Helen of Bustle and Sew shares a free pattern on her blog for this sweet tea cozy. She describes the technique as freestyle machine embroidery. Go to her free patterns page to download her Country Village Tea Cozy.
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Tutorial: Diane’s hexagon placemats for large-scale motifs
Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod did a guest post at Spoonflower showing how to make a set of placemats to successfully showcase large-scale graphical motifs. Starting with fabrics from a popular Spoonflower designer Holli Zollinger, she created three traditional hexagon shapes, … Read More ...
Tip: Organize handwork to increase stitching time
State Line Bag Company sent several Craft Gossip editors a stack of 100% cotton muslin bags to have a crafty-y go with them. Excited to get started, we sorted them by size and divvied them up. I took three 10 … Read More ...
Free quilt patterns at QM for Project Linus
From a recent stop at Quiltmaker Quilty Pleasures, I noticed the magazine has published 14 free quilt patterns for Project Linus since the year 2000. The organization gives handmade quilts and blankets to children who need comfort. The quilt … Read More ...
Event: Quilters Take Manhattan | Goody bag for virtual ticket holders
The *Quilt Alliance’s fall fundraising event is coming up September 15, 2012. Held in Manhattan at the Fashion Institute of Technology, special attendees include Denyse Schmidt, Jennifer Chiaverini and Mark Lipinski. There are 350 spots for people to attend in … Read More ...
Newsy: Nursery Versery contest at Stitched in Color
Rachel Hauser of Stitched in Color made this sweet mini quilt with fabric from the Nursery Versery collection by Heather Ross. So smitten with the fabric, she thinks a contest is in order. She explains that you can make anything … Read More ...
Tutorial: Fly with Me mini quilt
Rashida Coleman-Hale from I Heart Linen made this mini quilt as her initiation into The Fat Quarter Gang. Go to Pat Bravo’s Art Gallery Fabrics to get the know-how.… Read More ...
Project: Great Granny pot holders
Lori of Bee In My Bonnet shares on her blog how to make these Granny Square pot holders. She used up some scraps cut to 1 1/2″ squares to complete these cuties. Get the know-how.
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Free pattern: Feather Bed quilt
I love this quilt by Anna Maria Horner. Called Feather Bed, the quilt pattern is available on her site under Free Downloads. Get the free pattern.
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Book review: Stop. Go. Quilt. Sew!
Boy moms get the green light with Angela Yosten’s new book, Stop. Go. Quilt. Sew!
. The twelve traffic themed sewing projects are spot on for boys of all ages. Angela, a mom to a boy and a girl, explains … Read More ...
Freebie: Russell the Robot modern block
With the kids back in school, or soon to be, you’ve got some time to sew. Stash Books blog offers a free block that will make a rockin’ base for a project. From the book Modern Blocks, this is … Read More ...
A trip to Cotton and Clover Dry Goods
Traveling this summer landed me at the steps of Cotton and Clover, a boutique in Fort Smith, Arkansas. This was my first trip there. As I approached the entrance, a note on the door said, “We’re sewing in the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Kimberley’s stitched poetry beach quilt
Kimberley of My Brown Bag Studio has a new quilt project at the Moda Bake Shop. Of block construction, six of the solid blocks feature one of her verses extolling the joys of summer. Other blocks are from Lucy’s Crab … Read More ...
Tutorial: Discovery box for baby
Danny of Mommy For Reals shares a tutorial for this discovery box she made as a gift for her daughter, soon to turn one year. With lots of photos and detailed instructions, you can make one too. Get the tutorial… Read More ...
Tutorial: Sunflower table runner by Staci
Sunflowers are in their glory this time of year. Staci at Crafty Staci created this sunflower table runner to celebrate the flower and to show off some cute buttons at the same time. The flowers are made of felt and … Read More ...