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 ...
Frieda Anderson tonight’s guest in Digital Lounge
Fabric to Dye For author Frieda Anderson is tonight’s guest in the Digital Lounge at Wednesday Night Live!. Chat with a charter member of the Chicago School of Fusing, plus get some fabric dyeing tips. Starts at 6:00pm PT … Read More ...
Tip: Value trumps color in successful quilts
Wayne at Wayne Kollinger’s Sketch Book gives a lesson in color and value for quilters. He says,
… Read More ...Choosing fabric for a quilt isn’t just about picking colors you like. Color value is even more important than color in determining how
Blog tour: Fruitful Hands book
Jacquelynne from The Noble Wife launches a blog tour Aug 1st to celebrate the release of her new book, Fruitful Hands, by Kansas City Star. There will be giveaways (books, fabric, patterns) throughout the 5-day tour. Here’s the … Read More ...
Tutorial: Wonky Snowflake quilt block
Sunni from Love Affair With My Brother shows how she made a Wonky Snowflake block for her Modern Christmas Sampler quilt. She offers some helpful tips for new quilters. Go to the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: 1+2 quilt
Anorina from Samelia’s Mum shows how she made this twin sized bed quilt using the 1 + 2 method: 1 layer cake and 2 yards. It’s a perfect project for beginners. Get the tute.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Quilted fabric postcards
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini has a new video tutorial out this week showing how to make quilted fabric postcards that can be posted in the mail. If you have not tried making one of these yet, she says they are … Read More ...
Tutorial: Wrapped binding with Laura
Laura from Artfabrik shares her favorite way to bind her small fused art quilts as part of her How to Tuesday series. She says it works for wavy edges and after you’re through, you don’t even need to make a … Read More ...
Technique: Join quilted blocks with strips
Melody from Fibermania tried a new technique that makes creating larger quilts more manageable. She explains,
… Read More ...I did the narrow connector strip method of sewing quilted blocks together and a WHOLE NEW WORLD has opened up to me now. I
Tool for selecting fabric
I saw a tip at Grosgrain today I had to try right away. She showed how to use a Color Palette Generator to get the colors from a digital photograph. Visit her post here. I tried it with a … Read More ...
Joel’s drawing gets the embroidery treatment
Wendi from Shiny Happy World guest blogs at Made by Joel with a tutorial showing how to stitch up one of his line drawings. She gives you design transfer tips and then provides links to four common embroidery stitch how-to … Read More ...