Deborah Raymond of Wonder Woman Creations blog shares how she and her friends made this quilt to gift a mutual friend who was about to move. Get the tutorial.
Pattern: Sew Pretty apron
Make this apron with a charm pack (forty 5″ squares) and charm your dinner guests. Original design by Margot Languedoc. Available to purchase at The Pattern Basket.
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On Sale: Shiny and Bright quilt pattern
Get started on your holiday cheer with this pretty quilt pattern Shiny & Bright designed by Sandy Gervais for Moda. Uses Layer Cake precut. Jojo’s Gift Shoppe is offering the pattern for 1/2 off. Go
Free pattern: Sugar Cookies table runner
This table runner uses hexagons and triangles to show off fabric collection Patisserie by Joanna Figueroa. Go here to download free pattern. Original design by Margo Languedoc of The Pattern Basket. Be sure and check
BOM: Moda Green Piece
Joelle of Jojo’s Gift Shoppe has lowered the registration fee to join the latest Moda Green Piece Block of the Month (BOM) Club, only $8.99 USD, was $14.99. Go here to learn more. This … Read More ...
Mixed Bag to Quilt
Diane of Sewman Maniac Quilter just sewed up this wonderful purse using a Nanette pattern Mixed Bag to Quilt. Available at Freda’s Hive Etsy.
Pattern only $9.00 Kit (pattern and fabric) $22.00
String style quilts during hard times
Quilt historian Kimberly Wulfert gives us a history lesson in string quilts. It starts,
During the economic slump of the early twentieth century, string style quilt making thrived. Rural mid-century women, cut off from mainstream society … Read More ...
Giveaway: Porch Pots quilt kit
Kati Cupcake is giving away this quilt kit, Porch Pots by Quilt Soup. Go here to enter. Via Mel’s Own Place.
Tutorial: Mineral Pool Placemat
Vicki of Field Trips in Fiber uses her Mineral Pool palette of hand dyed fabrics to create a modern placemat. This project is a good choice if you want to learn how to create … Read More ...
Contest: Scarlet Fig is a contender
Laurie Wisbrun of Scarlett Fig has entered the Fabric on Demand Save this Family of Chairs contest. The fabric that gets the most votes will be giving the chairs a new look. If you vote for
Inspiration: More thrift store quilts
I found this stunning quilt top at Material Culture blog. Sujata Shah made it from recycled shirts. She plans to hand quilt it with pearl cotton. Go here to see Foggy Day Quilt by Dorothy
Giveaway: Full Bloom fabric
Don’t miss Bari J.’s fabric giveaway, two stacks of fat quarters from her Full Bloom line. Go here for entry details.
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Just released book “This I Accomplish”
Kyra Hicks of Black Threads blog announced the puplication of her latest book titled This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers’ Bible Quilt and Other Pieces. Read more about it here. Available on Amazon.
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Tutorial: Scrappy Cabin challenge
Melly and Me blog offers up a challenge to see if you can make a Log Cabin quilt entirely of scraps. Get the tutorial.
Iron caddy cuteness
What a great way to store your iron at home or while traveling to quilting events. Dawn Hay Designs Etsy offers these handmade, one of a kind caddys (you choose your colors, she chooses the