With 182 comments and counting Jacquie from Tallgrass Prairie Studio hit a cord among artsy types with her recent post on the book The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield. … Read More ...
Book: The Practical Guide to Patchwork
A walk to the mailbox gave me much more than advertisements and bills. My copy of The Practical Guide to Patchwork was there waiting for me. Forget my morning shower; there are projects to view and dream about. Blogger Elizabeth … Read More ...
Newsy: AQS Quilt Contest 2011 entry deadline extended
If contests enable you to do your very best work and you have something wonderful already created consider entering the AQS sponsored quilt contest in Lancaster, Pennsylvania March 2011. The blog AQS Quilt News has all the information you need. … Read More ...
Quilt-Along packs charm
Hey, get yourself over to That Girl…That Quilt because Jennifer is hosting That Quilt-Along. Week one gives you a supply list and the type and size quilt you will be making. All you need is one charm Pack (pre-cut … Read More ...
Charitable: Last week for pink sale
You have a few more days to order pink fabric at The Twiddletails Store where $1 for every yard sold will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. All their pink fabric is 10% off. Go to Pink.… Read More ...
Art quilts “New from Old” auctioned on eBay
This week begins the Alliance for American Quilts largest annual fundraiser – an eBay auction of 118 16″ x 16″ art quilts. Get the auction schedule here.
Here’s one of the quilts being auctioned. 
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Newsy: Twitter party with Denyse Schmidt
Three of the Fat Quarterly Team, Katy, (aka I’m a Ginger Monkey), Brioni (aka FlossyBlossy) & John (aka Quilt Dad), will be attending Quilt Market later this week and Denyse Schmidt has agreed to spend a … Read More ...
Raw cotton prices sky-high; may lead to hoarding
The most desirable fiber content for quilting fabric is 100% cotton. Traditionally, cotton fabric is less expensive than sewing and decorating fabrics. But when I read quilt historian Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture’s blog post Uh-Oh! I wonder if this might … Read More ...
I bought some Florafox
Kim at True Up introduced a German fabric line from Farbenmix today and this particular one is my favorite; it’s called Florafox. Thusly smitten, I followed her link straight to Volksfaden and bought a meter of it. The product description … Read More ...
That Girl: Serendipity e-pattern
Jennifer from That Girl…That Quilt has added a Pattern Shop to her blog. She is offering her very first quilt pattern there – Serendipity. I’m a huge fan of hers – see That Girl’s Signature Blocks and A hexie lover … Read More ...
Ugly fabric ideas and a contest
Marilyn from Stash Manicure has some fresh ideas for what to do with ugly fabric. She uses some here in her garden to combat weeds. Go to the post for a good laugh. Next if you are feeling industrious this … Read More ...
The sewing table behind the artist
Mary from Sewing Saves Sanity is a talented sewer and quilter who talks about her experience showing some of her creations at the New Hope Arts Center. She even gives us a glimpse of her sewing table – it’s all … Read More ...
Rainbow Around the Block stunning stats
October for author and fabric designer Anna Maria Horner is all about sewing together the blocks quilters sent in to support her project Rainbow Around the Block to comfort the 2010 flood victims of Tennessee, USA. She said, we’ve … Read More ...
Quilt Index to go global with grant
The American focused Quilt Index announced this week they are about to fulfill a dream of going international with their digital quilt collection. To get them started on this ambitious project the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) awarded … Read More ...
Giveaway: From Spain with Love quilt book
Roberta at Bobbi’s Blog by Roberta Cardew is giving away a copy of her just-released book From Spain with Love: 11 Quilts Celebrate Mediterranean Color. She’s a talented sewer and quilter and just happens to be the owner of … Read More ...
