Penny of Sew Take A Hike made this quilt for her mom as a gift for Mother’s Day. Now that’s one lucky mama! She used fabric from the Brrr! line by Laurie Wisbrun for Robert Kaufman.
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Before and After baby rocker
This is a Before and After project by Erin Walker who just won the first Bernina Challenge for her up-cycled wedding dress. While reading the announcement at Bernina’s blog, WeAllSew, I saw her redo of a baby rocker. I like … Read More ...
Tutorial: Patchwork Pincushion
Ashley of Coffee and Bananas shows how to make a patchwork pincushion on her blog. Adorable, with the button on top. Get the tutorial.
Via Cut Out + Keep
Image credit: Coffee and Bananas
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Process: Two years to get the top right
Marit of Quilt It said she had to whip out her seam ripper several times since 2010 to perfect the layout for her quilt top, shown. Frustration with getting it right ended with when she added the large hourglass block, … Read More ...
Spoonflower has altered art fabric
Cathy of Cabbage Quilts likes this piece of fabric so much she cannot bear to cut it up. This piece of altered art fabric is the creation of Renee Robinson of Pea Green Girl, Spoonflower. I agree with Cathy, … Read More ...
A first quilt and NTA tute
Wendi of Shiny Happy World shows us her very first quilt explaining she used needle turn applique (NTA) for sewing on the letters encircling the sun. Her design has the flavor of her now famous blog, and that’s a good … Read More ...
Tutorial: Log Cabin pillow
RosMadeMe is helping her readers dip their toe into quilting with this Log Cabin pillow. Of the project she says,
It is a great block to start with as it gets you used to cutting and sewing accurately.
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Process: String quilt coming along
Terri of Quilternity is working on getting more done on her quilting projects by implementing an idea she got from another blogger. Because of it, she’s almost done with her string quilt, shown. Go HERE to learn more.
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Free pattern: Mom tattoo for Mother’s Day
Allison of Dream {a Little} Bigger created this T-shirt by painting a stencil she designed. It’s a gift to her mom on Mother’s Day. If you would like to create a mother tattoo, Allison shares the pattern on her blog. … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: First quilts for dolls
Ashley of From Dahlias to Doxies made this quilt and another with the same dimensions, marking her first and second quilts. Nice job Ashley, the purple and turquoise combo on quilt #1 rocks. And who cares if they’re tiny – … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Trailmarker quilt by FITF
Ashley of Film in the Fridge shows us her latest quilted creation, Trailmarker. Love the quilt and the truck’s not bad either. She said she used the same pattern that’s in her Nautical quilt, Scrappy Triangles, without the scrappy … Read More ...
Who made the buttons for Fork and Talk?
In my earlier post about Craft Gossip’s Spring Fork and Talk Blogger’s Meetup, I forgot to tell you about the cute buttons one of the attendees brought along. Here’s mine, shown. Leslie of Leslie’s Art and Sew handed them … Read More ...
Tutorial: Leafy Branches pattern for FMQ
Christina from A Few Scraps shows how to free motion quilt her Leafy Branches pattern on her blog. She describes the results as elegant and the execution easy. Get the know-how.
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Giveaway: Reinvention book at Craft
Rachel of Craft is hosting a giveaway on her blog for a copy of the book, Reinvention: Sewing with Rescued Materials by Maya Donenfeld. Maya blogs at Maya*Made and you can see her post about her book blog tour here… Read More ...
Inspiration for future quilts
I found this Southwest Medallion Tapestry here and immediately thought it would make a great quilt.
I’m seeing a lot of ikat quilts in online stores lately, like this one, another quilt-y inspiration from Urban Outfitters. A trend perhaps?… Read More ...