Vicki of Field Trips in Fiber discusses color theory today on her blog. It’s lesson 9 – Luminosity. She explains what created ‘light’ in her quilt, shown here, plus shows other quilts and a couple of paintings you’ll recognize. Go … Read More ...
Tutorial: Feathered Star Block, Part 1 and 2
Melissa at Sew Bitter Sweet rocks these Feathered Star quilt blocks. You can too when you check out her tutorials to see how she made ’em. Go to Part One: Cutting or Part Two: Assembling.
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Tutorial: Textured quilt block – Pin tucks
Teresa of Teresa Down Under is exploring texture in fabric by hosting a series of tutorials where pin tucks, smocking, or shirring will appear in the center of a quilt block. Get the know-how.
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Pay attention for quilt-y inspiration
I always enjoy reading what Becky has to say at Piece O’ Cake Blog. Today she talks about paying attention to what is going on around us. Her topic stemmed from an article she read in the NY Times. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Fabric covered buttons
Here’s a scrap buster project worth considering, make your own fabric covered buttons. Patchwork Delights shows you how. Get the tutorial.
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Grab a cuppa: Fantastic Fibers 2012
This is Parallax Pattern by Sandra Donabed. It won the Fantastic Fibers 2012 Quilt in a Day award. Go HERE to see more winning quilts.
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Maura’s Folk Fibers and Feliz holiday sale in Austin
Ahhh the good life, a quilt and vintage van! Maura Ambrose of Folk Fibers Blog created this quilt from hand dyed fabrics. Love it and this one too.
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Tutorial: Scrappy Log Cabin block
Cassandra of Ooo! Shiny! shares a tutorial on her blog that is sure to help anyone just picking up a needle to piece a quilt. She favors a scrappy version of the Log Cabin block and her instructions reflect this. … Read More ...
Inspiration: This would make a great quilt
I was at my local Target store over the weekend and I snapped this photo in their dining area. Every time I see this particular graphic on the wall I think to myself, “this would make a great quilt.” I … Read More ...
Can you help a fellow quilter?
Sam of Hunter’s Design Studio looks adorable in this photo surrounded by some of her quilts. She shares a video to tell us about her dream of launching her own quilt pattern company. With only three days left of her … Read More ...
A copycat of Pinterest has me feeling crabby
On a visit to Pinterest this morning, it wasn’t long before I found something to Pin, screenshot of my Pin, shown. Here’s what happened. I Pinned this Leaf Art project onto my DIY Crafts and Sewing board, (visit me … Read More ...
Tutorial: Woven Strip block for women’s heart health
Ryan & Charlie of Patchwork Squared created this quilt block as part of the Sew Red for Women Blog Hop. With it, they hope to help raise awareness of women’s heart health. Go HERE to get the know-how.… Read More ...
Free pattern: Bouncing Wedges quilt
Jacquie Gering designed this quilt to showcase two fabric lines – Mod Squad and Mod Basics by Birch Organic Fabric. You can download the pattern, Bouncing Wedges, at Quilt Trends under Free Projects from the 2012 Summer Issue… Read More ...
Lori’s Spoolin’ Around quilt a one patch
Lori Holt of Bee In My Bonnet is currently teaching how to make her Spoolin’ Around quilt, a section shown here. The Spools one patch can have many different looks, I especially like Lori’s liberal use of gray and white … Read More ...
Tutorial: Wedding guest book quilt
Millennyum of Alice in Wonderland did a guest post at Off Beat Bride showing how to create a guest book quilt for a wedding. This unique and thoughtful gift is one the bride and groom will surely cherish. She said … Read More ...