Apr
1
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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Apr
1
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.
Image credit: A Quilting …
Apr
1
Joanna of Applique Today intends to get her blogging mojo back by participating in the A to Z Challenge. Each day in April (except on Sundays) she will write a blog post corresponding to that day’s letter. Since today is …
Apr
1
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…
Apr
1
Shay of Quilting in My Pyjamas talks on her blog about the recent weekend sew-fest she hosted. Besides sharing good food and conversation, one attendee brought along two vintage quilts to ‘show and tell’. This is one of them and …
Mar
31
Linda of Linda’s Quiltmania made this block, along with eleven more, and sewed them into a quilted wall hanging. She used the Comma fabric line designed by Zen Chic for Moda. Of her Fractured Nine Patch design, she explained it …
Mar
31
Tulips always make me think of Spring. This cheerful Amish Tulips quilt was designed by Janet Page-Kessler for Simplicity. Get the free pattern.
Image credit: Simplicity…
Mar
31
I’m giving away my review copy of Shots and Stripes by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy published by STC Craft just this March. You can read my interview with the authors here and my review of the book here…
Mar
31
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 …
Mar
25
Jane of QuiltJane shares on her blog how to make this quilt block as part of Having a Starry Time Blog Hop. In its construction she used HST paper. Visit her blog post to get the tutorial plus check …
Mar
25
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…
Mar
25
Kerry of PennyDog talks on her blog about her latest finish, a Stephen Fry quilt. Each square of fabric represents a pixel in the portrait. She explains,
It looks better from a distance (not because the squares don’t always line
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Mar
25
Kristy Daum of St. Louis Folk Victorian shares on her blog how to make her modern block, a Tipsy Triangle. Shown here is the quilt she made using the blocks. All blocks use fabric from the Glimma fabric line by …
Mar
25
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 …
Mar
22
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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