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 ...
Janiac Brenda Papadakis, author of Dear Jane, interviewed
A Janiac is someone who is making a Dear Jane quilt and gets with other quilters who are doing the same. It’s all about community among quilters, always has been. That’s what the Dear Jane book author Brenda Papadakis says … Read More ...
‘Bad Men’ and a Hobo Signs Quilt-Along
‘Mad Men’s’ biggest star Don Draper learned his father was “a bad man” from a passing hobo. Not having the series in hand (loaned out to my big sister), I tried to recall what the sign for a bad man … Read More ...
Newsy: Billboard Quilt-Along kick off
The latest Oh, Fransson! Quilt-Along starts today. Read the Introduction to the event. Go to the Kick off.
A huge thank you to Lish Dorset from Craft: for posting about this here.… Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Sprocket Pillow from a tute
I adore this Sprocket Pillow Julia made from a tutorial at Cluck Cluck Sew. Go to the Sprocket Pillows Tutorial where you can download patterns in two sizes. Visit Frau Edelweiss’ Photostream to see more lovelies.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Line, loopy, and curved quilting
Debby Brown of Quilty Pleasures has taught free motion quilting for an Old Red Barn Co. Quilt-Along started back in 2009. According to Dana from the same her videos demonstrate straight line quilting, C-curved quilting, loopy quilting, S-curved quilting … Read More ...
Tutorial: “White space” 9-patch quilt
Sally from Sally’s Angelworks guest blogs at The Quilted Fish with a tutorial all about what she calls her Old Faithful quilt block – the 9-patch. She makes her quilt design modern by including lots of white space. Get the … 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.
Looking for Quilting supplies and Fabric? Check out Fat Quarter Shop… Read More ...
Tutorial: Paper piece an Apple Core
Vickie from Spun Sugar Quilts shows how to make the Apple Core shape with English paper piecing. See what she plans to make from her Apple Cores, once they are sewn together. Get the know-how.… Read More ...
Bonnie Hunter tute for TATW | empty nest
Lesly at Pickle Dish made this Trip Around the World (TATW) quilt top in just two evenings. She says,
… Read More ...It is a low-contrast Kaffe-like composition, just as I intended, so I am warming up to it again. Again, I used
First Quilt: Jessica made a String X
Jessica from Cajun Girl Quilts shows off her first quilt on her blog. She made the one-patch using a paper piecing technique. If you are interested in using her design for your own quilt, go to her pattern page … Read More ...
Tutorial: Greek Cross block
This is my favorite block in the Summer Sampler Series over at Fresh Lemons. Faith shows how to make the Greek Cross block on her blog. Get the tutorial.… Read More ...
Pattern: Nakisha – Little Stitching Bunny
Patchwork and embroidery – what a perfect combo. I’m seeing a lot of it these days. I spied this Nakisha pattern in my Bustle and Sew newsletter. Besides the cute little bunny scene, it’s surrounded by a seams-out border. So … Read More ...
Tutorial: Bind that quilt!
Bec at Chasing Cottons gets the math out of the way by first helping you calculate how much fabric you’ll need for your quilt binding. Next she shows step-by-step with great photos how to join, press, sew and attach it … Read More ...
End of August Quilt Smackdown
Debra from Debra’s Design Studio invites you to join her End of August Quilt Smackdown event. You’ll make simple star blocks – her friend Barbara shows you how at Thinking Out Loud – and sew them up into a quilt … Read More ...