I love this Week by Week 1930s sampler quilt I found over at Sentimental Stitches. It’s made up of 187 – 4 inch quilt blocks. It makes me think of the popular, historical Dear Jane sampler quilt. You can buy … Read More ...
2012 Bloggers meetup and bragging rights
On Saturday, April 21 Craft Gossip held the Spring 2012 Fork and Talk bloggers meetup in Little Rock, Arkansas. As before, the generous folks at EK Success sponsored the event. And just like last year, they gave away some serious … Read More ...
Kona Modern Quilts fabric collection | Cynthia Frenette
This photo has popped up all over Pinterest in the last 24 hours, and rightly so. Check out the baby pants and covered embroidery hoop made with the Kona Modern Quilts fabric collection by Cynthia Frenette. As with most of … Read More ...
Red and aqua color scheme still a go
One can never go wrong with the red and aqua color scheme as shown in this pretty log cabin quilt for sale on Etsy here.
Ed. note: ShaShaLaRueQuilts did not ask for a mention or … Read More ...
Puppy Dog quilt block pattern
I found this adorable Puppy Dog PDF pattern on Craftsy. Designed by Piece By Number of Switzerland it sells for $2.95. She says it’s suitable for beginners who have knowledge of paper piecing. Go HERE to see variations of … Read More ...
Advanced quilting tools at The Learning Center
Join Michele and Pat at The Learning Center today where the subject is Not So Basic Quilting Tools. Hosts and guests tell all about their favorite tool with photos. The tool I’d like to try is the Perfect Piecing … Read More ...
Book review: Quilt National 2011
I received a review copy (quite awhile ago, actually) of the book, Quilt National 2011: The Best of Contemporary Quilt
s by Lark Books. I do think it’s a book worthy of your time, so off the shelf it came … Read More ...
A.P.C. Semiologie quilt | Anthropologie
I love this fresh interpretation of a classic triangles block in this A.P.C. Semiologie – Colour Triangles quilt. Recently carried by Anthropologie, one product reviewer (Sumantran from Oklahoma City, OK) had this to say:
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Mini Monsters pattern and giveaway
Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World has just released a new embroidery pattern – these four adorable Mini Monsters, $5 USD. To celebrate their debut, she is hosting a giveaway on her blog for the actual stitched monsters she made … Read More ...
Good read: Sister Diane discusses marketing boundaries at Oh My!
Diane Gilleland (Sister Diane) of CraftyPod did a guest post at Oh My! Handmade Goodness that touches on an increasing worry for bloggers. What to do about the increasing volume of requests from businesses trying to market their products through … Read More ...
Giveaway: Goodies for quilters at Sew Can Do
Cheryl of Sew Can Do is hosting a giveaway for over $60 worth of Pellon quilting product
s in honor of National Quilting Month. Goodies include a queen sized package of batting (Nature’s Touch). Nice! She said alongside the giveaway, … Read More ...
Easy piecing | Natural Essex Linen
Kati of From the Blue Chair used some of this fabric, shown, in a quilt block here saying she loves it. Thankfully she shared the name of it in her post – Natural Essex Linen by Robert Kaufman. I … Read More ...
‘Beats a watch any day’ retirement quilt
Check out this personalized word quilt I found on Etsy at Snappyshop. A group of employees custom ordered it to honor their boss who retired. What a sweet idea!
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Book review: Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts
Pam & Nicky Lintott, mother and daughter team from The Quilt Room, are co-authors of the book Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts
. Out since May, 2011, I just rescued it from my book pile marked “need to review”.
Things … Read More ...
On sale: Limelight Bard pattern
On sale now at Lizzy House, you’ll find this quilt pattern with an embroidered center motif. So cute! Go HERE to get details.
Image credit: Lizzy House
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