Kate Spain from The Drawing Board gives us a sneak peek of her Good Fortune fabric line coming out January 2012. Click HERE to check it out. Love the color palette.… Read More ...
Rag quilt of 100 sandwiches a first
I like how Ricochet and Away described her very first quilt – a rag made up of a 100 sandwiches. This aptly explains the concept behind its construction. She made it for her young daughter. Click HERE to read her … Read More ...
Patchwork turtle illustration inspiring
Technique: Fussy cutting fabric to isolate motif
This is a wonderful example of fussy cutting fabric to show off a motif. In this case it’s the cat in the center of Petra’s improvisational quilt block. Found on her blog Sew Paint Create.… Read More ...
Patchwork placemats start ’12 Gifts’
Jennifer at Ellison Lane Quilts kicked off the 12 Gifts of Christmas Blog Hop event with a tutorial on these modern, reversible patchwork placemats. Go to her tutorial.
Get a list of the daily tutorials at Faith at Fresh … Read More ...
Quilt raffle and giveaways at Create H.O.P.E
This quote by Kristen Roylance of Cute Quilt Patterns sums up Create H.O.P.E’s mission,
All children really need to know is that they are loved and have a soft place to land.
What better way to show that love than … Read More ...
Tutorial: Bella Crossing quilt at Moda
Elizabeth Dackson at Don’t Call Me Betsy couldn’t get the idea for this quilt – Bella Crossing – out of her head. I’m very glad because she ended up creating it. Even better, she made a tutorial and submitted it … Read More ...
Giveaway: Birch Circa 52 organic fabric
Cynthia at Birch Fabrics gives us a sneak peek of their latest fabric line Circa 52. See a little girl in a dress made from some of the fabric, so cute. Then enter their giveaway to get a chance … Read More ...
Tutorial: Fabric pumpkins using a yo-yo base
Joanna at Applique Today shares how she made these cute fabric pumpkins starting with a basic yo-yo pattern in three sizes. Go HERE to get the know-how.
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Color Blocks Placemat and Napkin Sew Along
Elizabeth Hartman of Oh,Fransson! is visiting Sew, Mama, Sew! every Monday in October with a Color Blocks Placemat /Napkin Holiday Sew Along. She’s divided up the instructions into four parts, look for posts on October 3, 10, … Read More ...
Newsy: Pat Sloan designing fabric for Moda
Lissa at Moda the Cutting Table announced Tuesday Pat Sloan (one of my quilting idols) is in the process of designing a fabric line for Moda. She added,
Her line will debut at Spring Quilt Market in Kansas City.
I … Read More ...
Giveaway: Fat quarters at Craftinomicon
The Craftinomicon is hosting a fat quarter giveaway as a way to celebrate her birthday. One lucky reader will get 6 fat quarters of this handsome yellow, black, and grey fabric. Contest ends October 17, 2011. Click HERE for entry … Read More ...
Lily quilted a chair
Lily Boot at block-a-day took an abandoned chair and created a patchwork cover for it. It’s so cute, and I am loving the prairie points. Click here to read more.
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Giveaway: Moda Pure at Stash Books blog
There’s a fabric giveaway going on over at Stash Books blog. Get a chance to win a Moda jelly roll and charm squares from Sweetwater’s fabric line Pure. Click HERE to get entry details. Contest ends Sunday … Read More ...
Tutorial: Homemade liquid laundry soap
Quilters, at some point all that pretty cotton fabric you bought from your LQS (local quilt shop) or the Goodwill will need a good washing. For years I’ve used baby shampoo to prewash my fabric, but then I ran across … Read More ...