Amy from Park City Girl is kicking off a week long Bloggers Quilt Festival starting Friday April 17th. I’ve always wanted to go to the Internation Quilt Festival in Houston and Amy has come up with a way for us … Read More ...
Fabric challenge: Border print
Lisa of Cultured Expressions is hosting for the first time a Cultured Expressons Fabric Challenge. Entrants must use a bit of this Mali imported fabric in their creations. There are three categories and seven prizes. Go here for details. Deadline … Read More ...
Tutorial: Easy Pieced Curves
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Dioramarama shows how to make difficult curves easier using a Dale Fleming technique. Get the tutorial.… Read More ...
How to hang a quilt
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What is the best way to hang one of your works of art?
Conventional ways include sleeves sewn to the back of quilts where you insert a curtain rod or piece of lattice and wood clamps … Read More ...
Fabric of the week
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Go check out contest results for fabric of the week on Spoonflower blog. My favorite is summer owls. Tell me yours.… Read More ...
Free project: Fabric charms
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Terri Stegmiller of Stegart blog and Sue Bleiweiss of Sue Bleiweiss blog shows you how to make charm bracelet charms. Get the how-to.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Drunkard’s path block
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Fear not curves. Christina from Sometimes Crafter shows you how to make a drunkard’s path block. By the end of her demo you will be able to expertly sew convex (outer) and concave (inner) linear curves. … Read More ...
‘Spring to Finish’ challenge
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Jacquie of Tall Grass Prairie Studio is challenging us to finish our UFO’s (unfinished objects). One of the prizes is a pillow cover made from Orla Kiely dishtowels, pictured. Get challenge details here.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Make a table topper
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Moda Bake Shop shows how to make this oh so cute Cherries and Blossoms table topper using a Charm Pack of Oh-Cherry-Oh by Me and My Sister. Designer Sheri Howard. Get the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Baby quilt with wings
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Moda Bake Shop has whipped up a project called Lucy Goosey in 3D that would be perfect for little hands. It uses a traditional flying geese pattern but this variation allows the geese to flap their wings. … Read More ...
Etsuko Furuya: On the Plains
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On the Plains from the Echino collection by Etsuko Furuya for Kokka is made from 45% Cotton & 55% Linen and imported from Japan. I love this so much. If you are a quilter who … Read More ...
Tutorial: Create a zig zag quilt
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Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts shows you how to make a zig zag quilt without piecing any triangles. Get the tute.… Read More ...
Source of inspiration for quilt
I love it when quilters share their inspirations. I like it even better when they show it in a photo. Amanda Jean from Crazy Mom Quilts did just that for her modern, bright quilt shown here.
Can you guess her … Read More ...
Give-away: Nanette’s mixed bag
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Sherri from A Quilting Life blog is celebrating her 100th post with a give-away. The theme is “a few of my favorite things” and one is Nanette’s Mixed Bag shown here. She will announce winners … Read More ...
Free Pattern: Easy charm quilt
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Corie of Quilt Taffy blog is sharing her original pattern for this pretty quilt. Directions are given for twin and queen sizes. Get the pattern.… Read More ...