- Image from Marcus Fabrics blog
Anita Grossman Solomon of Make it Simpler fame shares her secret to accurate piecing. Starch and iron fabric before cutting and sewing. Go to Creating with the Experts to read more.
Free pattern: Christmas Cactus Flowers
Go to Westminster Fabrics to get this free pattern featuring fabric from the Poinsettias and Holly collection by Martha Negley. The pinwheels are made using paper-piecing. Click here to download.
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… Read More ... Bonus pattern: Carla Miller Plume
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The next time you order some delectable fabric from Purlsoho online store, don’t miss their bonus pattern featuring the Carla Miller Plume Collection. Since the pattern is not in a down-loadable format, it must be shipped to
Tutorial: Strawberry Pincushions
- By V and Co.
V and Co. created a pattern for these sweet little pincushions and shares how to make them at the Moda Bake Shop. Get the tutorial.
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… Read More ... Pattern: Podcats wallhanging
- Image from Story Quilts
I just discovered Helene Knott’s Garden Patch Cats series. Podcats is the latest, see the entire collection at Story Quilts online store. My favorite is Kitt’ney Bean. Let me know yours.
Via Alderwood Quilts
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Crazy pieced to please Apron Goddess
- Image from The Quilted Librarian
Dana of The Quilted Librarian blog made a crazy-pieced quilted apron (closeup shown here) to please the Apron Goddeesses. Learn more about this event here. See all of Dana’s apron with her in it!
Video: Machine quilting perpendicular
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Andrea of Millions of Thoughts Trapped in my Head blog shares her “sideways” method of machine quilting that works so well Park City Girl gave her a shout out on her blog today and even … Read More ...
Crayon seashells quilt
- Image from Fave Crafts
Find out how Carol Ingram from Sulky made this sun and surf style quilt from crayons. Go to the directions.
[tags]quilting, seashells, beach, crayons, Sulky, patterns[/tags]
… Read More ... Pottery Barn Quilt – Sewing Pattern
Ever since Pottery Barn began selling Denyse Schmidt’s Single Girl quilts I’ve wanted one. But at $349.00 for a Full/Queen my acquisition would have to wait. Happily, Denyse is selling the Single Girl quilt pattern so I can make All American Quilt Wash
Image from G. R. SCRUB
Denyse Schmidt Quilts online store has a section called Quilt Care where she explains the best way to care for the quilts she sales. To clean them, she said,
We recommend Engleside’s All American Quilt … Read More ...
Free pattern: Wrench It Up! quilt
Image by Free Spirit
Free Spirit offers this free pattern Wrench It Up! featuring fabric line Be a Man. Original quilt design by Scott Hansen. Click here to download.
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Fabric: Be a Man
- Image by Shiisa Quilts
Artist Douglas Day created this modern and manly fabric for FreeSpirit. See the entire line of Be a Man at Shiisa Quilts.
[tags]quilting, fabric, stash, man, manly, modern, Free Spirit, Be a Man[/tags]
… Read More ... Tutorial: Zak the Robot quilt
- Image by tried & true
Go on over to Tried & True blog to see how the mother of a young son made this great looking kid-friendly quilt. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Stitch and Split friendship quilt
- Image from Wonder Woman Creations
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.
Via One Pretty Thing
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… Read More ... 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.
[tags]quilting, patterns, applique, rabbit, quilted aprons, Margot Languedoc, The Pattern Basket[/tags]… Read More ...