Oh, the stash. We all have one. Or… let’s be honest, several. That teetering tower of fat quarters we couldn’t resist, the remnants from projects past, the “just in case” cuts we swore we’d use someday. If that sounds familiar, … Read More ...
Laura teaching at AQS in Knoxville
Laura from Artfabrik will be conducting workshops at the AQS show in Knoxville, TN July 13 – 16. Take a half-day or full-day class, Tiny Homes or Stitch after Fusing, and you’ll have yourself a pretty art quilt and bragging … Read More ...
Tutorial: Potholder and fusible thread for fast finish
Erica from Modern Domestic shares how she made a potholder using fusible thread to help with the binding. It holds it down so you can zigzag around the entire potholder, making it much faster to finish. One side of the … Read More ...
Dena’s 10 Steps to a Better Quilt
Dena Crain gives her list of things to consider before making your next quilt. She says if you do, you’ll get better results. Visit her blog and read 10 Steps to a Better Quilt.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Hammered leaves on fabric
Lynda from Bloom, Bake and Create has an interesting method for creating leaves on fabric. It involves tape and a hammer. She says what you end up with can be used in a wall hanging or appliqued on a project. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Summer Picnic Placemat
Need some summer fun to go? Then, why not make a picnic placemat with a utensil holder. Vanessa from the Crafty Gemini shows you how in a tutorial with two segments. After she demonstrates sewing one, she gets three guys … Read More ...
Patriotic quilt for Memorial Day
Ramona from Suture for a Living made this patriotic quilt as a gift to her nephew. The center 8-point star is surrounded by squares/diamonds, then stars. I’m really digging those red and white waves. She said,
… Read More ...As we begin Memorial
Spock quilt
Spock the quilt by Carol at Fun Threads, spotted by Rachel at Craft. Carol uses a strange and awesome way to get the design for this quilt. Find out how she did it. Go to Rachel’s post. … Read More ...
Tutorial: Transfer child’s art to embroider
Laura Bray, and daughter Olivia, are recent guests at When Creativity Knocks. There, Laura shows how to turn your child’s artwork into crafty/quilty projects. Her technique includes simple supplies of fabric art markers and a transfer pencil. Learn which … Read More ...
Video tutorial: Pretty fabric basket
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini shares how she takes long strips of fabric and turns it into a basket. This could be a great way to use up some leftovers from another project. Go to the tute.… Read More ...
Mad Tea Party Set – quilted goodness
Check it out. Technoplastique made this tea party set with fabric, then quilted it for a dimensional look. Any little girl could put on a proper English tea with this pretty set. She shows you how to make it at … Read More ...
Tutorial: Fabric postcards
This is an older post, but still worthy. In it Becky from Patchwork Posse teaches how to make fabric postcards from choosing stiffener to finishing. For quilters, postcards are a perfect way to use up scraps. Get the tute.… Read More ...
A call to play nicer – Mod v Trad revisited
Kristen from Sew, Mama, Sew! extends an olive branch (or should I say quilting needle) to Sandi Walton of Piecemeal Quilts. Sandi is the author of the now infamous blog post where she used the “D” word in reference … Read More ...
Tips for photographing quilts for your blog
Amy Ellis shares a video on her blog that shows how to get the best shots of your quilts. All this is in preparation for the upcoming Bloggers’ Quilt Festival, which she hosts. Go to the video.… Read More ...
Book: Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts due in May
This beautiful quilt (the blue color is outstanding) is one of the projects in a soon-to-be-released book Jelly Roll Sampler Quilts
by Pam and Nicky Lintott. Published by David and Charles of the UK, it’s release date is mid May, … Read More ...