We’ve all seen the trend of blowing up quilt patterns to make them sew up faster and/or look more modern, but Me? A mom? is thinking small. She took a Circle of Geese quilt block pattern and shrunk it down … Read More ...
On sale: Limelight Bard pattern
On sale now at Lizzy House, you’ll find this quilt pattern with an embroidered center motif. So cute! Go HERE to get details.
Image credit: Lizzy House
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Grab a cuppa: Be*mused photos
Jan at Be*mused shares photos she took at the 2012 Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival. She talks about her trip on her blog HERE, saying she had been draggin’ (cute play on words) getting all the photos out for all … Read More ...
Quilt the trend – chevrons
The chevron is everywhere now and we quilters are stitching the trend. Others are wearing it. This image is from Novella Royale; it’s a section of a pair of cotton black dog shorts. Wouldn’t it be cool to see a … Read More ...
Complete those quilts | Reveal Mar 5
Jennifer, host of the Modern Mini Challenge at Ellison Lane Quilts, is alerting quilters they have just under a week to get their mini quilts sewn. She explains,
… Read More ...Quilters are challenged to enter a mini quilt or a mug
Tutorial: Paper pieced heart for bag
Tanya at Craft Couture by T. C. shows how to make this paper pieced heart on her blog. It’s Part One of a series of tutorials she’s posting for her P.S. I Love You bag. Get the know-how.
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Batik ‘My Coffee’ cozy
Alicia from Alicia’s Hiding Place shows how she made this adorable coffee cozy on her blog. She stitched My Coffee onto an earthy Batik background. That’s exactly how I feel about my coffee while I’m drinking my first cup of … Read More ...
Dresden Plates with Florals quilt
Erin at One Piece at a Time shows us this pretty creation as part of Design Wall Monday. I love her merry combination of applique and piecing. Go HERE to see more.
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Technique: Improv Chevrons
Anna at Six White Horses shows how to make improvisational pieced chevron blocks on her blog. She said the inspiration came from a pillow she saw at Anthropologie that had a wonky chevron pattern. Go HERE to see more.… Read More ...
Pat Sloan LIVE radio | 4 pm ET
Today at American Patchwork & Quilting Radio, host Pat Sloan talks with some rock stars of the online quilting community. They include Laura Wasilowski of Artfabrik, Vicki Welsh of Field Trips in Fiber, and Malka Dubrawsky of A Stitch in … Read More ...
Tutorial: Paper piecing for the terrified
Katy at The Littlest Thistle is demystifying foundation paper piecing by hosting a series of tutorials on her blog. Week 1 is Courthouse Steps. See her Courthouse Steps Block here. If you want to learn paper piecing but are … Read More ...
Free pattern: Pieced Butterfly Block
Nothing says Spring like butterflies. Martha at Q is for Quilter made this butterfly block by modifying an Alice Brook’s pattern. She warns it’s not for beginning quilters because it’s pieced, not appliqued. Get her modified pattern on the sidebar … Read More ...
Let them quilt cakes and clocks
Deb at Cold Feet Quilter is celebrating some quilt-y finishes on her blog today, including this one shown, Sweet Dreams. She explains,
I was thinking Cinnamon swirl streusel cake.
She shows several more photos of this quilt where you … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Chevron quilt from Pips
Heather at Quilt or Stitch made this wonderful chevron quilt, happily using up her stash of Sherbert Pips by Aneela Hoey. Go HERE to see more great photos of her project.… Read More ...
SLMQG’s service project | Pillowcases
Cindy at Hyacinth shows off the five pillowcases she made for the One Million Pillowcase Challenge. She explained it’s a service project of the Saint Louis Modern Quilt Guild where she’s a member. Her pillowcases rock! Go HERE to read … Read More ...