Amanda Jean from Crazy Mom Quilts said she made this bobbin holder starting with a small tin can (recycled). Love her patchwork and thread writing. While there, be sure and see what other bloggers have finished in Week 10 of … Read More ...
Anatom-y Valentine’s Day quilt
Who said decor has to be sweet-looking? Check out this Heart and Hand quilt made by retired surgeon and quilter Ramona at Sutured for a Living. She said her inspiration came from a scarf she saw at Street Anatomy… Read More ...
Glorious color in Nadia’s quilts
Lovely use of color in this medallion quilt, see photo top.
Another lovely quilt top on a design wall, see photo bottom. Both are a study in color and value.
Image credit for both quilts: Nadia at Patchworkrama… Read More ...
QAL: Calendar quilt 2012
Jennifer Soosay at ZoSpecial is participating in a quilt along Kimberly is hosting at Fiber Haven. Of the challenge Jennifer says,
… Read More ...Every day I cut out a new rectangle to sew on and arrange them in a calendar format.
Quilt-y inspiration: City Waterfront collage
This could so be the basis of a quilt. Collage of artwork created by 10 and 11 year olds using construction paper and paint. See the project at Jacquelien’s blog Kids Artists.… Read More ...
Speechless Saturday: Quilt-y inspiration
Color play at Design Seeds
I’ve found a new-to-me website for exploring color called Design Seeds. Besides the inspirational daily posts showing beautiful color combinations (see Alp Hues), you can search by color value or theme. I’ll be using this tool in my … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Blanket from ‘Crowing’
Heidi from Sewing Daisies coined the term crowing to describe this project where she mixed sewing and crochet. It’s a quilt-y feel-y blanket she made from 48 Kaffe Fassett charm squares edged with blanket stitches and bordered with crochet. So … Read More ...
Grab a cuppa: Portland Pairs
Found in Portland Pairs Flickr, this is Quilt Inspiration by Sewing Geek. She did a great job capturing these architectural design elements with her camera. Go HERE to see more.… Read More ...
Inspiration: Liberated quilt
This is gorgeous! It’s Liberated Amish Strings found over at Wishes, True and Kind.… Read More ...
‘Okoto’ quilt eye catching
Rumi from 3PatchCrafts made this art quilt and is sharing it at 3Patch Flickr. She calls it Okoto. I call it amazing. Go HERE to see this and other wonderful quilts Rumi made.
Image credit: 3Patch Flickr… Read More ...
Fabric swatch: Get Together by David Walker
Stop looking at fabric I tell myself! It’s no use when I find stuff like this…so stinking adorable. It’s David Walker’s Get Together collection for Free Spirit. This swatch is Squirrels and Trees Sorbet, found here.… Read More ...
Fabric swatch: Karavan by Valori Wells
This fabric could be used many ways but think about this in a baby girl’s nursery. Especially right for the mom and dad who want a more sophisticated look. Love. Love. Love it. It’s Valori Wells’ Karavan collection for Free … Read More ...
Antique Geometric quilt designs
This is Block Star – an optical illusion quilt block created from a 12-sided dodecagon. This according to the information provided by the non-profit educational website Antique Geometric. There are so many interesting things to learn while you are … Read More ...
‘Shot’ threads collector
Leah from The Free Motion Quilting Project admits she keeps all her stray threads from her sewing projects. Do you keep bits and pieces that others throw away like this or fabric selvages? Get ready for her to persuade you … Read More ...
