Ros of RosMadeMe promises if you have an hour, you can have some quilt-y Christmas decor ready for your tree. She shows on her blog how to make these pretties starting with fabric strips. Get the know-how.
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Newsy: Craftsy for iPad
If you’ve already discovered the joys of learning on Craftsy.com, listen up. Now, you can access their classes on your iPad with a Craftsy App. If you are unfamiliar with their instructional offerings, the format is video with downloadable course … Read More ...
Know Thy Machine Blog Hop
Know Thy Machine is a blog hop hosted by Shruti of 3 Woodhouse Road. Ever wonder which machine(s) sewers use and why they picked them? Shruti invited the following bloggers to participate in the Q and A (eight questions … Read More ...
Scout quilt pattern
Allison of Cluck Cluck Sew said her Scout quilt design reminds her of a bow and arrow. It does! With simple strip piecing construction, this quilt would make up quickly. Right now she’s offering a 20% discount on the pattern. … Read More ...
Free project: Tear-able quilt
Michelle from Design Camp PDX tells me she’s on a mission to demystify sewing with wool, claiming it’s not as difficult as many think. In that vein, she created this quilt from 8 wool fat quarters she received from … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Water pitchers mini quilt
AnneMarie of gen X quilters entered this adorable pitcher quilt in the Blogger’s Quilt Festival that kicked off today (Oct 26), at Amy’s Creative Side. Inspired by her real collection of water pitchers, she drafted paper pieced patterns for each … Read More ...
Newsy: “A Year of Art” for ACS
It warms me to get confirmation of just how generous the crafting community is when it comes to donating time, talent and money to worthy causes. I heard from Virginia A. Spiegel recently, who blogs here, that a group … Read More ...
Newsy: Triangular BOM at Jaybird’s
Julie of Jaybird Quilts kicks off her first BOM today. Joiners will create her Toes in the Sand quilt made up of triangular blocks, not the usual squares. Interested in making this pretty quilt, go HERE to learn more.… Read More ...
Winners announced Marbled Musings
I drew two winners for the Marbled Musings’ contest I held here. Congratulations goes to commenter #93, Dona, who said, I love the marbled musings on this page! Reminds me of Peacock feathers, and commenter #28, Marlene, who … Read More ...
Tutorial: Getting a true quarter inch seam allowance
Crucial to good results in quilting is sewing an accurate 1/4 inch seam allowance. Deborah of Connecting Threads shows you how to mark your stitch plate and then test your efforts. Get the know-how.
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Tutorial: ‘Flying Geese’ doll quilt
Nova of a cuppa and a catch up covers the October edition of the Liberty Scrap Challenge with this tiny doll quilt. She started with mini charm squares of Liberty fabric to create Flying Geese blocks, sewed them into rows … Read More ...
Janet Clare’s cat quilt is adorable
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Tutorial: Charming ‘Fresh Diamonds’ quilt
Anorina of Samelia’s Mum says this quilt is perfect for using fabric precuts, in particular, charm squares (5 x 5 inch). She adds it’s easy for beginners too. Lucky for her readers, she wrote up a tutorial for Fresh Diamonds… Read More ...
Sock monkey’s quilt is perfect for beginners
This little guy is the very picture of ‘cozy’ tucked under this simple squares quilt. Tova of Professor Pincushion shows readers how to make one (the finished size is 40 x 54 inches) in a video tutorial. If you’ve put … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Quilt Jane’s skull pillow a spooky gift For Halloween
Jane of Quilt Jane made this pillow for her friend, Mary, who is known to love decorating for Halloween. Jane hand drew the scary skull and used it as the star of the pillow front. On the back, she quilted … Read More ...