Amy from Amy’s Creative Side is sharing how to make Dresden Plates over at Stash Manicure today. Go see for yourself how easy they are to make. Then use up some of your scraps.
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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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Tutorial: Starry placemats
Vickie from Spun Sugar Quilts shows how to dress up purchased plain cotton placemats with stars made from fun red, white and blue fabrics. Get your patriotic on! Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Scrappy zig zag block
Scrap-savvy sewer at Blueberrymoon made this block to utilize bits of leftover fabric from one of her favorite lines, Mezzanine. Get the tutorial.
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Make your own thread rack
Mandy from Sugar Bee shows how she transformed pegboard and dowels into a useful thread holder. Get the know-how.
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Free pattern: Flourish pin cushion
I love the fussy cut design atop gathers in this DIY pin cushion. It showcases the Flourish fabric line by Alisha Frost and is a free download from Studio eFabrics. Get it here.
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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 ...
Make a quilted coin purse
Ben from Patchwork Quilting for Beginners shows how to make this folksy-cute coin purse. You’ll learn hand piecing and quilting, reverse and regular applique plus how to put in a zipper. Go to the tutorial.
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Black and White quilt-along block #2
Vanessa from the Crafty Gemini shares the second block from her Black and White quilt-along. Go here for instructions.… Read More ...
DIY: Garden Stars and Stripes table runner
Tracey from Traceyjay Quilts created the patterns for these two quilted tablerunners, both in a softly patriotic color scheme. She used fabric from the French General and Rural Jardin collections. Get instructions for both versions at the Moda Bake Shop… 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.
[tags]beginning patchwork, video tutorial, coasters, sewing[/tags]
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Tutorial: Strippy Table Runner
Anina from The Twiddletails Blog graciously shares how she makes her scrappy table runners. Get the tute.
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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 ...
Tutorial: Sewing tray for handwork
Susanne Woods of stashBOOKS blog shows how to make this charming sewing tray. Get the tutorial.
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