Jennifer Soosay at ZoSpecial is participating in a quilt along Kimberly is hosting at Fiber Haven. Of the challenge Jennifer says,
… Read More ...Every day I cut out a new rectangle to sew on and arrange them in a calendar format.
Pattern: Peacocks on Parade quilt
This amazing quilt was created by Kevin Kosbab from Feed Dog Designs. The PDF pattern is available to download at PatternSpot for $7.75 USD.
Via Lisa Fulmer C&T Publishing FB.… Read More ...
Tutorial: HRTs
I’m familiar with Half Square Triangles but not Half Rectangle Triangles. Learn what they are and how to make them at the Modern Quilt Guild blog. It’s part of their 100 Days of Modern Quilting event – Week 1, … Read More ...
Tutorial: Turn instagrams into photostrips
College Prepster shows what you can do with your iPhone instagrams and PhotoShop to take them from virtual photo stream to real. Never heard of this app? Read more about it; go to article by Becky Sullivan for NPR where … Read More ...
Tutorial: Baby quilt from old clothes
Gina from Se La Cava made this baby quilt from some of her old t-shirts and blouses. She said using t-shirts makes a super soft blanket for little ones. That’s important since this was a gift to her infant daughter. … Read More ...
Mug rug set of 4 at Listia | Money talk
As if I don’t already spend enough time on Pinterest, I’ve discovered a new browsing destination today. Must share. It’s a barter website called Listia. Here’s how it works – true story. My daughter’s bestie had a bottle of expensive … Read More ...
Quilt-y inspiration: City Waterfront collage
This could so be the basis of a quilt. Collage of artwork created by 10 and 11 year olds using construction paper and paint. See the project at Jacquelien’s blog Kids Artists.… Read More ...
Process: Design for Star Crazy quilt
Karen at Quilts…etc. said she has a hard time coming up with designs for the large open areas in her quilts. Like for Star Crazy, shown. I love it when bloggers talk about their creative process, especially when it’s … Read More ...
Minimalist style in Puzzle Box quilt
Brigitte from Zen Chic shares her recipe for this contemporary confection at Moda Bake Shop. Calling it Puzzle Box she says it’s a perfect quilt to make with pre-cut fabrics, in this case layer cakes.
She shows several different … Read More ...
Tutorial: Modern Halves quilt…just wow!
Elizabeth from Don’t Call Me Betsy is back at the Moda Bake Shop to share another quilt recipe with us. Yay! Amazing is how I’d describe this quilt…love it. She lets your eyes rest with all the gray and muted … Read More ...
Tutorial: Bird & Bunting Quilt
Polly from Helping Little Hands shares how she made this adorable quilt for her daughter. There are lots of cute photographs of her enjoying it, so it’s worth a trip to her blog just to see those. She shares the … Read More ...
Benita’s pattern promises ‘ah ha moment’
Benita Skinner from Victoriana Quilt Designs is continuing her popular BOM event in 2012. For the entire month we are in non-members of her website can download that month’s pattern for free. January is Pattern Play. Can you see … Read More ...
Freebie: Children’s Faces embroidery
Sandra from Sandra’s Craft Corner announced she will be offering a free pattern to her readers the first week of each month. This sweet little boy holding a melodic bird on his finger is one of 9 motifs in this … Read More ...
Patterns: Medieval Hunter Gatherer Bags
I found these needlework designs while perusing Janet’s website JMD Designs. She shows them off on messenger bags but I could see these worked into a quilt. You can take a closer look at these and read her inspiration … Read More ...
Tutorial: Snake Charmer quilt
Melissa from Loblolly Quilts shows how she made this charming quilt top on her blog. She explains,
It’s an excellent quilt for beginning quilters and uses a charm pack to complete the top.
The Snake Charmer Quilt Tutorial provided by … Read More ...