Patterns, patchworks and projects
Image via Dyed Quilting
First off, I love Diane’s blog name Dyed Quilting and her funny noirish double entendre. Second, it’s refreshing to hear a fellow quilter lament distractions in finding time to quilt. She said this top is nearly … Read More ...
Image from Kona Bay
I always wonder what to do with my beautiful Asian print fabrics. Cutting them into smaller pieces is not always the best option. This free pattern from Kona Bay Fabrics is a good example of how … Read More ...
Image from Quilting on Turtle Hill
Cathy of Quilting on Turtle Hill is giving away this very cute quilt top, closeup shown here. Go here to see how to make it yours.
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Image from Don't Look Now!
Kellie from Don’t Look Now! offers a great tutorial for this applique flower garden pillow. Get the tute here.
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Sew Mama Sew has Denyse Schmidt’s Katie Jump Rope fabric line on sale right now. A few are already sold out so hurry to get your favorite. Mine is Ribbon Flower. Go here to shop.… Read More ...
Image from Sew Fancy
Nowadays buyers and sellers are from all across the globe so this free online Measurement Converter could be a great help. It takes you from yards to meters and from meters to yards. Go here to … Read More ...
Image from Materialistic
Aren’t these the cutest applique patterns ever? Designer Kelly Fletcher of materialistic blog made them into six pillows/cushions. According to Kelly,
They’re all the same size, so would also work well as an appliqué quilt – using … Read More ...
Image from Caledonia Quilter
Helen Mary of Caledonia Quilter blog answers the question How can a longarm quilter help you? She goes beyond the obvious which is of course to quilt a top for you. My personal favorite is:
5) … Read More ...
Image from Quilt Pattern Shoppe
The Quilt Pattern Shoppe came up with this clever technique for a local quilt shop’s warrior quilts project. Forget matching those picky points. Go here to download the free pattern.
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Image from Quilter Going Bananas
Quilter Going Bananas shares this cute cartoon with her readers. My reaction: Love it!
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Image from Bari J
Check out this free downloadable quilt pattern made from Bari J’s debut fabric collection Full Bloom. Available in stores June 1, 2009.
Go here to download.
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Bari Ackerman is a new fabric designer with a new fabric line called Full Bloom – available in stores June 1, 2009. Go here to see more swatches.
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Image from Robert Kaufman
Go here to download this striking Robert Kaufman quilt pattern.
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Image from The Sometimes Crafter
Christina from The Sometimes Crafter may have felt discombobulated after her dream, but her Log Cabin block, shown here, turned out just fine. Go here to see where she got some of the fabric.
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Image from Kathleen O'Neill
Check out Kathleen O”Neill’s quilt made of recycled materials.
Description of work:
One of a series of tin quilts has 3D tin roses on a patchwork of hundreds of individually nailed tin scraps. Edged with tin … Read More ...