Vicki Welsh at Field Trips in Fiber made these gorgeous placemats using her hand dyed fabric palette Coming Home. She said this pattern is perfect for fat quarters and scraps. Go to her POST: Coming Home Placemat Tutorial to … Read More ...
Putting the dragon in a good mood
Pom at Atelier Papillon shares this quilt she made of a water dragon to celebrate the Chinese New Year that began on January 23, 2012. She said she wanted to put the Dragon in a good mood, especially since this … Read More ...
Tutorial: Star Crossed Quilt block
Elizabeth at Don’t Call Me Betsy shares how to make this Star Crossed quilt block on her blog. Don’t you love that center fabric? It’s from the Stitch line designed by Betz White for Robert Kaufman. She has links on … Read More ...
Painting on fabric | Time-lapse video
Deborah from Deborah’s Journal spent a recent morning painting on fabric to create unique pieces to use in future art quilts and kits. She captured it all on this time-lapse video. Now that’s cool. See example below of more of … Read More ...
Mini quilt for private swap
Krista at Spotted Stones made this mini art quilt for her swap partner Suzanne back in November. Wonderful work, the bikes and the clouds make me smile. Click HERE to read more about her swap experience.
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Patchwork horse quilt-y
This horse of many colors is Dakota, made by Julie at Feeling Simply Quilty. Grab a cuppa and click HERE to see more of her stunning quilts with horses as the subject.
Image credit: Feeling Simply Quilty
… Read More ...Meet Mr. Darcy | Ebony’s Longarm
Ebony Love from LoveBug Studios does a guest post today at Shruti’s from 13 Woodhouse Road as part of her ABC’s of Quilting series. Today’s topic is longarm quilting. Ebony shows a photo of her longarm she calls Mr. Darby … Read More ...
Avoid frustration sewing long strips
Weeks at Craft Nectar shares two tips for sewing long strips together to prevent them from bowing/curving. For a quilt top any distortion is undesirable because it makes piecing difficult. One of her tips I have heard of, the other … Read More ...
Jessica Bell’s fabric collage art
I found these fabric collage pieces over at Art Hound. Kate shares how the artist, Jessica Bell, approaches her work. Hint: It involves lots of piecing and cutting up.
Via stella & henry
Image credit: Art Hound
… Read More ...Tutorial: Curve Nine Patch block
Here’s some urban cool, a Nine Patch with curves created by Jenny from Sew Kind of Wonderful. She shows you how to make it on her blog. Go to tutorial.
Image credit: Sew Kind of Wonderful
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Newsy: Mandy Pattullo has new website
Mandy Pattulla, from Thread and Thrift blog, has launched a new website here. I browsed it and found this garment she made from an old quilt. LOVE IT! Of her approach to art she says:
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Valentine heart and a course in textile collage
Mandy Pattulla, who blogs at Thread and Thrift, is offering a heart-themed textile collage course February 4th, 2012 at the Pele Tower in Corbridge (UK). Visit her blog to see more of her work with hearts. Plus, she’ll provide … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: All About the Green quilt
Candy at Quilt Vine says she’s using this quilt as a table-cloth in her dining room. Well, it would be pretty anywhere, loving all the shades of green. This is the first quilt she’s finished in 2012. Rock those UFOs … Read More ...
More great places to buy fabric
Christina at The Humble Nest does an encore for great places to buy fabric online. Click HERE for List Number Two. Go HERE for List Number One.
Image credit: The Humble Nest
… Read More ...Pat Sloan Radio today 4 pm ET
Today at American Patchwork & Quilting Radio, host Pat Sloan talks with some famous fabric designers we all know and love. Drum roll…they are Denyse Schmidt, Julie Comstock, Karen Snyder and Kathy Miller. Go to Pat’s blog post to … Read More ...