I love this baby quilt made by Jess of The Elven Garden. It’s her first project featured at the Moda Bake Shop. Find out how she made it; get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Modern Cross block
The modern, the graphics, the white space all add up to a wow! quilt design. Made by Sarah of Sew What, Sherlock?, she shares on her blog just how she made The Cross quilt block with lots of helpful … Read More ...
Tutorial: Sochi-inspired table runner
Becky of Patchwork Posse couldn’t help but notice a patchwork theme at the Sochi 2014 Olympics; check out the torch carrier, official mascots packaging and the web store banner. All this inspired her to create this colorful quilted … Read More ...
Tutorial: Swirly pinwheel mini quilt
This psychedelic-style pinwheel quilt is so much fun to look at and according to its maker, Geta, quick and easy to make. She uses a raw edge applique technique for the top and quilts the layers together with invisible thread. … Read More ...
Modern pot holders in Kitchen Stitches
Jenifer of 42 Quilts made modern this oven mitt (I mean pot holder) using a simple log cabin quilt block. Hers is one of many clever projects found in a new book, Kitchen Stitches, by Martingale. Psst, Martingale is … Read More ...
Brave new stitches
Kati of From the Blue Chair shows on her blog how she’s embraced free motion quilting in the past 12 months. She’s trying new stitches like pebbles, leaves, and swirls in this quilt she calls “Layers”. Visit her post to … Read More ...
Happy mail: GenQ magazine
I feel like skipping when I spot my latest copy of GenQ in my mailbox.
It never disappoints. I want you to know the joy too, so I’m going to host a GenQ magazine subscription giveaway in a future post. … Read More ...
Free pattern: Sweet Skating Sue
Jennifer O of Sewhooked Craftsy offers (for a limited time) a free download of her sweet quilt block design based on the traditional pattern Sunbonnet Sue. Called Sweet Skating Sue she utilizes a paper piecing technique to get it … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Modern Christmas Tree Pillow
This festive holiday pillow is the work of Krista of Poppyprint. The way she used strip piecing – lovely, the way she used color and form – priceless. Visit her post to learn more about it and see lots … Read More ...
Winning DWR quilts
This quilt made by Natalie Sabik is one of the winning quilts in the Double Wedding Ring (DWR) contest hosted by the NYC Metro Mod Quilt Guild. Go HERE to see many more beauties.
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Quilting Isn’t Funny Blog Tour!
Thank you Megan Dougherty for giving me the best laughs I’ve had since I read a copy of The Sweet Potato Queen’s Book of Love by Jill Connor. Like Jill, Megan’s brand of humor is equally irreverent, only Megan’s subject … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tokyo quilt block
This elegant quilt block is the creation of Alyce at Blossom Heart Quilts. Inspired by living in Japan, she explains this represents Tokyo and is her contribution to the Big City Girl QAL. She shares how she made … Read More ...
Tutorial: Modern Christmas Tree quilt
Christa is hosting a Quilt Along (QAL) on her blog for a Modern Christmas Tree wall hanging. On the color diagram you see her quilt pattern for piecing the top. On the other she generously shares her sketch for free … Read More ...
Tutorials: Père-Noël quilt
Teresa of Teresa Down Under shares on her blog how to make this Christmas-themed lap quilt. She’s broken it down into three parts, the first is piecing the quilt top – notice she’s using gorgeous holiday fabric. The second is … Read More ...
Googly eyes Halloween monster quilt
I recently discovered these adorable googly-eyed monsters on a quilt designed by Jen Eskridge of Reanna Lily Designs, and they are by far the cutest Halloween decor I’ve seen this season. The playful and whimsical design adds a fun, festive