Kaye at Miss Print did a guest post at Chasing Cottons showing how she makes a Log Cabin block with a fussy cut center. It’s part of the Quilt Class 101 series. Go to the tutorial.… Read More ...
Silk ties into a quilt to remember Dad
Sarah at The AfterCraft finished this lovely modern quilt. She explains,
… Read More ...This is a upcycled quilt I was commissioned for by a young woman whose father had passed away and she had kept his ties. She wanted the ties to
‘Rules to Live By’ favors patchwork
Two of Wise Craft’s ‘Rules to Live By’ involve quilts. That’s not surprising to me. She says,
… Read More ...Every room needs a bit of patchwork (a new pillow in the works above).
A dreary day can always be made better with
Ta Dah!: Mosaic patchwork pillow
Keren at sew la vie wants you to get quilting inspired like she did after trying a mosaic patchwork technique for this pillow front, shown. She said she made it using a tutorial from Oh, Fransson!.… Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Deb’s Word Challenge Quilt | Texture
This fabulous quilt is Deb’s entry in the Fiberactions Word Challenge: Texture. On her blog Cold Feet Quilter, she explains her process in choosing contrasting feeling fabrics (satin and wool). Click HERE to see the nine blocks up close… Read More ...
Test your Skills Sampler Quilt
Get the fabric requirements for this sample quilt from Sandi at Piecemeal Quilts.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Fancy Folded Star Potholder
Maria from Not Only Quilts shares how she made this fancy folded star potholder at the Moda Bake Shop. Go to the Tutorial.… Read More ...
Tutorial: 3-D Star Quilt from fabric
Linda at Buzzing and Bumbling shows how she made these star-bursts positioned where the fabric blocks intersect. It’s an interesting design element that looks smashing as part of this Halloween tablecloth. Though she stresses this technique can be used for … Read More ...
Tutorial: Canvas Art Quilt
Andie Johnson Sews started with a piece of large scale fabric and with a few simple tools and materials turned it into a stunning piece of art. Find out how she did it, get the tutorial.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Peek-a-boo square
Alix at Mamaka Mills laid out a quilt top on her design board, shown. Using plaid shirting fabric from retail samples she came up with a construction technique for the square block she calls Peek-a-boo. When asked why she created … Read More ...
Tutorial: Cheating Zig Zag Mug Rug
Jenna at Sew Happy Geek used a technique she learned from AmandaJean to sew up this pretty zig zag mug rug. The “cheat” is not having to piece triangles. For new quilters, triangles have an edge cut on the bias, … Read More ...
Tutorial: Floating Bricks quilt block
Very Kerry Berry shows how she made this improvisational quilt block starting with a solid fabric base in Moda Coal. Clever use of words on fabric. See more of her Floating Bricks blocks on her blog. Click HERE to go … Read More ...
Tutorial: Scrappy prairie points | ric-rac and pom-poms
Julianna from Jednoiglec does a guest post at Sew Sweetness as part of their Sewing Back-to-School series. Learn how to make scrappy prairie points in an original way and get some tips for sewing ric-rac and pom-poms trim. Click HERE … Read More ...
Tips and Tutes at The Tulip Patch
I love it when craft bloggers create a separate page for their instructional posts, especially when that blogger is Mary at The Tulip Patch. Her sewing/quilting related tutorials are all well written and on topics you do not see … Read More ...
Tutorial: Hand basting a quilt Sharon’s way could be life changing
Thanks goes to Erin at One Piece at a Time for sharing links yesterday to Sharon Schamber’s video tutorials on hand basting a quilt. For large quilts, this part of making a quilt is back-breaking work and by the end … Read More ...