The strip quilt, “Fiesta” is the largest in a series of quilts Rob Appell made for the *Libby Lehman fundraising book, Color Strata Quilts; Seam, Cut & Sew. The solids in color strata order were a nod to Libby. … Read More ...
Make a lap quilt from men’s shirts
Minimal fabric commitment, yup. Pam of Threading My Way shares on her blog how she made this lap quilt from worn men’s shirts. I’m with her, when you pull batting, binding and backing fabric from your stash, it’s free, making … Read More ...
Freebie: Sunny Boy Sam Quilt Pattern
Meet Sunny Bonnet Susie’s new companion, Sunny Boy Sam. I bet he grows up to be a great Daddy. And to all Daddy’s, especially quilting dads, have a happy Father’s Day, June 19th. Linda Leathersich and Stephanie Sheridan of Stitched … Read More ...
IQSC offers online quilt exhibits
Not all of us live close enough to quilt museums to get in even a single visit. But, did you know the International Quilt Study Center and Museum, out of Lincoln, Nebraska, offers online exhibitions? They do indeed.
Though each … Read More ...
Free pattern: Charm Box quilt
Karin of Leigh Laurel Studios made this twin size quilt from a free pattern she downloaded from the fat quarter Shop. It’s part of their Shortcut Quilt Series. Meaning, this quilt top sews up super fast.
A gift for her … Read More ...
#NGAQB: No Girls Allowed Quilt Bee
Don’t miss the No Girls Allowed Quilt Bee (#NGAQB) hosted by Molli Sparkles. Reaction to his announcement post was encouraging, never resentful of the male-only event. Comments like Erin Gerard’s were typical:
… Read More ...Who knew so many men quilted! Sometimes I
Real Men Quilt T-shirt
Sew, men, sew. Though still a minority in quilting circles, men are indeed picking up the needle in greater numbers. We can encourage the habit with this screen printed t-shirt, “Real Men Quilt” offered by Stacey of IceCreamTees.
7 women make a raffle quilt
When the Wonder Pets encounter “se-wious” situations they know it’s going to take teamwork to fix things. Same with seven women – one of them Meari of Meari’s Musings – who together made this pretty red, white, and blue quilt … Read More ...
Newsy: Ben Venom exhibits quilts
Ben Venom is a cool dude who quilts in order to create hip art pieces like the one shown here. He has his first solo exhibition – I Don’t Make Mistakes – at Lloyd Benjamin’s Get This! Gallery in Atlanta, … Read More ...
Totoro softie gets a blanket and pillow
Daniel of Piece and Press made this blanket and pillow for his son’s (who he calls Munchkin) Totoro softie. It was a project he admits he could not put off lest the recipient lose interest in softies altogether. Go HERE … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Mike finishes daughter’s quilt, a hexy
Mike of The Amateur Quilter just finished his hexagon quilt. It’s a gift for his daughter. She’s going to love it. Go HERE to learn more.
Image credit: The Amateur Quilter
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Luke Haynes and Christina’s World
Luke Haynes talks about this quilt and the painting that inspired it on his blog. Go HERE to learn more.
Image credit: Luke Haynes
… Read More ...Giveaway: Geared for Guys eBook at Pat Sloan’s Blog
Pat Sloan is hosting a giveaway on her blog for a Geared for Guys eBook by Emily of Crazy Old Ladies. To enter, you need to leave a comment on Pat’s post telling her the last MAN you made … Read More ...
Free pattern: Curious Nature quilt
Just wow, is all I can say for this quilt, Curious Nature. Designed by Parson Gray featuring fabric from the Curious Nature collection by David Butler for Free Spirit.
Go HERE to download Curious Nature pattern. Click the … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Michael’s first quilt
Michael at Inspired by Charm made this sunny quilt, his first. It was love at first sight for me. He said he was inspired by a quilt he saw on another blog. Go HERE to read his full post.… Read More ...