Patterns, patchworks and projects
Sarah Fielke of The Last Piece teamed up with Craftsy to bring you this free video on hand quilting with Perle Cotton. Using embroidery thread instead of traditional quilting thread is a patchworking trend I love. Get the video tutorial.… Read More ...
Sarah of While They Snooze is celebrating finishing her second quilt ever – the first she gave away to a lucky sister. Glad she’s keeping this one. The design is a string, which she admits gave her some trouble when … Read More ...
Planning to join Craftsy’s 2013 Free Quilt Block of the Month series? If you sign up through a special link at So Sew Easy by January 31st, you’ll be entered to win $100 of Robert Kaufman fabrics. That’s exciting! Go … Read More ...
Terry Grant of And Sew it Goes gives advice on how to live well this year and it’s not what we’ve all been reading. Her steps to not getting all that much done and enjoying the hell out of life… Read More ...
This is a new book, Modern Quilts from the Blogging Universe inspired by us bloggers. And blogger Auntie Pami’s Quilting Adventures is giving away a copy. Visit the blog post to enter the contest by January 13, 2013.
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This is Alto, an intuitive sewing machine created by design student Sarah Dickins. She explains in a video how her machine solves three common problems novice sewers experience in learning to use a typical machine. They are threading the needle, … Read More ...
A perched woman holding a coffee mug releasing hearts to the world. Such is the sweet motif on this quilt Jessica of Sew Homegrown received from her mother recently. All to celebrate Jessica’s 30th birthday. Well done mom! Go HERE … Read More ...
Nanette of Freda’s Hive made this hearts table runner especially for Valentine’s Day. The Pam Kitty Love fabric is a perfect choice. Go HERE to see more photos plus get instructions for piecing the hearts.
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Bonnie of Quiltville is hosting an Easy Street Link-up event you don’t want to miss. So far there are 149 links to mystery quilts and participants can keep adding links until January 13th. Bonnie gushes (rightfully so) over Marsha’s quilt, … Read More ...
Forget onsies. Lindsay of Lindsay Sews did a guest post at Sew, Mama, Sew! sharing how to create eight half-square triangles (HSTs) at the same time. Find out her time-saving secret, get the tutorial.
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I have a thing for vintage trailers, so no surprise this art quilt – Airstream Dreaming by Jamie Fingal – caught my eye. It’s one of eleven pieces from A Year of Art slated for auction in February with proceeds … Read More ...
Many great things come out of the West Coast, the Modern Quilt Guild started in Los Angeles. So did the Quilt Revival Movement of the 1970’s. One of its pioneers, Joyce Gross, died December 24. I read about this in … Read More ...
Becky of Patchwork Posse is hosting a 52 Quilt Block Pick Up event on her blog that will be an ongoing series for 2013. In her announcement post she explains,
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Trish Stuart lost this quilt, Vanilla Jamaica, after a workshop took her to Colorado last year. Help out a fellow patchworker and spread the word about her lost quilt. Go HERE to read more.
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Carla of Lollyquiltz chose this pattern as part of the Mid-Century Modern Bee. Each finished block measures 6 1/2 inches. I love seeing this traditional pattern sewn up in fresh, bold colors. Visit her blog to get the tutorial.… Read More ...