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”.
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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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Project: Scrappy shoes for Spring
Get your Spring on with these scrap happy shoes made by Jennifer Perkins of the Naughty Secretary Club. She shows you how to make a pair for yourself on her blog. Get the know-how.
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Sunshine Girls embroidery by Gratz
Ahhh, these little stitched darlings are adorable. Sunshine Girls embroidery pattern, created by Wendi Gratz at Shiny Happy World. They make me smile. Go HERE to see how you can buy them.
Image credit: Shiny Happy World
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Pattern: Quilting Bee Stitches
These three tiny quilters are so cute making stitches and smalltalk. It’s the Quilting Bee Stitches embroidery pattern by Wee Wonderfuls. Go to their pattern page to see this one and others.
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Meet Mr. Darcy | Ebony’s Longarm
Ebony Love from LoveBug Studios does a guest post today at Shruti’s from 13 Woodhouse Road as part of her ABC’s of Quilting series. Today’s topic is longarm quilting. Ebony shows a photo of her longarm she calls Mr. Darby … Read More ...
Review: OLFA 5-inch applique scissors
I got some exciting mail from Carmen, a representative from OLFA, right before the holidays hit. Inside were these OLFA 5-inch Precision Appliqué Scissors
shown here. She asked me to try them out and share what I thought about … Read More ...
Metro Link pattern #1 at Pink Chalk
Kathy Mack at Pink Chalk Studio shares her store’s top ten bestselling downloadable sewing patterns of 2011. The number one spot goes to the quilt shown here – Metro Link by Michelle Lizcano. Click HERE to read the entire … Read More ...
Pattern: Peacocks on Parade quilt
This amazing quilt was created by Kevin Kosbab from Feed Dog Designs. The PDF pattern is available to download at PatternSpot for $7.75 USD.
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EQ7 review and giveaway at Gen X
AnneMarie at Gen X Quilters shares her thoughts on the Electric Quilt 7 software
, a gift from her husband. She is paying it forward with a giveaway. Contest ends Dec 3, 2011. Click HERE to learn more.
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Review: How the GO! Baby {almost} stole my heart
If you’ve been in the blogosphere in the last year, you already know the manufacturers of GO! (manual cutting machine) have worked hard to put their product into the hands of quilters, sewers, and fabric crafters. Title after title in … Read More ...
Sale alert: AccuQuilt GO! 199.00 | cash back via ebates
On special, today through Cyber Monday, at JoAnn you can get the AccuQuilt GO
! (not the baby) for 199.00 reg 349.00. Get an extra 5% cash back through ebates.
Click HERE to go to ebates.
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Tip: Shop chains for deals on quilting supplies
If you are new to quilting you will find out sooner or later that the best place to buy and save on supplies is at one of the large chains such as Jo Ann Fabric. Jennifer at Ellison Lane Quilts … Read More ...