Look what I found strolling down an aisle at my local Target® store last Saturday. It’s a patchwork pillow that I’ve seen similar renditions of for years in the blogosphere. It’s a DIY look mass-produced. This store is always “on … Read More ...
QAL: Keys Afloat modern quilt
I love this modern, sophisticated quilt made by Vanessa of Crafty Gemini. Her color choices are sublime. If you love it too, listen up. Vanessa is hosting a 3-video quilt along for her Keys Afloat quilt. She explains,
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Steam Punk best photographed quilt – Week 8
Cindy of Hyacinth Quilt Designs shows off her latest quilt, Steam Punk. She created it from a pattern by Jen Kingwell of Amitie Textiles. It’s my pick for this week’s best photographed quilt. Go HERE to see more photos … Read More ...
Tutorial: Texas Puzzle quilt block
This is the August quilt block for the Austin Modern Quilt Guild’s block challenge. Called “Texas Puzzle”, visit the blog post to see step-by-step how to make one.
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Tutorial: Ombre denim quilt
Autumn of It’s Always Autumn entered this quilt in the So You Think You’re Crafty contest and won. I see why. The way she placed the lights and darks…brilliant! Visit her blog to get the tutorial.
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Best photographed quilt – Week 6
Mary of Molly Flanders Makerie lays out the top of her Gee’s Bend inspired quilt and takes lots of great photos of it, one with her feet – so cute. This one though, gets my vote for best photographed quilt … Read More ...
Improv quilt a first
This is a first for Anorina of Samelia’s Mum in making a quilt using improvisational piecing. Her results are lovely. She shares on her blog some pointers on how you can make your own scrapalicious quilt.
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Lee’s MQG pop-up show memories
Join Lee of Freshly Pieced as she shares some of the quilts in a recent Modern Quilt Guild pop-up show in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The one shown here is her Sparkler quilt. Lovely. Go HERE to see more.
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Exciting quilt in Modern Neutrals
This quilt, In Motion, shows a clever use of half-square triangles. It’s from the book Modern Neutrals by Amy Ellis
, who admits on her blog this is a personal favorite.
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Collaborative quilting for art installation
I wish I lived closer to Portland, Oregon ’cause I’d love to attend Collaborative Improv Quilting, a workshop offered at PNCA (Northwest College of Art). Here’s the course description:
… Read More ...In this two-day workshop, students explore patchwork quilts as architectural interventions.
Tutorial: Rainbow hexagon table runner
So fresh. Check out Cintia’s (My Poppet) rainbow-hued table runner she made from hexagons. She says she pieced those hexies together using a running stitch and whip stitch, whichever she was in the mood to do. That’s my … Read More ...
Newsy: Modern Block Quilt Along starts in May
If quilting goals get pushed just like your bi-weekly workout, listen up. Amy of And Sew We Craft wants you to join her Modern Blocks Quilt Along kicking off in May, running through April 2014. It will be an entire … Read More ...
Wendy’s color play quilt
Wendy of Ivory Spring shows off her Stained Glass quilt amidst the cherry blossoms in DC. A wonderful play of colors, it appears in the Spring 2013 issue of a national quilting and sewing magazine. Go HERE to learn more… Read More ...
Pattern: Oriental Poppy Quilt
The late Ruby Short McKim created this quilt pattern, Oriental Poppy as part of her quilt pattern business back in the 1920’s and 30’s in Kansas City, Missouri (US). It uses both piecing and applique for the flower. More than … Read More ...
Tutorial: Machine applique stitches
Are you feeling stitchy? Julie of The Crafty Quilter shares the last tutorial in her three-part series on machine applique. To make sure you get great results with your own needlework efforts, she shares lots of great photos of the … Read More ...