Cathy Perlmutter of Gefilte Quilt shares on her blog how to create a stack of quilted postcards that when complete, you can slip in the mail. Design-wise, she went charm, notice each batik fabric square is unique. Large stitch quilting … Read More ...
Blueberry and strawberry mini pillows
Seeing these pillows on a gray foggy winter’s day cheered me up in a big way. Jayne of Twiggy and Opal made the pair using a pattern she got from an online Quilting Bee. What’s more, she takes you through … Read More ...
Newsy: Artisan challenge for quilters
A quilt challenge is in progress. For those of you who do their best work through a competition, read on. If additionally, you love working with Kaffe Fassett’s fabrics, bonus. Here’s an excerpt from the official press release via Westminster … Read More ...
Color play for fabric selection
If choosing a color palette for your next/first quilt seems daunting to the point of never starting, this post is for you. Or, if you just want to have some fun playing with color for any artistic endeavor, join me. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Desktop Sampler Quilt
This fun mini quilt is the work of Heidi Staples from Fabric Mutt. Lucky for anyone who also loves a retro vibe, she’s created a tutorial for how to make it. The finished size if you make all the … Read More ...
Family stockings sparkle at Elizabeth’s house
Elizabeth Dackson of Don’t Call Me Betsy added a new stocking for her youngest, Lorelei, now old enough to ‘get’ Christmas. Sans fireplace, not a problem when you have seven wonderfully crafted quilted stockings on the hooks. The feeling of … Read More ...
‘Wrap Yourself in Christmas’ quilt
It’s easy to imagine snuggling up with a hot cup of cocoa looking at this quilt. Aptly named “Wrap Yourself in Christmas!” it is Kay Rogers Agee’s entry in the Arkansas Quilters Guild Exhibit going on now at the … Read More ...
Tips for using solids in a quilt
Working with just solids in a quilt composition requires skill. The Amish do it well, and so does fabric designer Brigitte Heitland of Zen Chic. But she also expertly mixes solids and prints, as she did with the quilt … Read More ...
Week 1: Sugarplum Table Runner QAL
Jewel tones for holiday decor, yes please. Faith of Fresh Lemons did a guest post today at We All Sew to kick off her Sugarplum Table Runner Quilt Along (QAL). Solids against a white ground give the quilt blocks a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Perfectly pieced triangles
Lee Heinrich of We All Sew gives her readers some great tips for sewing equilateral triangles. You’ll need an iron to start. Then you’ll learn the difference between sewing on the straight-of-grain versus the bias edge. Her goal is to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Travel cord holder from fabric scraps
A favorite fabric, where you only have a few scraps left, is the perfect supply for this DIY cord holder project. Thought up and executed by Diann of Little Penguin Quilts, while contemplating a trip, she shares on her … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tunnel quilt block
From sketch to made sums up the goal of the #30DaysofQuiltDesign challenge hosted by Rachel, of Stitched in Color. Her penciled quilt drawing shows four blocks where she did gradations for a color family. At 54″ x 75″ sewn … Read More ...
Tutorial: Snakes and Ladders Playmat
Narelle of Threadistry made this quilted board game as part of the Sew Ready to Play sewing event hosted by Louise Wackerman of I’m Feelin’ Crafty. Narelle strip pieces fabric for the base then appliques the snakes and ladders … Read More ...
Free pattern: Hexie Christmas Tree Skirt
Ann Hammel of On Point is set to save you from yet another year of Christmas tree skirt doldrums with this jolly project. First she creates red, green, and white hexagons, then sews them together to make a larger hexagon … Read More ...
Kaffe dialed it in on Quilts in Italy
On this one, he dialed it in. Let me explain. A publicist from The Taunton Press sent me a review copy of Kaffe Fassett’s latest travel-style DIY book, Quilts in Italy
. And though I normally do go on to … Read More ...