Superstar sewist Anna Maria Horner at Anna Maria just created a page on her website to house all her free patterns, ideas and tips. Good times! Go to make.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Rounded, not mitered corners for quilts
Nettie over at A Quilt is Nice made this sweet baby quilt with rounded edges: see more photos of it on her post My Neighborhood Baby Quilt. She admits this quilt binding method is becoming a habit since finishing … Read More ...
Tammis Keefe reproduction fabric
Fans of Mid Century Modern will want to check out this reproduction fabric collection called A Tammis Keefe Tribute by Michael Miller Fabrics. Curious about Tammis Keefe? Read about her on posts at Fuzzylizzie Vintage Clothing and True Up. … Read More ...
Inspiration du jour: Lily’s Bee Blocks
I found this Bee Blocks quilt block (aka eye candy) at Lily’s Quilts Flickr. I love her mad crazy skills at creating unique eye-catching modern quilt blocks. Go straight to the Bee Blocks slide show and be inspired.
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4-Patch pincushions
These tiny pincushions are crazy cute. Creator Karen Barbé used a 4-patch design in happy colors. See her blog post Pincushions.
Looking for more pin cushion patterns? Check out these quilting patterns on Etsy. … Read More ...
The aliens have landed fabric postcard
Chris from Trading Fabric Postcards has collected 1000 of these tiny works of art. Many she has received in swaps from participants from all over the world. She says this about the monthly swaps, We are a very good group … Read More ...
Event: Mystery quilt story and BOM
Chris of We Love Quilting wants you to know about an upcoming event, a mystery quilt Block of the Month (BOM) called Silver Road to California by Carol Logan Newbill. When you sign up (there is a fee) you will … Read More ...
Taste of Tokyo quilt festival
Jan of Be*mused attended the 2011 Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival and took photos she is now sharing on her Flickr group. Go see some eye candy and blame Jan for not getting anything else done for the next hour. … Read More ...
Baby quilt from repurposed clothes
This baby quilt by Stephanie of Eden and Eliot shows her first attempt at quilting. Wanting something soft and handsome for her son Eliot, she dug through outgrown baby clothes and found a fleece pull-over with blue circles on a … Read More ...
Boy Flying Kite mini quilt
I agree with Heather from Quilt Story, a mini quilt in this style is a must-make and soon. Vickie from My Full Color Life adapted the subject in the original mini Girl on a Tree Swing by Aneela Hoey … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Heartz inspired chair decor
I spied this pretty pink chair at my local quilt shop Just For Fun Fabrics today. 
Here’s a top down look at the patchwork seat. The talented crew used the Stargazey Quilts Heartz pattern by Pat Mullen to make the … Read More ...
Newsy: Red and white quilt exhibit in NYC
Amy from the Angry Chicken is “freaking out” over the upcoming quilt exhibit Infinite Variety: Three Centuries of Red and White Quilts. Visit her post where she links to an amazing photo of red and white quilts from the National … Read More ...
Science and Art of thread selection
Liz from Sew4Home offers up some tips on thread selection breaking down the discussion under science and art. Topics include weight, tensile strength, dye lots and consistency, color and style. She also includes the most common thread types and a … Read More ...
Dresden Plate block with vintage flair
Megs from Monkey Beans made her very first Dresden Plate block incorporating some bits of vintage fabrics. Yeah! Visit her February Bee Block post to see a close up of the 16 1/2″ block plus get a link to the … Read More ...
Leah Day’s Transformation Challenge
Leah from Day Style Designs is hosting a contest called The Transformation Challenge. Each entrant must create a 9″ x 12 ” quilt and use at least 5 designs from Leah’s Free Motion Quilting Project. Go to Day … Read More ...