Rachel of Stitched in Color is celebrating finishing up three baby quilts for Do Good Stitches, a charity bee she founded. The Granny Square pattern is a good choice for gifting, it goes together quickly, faster than something with curves. … Read More ...
Good read: Sister Diane discusses marketing boundaries at Oh My!
Diane Gilleland (Sister Diane) of CraftyPod did a guest post at Oh My! Handmade Goodness that touches on an increasing worry for bloggers. What to do about the increasing volume of requests from businesses trying to market their products through … Read More ...
Crafty Quickies Linky | Jelly Roll Banner
If the spring weather has you craving quicker projects so you can get outside, go checkout Crafty Quickies Linky Party at The Country Chic Cottage. There, I found this Quick and Easy Jelly Roll Party Banner project created by Courtney … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: A patchwork gusseted pillow
I love, love, love this pillow Keren of Sew la vie made for the Typography Challenge where she’s a co-host. Check out those patchwork gussets, swoon worthy. Here you can see a single word (evil) of the saying she appliqued … Read More ...
Preparing for Easter at Wild Olive
Mollie of Wild Olive is setting aside Sundays on her blog for posts related to prayer instead of crafts. She explains the reason she’s doing this is to prepare for Easter. Go HERE to learn more.
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Pinterest updates Terms of Service
Today, Pinterest updated their Terms of Service, effective April 6, 2012. Go HERE to read the new Terms of Service, at the top of the page.… Read More ...
Resolution to fabric kerfuffle | Emily Cier
Kate Spain of The Drawing Board published a post on her blog this evening called On Copyright and Tote Bags. In it she identifies herself as the designer whose attorney’s repeatedly threatened to sue Emily Cier of Carolina Patchworks … Read More ...
Easy piecing | Natural Essex Linen
Kati of From the Blue Chair used some of this fabric, shown, in a quilt block here saying she loves it. Thankfully she shared the name of it in her post – Natural Essex Linen by Robert Kaufman. I suspect … Read More ...
Tutorial: Free motion quilt Baptist Fans
After ripping out all the quilting on her Star Crossed Stitch quilt, shown here, Elizabeth at Don’t Call Me Betsy tried the curvaceous Baptist Fans design. And though she admits it’s not the easiest stitching she’s ever attempted on a … Read More ...
Giveaway: Hand-dyed and screened fabric
Pokey of Pokey’s Ponderings is giving away a batch of fabric on her blog. This is an easy contest to enter; you just need to answer a single question. She said she would announce a winner Friday March 23. Go … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Ayumi’s smoothie blocks
Ayumi of Pink Penguin worked with Penny of Sew Take a Hike to make paper-pieced quilt blocks with a tasty theme – sprouts and juices. Go HERE to see what else Ayumi has to say about their collaborative project.… Read More ...
Crazy Love & Super Fly | Jennifer Paganelli
This swoon-worthy fabric collection, Crazy Love by Jennifer Paganelli, is now available in stores. I’m totally smitten with both colorways (Evening and Afternoon).
Also by Jennifer Paganelli, this is Super Fly, due in stores late Spring. Swooning again.
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Dawnybear footprint potholder
This slays me. Alli of B.Yazoo made this potholder from fabric strips that showcase her young niece’s footprint. She liked this one so much, she made two more. Go HERE to learn more.
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Quilt Story’s Block Tutorials Link-Up
Quilt Story has created a happy place on their blog for quilters. They explain,
… Read More ...We wanted to create a central place where you can come for quilt block tutorials! Whether you’ve created them in the past or recently, please link-up
Inspiration: Art quilt from a pinned painting
Dee of Dee’s Doodles saw a painting on Pinterest called A Tree Grows and reasoned it would make a great looking quilt. Just this week, she created her version of the design in fabric, shown here. Be sure and visit … Read More ...