It took me about two minutes to qualify for free shipping at Connecting Threads online store – that’s how many great books they are offering up at 40% off from now until September 21, 2009. (sorry contiguous US only on … Read More ...
Book: Cradle to Cradle
Quilt Soup has this to say about Barbara Jones’ new book Cradle to Cradle,
Inside youll find seven charming quilts honoring a young womans life from her birth through the birth of her own first child.
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On sale: Sugar Sack Quilts book
I found Sugar Sack Quilts at Connecting Threads online store. It’s affordable at $12.64 USD.
Book description:
In the early 20th century, colorful textile feedsacks offered an economical way for women to brighten their lives. Quilters scrambled to the … Read More ...
Book: Pretty Little Potholders
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Rumi at Lucky Frog blog clued me in to Pretty Little Potholders by Lark Books. Visit Rumi’s post to see her yo yo potholders.
[tags]potholders, yo yo, patchwork, Pretty Little[/tags]
… Read More ... eBook: Shadow Trapunto
Geta Grama of Geta’s Quilting Studio blog specializes in the Trapunto style of quilting. Her bio caught my attention. I am a passionate quilter living in Romania. Unfortunately, here quilting is an unknown craft for most of the people. I
Just released book “This I Accomplish”
Kyra Hicks of Black Threads blog announced the puplication of her latest book titled This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers’ Bible Quilt and Other Pieces. Read more about it here. Available on Amazon.
[tags]quilting, quilt history, black history, … Read More ...
Color Your Cloth Book Review
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While I was admiring Malka Dubrawsky’s Inside Out quilt at her a stitch in dye Etsy shop, I visited her hand dyed fabric section. I especially like Bricks and Orange Diamond Dots, shown here.
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Quilt book: Blending Photos with Fabric 2
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Learn how to use your photographs (printed on fabric) as an equal partner to regular fabrics using techniques in Mary Ellen Kranz’s book Blending Photos with Fabric 2. It’s available at Connecting Threads online store… Read More ...
Quilt book: Link to the ’30s
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Authors Kay Connors & Karen Earlywine have put together a wonderful collection of 1930s patterns in their book Link to the ’30s. Pull out your reproduction fabric to create your very own inheritance worthy quilts.
… Read More ... Book review: Patchwork Style
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Patchwork and Style CAN be used in the same sentence. Yes, it’s true. Author Suzuko Koseki brings us 35 colorful and cozy projects so fresh I am inspired to make one tonight.
Beautiful photos throughout the
Quilting Arts Gifts
Interweave Press Premieres Quilting Arts Gifts
 Features 17 Seasonal Projects for Holiday Gift-Giving and Festive Home Decor
 Loveland, Colo., November 6, 2007: Interweave Press, one of the country leading craft-enthusiast media companies, announced today a new … Read More ...
Cooking and Quilting Go Hand In Hand
If you are a true quilter, then you know fabric is just the tip of the iceberg. More often than not, cooking and entertaining are part of the mix.
Author Jane Quinn makes it all look effortless in her new … Read More ...