Patterns, patchworks and projects
Alyssa of Measured and Slow wanted less drag when free-motion quilting because it fosters good quality stitching. The solution is having your sewing machine flush with the table top. Since store-bought sunken sewing tables are pricey, she decided to make … Read More ...
Generous Jennifer, of Chronicles of Home, shares this free printable as part of the “23 Free Fall Printables and Inspiring Vignettes” event. It’s lovely.
Click the link below to download her Cinderella Pumpkin watercolor, plus see what the other … Read More ...
One day, I hope to visit Lincoln, Nebraska (not to see the corn fields), but to visit the International Quilt Study Center & Museum. Sigh. If you live close enough, don’t miss the exhibit African-American Quilts from the Cargo Collection.… Read More ...
Pumpkins for your li’l punk-ins. You don’t have to visit the pumpkin patch to get in the Autumnal spirit. Ella Claire’s guest blogger, Emmie, from My Someday in May, offers up this free printable of a truck overflowing with … Read More ...
Kirsty of Bonjour Quilts celebrates the start of Spring (Australia) with this fresh quilt she calls “Meadow”. Commenter Betty van Os had this reaction to it,
… Read More ...Beautiful sweeping meadow full of flowers in spring; I can almost smell them from
Here are two brilliant botanical prints Karen, of The Graphics Fairy, shares with her readers. I think the first one, Tropical Leaves, is begging to go under a thread artist’s needle. While Karen sees these two leaf prints hanging … Read More ...
Tender as butterfly wings, the black hearts skip across a white ground. Dots and solids join the queue in triangles positioned side-by-side, some up, some down. This well-designed baby quilt, a part you see here, is the work of Ashley … Read More ...
It’s true, dogs and quilts portray a scene less typical than cats and quilts. However, many a quilter is also a dog lover or just a dog lover. Lorna, of Sew Fresh Quilts, addresses this gap with her latest … Read More ...
For creatives who visit Pinterest and the like for inspiration, Amy of Pikaland, is certain the outcome is less productivity. At least this is what her students are telling her. Calling the condition “inspiration fatigue” she claims there’s a cure. … Read More ...
Would you like a coke with those fries? This mini quilt is the work of Christopher Thompson from The Sewing Party. Of his original design he explains it was born of improvisational sewing while dwelling on some of his favorite … Read More ...
For those Craft Gossip readers who are celebrating Eid Ul Fitr (end of Ramadan), here’s a free download I found over at Creativity Window.
Click the link, Mosque Silhouette, to get yours.
{Image credit: Creativity Window}… Read More ...
Katie Smith of Punk Projects did a guest post at Design Memory Craft blog sharing how she created this mini art quilt. To start, apply pigments, then water to fabric strips. Once the fabric dries, piece together the top, and … Read More ...
Get a peek inside the shaping of the 10 flexible patterns included in Sherri Lynn Wood’s recently released book, The Improv Handbook for Modern Quilters.
She just kicked off, at Daintytime, her Test Quilter Blog Hop which showcases quilts … Read More ...
Michael Miller is hosting, along with a happy stitch, a blog hop where sewists have taken a pattern and MM fabric and made something wonderful. Yep, a hack! Bloggers participating in this event include,
… Read More ...Monday 6/29- Kick off with Jessica
Impressive! Sonalee, of CreativeInstincts, made this large (90″ x 110″) Rajasthan quilt in a weekend. Even better, she used her domestic sewing machine for all the quilting and binding. Just think about how hard it is to manage three layers … Read More ...