- Image from Material Culture
I found this stunning quilt top at Material Culture blog. Sujata Shah made it from recycled shirts. She plans to hand quilt it with pearl cotton. Go here to see Foggy Day Quilt by Dorothy
Floorquilts! from fabric scraps
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I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of Ellen Highsmith Silver’s book Floorquilts!. She shares her unique method of transforming fabric scraps into beautiful durable floor coverings. I can appreciate her motivation for coming … Read More ...
Baltimore Scrapbook quilt
Image from Sister's Scraps
I found this wonderfully folksy Block of the Month – BOM quilt at Sister’s Scraps online store.
BOM description:
This is a 10 month Block-of-the-Month and the price includes all wool applique pieces, fabric for blocks, … Read More ...
The color BLACK: A unifying choice
Do you ever get stuck picking out a border color for your quilt top? I know I do, especially when the top has numerous colors and varied fabric styles – descriptive term super-scrappy comes to mind.
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Tutorial: Mitered corners
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Amy of Park City Girl shares a nicely detailed tutorial on creating mitered corners that should give excellent results every time. She suggests you practice her technique on fabric scraps until you get the hang … Read More ...
Homemade Valentines Day Cards
You still have plenty of time to make up several of these quick and easy Valentines Day cards. The instructions do call for paper but just think of all the customization that you can do with this pattern. One idea … Read More ...
Crazy Quilted Fan Ornament Tutorial
Turn your fabulous fabric scraps and a few embellishments into beautiful, crazy quilted ornaments.
If you’re captivated by the charm of crazy quilting and seek a festive project to showcase your embroidery and embellishment skills, Sandie’s “CrazyQuilted Fan Ornament Tutorial” … Read More ...
Quilt in a Can?
Dot of Rantala Rags stores her fabric scraps in old popcorn tins. She recently opened those tins and had a fabric explosion in her studio. With a little organizing, and what looks like some fun I would enjoy, Dot pieced … Read More ...
Fabric Calculator Makes For Easy Math
Di Mill introduces us to the wonderful Fabricalc, fabric calculator on her blog.
This is the best tool for calculating how much fabric you need for a project or how many half square triangles you will get out of a … Read More ...