutting motifs and stripes for the hexagon frame borders surrounding

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Vintage Schnibbles

Sherri of A Quilting Life kicked off a new Schnibble parade today. This time the theme is vintage. The pattern for this challenge is Hat Trick by Carrie Nelson. Go HERE to get further details.

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april showers

We’ve heard the proverb, “April showers bring May flowers.” To celebrate April’s arrival, here’s a tiny quilt designed by Mari Martin for Connecting Threads. She combines piecing and fusible applique for the umbrellas. Go HERE to download the pattern

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amish tulips

Tulips always make me think of Spring. This cheerful Amish Tulips quilt was designed by Janet Page-Kessler for Simplicity. Get the free pattern.

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Kaffe Book cover Shots Stripes

Kaffe Fassett and coauthor Liza Prior Lucy have a new book out this month, Kaffe Fassett Shots and Stripes. Happily, I received a review copy from the publicist at STC Craft who allowed me to ask the authors a …

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Sew Stitchy Squares quilt

I loved the top (I talked about it here), and I am absolutely gaga over the finished quilt. Anorina of Samelia’s Mum shares on her blog how she made it. Get the tutorial.

Image credit: Samelia’s Mum

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hexie tute and bib

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 …

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Boston Star

T.G.I.F. This quilt block – the Boston Star by Erik Homemade – is part of Craftsy’s Free Pattern Friday series. I love the red, white and blue color scheme he used for it. Go HERE to get the free download.…

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Grandma's Stars patternTimna Tarr of Q Tailored Quilts received a stack of star blocks pieced together some forty years ago by her grandmother. Timna added smaller connecting stars also on a black ground and stitched all the blocks into the beautiful quilt …

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baby quilt in progressAnorina of Samelia’s Mum is making this quilt for a baby girl about to be born to a friend. I love her color choices, they make the quilt. A WIP (work in progress), I cannot wait to see it quilted. …

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