QuiltyGirl at The Girl Who Quilts made these two patchwork pillows from a pack of charm squares. In the center of each pillow she appliqued the first initial of the recipient’s name, both kids. Lovely gifts. Go HERE to read … Read More ...
Tutorial: Rubbing plates for fabric prints
Lynda at Bloom, Bake and Create said she was inspired to make her own rubbing plates after a recent trip to the Petroglyph National Monument. She then used her finished plates to make rubbings on fabric. See photo. She shares … Read More ...
Tutorial: Quilted Heart pillow
Maureen at Maureen Cracknell Handmade shows how to make this adorable quilted heart pillow, and in time for Valentine’s Day. She used red felt for the reverse applique around the heart. Brilliant! Get the tutorial.
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Ta Dah!: Michael’s first quilt
Michael at Inspired by Charm made this sunny quilt, his first. It was love at first sight for me. He said he was inspired by a quilt he saw on another blog. Go HERE to read his full post.… Read More ...
Tutorial: 60 Degree Quilt
Kim at Magnolia Bay Quilts saw this quilt design in a dream. That it worked out tickled her. She explains this is a great quilt pattern for using up fabric scraps. Go HERE to get the Tutorial, in … Read More ...
Batiks giveaway | BOM for January
Jackie from Canton Village Quilt Works is featuring batiks in this week’s fabric giveaway on her blog. She’s offering up 7 batik fat quarter in blues, greens and purples to a lucky reader. Go HERE to get entry details.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Granny Square quilt block
Jolene at Blue Elephant Stitches shows how to make a Granny Square quilt block on her blog. For the quilt shown she used 20 Granny Square blocks then used white for the sashing and borders. She quilted it by hand. … Read More ...
Pattern: Soft Hearts quilt
This would be a good choice for a beginning quilter. For the sample, shown, QuiltWoman.com used the Love Notes fabric collection from Marcus Fabrics. The pattern is available in hard copy or instant download. I like the vintage shabby chic … Read More ...
Tutorial: Friendship Block pillow
Kerry at verykerryberry shows how to make this pillow step-by-step on her blog. Notice the white areas (bottom row shows up best) where the signature normally goes, she used words fabric. Clever. Go to the tutorial.
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Pattern: Exotic Peacock wall hanging
This peacock is soaring. Maker Scarlett Rose, used bias tape and fabric applique to create this wall hanging. Her Exotic Peacock pattern is available to buy as a print pattern or ePattern. $9.00 USD. Go HERE for more information… Read More ...
Giveaway: Kaye Wood’s Starmaker books
Terrye at Kaye’s Quilting Friends blog is hosting a contest for 5 sets of Volume 1 and Volume 2 Starmakers Ablaze by Kaye Wood. She is asking those who enter to tell which quilting newsletter they like best. Commenter Ray … Read More ...
Process: Piecing a Radiant Star
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 ...
Ta Dah!: Henrietta Whiskers whimsical
Melody at The House on the Side of the Hill finished this quilt top she calls Henrietta Whiskers. It’s full of the whimsy with squirrels and birds throughout. She credits the pattern to Anne Sutton at Bunny Hill Designs… Read More ...
Pattern: Love and Hearts quilt
I found this adorable Valentine’s Day quilt on Craftsy, via their newsletter this morning. The maker, 3Patch, used a paper piecing technique to create the hearts and L-O-V-E letters, with one exception. The first heart top left (1A) is a … Read More ...
Freebie: Just for boys applique
Leave it to the moms of boys to come up with fun, crafty ideas that do justice to their little guy’s perspective. One such mom – Laura Gunn at Paint in My Hair created these boy friendly pillows (shown) with … Read More ...