You might be a fabriholic if…
If you visit Dena at Threads To Fabric and recognize yourself in any of the tips she shares on hiding fabric. She reprints 50 Ways To Hide Your Fabric by Cindy L. Weyers, published … Read More ...
On sale: Daisy Cottage at Hawthorne
I’m seeing pink and gray everywhere, and that’s a good thing. Just found this 100% cotton print Furniture in Gray from the Daisy Cottage collection on sale here for $7.95 USD. Designed by Bee in My Bonnet for Riley Blake … Read More ...
Washi by Rashida | fabric love
Rashida Coleman Hale – fabric designer and author of I Heart Patchwork – has a new fabric collection out, Washi by Timeless Treasures found at Hawthorne Threads. I love her entire line, but especially this swatch, Petals and Leaves … Read More ...
Framed quilt from repurposed paper
Liz at Linda & Harriett made this quilt on her mantel – not from fabric – but from paper. She cleverly used material from their misprint bins (paper they could not sell). Go HERE to read more about it.… Read More ...
Folding, sorting key to usable sewing space
Sandi from Piecemeal Quilts is a guest blogger at Within a Quarter Inch where she explains how she organizes her stash (aka fabric) so she can find things. She walks you through her method of folding different sizes of fabric … Read More ...
I Spy Charm Swap still open
This sounds like fun. Lorelei at Midnight Maker is hosting an I Spy Charm Swap, where she is asking participants to upload photos of their chosen fabrics to her I Spy Flickr Group. She says this will keep swappers … Read More ...
Free pattern: Spinning Stars quilt
I love the colors in this quilt – Spinning Stars – by Anna Maria Horner. All fabrics in this quilt are from her Loulouthi fabric collection in the Juliana palette. It’s a free pattern I found on her MAKE page. … Read More ...
Giveaway: Friendship charm pack
Anorina at Samelia’s Mum is celebrating her upcoming birthday with a series of giveaways on her blog. First up is a charm pack, Collections for a Cause – Friendship by Howard Marcus. Contest ends January 26, 2012. Go HERE for … Read More ...
Charm swap at Curious Quilter
Mary at The Curious Quilter wants you to know there is still time to join her Postage Stamp Quilt: 2012 Charm Swap & Challenge. You have until January 18 to sign up. Go HERE to read her Introduction post.… Read More ...
QAL: Calendar quilt 2012
Jennifer Soosay at ZoSpecial is participating in a quilt along Kimberly is hosting at Fiber Haven. Of the challenge Jennifer says,
… Read More ...Every day I cut out a new rectangle to sew on and arrange them in a calendar format.
Dress up Your Roll contest kick-off
Now this is *different but good. The Dress up Your Roll Competition starts today over at Want it Need it Quilt. Jane says all you have to do to enter is make a fabric cover for your toilet roll. … Read More ...
Mug rug set of 4 at Listia | Money talk
As if I don’t already spend enough time on Pinterest, I’ve discovered a new browsing destination today. Must share. It’s a barter website called Listia. Here’s how it works – true story. My daughter’s bestie had a bottle of … Read More ...
Sew Happy Mixed Sampler – Blocks 1 & 2
Jenna from Sew Happy Geek is hosting a Mixed Sampler Quilt Along on her blog. She explained she is starting out with simple blocks doing a couple a week, then will move on to more challenging blocks doing one a … Read More ...
Trends: We’re eating our veggies
Meet Michael Miller’s Urban Grit fabric collection. Kathy Miller, Michael Miller Fabrics co-owner, remarked on the gray and brown colorway in a recent interview at Sew, Mama, Sew! saying,
… Read More ...Years ago I said trying to sell gray or brown to
Ta Dah!: Blanket from ‘Crowing’
Heidi from Sewing Daisies coined the term crowing to describe this project where she mixed sewing and crochet. It’s a quilt-y feel-y blanket she made from 48 Kaffe Fassett charm squares edged with blanket stitches and bordered with crochet. So … Read More ...