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.
Tutorial: Stretching Wonky Stars quilt
Kelly of Blue Bird Sews says she was inspired to make this baby quilt using a Moda Summersville charm pack she picked up this past summer. Her fabric choices and block layout give the quilt a fresh look. Visit her … Read More ...
Newsy: Tula Pink Sew Along starts Monday
Sara of Sew Sweetness is hosting a sew along to honor one of her favorite fabric designers, Tula Pink. Starting Monday September 24th, there will be a guest blogger highlighting a Tula Pink quilt all the way through October 26th. … Read More ...
Newsy: Love and visit your LQS event
A trip to my local quilt shop is a treat I never take for granted. I can list here some I used to visit but cannot now because they closed their doors: Idle Hours, Stitches, Squash Blossoms and Just for … Read More ...
Fabric: Liberty Lifestyle Bloomsbury Gardens
In stores now, check out the Liberty Lifestyle Bloomsbury Gardens fabric collection, the first quilting weight fabric offered by the company. Spied at Sew, Mama, Sew!.
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