Meg at Monkey Beans made this hexagon needle book. Perfect for the sewist in your life. She shows you how. Go to her tutorial.
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Tutorial: Machine binding a quilt
Nettie at A Quilt is Nice shares her method for attaching binding to a quilt completely by machine. It’s lengthy with lots of great photos. Get the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Rose Flower by Pat Bravo
Pat Bravo at Art Gallery Fabrics shares how to make a fabric flower rosette. She says,
Have you found yourself trying to make a beautiful flower to decorate your handbag, tunic or quilt, and you simply CAN’ T make it… Read More ...
Book review: Girl’s World
Girl’s World: Twenty-One Sewing Projects to Make for Little Girls
is Jennifer Paganelli’s debut book coming out late April 2011. Jennifer is the creator of the Sis Boom™ vintage lifestyle company. She has had several popular fabric lines with Free … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Quilted mug wrap and coaster
Celine at Espritpatch made this adorable pair: a mug wrap and coaster for her Garden Bug swap partner. How lucky for her. Go to her POST to read more.… Read More ...
Book review: Twelve by Twelve
This book, Twelve by Twelve: The International Art Quilt Challenge
published by Lark Books, is crazy good. Here’s why.
The look: The production quality is first-rate. It’s beautifully bound with a bountiful amount of photographs in its generous 176 pages. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Applique using fusible
Wendi at Shiny Happy World shows how to applique using fusible adhesive. She explains the options for finishing the edges and demonstrates the zig zag stitch. Get the TUTE.… Read More ...
Book giveway: Jump-Start Your Quilting
Wendy from Ivory Spring is celebrating National Quilting Day (March 19, 2011) with a book giveaway, Jump-Start Your Quilting. She has three lovely projects in the book. See photos of her projects and get entry details for the giveaway … Read More ...
Quilt drive for Japan
The folks at Quilters Newsletter and Patchwork Tsushin magazines are calling all quilters, modern or traditional, to make a comfort quilt for those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Deadline is April 30, 2011. So all you … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Flower Pillow
Lily from Block-A-Day made this gorgeous flower pillow to dress up an armchair. She did some needlework on a wool center, surrounded it with leaves and completed it with a soft, sweet patchwork border. Visit her post A Flower for … Read More ...
Free pattern: Log Cabin quilt by NQA
The National Quilting Association has sponsored National Quilting Day in March for 20 years – this year it fell on March 19th. To honor the occasion every year they offer a free project to the quilting community so quilters can … Read More ...
Tutorial: Machine applique butterflies
Find out how Melissa at Love Affair With My Brother appliqued the butterflies in her quilt (shown right). She opted to go with machine applique with a satin stitch finish. Nicely written tutorial. Get the know-how.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Chevron-inspired pillow
Marci at Timber and Lace made this awesome black and white pillow for her kid’s playroom. Inspired by the Chevron, her take on this classic design makes a modern statement. For quilters, know you can take any one patch … Read More ...
Tutorial: Patchwork Pom Pom Throw
Liz at Sew4Home is kicking off their Gypsy Romance Series with instructions for how to make this lovely patchwork throw. Of the series she says look for seven bright, bohemian projects created from Pillow & Maxfield’s wonderful Gypsy Bandana fabric … Read More ...
Tutorial: Craftsman Style Table Runner
Sabra from Sew A Straight Line made a Craftsman Style Table Runner using this fabric layout sketch. Brilliant! Get the tutorial.… Read More ...