If you have some spare stash you can make a fabric banner like the one shown here, from The Purl Bee. Get the tutorial. Thanks Molly!
Via whipup roundup.
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Tutorial: Art quilt using crayons
Nina Lise from Mrs Moen blog shares her technique for creating art quilts with crayons. She says it’s easy enough for children to do. Get the tutorial.
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Free pattern: Building a Village table runner
Nina Lise from Mrs Moen blog shares this clever table runner. It’s a row of houses at night with a wintery sky. Go here to download pattern.
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Giveaway: Happy Scrappy quilt
You don’t want to miss this giveaway over at marie-madeline studio blog because the winner will get to choose one of these Happy Scrappy quilts, shown. Go here for entry details.
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Free pattern: Dick and Jane soft book
Long before Hooked on Phonics we had Dick and Jane readers. See spot run. See me get excited Michael Miller Fabrics is offering this free pattern to make this very retro Dick and Jane soft book. I must make some … Read More ...
Free pattern: A, B, Cs quilt
Here’s a delightful quilt and a tool to teach a young child the English alphabet. Now I Know My A, B, Cs quilt is an original design by Kate Honarvar for Timeless Treasures.
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Free pattern: Veranda quilt
Check out the beautiful colors in this quilt called Veranda. Original design by Sandi Irish for Timeless Treasures.
See the Veranda fabric line.
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Tutorial: Make a Yo Yo for Yo-Yo Quilting
Meet Joan, the creative mind behind Lazy Girl Designs, who’s here to share her expertise on making Yo Yos using the innovative Quick Yo Yo Maker from Clover Needlecraft. With Joan’s step-by-step instructions, you’ll be crafting beautiful Yo Yos in … Read More ...
Hand-look stitch on sewing machine
Loose Ends is exploring ways to get the hand look of a quilting stitch on her sewing machine. She found a nice example of this at Eugenie.Qs ‘s Gallery Dip-A-Dee Stiching, shown.
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Tutorial: Snuggle Snowmen quilt
Natalia Bonner from Piece N Quilt blog, and her talented mom, created this delightfully fun quilt. Plus they show you how to make one. Get the tutorial at Ucreate.
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Giveaway: Tequila Sunrise batik pack
The folks at The Quilter’s Garden blog are making their first fabric giveaway simple to enter. Just leave a comment saying what you like about their online shop. That’s easy peasy with a chance to win this Tequila Sunrise … Read More ...
Free pattern: Gardening Leave wall hanging
Jinny Jarry made this lovely painterly style wall hanging using the Cathedral Window technique. Visit article at Popular Patchwork. Go here to download PDF copy of original magazine pages.
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Quilt Block Pattern: Martini block “shaken not stirred”
Shaken is how James Bond preferred his martinis, and if you happen to like paper piecing plus know someone who imbibes, this block alone (coasters) or repeated (wall hanging) could make up a handsome gift. So sophisticated. Original PDF pattern … Read More ...
Fabric swatch: A nod to Girl Scouts
I spied this fabric swatch Girl Scouts Green Merit Badge at Hancocks Paducah online shop. Go to swatch.
Robert Kaufman presents a new fabric collection celebrating the Girl Scouts. Girl Scouts of the USA is the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Chair scarf with yo-yo border
Vickie Eapen of Mid-Ohio Quilter and Spun Sugar Quilts shares how she made this charming chair scarf showcasing Moda’s Aster Manor fabric line. Check out the yo yo border! Get the tutorial.
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