Kathreen Ricketson at WhipUp.net has another book coming out this month (Amazon.com says available today, September 7, 2011). Published by Chronicle books, Little Bits Quilting Bee: 20 Quilts Using Charm Packs,
Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, and Fat Quarters looks to … Read More ...
Quilts to remember Mark
They say only the good die young, and this is true with Mark, a police officer, husband and father of two who touched many lives before he died of cancer. Allison at Allie’s in Stitches shares his story on her … Read More ...
Newsy: Bloggers’ Quilt-Uber-Fest starts October 1
Scott Hansen at Blue Nickel Studios wants you to learn German and drink Hofbräu this October (not really). He does want you to join the Bloggers’ Quilt-Uberfest – a quilt along where you will make a block a day for … Read More ...
Tips and Tutes at The Tulip Patch
I love it when craft bloggers create a separate page for their instructional posts, especially when that blogger is Mary at The Tulip Patch. Her sewing/quilting related tutorials are all well written and on topics you do not see … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Just the quilt back
The talent behind the Artnextdoor’s Blog shows off a finished gift quilt for DD. The back is fabulous, had to show you. Do visit her POST to see up close photos of her quilting stitches – so pretty.… Read More ...
Freebie: Autumn Subway Art printable
Autumn Subway Art at Vintage Marigold. Click HERE to go to the download.
Ta Dah!: Doll Quilt to match little girl’s
The Crafty Mummy made this doll quilt to match a quilt she made a year ago for a special little girl. This is a great way to use up scraps from a larger project. Click HERE to find out more… Read More ...
Book: Give and Take Fabric Applique
I’m intrigued by the technique described in this book, Give and Take Fabric Applique
by Canadian authors Daphne Greig and Susan Purney Mark. They say this about it,
… Read More ...A two-for-one technique that makes tricky shapes super easy to appliqué. …This
Quilt Along with Storytime Squares pattern
Kate at Swim, Bike, Quilt announced a quilt drive back in August where you make a quilt alongside the DC Modern Quilt Guild and give your finished quilt to a local charity. You can read about it here and here… Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Color Wheel wall hanging | 1993
Check out this wonderful small art quilt. I’m crushing on the black and white center circle and the background echoing the same, plus all the colors spinning around. Ramona at Suture for a Living made it. Find out how she … Read More ...
Cosmo Cricket’s Circa 1934 Pattern Sheet costs a $1.50
Hmmmmm. Noticed a charge for this Pattern Sheet: a quilt pattern Circa 1934 by Cosmo Cricket for Moda Fabrics at the fat quarter Shop. This pattern is a modern take on a traditional Churn Dash block design. Though not … Read More ...
Blogger’s Choice Fat Quarter Club
This is a sweet idea. Sign up for the Fat Quarter Shop’s Blogger’s Choice Fat Quarter Club and receive a FQ bundle every month. A well-known blogger makes the fabric selections (12 prints + 3 solids). Since picking out fabrics … Read More ...
Order from Chaos exhibit over soon
Time is running out on Order from Chaos: Art Inspired by Math, Science and Unnatural Disasters; it’s an exhibit showing at the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta, Georgia through September 30, 2011. It features the work of textile artist … Read More ...
A Passion for Quilts: Joan Lintault Collects in Vermont
I’ve only seen Joan Lintault’s art quilts in books, and even then I’m awestruck. So, if you happen to be in Vermont or can visit this fall don’t miss Joan Lintault’s exhibit at the Shelburne Museum. Besides the artist’s … Read More ...
Twins play with canvas sampler boards
Now this is a great idea – canvas boards with a design printed on it ready to be embellished. Jennifer and Jessica at Twin Fibers did just that with some the company sent them. See left, they applied fabric rounds … Read More ...
