Vicki from Sew Inspired is hosting a free motion quilting challenge. It starts in January. Click HERE for details.… Read More ...
Christmas projects and recipes | Canadian Blog Hop
The Canadian Christmas Blog Hop is in its next to last week. What makes this 9-week blog hop unique is the blogger shares a favorite Holiday recipe alongside their free project. Here they are, go and enjoy.
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Newsy: STITCHED 2012 workshop series
What a cool concept. Blogger, Alma Stoller, gives us STITCHED 2012, a series of online video workshops showcasing the talents of 20 different designers. If you took workshops at local craft or quilt stores from each teacher, you … Read More ...
Back soon, Flea Market Fancy fabric line
Did I read it right? Flea Market Fancy by Denyse Schmidt is arriving at Hawthorne Threads February 2012. I did. *Yippee ki yay!!! There were many bloggers who petitioned Free Spirit to bring this popular fabric line back. I did … Read More ...
Leah’s wool bound throw | modern loveliness
The talent in the craft blogging community never disappoints. Leah from Montana Modern Quilt Guild blog shows off a modern throw she made by sewing strips of wool around the perimeter of a rectangle of organic fleece . Talk about … Read More ...
Pat Sloan interviews Little Bits author and hosts giveaway
Pat Sloan interviewed Kathreen Ricketson from WhipUp.net as part of the Little Bits blog tour. Pat gives us a peek inside Kathreen’s home and asks things we want to know, like how she got started sewing. Go HERE to read … Read More ...
Free pattern: 10 Minute Table Runner
Marge at Delaware Quilts planned to sew today, but got distracted doing laundry. She wondered if she might be able to whip out some 10 minute table runners. Visit her blog and follow her link to get the pattern. Designed … Read More ...
Tutorial: Bind a quilt back-to-front
Rae from Made by Rae did a guest post at Prudent Baby this week showing her method of binding a quilt using the fabric from the back of the quilt sandwich. Rae says this technique works best on smaller quilts. … Read More ...
Block 21 | Desperate Housewife’s Quilt
Sharon from Craizee Corners did a guest post at QuiltJane…Want it, Need it, Quilt! where she shared this star block pattern and tutorial. This is block 21 of the Desperate Housewife’s Quilt series where you pick which blocks to sew. … Read More ...
Vintage fabric find
Sometimes you just plain get lucky when thrifting. This is a piece of fabric Familypatchworks found at a yard sale. She plans to use it in a whole cloth quilt. Nice. Click HERE to read more.
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Grab a cuppa: Sew Modern Monday Link-up
Megan from Canoe Ridge Creations kicks off {Sew} Modern Monday with her own swell finish, shown. Click HERE to see more photos of Megan’s quilt; then scroll down to see what everyone else has been up to.
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Ta Dah!: Elvis Birdie quilt
Erin from Why Not Sew? made this Elvis mini quilt complete with blue suede shoes. So cute. Go here to read more.
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Would you stop to shop?
Laura from Joy in Cloth, along with a friend(s), spied this sign on a car trip to a show. She said by the looks of the place, she immediately thought of Dueling Banjos from the movie Deliverance. I … Read More ...
Giveaway: SewThankful | La Todera
Susan Brubaker Knapp from Blue Moon River is hosting a series of giveaways on her blog from patterns she got at the Fall International Quilt Market, Houston. Get a chance to win one of four patterns by Julie Creus of … Read More ...
Vote your fave at Spoonflower
Don’t forget to vote for your favorite fabric at Spoonflower. This week’s theme is 2012 Tea Towel Calendars. You can vote for more than one and I always do, but the entry Collection of Chairs, shown, is my … Read More ...