Lissa at Moda the Cutting Table announced Tuesday Pat Sloan (one of my quilting idols) is in the process of designing a fabric line for Moda. She added,
Her line will debut at Spring Quilt Market in Kansas City.
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Tutorial: Handmade gift bags | eco-friendly
This is brilliant. Instead of a last-minute dash to the Dollar Store to get a gift bag for a party, do what Sherri did. Make up some fabric patchwork gift bags to have on hand for that next special occasion. … Read More ...
Volunteers needed for Save our Stories | IQF Houston
Okay quilters and quilt lovers, listen up. The Alliance for American Quilts needs volunteers to interview quiltmakers at the 2011 International Quilt Festival, Houston. From their press release:
… Read More ...This year at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas (November 3-6),
Tutorial: Scripture Tote
Heather at Quilt or Stitch shows how she made this cute patchwork tote. Click HERE to get the tutorial.
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Ta Dah!: Fabric basket for a swap
Cindy at Fluffy Sheep Quilting used a tutorial at Pink Penguin to make this fabric basket for her swap partner. A quilter, she said she joined this swap to force herself to try smaller projects. Smart! Click HERE to read … Read More ...
Tutorials: Projects to take along, while you wait
Benita at Victoriana Quilts hosted a week of guest posts – all tutorials about handwork. All meant to inspire you to take along a project with you while you wait. Waiting on your kids to come out of school for … Read More ...
First Craft Gossip Blogger’s Meet-up held in Little Rock
Last Saturday Little Rock was the place for the first ever Craft Gossip Fork and Talk. Bloggers from across The Natural State, Tennessee and Virginia attended the meet-up and spent a crafty afternoon with four Craft Gossip editors. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Scrappy Owl Block
Linda from Buzzing and Bumbling made these adorable pieced owl blocks. Of the project she says,
… Read More ...It is easy enough for a beginner to sew and can be used not only in quilts, but for pillows, bags, table runners, etc.
New to Blog-taught sewing? Head over to Sew Mama Sew!
Kristin is the owner of the wildly popular Sew Mama Sew! blog and online fabric shop. If you are new to poking around online to learn how to make stuff, SMS needs to be your first stop. The items on … Read More ...
Tutorial: Quilted bag to cure long project blues
The only cure for getting bogged down in a long quilting project is to turn out a quickie. That’s what Vanessa did at Craft Gemini by making this oh so cute and useful quilted zipper bag. She shows you how … Read More ...
Travel Handmade: Make some bags
Amy at Amy’s Creative Side wants you to Travel Handmade with The Sewing Summit. This event starts August 15, 2011 and will be focused on bags – making them from patterns and tutorials provided during the series. Find out … Read More ...
1001 Peeps Summer Camp activities
1001 Peeps Summer Camp is in session. Lizzy House – fabric designer of the 1001 Peeps collection – has called upon the following counselors to showcase this fanciful line.
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Crazy patchwork purse wins contest
Kathy from Crazy by Design won this year’s annual Crazy Quilting International Purse Contest. And I see why, it’s a beautiful example of crazy quilting embroidery. This photo does not do it justice, visit her post to see spectacular details. … Read More ...
DIY: Pieced Picnic Tote
Here’s a pieced tote to brighten your next outdoor summer gathering. You may even have time to whip one up before the Fourth of July. Get the instructions at JoAnn Fabric and Craft Stores’ Project page.
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Tutorials: Two bags and a tumbler
Kiera from It’s Sew Kiki shares some sewing fun that will brighten your summer. She designed three projects and shares how she made them – all of them are winners. The first is Go! Baby Summer Bag. If you … Read More ...