Nov
18
Thanks to alert blogger Tonya from Lazy Gal Quilting, I now know about this new book coming out in January 2010. It’s Liberated Quiltmaking ll by Gwen Marston. A preorder will get you an autographed copy from the author.
Click here to learn more.
[tags]book, quilting, new ways to piece[/tags]
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Oct
28
Folk art quilter and teacher Sue Spargo talks about her recent trip to quilt shops The Rabbit’s Lair and Yellowbird Art where she taught her Altered Texture class. Go here to see some student work. The quilt shown here is a sample The Rabbit’s Lair stiched up…
Sep
25
From the Quilt University student newsletter, here are the listings of 2009 classes still available – last start date is October 30. Note: These are all online classes. Be sure you know you will have time to participate before you join…
Aug
30
Melody Johnson of The Lazy Dyer blog is a founding member of the Chicago School of Fusing of which I’m a huge fan. She shares her technique for dying fabrics, saying it’s not exactly the right way…just exactly my way. Go here and select…
Aug
29
Quilt artist and teacher Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik blog is going to be busy in September spreading the word that it’s okay to be a fuser. Get details here.
[tags]Chicago School of Fusing, Artfabrik, teacher, iron on applique[/tags]
Aug
28
I want one of everything in this new fabric line Batik Cascade by Karen Combs. My daughter just finished her first quilt, for a doll. I’m very pleased and proud of her. At one point during the making of it, she said, “I just don’t…
Aug
25
Konstantin of Quilted Paradise Web site provides a weekly newsletter and a forum for quilters. It’s free for subscribers. Go here to find out more.
A big thank you to Rose Kelly for suggesting this link. She says, it is a great site for…
Jul
27

- Ricky Tims’ Flying Geese
At the Quilt Show blog Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson show how to make a dimensional Flying Geese block. Based On A True Story blog shared the link. Her post describing all the trouble she had in making it is so funny. Read…
Jun
20
Image from Quilt University
I’ve been teaching quilting for years, but any time a student asks me to start figuring out dimensions, I panic. If the math part of quilting frustrates you, check out Dena Crain’s online class Math for Quilters beginning July 3rd at Quilt University.…
Jun
18
Image from Quilt University
Visit the Quilt University catalog and browse through their online class schedule. I found one I want to take, Art for Quilters taught by fiber artist Marilyn Belford. Starts Aug 14, 4 lessons $36 USD
Description:
Learn how you can…
Jun
10
Image from Library of Congress
This quilt is part of an ethnographic field collection of 410 photographs available to view at the U.S. Library of Congress. Selections are from the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project and the “All American Quilt Contest”. Go here to…
Jun
9
Image from piece o' cake
Becky & Linda of piece o’ cake blog share their trick for traveling with a quilt that goes gentle on your precious textile. Go here for the how-to.
[tags]quilting, travel, applique, textile[/tags]
Jun
9
If you are new to quilting or new to art quilting you should think about taking one of Terri Stegmiller’s Classes on Demand. I’m always blown away by anything I see on Two Creative Studios. In Terri’s latest instant down-loadable class, you will…
Jun
8
Image from Amazon
While I was admiring Malka Dubrawsky’s Inside Out quilt at her a stitch in dye Etsy shop, I visited her hand dyed fabric section. I especially like Bricks and Orange Diamond Dots, shown here.
Image from a stitch in dye
For adventurous quilters…
Jun
4
Image from Piece O' Cake
Two of my all time favorite quilting teachers have a new book Applique Outside the Lines available for preorder at their Piece o Cake Web site. AlthoughI have several of their books/CDs on needle-turn applique, I find…






