Alert blogger JellieBean has news of a fabric giveaway sponsored by Jojo’s Quilt Shoppe. As pictured you get a chance to win this Sweetwater fat quarter bundle (40 fat quarters) over at Everything Etsy. Go to GIVEAWAY.… Read More ...
Book giveway: Jump-Start Your Quilting
Wendy from Ivory Spring is celebrating National Quilting Day (March 19, 2011) with a book giveaway, Jump-Start Your Quilting. She has three lovely projects in the book. See photos of her projects and get entry details for the giveaway … Read More ...
Tutorial: Patchwork Pom Pom Throw
Liz at Sew4Home is kicking off their Gypsy Romance Series with instructions for how to make this lovely patchwork throw. Of the series she says look for seven bright, bohemian projects created from Pillow & Maxfield’s wonderful Gypsy Bandana fabric … Read More ...
The importance of thread color in quilting
Jo Leichte at Bernina Blog has this to say about selecting the thread color for quilting, It can make or break your quilt. She discusses what colors look best on low and high contrast color schemes and on to … Read More ...
Free pattern: American Valor by Jo Morton
Make a Quilts of Valor quilt or pillowcase with fabrics from the American Valor collection by Jo Morton for Andover Fabrics. Visit Andover’s Free Quilt Patterns page.… 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 ...
Ta Dah!: Amelia’s Log Cabin pillow
This patchwork pillow is a wholly agreeable companion piece to a Log Cabin quilt Anna of Noodlehead made to welcome a friend’s baby Amelia. Lucky girl! See and read more about it. Go to Baby Pillow post or to Log … Read More ...
Fat quarter diagram – cut your own
Curious about fat quarters? Janet of About.comQuilting explains fats through this visual. Go to POST. She plots the fat quarter on a standard yard of quilting fabric (plus see a fat eighth). Directly below see the skinny quarter yard … Read More ...
Quilt kit: Sandy Toes
Patricia Bravo of The Creative Blog was thinking beachy thoughts whilst creating this quilt she calls Sandy Toes. It’s lovely. You can have one of your very own. Go to the quilt kit, offered exclusively at Hawthorne Threads.… Read More ...
Newsy: Textile design contest
Do you have a secret wish to design fabric? If so, you may want to enter Project Selvage, a textile design contest being put on by Spoonflower and Michael Miller Fabrics. Click the photo or go HERE for … Read More ...
Tutorial: Rounded, not mitered corners for quilts
Nettie over at A Quilt is Nice made this sweet baby quilt with rounded edges: see more photos of it on her post My Neighborhood Baby Quilt. She admits this quilt binding method is becoming a habit since finishing … Read More ...
Tammis Keefe reproduction fabric
Fans of Mid Century Modern will want to check out this reproduction fabric collection called A Tammis Keefe Tribute by Michael Miller Fabrics. Curious about Tammis Keefe? Read about her on posts at Fuzzylizzie Vintage Clothing and True Up. … Read More ...
Free pattern: For the Habitat collection
I am mad about Jay McCarroll’s latest fabric collection Habitat for Free Spirit. Go see what I’m loving, visit the Free Spirit Habitat Swatch Gallery. But that’s not all, while you’re there you can download the Free Spirit quilt … Read More ...
Beetle Boy is little boy perfect
This is one of the cutest fabric lines I’ve seen lately for little boys. It’s Beetle Boy by Ellen Crimi-Trent for Clothworks Fabrics. Go to Beetle Boy Fat Quarter Bundle. The colors are nice and the bugs are perfectly … Read More ...