Try the stack and whack method for a fast way to make quilt blocks two at a time. Then use for a sewing project or make more for a quilt. Allison from Cluck Cluck Sew shows you how. Get the … Read More ...
Make your day with Leah Day
One of my favorite contemporary quilters, Leah Day, was interviewed by Alice Helms for The Alliance of American Quilts’ Save Our Stories project. Go here to read the lengthy interview, it’s worth every minute you spend getting to … Read More ...
And it’s LARGE: Pieced quilted bag
Elisa from Seams So Crazy designed this Big Curvy Bag using a 6″ Quick Curves template. At 17″ x 20″ it’s large enough to fit a small child inside but wouldn’t you rather take it shopping or to your next … Read More ...
Overcoming the Dog Star to quilt
Wanda from Exuberant Color managed to overcome the Dog Days of Summer in making ten Log Cabin blocks yesterday. She used batik in these which I don’t normally think of with a Log Cabin. They’re lovely and I’m inspired to … Read More ...
Squares on the design board
Cathy from Cabbage Quilts has been playing around with a design for her squares of fabric. She calls the square humble, but there is nothing humble about her fabric choices. She’s cutting it up with Philip Jacobs and Amy Butler. … Read More ...
Don’t ignore the back of your quilts
Nikki from Nikki, In Stitches added something extra to the back of this yummy Fence Rail quilt she made for her young son. She says the back of a quilt is a blank canvas, ripe for embellishment. Go here to … Read More ...
In Stitches eMagazine wowing downloaders
You’ll find videos embedded in the articles of Interweave’s latest media offering, Quilting Arts In Stitches eMagazine. Interactive interviews with the artists, tutorials on techniques, etc, is sure to impress. Get further details here.
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Ta Dah!: Pieced Churn Dash block
Take one traditional quilt block, add imagination and scraps from your stash and this is what you get. At least this is what Sew Joy got from her exercise in liberated sewing. I so love her scrappy churn dash block. … Read More ...
Discharged batik journal quilt
Check out this eye candy. Maker Angela of Angela’s Textile Art said she discharged designs on batik with bleach, cut up the two designs and merged them into this journal quilt. Go here to see a closeup of that butterfly. … Read More ...
B&W quilt along and crafty videos
That Crafty Gemini Vanessa has just posted her third block from her Black and White quilt along. Get the tute. Also, I just discovered she has her own channel on YouTube where she has tons of crafty video tutorials… Read More ...
Giveaway: Fractured Landscape book
You don’t want to miss this giveaway over at Kay Wood blog. I actually have this book in my sewing library, not that I’ve made one! They describe the book,
Fractured Landscape Quilts by Katie Pasquini Masopust is not so … Read More ...
Video tutorial: Cute fabric coasters
Vanessa of Crafty Gemini has crafted a video tutorial that shows how to make a simple quilt block into cute fabric coasters. Get the tutorial.
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Looking for more coaster patterns? Check out … Read More ...
Technique: Shading with MistyFuse
Cheryl from Fiber Arts and Quilting blog shares how she used MistyFuse to make an art quilt. Go to post.
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Tutorial: Circle of Geese
Claudia from Machen und Tun blog shares how she made this circle of geese quilting block – it’s a variation on the traditional flying geese pattern. She says, I made this tutorial because I had a hard time to … Read More ...
Video tutorial: Loading a quilt on a frame
Vanessa from the Crafty Gemini created this nicely done video on how to use the floating technique to load a quilt onto a frame for machine quilting. She calls her longarm machine Gianaris. Go here to find out why and … Read More ...
