Liz of Quilterie made this oh so sweet baby quilt. I love the funky pastel blocks finished on the edges with prairie points – 109 prairie points for a 36″ x 46″ quilt. Visit her post to see her first … Read More ...
Tutorial: Girl on a Tree Swing
Aneela shares how she made this modern mini quilt Girl on a Tree Swing at her blog Comfortstitching. Isn’t it magical? I spent a magical day Friday going to two craft fairs in Northwest Arkansas, USA. I tagged along … Read More ...
T-shirt Quilt – Quick and Easy
Jerilynn from Jerisew(s) shares her secret for making T-shirt quilts fast and beautiful. She skips the usual method where you apply interfacing for stabilizing the stretchy fabric for sewing the blocks together. Find out how she makes, I mean prevents … Read More ...
Giveaway: Snippet Sensations
I’m intrigued by this book Snippet Sensations: Fast Fusible Fabric Art by Cindy Walter. We have a local quilter (retired engineer) who creates realistic quilt art of say a house from tiny bits of fabric. I love his work and … Read More ...
Meet a vegan vampire
onja, a pattern maker with a blog called Artisania has a talented husband who originally drew up this nifty Halloween block on a Denny’s napkin. The idea behind it was a comment one of their children made. From this … Read More ...
Tutorial: Dresden Plate quilt block
That Crafty Gemini Vanessa is at it again – generously sharing her know-how. This time it’s Dresden Plate blocks. Get the downloadable tutorial here.
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Sneak peek: Oh, Fransson!’s book
Elizabeth Hartman of Oh, Frannson! fame is the author of the book The Practical Guide to Patchwork
, out this fall. Get a peek at some of the projects over at Stash Books.
Twin Nine Patch quilt
Just out of the oven, check out this quilty Moda Bake Shop recipe Twin Nine Patches. Featuring fabric line Arnold’s Attic and a simple nine patch these fraternal twin blocks are not identical and that’s the beauty of them. … Read More ...
Video: Cheating Needle Turn Applique
Vanessa from The Crafty Gemini shares two simple ways to applique. The second, shown here, is her needle turn applique method that she calls “cheating”. She says, even if you don’t quilt these videos will help you add fun appliques … Read More ...
Bind a quilt the Pat Sloan way
What a happy day it is ’cause over at Pat Sloan’s blog Pat herself has just posted a tutorial with video on how to put a binding on a quilt completely by machine. That’s right, all by machine. The usual … Read More ...
Selvage asterisk block
This asterisk block from Selvage Blog’s sidebar is made from sewing down selvage strips. Karen has a tutorial for the more common pieced approach on her blog. But for this block a one line caption will get you started. Visit … Read More ...
A hexie lover teaches binding
There are two ways to finish off a hexagon creation – either you add half hexies and bind a straight edge or you bind the zigzag edge. Jennifer from That Girl…That Quilt first showed us how to create her signature … Read More ...
Hand applique Nikki’s way
Nikki from Nikki in Stitches shares some secrets to her success in hand applique. For starters, she talks about choosing the right scissors and thread. It’s a humorous post, and if nothing else, check out Tip #5 for a must-have … Read More ...
Quilt as Desired Quilt-Along
Christina over at A Few Scraps is hosting a quilt-along that will actually focus on the quilting part of the making process instead of the piecing. If the mantra quilt as desired scares you like it does me, you may … Read More ...
Table Topper from sun printed fabric
Linda from Thistledown Quilts shows how to make this quilted table topper made from sun printed fabrics. Get the know-how on sun printing on her site; get the table topper download here.
[tags]free download, table topper, sun printed fabric, … Read More ...