Anorina of Samelia’s Mum is hosting a giveaway on her blog for three fabric charm packs by Moda. These are all great fabric lines (no dogs here). Her contest ends December 10, 2012. Go HERE to enter.… Read More ...
Tutorial and pattern: Christmas gift bag
Cathie Richardson of Country Garden Stitchery created this Christmas gift bag as part of the 60-Minute Gift series at Moda Bake Shop. The patchwork and embroidered scene make it! Click here to get free pattern and instructions.
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Swoon worthy quilt by Myra
I love, love, love this quilt made by Myra Barnes of Busy Hands Quilts Etsy. She used a black background to show off Annie’s Farm Stand fabric. It works!
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Cheap fabric in Wildfield Quilt disappoints
This image has 1529 repins on Pinterest, so I clicked through to learn this is Anthropologie’s Wildfield Quilt. Like most items in their store, it’s pricey, yet desirable. I noticed the reviews have been overwhelmingly bad, with people saying it’s … Read More ...
Newsy: Fabric swap at PennyDog’s
Kerry at PennyDog Patchwork is looking for a few people (20 total) to join her in a mini Basic Grey Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) swap. It’s open to international participants. Go HERE for details.
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Ed Emberley’s Cats in charcoal
This fabric swatch makes me smile. Go check out Cats in Charcoal and the rest of the Happy Drawing Too collection at Hawthorne Threads.
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How-to: Rag quilt fabric requirements
Sara of My Fabric Obsession explains how to calculate how much fabric you’ll need to create a rag quilt. Go HERE to get the know-how.
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Quilt binding and a reader’s tip
Tonya of The Crafty Mummy said she tried something new (sewing the binding on both the front and back) and something tried and true (using striped fabric for the binding) on this quilt. One of her readers gave a great … Read More ...
How to make a Reversible Halloween Table Runner
This is so clever. Saltwater Quilts solved the problem of creating a seasonal/holiday project just to have to put it away for a year. Her quilted Halloween table runner is spooky on one side and “everyday” on the other. Go … Read More ...
Free project: Tear-able quilt
Michelle from Design Camp PDX tells me she’s on a mission to demystify sewing with wool, claiming it’s not as difficult as many think. In that vein, she created this quilt from 8 wool fat quarters she received from … Read More ...
Winners announced Marbled Musings
I drew two winners for the Marbled Musings’ contest I held here. Congratulations goes to commenter #93, Dona, who said, I love the marbled musings on this page! Reminds me of Peacock feathers, and commenter #28, Marlene, who … Read More ...
Tutorial: ‘Flying Geese’ doll quilt
Nova of a cuppa and a catch up covers the October edition of the Liberty Scrap Challenge with this tiny doll quilt. She started with mini charm squares of Liberty fabric to create Flying Geese blocks, sewed them into rows … Read More ...
Tutorial: Wendy’s pillows from Simple Life panels
Wendy of Ivory Spring did a guest post at Riley Blake’s Cutting Corners College blog showing how to make two pillows (16″ and 18″ finished). She used The Simple Life fabric collection by Tasha Noel, which I adore for its … Read More ...
Tutorial: Charm Leaf table runner
Anjeanette of By Anjeanette took a Sandy Gervais charm pack
and transformed it into this lovely table runner she calls Charm Leaf. I especially love how she hand stitched the stems, you can see a close-up of one of the … Read More ...
Free pattern: Around the World quilt by Heather Jones
Heather of Olive and Ollie designed this quilt for Coats and Clark. She talks about it at Sewing Secrets. Scroll to the end of the post to get the link to the free download.
