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 ...
Book: Give and Take Fabric Applique
I’m intrigued by the technique described in this book, Give and Take Fabric Applique
by Canadian authors Daphne Greig and Susan Purney Mark. They say this about it,
… Read More ...A two-for-one technique that makes tricky shapes super easy to appliqué. …This
Moonspirit’s owl baby quilt is so sweet
“How Big is the Sky” baby quilt by Moon Spirit Studios Etsy. The maker describes it,
Mama and Baby owl perch together on a leafy branch under the full moon.
What sets this quilt apart is the sweet conversation … Read More ...
Tutorial: Tools for cutting fabric
In honor of National Sewing Month coming up in September Lindsay from Craft Buds says she is going back to basics for anyone who might want to pick up sewing or quilting. Topics include self-healing mats, rotary cutters, and scissors. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Diamond Lattice pillow
I love this quilty pillow, the gray lattice make the bright fabrics sing. You can make your own version ’cause Sara at Sew Sweetness has written up a tutorial on her blog. There are lots of photos and detailed steps. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Cobblestone Roads is sweet and easy
Melissa from Love Affair With My Brother… designed this quilt top saying,
It is a quick and easy quilt to assemble – perfect for a weekend project.
Well, if you use her tube strip piecing method she shows you in … Read More ...
Giveaway: Inspirations in Design for the Creative Quilter book
Lynn Koolish at C&T Publishing Blog is giving away a copy of Katie Pasquini Masopust’s new book, Inspirations in Design for the Creative Quilter: Exercises Take You From Still Life to Art Quilt. Katie’s approach to quilting is painterly, so … Read More ...
Double Disappearing Nine Patch blocks
Christina from A Few Scraps shows how she made these Double Disappearing 9-Patch blocks. Love ’em. Get the know-how.… Read More ...
Surface design for commercial fabric
Lynda from Bloom, Bake & Create took commercial fabric from her stash and using Alisa Burke’s technique in her book Sew Wild created a unique surface design. This photo shows the transformation in progress, which might lead to some doubts … Read More ...
Tutorial: Quilted bag to cure long project blues
The only cure for getting bogged down in a long quilting project is to turn out a quickie. That’s what Vanessa did at Craft Gemini by making this oh so cute and useful quilted zipper bag. She shows you how … Read More ...
Crafty Gemini creates free mobile app
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of Vanessa at The Crafty Gemini. She’s talented and shares her know-how with wonderful video tutorials. Well, that craft girl genius is up to it again, now she’s created a Crafty Gemini … Read More ...
Inspiration: Line, loopy, and curved quilting
Debby Brown of Quilty Pleasures has taught free motion quilting for an Old Red Barn Co. Quilt-Along started back in 2009. According to Dana from the same her videos demonstrate straight line quilting, C-curved quilting, loopy quilting, S-curved quilting … Read More ...
Tutorial: Bind that quilt!
Bec at Chasing Cottons gets the math out of the way by first helping you calculate how much fabric you’ll need for your quilt binding. Next she shows step-by-step with great photos how to join, press, sew and attach it … Read More ...