Molly from A Foothill Home Companion has hatched a new business this Spring. Called Blarter, it’s an online meeting place where bloggers can barter all things crafty from books to fabric. Read more about it HERE.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Crazy Scrappy quilt block, quilt-along
Aneela Hoey from ComfortStitching shows her fave way to use up fabric scraps – by making crazy squares. She’s thinking of kicking off a quilt-along to motivate all of us to dig into our scrap piles, complete with a giveaway … Read More ...
Newsy: Help-Japan auction winner
We have a winner! Congratulations Belinda on having the winning bid of $52 on The Ultimate Free Motion Quilting Kit. The set includes the Supreme Slider, Little Genie Magic Bobbin Washers and Machingers Quilting Gloves. Thanks to each and … Read More ...
Quilt Class begins with Fabric and Giveaway
Rebecca from Chasing Cottons is hosting a series of posts on how she goes about making a quilt. Go to Course Outline. Week 1 is about selecting the fabrics for a quilt top. She covers cottons, precuts, and what … Read More ...
Love links to Red and White quilt exhibit
Pat Sloan of PS Let’s Sew has created a special web space for bloggers to share their experiences attending the recent exhibit Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts. See a photo of Joanna Rose, who along … Read More ...
Newsy: The Naked Bed Challenge
Sarah Fielke at The Last Piece and Cara Wilson at Cara Quilts assumed all quilters sleep under a quilt they’ve made. Amazingly, most do not. I’m guilty of giving 99% of what I make away, are you? If so, we … Read More ...
Newsy: Supernova quilt-along, Leah and Lee
Leah at The Free Motion Quilting Project joined Lee’s Supernova Quilt-Along over at Freshly Pieced blog. Shown is Lee’s Supernova quilt. Don’t you love her color choices? So Springy. Visit Leah’s POST: Supernova Update to see her progress in the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Swapping fabric online
Fabric swapping newbies, this tutorial is for you. Get the whys and hows of trading stash online at Felicity Quilts.… Read More ...
Quilt drive for Japan
The folks at Quilters Newsletter and Patchwork Tsushin magazines are calling all quilters, modern or traditional, to make a comfort quilt for those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Deadline is April 30, 2011. So all you … Read More ...
Free pattern: Log Cabin quilt by NQA
The National Quilting Association has sponsored National Quilting Day in March for 20 years – this year it fell on March 19th. To honor the occasion every year they offer a free project to the quilting community so quilters can … Read More ...
Newsy: Hearts and Hands for Sendai
The crazy quilting community just launched a fundraising project for the recovery effort in Japan. Called Hearts and Hands for Sendai here’s how they describe it,
… Read More ...This project will be dedicated to helping those affected by the earthquake tsunami disaster
Newsy: Mug Rug Madness event
Erin at Two More Seconds is so crazy about mug rugs she wants you to join her for 10 days of Mug Rug Madness. Starting March 21, get daily tips and tutorials for creating your own mug rug. Go HERE… Read More ...
Newsy: Quilts of Valor kick-off at Rabbit’s Lair
Mary at The Rabbit’s Lair wants quilters everywhere to know they are now an official quilt shop with Quilts of Valor. To kick things off, today Friday March 11, she is hosting a Quilts of Valor workshop led by … Read More ...
Cotton, oh cotton why are you so high?
Cotton prices are rising. It’s bad news. I wrote a post about it back in October, visit Raw cotton prices sky-high; may lead to hoarding. With all the lovely new fabric lines coming out we can expect to pay … Read More ...
Wednesday Night Live! digital lounge
Don’t miss this evening’s Wednesday Nights Live webcast brought to you by C&T Publishing. Enter the digital lounge and listen as C&T authors talk about the spring classes they are teaching at the Asilomar Conference Grounds. Ask questions and chat … Read More ...