Canada has a new magazine coming out in September. It’s called Quilter’s Connection: the Magazine for Canadian Quilters. Visit the Quilter’s Connection blog to get details.
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“Alice in Wonderland” eye candy
Take a look at this wonderful art quilt, “Mad Hatters Tea Party” created by blogger Laura’s Art on the Run!. Go here to read about it.
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Inspiration: Journal cover
I love this hand quilted journal cover from Calamity Kim’s blog. Go here to see more.
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Cute shoe quilts
- Shoe Queue by Paula Shareski at Bobby Socks Quilt Company
Via The Proficient Needle - Summer Shoe Quilt (no batting) purchased on Ebay, closeup
- Cowboy boot block by Susan Druding at equilters.com
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Non-quilting design inspiration
Inspiration is all around us. Becky of Piece ‘O Cake blog gets it. She snapped this photo of the front of the Huisache Grill in New Braunfels, Texas. Of the doors painted differently, she said, When you are designing a … Read More ...
Pirate recaps trip to Hershey
Thanks goes to The Quilting Pirate for sharing her favorite eye candy from her trip to Hershey. This quilt is truly inspirational. Go here for more photos.
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Wavy sherbet goodness
Image by Fiber & Pulp
Linda of Fiber & Pulp blog is working on a piece called Sherbert Layers in a class she’s taking. This is just a bit of it, go here to see the rest. Beautiful job. … Read More ...
Inspiration: Creative work space
- Image from decor8 – Rummage
Check out this lovely creative work space from decor8 blog. Go here to read more about the owner. Via Scarlet Fig.
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- Image from Diva Quilts
Diva Quilts celebrated Canada Day by making herself this beautifully executed pinwheel quilt, called Strawberry Sundae. Time spent on this was her reward for having worked completely from her stash lately and only on UFO’s (unfinished
Inspiration: More thrift store quilts
- Image from Material Culture
I found this stunning quilt top at Material Culture blog. Sujata Shah made it from recycled shirts. She plans to hand quilt it with pearl cotton. Go here to see Foggy Day Quilt by Dorothy
Creative thought generator
- Image via HGTV
Get creative ideas by taking in your physical surroundings. See what a few fellow quilters view for inspiration.
- Creative Commons squares – simply robin blog
- Painted doors – Piece o’ cake designs blog
- Flowers – Linda Sackin,
Inspiration: Disappearing Log Cabin quilt
Image from FSDS
Inspiration: Quilting makes the quilt
Image from Runway Ranch LAQS
If you have never seen Sherry Rogers-Harrison’s quilting you are in for a treat. It’s sublime. See her gallery here.
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Inspiration: Virtual art gallery
Image from jj gallery
Textile artist John Jones created a virtual art gallery to showcase his stitched patchwork art panels. Go here to view it.
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Inspiration: Barn kid’s quilt
Image from snow23
This gets the adorable award. All the barnyard animals are getting tucked into bed for the night. Go to Teresa’s photostream to see the entire quilt.
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