Freda of Freda’s Hive said she dreamed up her Beehive quilt in the middle of the night. And due to the many requests over the years from people wanting to know how to make it, she decided to share a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Adding sashing to quilt blocks
Vanessa of Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog on how to add sashing to your finished quilt blocks as part of her Video Quilt Along series. She explains sashing is commonly used in sampler quilts to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Farmer’s Wife cloth baby book
Danny of Mommy for Reals made this cloth baby book as part of the Farmer’s Wife in Your Life series at Love Affair With My Brother. Calling her creation The Farmer’s Wife’s Field Guide to Animal By-Products, her … Read More ...
Tutorial: New York Beauty quilt block
Lindsay of Lindsay Sews shows how to make this New York Beauty quilt block using a paper piecing technique. Hers was the last quilt block in the New York Beauty QAL hosted by Sew Sweetness. Get the tutorial.
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Book review and giveaway at Sew Sweetness
Sara of Sew Sweetness received a review copy of the new book Shape Workshop for Quilters
, published by Fat Quarterly. She liked it so much she stopped everything she was doing and made a quilt top from one of … Read More ...
Giveaway: Steel quilt art
Some background info before we get to the giveaway. Louise of I’m Feelin’ Crafty introduced us yesterday to Nathan of The Steel Quilt Company who makes quilt block inspired art from reclaimed barn tin. Shown here is his first piece, … Read More ...
Seed Tray pattern for paper piecing
Amy Friend of During Quiet Time created this paper pieced pattern for a 10″ quilt block. Finding this pattern right before Mother’s Day, gave me a warm feeling for all the nurturers in our lives. You can find it for … Read More ...
Freebie: The ABC Quilter in PDF
Sandra of Sandra’s Craft Corner put up her freebie for the month of May, 2012. This one has complete instructions for 12 quilts, however because it’s dated material there is no mention of rotary cutters, and the preferred method given … Read More ...
Mother’s Day mini quilt a NY Beauty
Muriel of Hopfaldera made this mini quilt using a New York Beauty quilt block tutorial she said she found at In Color Order. A Mother’s Day gift for her mom, she calls it Sunshine. Click HERE to read … Read More ...
A Bear Paw quilt for Mother’s Day | Brrr!
Penny of Sew Take A Hike made this quilt for her mom as a gift for Mother’s Day. Now that’s one lucky mama! She used fabric from the Brrr! line by Laurie Wisbrun for Robert Kaufman.
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Process: Two years to get the top right
Marit of Quilt It said she had to whip out her seam ripper several times since 2010 to perfect the layout for her quilt top, shown. Frustration with getting it right ended with when she added the large hourglass block, … Read More ...
Tutorial: Log Cabin pillow
RosMadeMe is helping her readers dip their toe into quilting with this Log Cabin pillow. Of the project she says,
It is a great block to start with as it gets you used to cutting and sewing accurately.
Her tutorial … Read More ...
Mother’s Day Origami Hummingbird iPad cover
Julie from Stars and Sunshine whipped up this iPad cover as a Mother’s Day gift, already gifted. She can now strike off paper piecing as something she wants to try. D-o-n-e and done well. Go HERE to read more about … Read More ...
Tutorial: Squaring up quilt blocks
Vanessa of Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog on how to square up quilt blocks. Even if you’ve been very careful with your piecing, there is always some distortion from the sewing machine or hand, so never, … Read More ...
Tessellations fish quilt pattern and who wrote the book
I have a thing for tessellations and even own a copy of Jinny Beyer’s book Designing Tessellations
: The Secrets of Interlocking Patterns. It’s well written and will help you create your own. If that’s not your thing, you … Read More ...