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 ...
Crafty Gemini creates free mobile app
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of Vanessa at The Crafty Gemini. She’s talented and shares her know-how with wonderful video tutorials. Well, that craft girl genius is up to it again, now she’s created a Crafty Gemini … 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 ...
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 ...
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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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 ...
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 ...
Freebie: Velvet Throw pattern
Are large scale prints a design challenge for you? Cutting them in thick rows and joining them with thin velvet strips works magic. Ellen March of SewNews shows you how. Get the free pattern.
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Nickel challenge and free pattern
Candace from The Double Nickel Quilt Challenge intends to create 55 quilt patterns using 5″ squares in her 55th year. She invites anyone who wants to tame their fabric scraps to join her. Get started with her free quilt pattern … Read More ...
Tutorial: Quilted fabric postcards
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini has a new video tutorial out this week showing how to make quilted fabric postcards that can be posted in the mail. If you have not tried making one of these yet, she says they are … Read More ...
Free pattern: Frog quilt block at Lark
Thom O’Hearn shares this frog quilt block pattern at Lark Craft blog as part of their Free Project Friday series. It’s one of the blocks in Lark’s 45 Quilt Block Animals by Trice Boerens
. Get the free pattern.
Free pattern: Whale quilt block at Lark
Thom O’Hearn shares this whale quilt block pattern at Lark Craft blog as part of their Free Project Friday series. It’s one of the blocks in Lark’s 45 Quilt Block Animals
by Trice Boerens. Get the free pattern.… Read More ...
Freebie: Sidewalk Quilt pattern
Here’s a bright and clever quilt I spied at Pippa Patchwork. Pippa says she used about 20 different Kona solids – cutting them into simple squares of various sizes – to make this quilt. The diagonal change in scale … Read More ...