Congratulations to the winner of my giveaway, E White (put a B in there and you’d have the author of Charlotte’s Web). But I digress. She’ll receive my review copy of Shots and Cottons by Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior … Read More ...
Review: Why I kicked my Rowenta to the curb
I have to admit, I was not thrilled about receiving a Panasonic iron
to review. After all, I own a Rowenta
. Even so, I dutifully set up a sewing day with my daughter to try it out. We planned … Read More ...
Mini documentary on City Quilter and ArtQuilt Gallery
The public television series “New York Originals” did a 6 minute documentary on The City Quilter & The ArtQuilt Gallery NYC. The owners are husband and wife team Dale Riehl and Cathy Izzo.
Here they are in the video … Read More ...
April challenge to get mojo back
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 … Read More ...
Many finishes for 2013
I am a great starter of quilts but unfortunately, I falter on the finishing part. Thankfully, I am not alone. Shanna of Fiber of All Sorts and Melissa of Sew BitterSweet Designs are co-hosting A Lovely Year of Finishes. … Read More ...
Debra wins ‘Fabric Flowers’ book
Congratulations to the winner of my giveaway, a copy of the book Indygo Junction’s Fabric Flowers by Amy Barickman. Using Random.org, I drew commenter 74, Debra Lee, who said, No tie wearing men here!. I know, men do not … Read More ...
Win a chickadee at blog hop stop
These quilted fabric cards are gorgeous! Made by Beret Nelson who blogs over at On the Trail Creations, you have one week to get a chance to win the pattern and possibly one of these chickadees. All because she’s … Read More ...
Event: Mini Quilt Swap
Mishka of Quilting Gallery announced today a new swap for quilters. The pattern is whatever the maker decides, so if you crave less structure for a swap, this may be the one for you. Called Dreaming of…..Spring, you’ll swap … Read More ...
De-stash for National Quilting Day!
Benita of Victoriana Quilt Designs is hosting a Virtual Garage Sale to celebrate National Quilting Day coming up March 16th. To give you an idea of what you can de-stash for some extra cash, here’s a screenshot of the Category … Read More ...
Call for entries: SAQA Urban Textures
Read on if you are interested in becoming a fabric designer and have a heart for doing good. From today’s eQuilter newsletter by Luana Rubin:
One of the best things about my “job” is that I have the opportunity to … Read More ...
Jellybeans quilt by Go-Go and the tour
Kim of My Go-Go Life created this quilt as the last participant in Thomas Knauer’s Jellybean-a-thon Blog Tour. Here are his current jellybeans, with more coming later this year.
Why a jellybean? Thomas explains on his blog he took the … Read More ...
Ryan’s new fabric line and free pattern
This is a peek at Stephanie Ryan’s first fabric collection for Moda, Spring House. It’s lovely. In the center of the fabric swatches you’ll see the quilt block she created for the Moda Friendship Quilt Along. Visit her blog … Read More ...
Free pattern: Nine Patch Stars and Stripes
Did you know that the third Saturday of March is National Quilting Day? This year it falls on March 16th, though many quilters celebrate their love of patchwork the entire month of March, see Lori’s post at Inside Quilter’s Newsletter
Patchwork hobo bag makes front cover
Malka of A Stitch in Dye talks about her excitement over her project – Half Moon Rising Hobo Bag – making it on the cover of an upcoming book by Tricia Waddell. The title, The Best of Stitch: Bags to … Read More ...
Another QuiltCon quilt
This is RGB Modern made by Sherri Lynn Wood from Oakland, California. It’s lovely.… Read More ...