Patterns, patchworks and projects
Janet of Simply Pieced made this beautiful quilt as a gift to her mother. Employing a patriotic theme, she explains each star represents one of five grandchildren. Visit her blog post to learn more about this sweet project.
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Pat Sloan kicks off the new year with the 2014 Aurifil Designer of the Month series. As host, she’ll interview one guest per month. She’ll share their work spaces, fabric lines AND – key to their choice of quilt block … Read More ...
New to hexies? Instead of a bed quilt, why not start small with this Felt Hexagon Coaster project by Nancy of Do Small Things with Love. She’s a guest blogger today at Sugar Bee Crafts where she shares step-by-step how … Read More ...
Charise of Charise Creates took pity on one of her readers who wanted to make some fabric coasters she saw in Stitch magazine that Charise made from mostly out of print (OOP) fabrics. We’ve all been there, the perfect fabric … Read More ...
Jennifer O of Sewhooked Craftsy offers (for a limited time) a free download of her sweet quilt block design based on the traditional pattern Sunbonnet Sue. Called Sweet Skating Sue she utilizes a paper piecing technique to get it … Read More ...
Abby Glassenberg of While She Naps understands the visual nature of blogging. And sure, some may pay big bucks for difficult-to-learn top shelf graphics tools, but she wonders why when alternatives exist.
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It’s such a great feeling to be able to hand out some homemade love during the holidays. Maureen of Maureen Cracknell Handmade is doing just that, having finished eleven quilts for her family. Hopefully she’ll share some reactions by the … Read More ...
Inspiration for quilters, this is Swimmers by Lou Taylor. Great, eh?
Chris Warnick of Frecklemama put her patchwork skills to work making a snugly place for her sweet elf. And choosing Christmas themed fabric adds to the cheer.
If you’ve put off trying quilting, this project for a doll size sleeping … Read More ...
I found this lovely image over at The Graphics Fairy in Karen’s 100 Free Christmas Images. She has many more than this, but scoured her archives for some of her favorites. This is certainly one of my faves.
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Karen of The Graphics Fairy is celebrating her birthday and the start of winter today by sharing Miss Winter. It’s a free download on her blog post, right here. Karen gives us so many wonderful vintage offerings, I … Read More ...
Today is our darkest day of the year. It’s fitting I found this Winter Solstice Quilt today over at Keepsake Quilting. If you’re digging the pink and blue stars like me, the pattern plus these fabrics are available to buy … Read More ...
This Quilt Barn box appears larger than it’s diminutive 2 inches. Lynne of Lily’s Quilts is sharing one of these for every day of Advent as a free PDF. These would be so cute all lined up in a row, … Read More ...
Spied here, I pinned this swatch to my board, Fabric I Want to Marry to remind me to get some for my stash. Curious? It’s called Making Waves from the Ahoy Matey collection by Michael Miller. Oh, the things … Read More ...
This festive holiday pillow is the work of Krista of Poppyprint. The way she used strip piecing – lovely, the way she used color and form – priceless. Visit her post to learn more about it and see lots … Read More ...
