Patterns, patchworks and projects
Whether you’re a seasoned quilter or just starting out, there’s no denying the excitement that comes from creating a quilt project for a special season. From warm and cozy winter quilts, to bright and colorful spring and summer quilts, the … Read More ...
Need a quick gift for a baby shower but time is running out? Not to worry, grab your rotary cutter, fabric, sewing machine and our easy-to-follow instructions and in just 24 hours you can make any one of these
For quilters who love working with precuts, More Jelly Roll Quilts is exactly the kind of book that makes you want to pull a jelly roll straight from your stash and start sewing. Designed around the ever-popular 2½-inch precut fabric … Read More ...
Amanda (Mandy) Leins put a novel twist on a quilt book when she dug into her love of the past and mixed it with modern patterns. Wanderlust Quilts
, by C&T Publishing, has 10 projects from easy-to-sew pillows to … Read More ...
I often hear there’s a g-l-u-t of quilting books on the market, like that’s a bad thing. The thinking, I imagine, is it’s all been covered. The basics have, yes, however each author brings their own perspective to the process. … Read More ...
Creative Quilt Challenges Book and Blog Tour
“Where have I been?” I asked myself out loud seeing GenQ’s review and giveaway of Creative Quilt Challenges
by Pat Pease and Wendy Hill. Brilliant C&T Publishing editors brought together two quilters with … Read More ...
Sewists who make quilts in service to others is the subject of Ruth McHaney Danner’s latest book, Making a World of Difference One Quilt At A Time
. You may know her from her popular book, What I Learned from … Read More ...
Jo Packham, editor of the Where Women Create series, presents a fanciful peek into the creative spaces and minds of various artists. Last October, she came out with Quilters, Their Quilts, Their Studios, Their Stories
. Excitement ensued. And though … Read More ...
This quilt, In Motion, shows a clever use of half-square triangles. It’s from the book Modern Neutrals by Amy Ellis
, who admits on her blog this is a personal favorite.
I cannot wait to see other quilts in … Read More ...
Pam & Nicky Lintott, mother and daughter team from The Quilt Room, are co-authors of the book Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts
. Out since May, 2011, I just rescued it from my book pile marked “need to review”.
Things … Read More ...
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 ...
Fans of the book 99 Modern Block
s by Susanne Woods have a Flickr group to show off any blocks they’ve made from it. One of my favorite blocks from the book is Slot Machine, created by Angela Pingel from … Read More ...
This crafty Design*Sponge event in October at Anthopologie is regrettably already full (only 35 could attend). But hang on, there will be others in the Chicago area, the next one is in Naperville. After a bit of crafty fun, you’ll … Read More ...
Australian textile artist India Flint of The Textile Blog shares her natural dyeing techniques in her first book Eco Colour: Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles
by Interweave Press. Read more about it at Amazon where Booklist reviewer Barbara Jacobs hasTake an online tour to see what some superstar bloggers are saying about Emily Cier’s new book Quilt Remix.
