Julianna from Sewing Under Rainbow made this pouch using her cassette tape block for the front. You may recall she made a mini quilt with a repeat of this block awhile back. Now you can use the block for your … Read More ...
July freebie: Alphabet ABC quilt blocks
Sandra of Sandra’s Craft Corner is offering up the Alphabet ABC Quilt in PDF. For children, it has 23 blocks featuring the letters A-W and descriptive motif. For letters XYZ, there is no motif, just the letters in the last … Read More ...
Free pattern: Bird and flower applique block
Tristan Gallagher of C&T Publishing Blog offers a free applique pattern from the new book, My Whimsical Quilt Garden by Becky Goldsmith and Linda Jenkins. Their Piece O’ Cake Designs never fail to delight, so don’t miss this freebie. Get … Read More ...
Tutorial: Block 5 – Count the Stars out for Beginner’s QAL
It’s time for Block 5 in the Beginner’s Quilt Along in progress at the Quilting Gallery.
Here it is! Pat Sloan calls it Count the Stars, ’cause she can, but it’s also called the Friendship Star. This QAL offers … Read More ...
Free desktop wallpapers at Martingale blog
Jenny of Martingale’s Stitch This! shares on their blog three new wallpapers from three separate books, just released. All are of pretty quilts, but my favorite is the one she describes as having dreamy clouds and happy birds, shown. … Read More ...
Swoon: Embroidered horse quilt block
Sarah of Confessions of a Fabric Addict gives us a peek at some of the quilts she distributed this week at The Sweat Shop. My favorite of the bunch is this embroidered motif of farm life. This horse looking over … Read More ...
Christmas in July Block-A-Thon at FreeSpirit
The FreeSpirit Fabric blog is kicking off a Christmas in July event that sounds like a perfect way to stay cool. Throughout the month, starting July 2nd, each participating blogger will post a tutorial showing how to create one of … Read More ...
Mini-Tute: No waste Granny Square quilt block
Jenna of Sew Happy Geek is on point in getting the most mileage from her fabrics when creating Granny Squares. She shares how on her blog. Get the mini-tute.
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Free pattern: Little Purple Pansies doll quilt
Becky of Patchwork Posse made this 15″ square doll quilt using up the limited number of purples in her stash. So sweet! Of the pattern she explains,
… Read More ...Now don’t go all crazy thinking that the blocks are tiny. They totally
Update on Kristyne’s scorched quilt block
There is nothing worse than putting in hours of time on a quilt block just to ruin it with a hot iron during the final press. No one knows this better than Kristyne of Pretty by Hand who had this … Read More ...
Sew a rainbow mug rug like Anorina’s
Anorina of Samelia’s Mum is one of the talented crafters creating great blog posts at Sew We Create. There is a lot of rainbow quilt love happening over there lately, check out this roundup of rainbow quilts. So inspiring.… Read More ...
Get your ‘spark on’ with Fourth of July quilt pattern – freebie
This classic four-patch quilt pattern by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltsville’s Quips & Snips is a perfect choice for your Fourth of July get-together or outing. Her attention to value gives this quilt sparkle! Go HERE to get free download.… Read More ...
Iron fail at Pretty by Hand
Kristyne of Pretty by Hand shares her iron fail on her latest quilting project. It will make you laugh and wince some too on her behalf. Go HERE to learn more.
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Tutorial: Feathered Star Block, Part 1 and 2
Melissa at Sew Bitter Sweet rocks these Feathered Star quilt blocks. You can too when you check out her tutorials to see how she made ’em. Go to Part One: Cutting or Part Two: Assembling.
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Tutorial: Textured quilt block – Pin tucks
Teresa of Teresa Down Under is exploring texture in fabric by hosting a series of tutorials where pin tucks, smocking, or shirring will appear in the center of a quilt block. Get the know-how.
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