Joan from Wishes, True and Kind cooked up a batch of gathered mini purses using bands of pieced fabrics for decoration. They are so cute, you’ll want to see them all. Go to post.
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Ready For Action by Alexander Henry
After reading The Cranky Quilter’s post about Alexander Henry’s new fabric line The Brady Bunch, I went looking for some. On all things Henry’s page at thefat quarter Shop I did not find any Brady but I did … Read More ...
Former choir loft boasts fabric
Leone and Deirdre from The Not So Old Crows blog are so excited about the reopening of their quilt shop The Quilted Crow they snapped up some photos to show us. Located in a former church sanctuary check out the … Read More ...
Stained glass art quilt
This awe inspiring art quilt (small section shown) is the work of fiber artist Susan Lenz from Art in Stitches. It’s called Stained Glass XXI. Go here to see the entire piece and learn more about it.
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Round robin group quilt
Kerri Murphy from Crazy Stitcher just finished this special quilt My Fair Ladies. Go here to find out the story and the ladies behind it.
[tags]Round Robin, group quilt, friendship blocks, crazy quilting, embroidery, hand stiching[/tags]… Read More ...
Taste of a quilt from a pillow
Clair from Tea and Bickies says she ran out of time on a gift quilt for her daughter, so she made this pillow out of one of the leftover blocks instead. I’ve been known to change the title of a … Read More ...
Make your day with Leah Day
One of my favorite contemporary quilters, Leah Day, was interviewed by Alice Helms for The Alliance of American Quilts’ Save Our Stories project. Go here to read the lengthy interview, it’s worth every minute you spend getting to … Read More ...
Donor a craftsman
Jo from Major Thoughts is showing off this beautiful quilt box donated by Dave Grunewald of Quilt Boxes to be raffled at a local Quilt Festival. Read more about it.
[tags]quilt themed wooden boxes, marquetry[/tags]… Read More ...
Loralie’s delightful ladies and more
I’m a fan of Loralie designs, they’re funny. You can get Doggie Delight Ladies on sale at Victoria Vista Quilts through Aug 1. But she also has some serious fabric, visit her Loralie Designs fabric page.
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Newsy: Issue 2 Fat Quarterly
It’s out today, Issue 2 of Fat Quarterly eZine. I loved the first issue, so I’m certain I’ll heart this one too. Go here to download your very own copy. See ya later, I’m going to get mine now.
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And it’s LARGE: Pieced quilted bag
Elisa from Seams So Crazy designed this Big Curvy Bag using a 6″ Quick Curves template. At 17″ x 20″ it’s large enough to fit a small child inside but wouldn’t you rather take it shopping or to your next … Read More ...
Reproduction fabric line Arnold’s Attic out
Barbara Brackman of Barbara Brackman’s Material Culture is creator of reproduction fabric line Arnold’s Attic by Moda. See the entire line at fat quarterShop.
[tags]Arnold’s Attic, Barbara Brackman, fat quarters, 1890’s, reproduction fabrics, Moda[/tags]… Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Cherish Nature mini quilt
Ky from Sew Many Pieces shows off her pretty little mini quilt made for her swap partner. Go here to read more.
[tags]mini quilt, quilting swaps, show and tell[/tags]… Read More ...
Tutorial: Variation on a string
Kaye from Miss Print came up with a clever idea for a string quilt block. She pieced the center. I love her idea and her execution. Get the tutorial.
[tags]tutorial, string quilt block, foundation piecing[/tags]… Read More ...
Overcoming the Dog Star to quilt
Wanda from Exuberant Color managed to overcome the Dog Days of Summer in making ten Log Cabin blocks yesterday. She used batik in these which I don’t normally think of with a Log Cabin. They’re lovely and I’m inspired to … Read More ...
