Kim at Magnolia Bay Quilts saw this quilt design in a dream. That it worked out tickled her. She explains this is a great quilt pattern for using up fabric scraps. Go HERE to get the Tutorial, in … Read More ...
Batiks giveaway | BOM for January
Jackie from Canton Village Quilt Works is featuring batiks in this week’s fabric giveaway on her blog. She’s offering up 7 batik fat quarter in blues, greens and purples to a lucky reader. Go HERE to get entry details.… Read More ...
Quilts as musical inspiration | Melody Johnson
Just wow. Melody Johnson at Fibermania made the commemorative quilt, Eternal Horizons, that inspired Don Freund to write a musical score. You can hear the music, Quilt Horizon, and see closeups of her beautiful quilt on her blog. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Granny Square quilt block
Jolene at Blue Elephant Stitches shows how to make a Granny Square quilt block on her blog. For the quilt shown she used 20 Granny Square blocks then used white for the sashing and borders. She quilted it by hand. … Read More ...
Pattern: Soft Hearts quilt
This would be a good choice for a beginning quilter. For the sample, shown, QuiltWoman.com used the Love Notes fabric collection from Marcus Fabrics. The pattern is available in hard copy or instant download. I like the vintage shabby chic … Read More ...
Tutorial: Friendship Block pillow
Kerry at verykerryberry shows how to make this pillow step-by-step on her blog. Notice the white areas (bottom row shows up best) where the signature normally goes, she used words fabric. Clever. Go to the tutorial.
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Pattern: Exotic Peacock wall hanging
This peacock is soaring. Maker Scarlett Rose, used bias tape and fabric applique to create this wall hanging. Her Exotic Peacock pattern is available to buy as a print pattern or ePattern. $9.00 USD. Go HERE for more information… Read More ...
Celtic quilt and more
Quilter and teacher, Scarlett Rose, shares this photo on her website of a Celtic-style quilt entered in the Pacific International Quilt Festival 2011. It’s Bird from the Book of Kells by Phyllis Arthur. Want to see some or Scarlett’s Celtic … Read More ...
Giveaway: Kaye Wood’s Starmaker books
Terrye at Kaye’s Quilting Friends blog is hosting a contest for 5 sets of Volume 1 and Volume 2 Starmakers Ablaze by Kaye Wood. She is asking those who enter to tell which quilting newsletter they like best. Commenter Ray … Read More ...
Eye candy: Ruby Star Shining
As Melanie from A Sewing Journal said on her blog, these cute little typewriters are everywhere. They’re from the fabric line Ruby Star Shining by Melody Miller for Kokka. Melody also designed Ruby Star Rising. Though cute for … Read More ...
Meet Marybeth, a quilter and PhD
Must share. Whilst cruising the Internet I stumbled upon this article, Women, Quilting, and Cultural Production: The Preservation of Self in Everyday Life by Dr. Marybeth C. Stalp. Curious, I did a Google search on the author’s name and found … Read More ...
Newsy: Retro by Michael Miller Fabrics
Here are three of my favorites from the recently launched fabric collection, Retro by Michael Miller Fabrics. Even with favorites, I wouldn’t turn down any from this nostalgic-done-right line. Shown from left to right is Candy Shop, Summer Farming and … Read More ...
4 Braided Circles | Aschaffenburg festival
Edith from quilts und mehr shared this photo on her blog that shows a snippet of her quilt, 4 Braided Circles. She’s celebrating because she just found out it was accepted into the Aschaffenburg quilt festival and show. … Read More ...
Inspiration: Patchwork from rubble
The colorful patched up building in this urban landscape reminds me of the work of Gee’s Bend quilters for its improvisational style. Further, it demonstrates the concept of making something from what is readily available. Artwork by Amze Emmons.… Read More ...
Process: Piecing a Radiant Star
I am digging the fresh colors Jennifer from That Girl…That Quilt used in this work in progress (WIP). She’s making a Radiant Star, a traditionally difficult quilt pattern. But Jennifer tried a technique out of Eleanor Burns’ book Radiant Star … Read More ...