Castle Peep, the new fabric line by Lizzy House, is coming to stores in just a few weeks. As if this is not reason enough to jump up and down, Lizzy is sharing a pattern to showcase
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Tutorial: Perfecting the disappearing nine patch
Dena from Threads To Fabric promises you can have perfectly matched seams in your nine patch blocks that go into a disappearing nine patch quilt. Go here to see her technique.
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Video tutorial: Cute fabric coasters
Vanessa of Crafty Gemini has crafted a video tutorial that shows how to make a simple quilt block into cute fabric coasters. Get the tutorial.
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Free pattern: Baker’s Dozen by Pat Sloan
Check out this wonderful quilt pattern I found over at Pat Sloan’s Website: A Place for Fun. It showcases her Georgia Fabric line. Go to her free pattern page to download Baker’s Dozen.
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Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt-Along
It’s not too late to join the Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) quilt-along hosted by Konda at Moose on the Porch Quilts. Instructions are posted for 5 blocks, with 7 to go.
Here’s a peek at the first one. Go … Read More ...
Tutorial: Strippy Table Runner
Anina from The Twiddletails Blog graciously shares how she makes her scrappy table runners. Get the tute.
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Giveaway: Log Cabins for Everyone
Vintage lovers, check out this 1996 quilting book Log Cabins for Everyone by Sandra Hatch. Go on over to Kay Wood Inc. to get a chance to win a copy.
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CG Giveaway: Pretty Little Mini Quilts
I’m honoring the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo this week by hosting a giveaway. The prize is this lovely little book Pretty Little Mini Quilts by Ray Hemachandra. Entering is simple. Just leave a comment on this post letting me … Read More ...
Book Review: Pretty Little Mini Quilts
Lark Books has created another winner in their Pretty Little Series of craft books with this latest offering Pretty Little Mini Quilts
by Ray Hemachandra. The finished quilts measure no more than 36 inches (91.4 cm) making them perfect for … Read More ...
Tutorial: Double Wedding Ring Wall Art
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares how she transformed a traditional quilting block into wall art. Get the know-how.
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Free pattern: Welcome Spring quilt
Cherri House of Cherry House Quilts created the Welcome Spring quilt for the Moda Bake Shop. It’s lovely. Get the recipe here.
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Leaves, Raindrops, and Totem patterns
I have Bill and Week’s book The Modern Quilt Workshop but I’m missing these three wonderful patterns / kits I just spied on their website FunQuilts. I cannot decide which one I like best. Go here to see these and … Read More ...
Video tutorial: Loading a quilt on a frame
Vanessa from the Crafty Gemini created this nicely done video on how to use the floating technique to load a quilt onto a frame for machine quilting. She calls her longarm machine Gianaris. Go here to find out why and … Read More ...
Free: Eclipse quilt pattern
Sarah at FabTalk blog found this swirly quilt pattern by Benartex. Created to showcase the Atmosphere fabric collection, it’s a free download and you can get it here .… Read More ...
Come Sail Away Quilt kit
The Quilt Pattern Shoppe has just started carrying quilt kits like this wonderfully understated nautical themed quilt shown left. Right now, order a kit and you get free shipping. Go directly to the Come Sail Away Quilt kit. See … Read More ...