If you’ve put off tackling pieced curves in quilting, read on. Amanda Carestio – Needlearts editor at Lark Crafts blog – says she has the perfect project for you to pick up this skill. All you need to do is … Read More ...
Bobbin holder | Finish it up Friday
Amanda Jean from Crazy Mom Quilts said she made this bobbin holder starting with a small tin can (recycled). Love her patchwork and thread writing. While there, be sure and see what other bloggers have finished in Week 10 of … Read More ...
Crow mug rug
Cat from Baumcat dyed some lightweight canvas to get that pretty blue for the background in her mug rug. An appliqued black crow is a most welcome visitor at her table. Fun. Click HERE to read full post.
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A quilt for mum | Winter beauty
I love, love, love this quilt by Drury Girl. It just feels like Winter to me. She made it for her mum saying,
… Read More ...I was using cotton, linen and silks – Lot’s of different white textures – Think it
From photo to fabric mosaic
Brigitte at Farbstoff talks about the photo that inspired her fabric mosaic she entered in the Blogger’s Choice FQ Bundle contest. Not familiar with it? Hosted at Quokka Quilts, visit the introduction post here. And be sure to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Valentine’s Day topper
Deborah Schlegel from Art Threads shows how to make this Valentine-y table topper at FaveQuilts. She used newspaper (clever for larger designs) and Steam-A-Seam for templates. I like the scrappy look of her hearts and the scalloped edges of … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Mini quilt first finish in 2012
Taryn at Reproduction and Antique Quilt Lover is celebrating her first finish of 2012 with this mini quilt. She explains,
I met my goal of hand quilting the little stacked bricks during the college football bowl game week.
Anytime I … Read More ...
Pattern: Peacocks on Parade quilt
This amazing quilt was created by Kevin Kosbab from Feed Dog Designs. The PDF pattern is available to download at PatternSpot for $7.75 USD.
Via Lisa Fulmer C&T Publishing FB.… Read More ...
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 ...
Tutorial: HRTs
I’m familiar with Half Square Triangles but not Half Rectangle Triangles. Learn what they are and how to make them at the Modern Quilt Guild blog. It’s part of their 100 Days of Modern Quilting event – Week 1, … Read More ...
Tutorial: Turn instagrams into photostrips
College Prepster shows what you can do with your iPhone instagrams and PhotoShop to take them from virtual photo stream to real. Never heard of this app? Read more about it; go to article by Becky Sullivan for NPR where … 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 expensive … Read More ...
Tutorial: Bird & Bunting Quilt
Polly from Helping Little Hands shares how she made this adorable quilt for her daughter. There are lots of cute photographs of her enjoying it, so it’s worth a trip to her blog just to see those. She shares the … Read More ...
Super-sized quilts | Long Thread’s Best List
This quilt, Fish Baby Log Cabin, by Malka Dubrawsky made the Top 100 Tutorials of 2011 list at The Long Thread. Blog owner Ellen Luckett Baker (author of the book 1, 2, 3 Sew by Chronicle Books) organized … Read More ...
Fabric swatch: Get Together by David Walker
Stop looking at fabric I tell myself! It’s no use when I find stuff like this…so stinking adorable. It’s David Walker’s Get Together collection for Free Spirit. This swatch is Squirrels and Trees Sorbet, found here.… Read More ...