I’m still enjoying all the heart-themed quilts I’m seeing in the blogosphere like this one made by Pom at Atelier Papillon. Striped hearts are surrounded with sweet words like Harmonie, Amour, and Liberte. Go HERE to read her entire post… Read More ...
Giveaway: Fabric and sewing kit
Gisela at ThankFullga447 is thinking polka dots with her very first giveaway on her blog. Get a chance to win two fat quarters and a tiny sewing kit, shown. Contest ends midnight Saturday 2/25. Go HERE to enter.
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Patchwork bag for yarn projects
Knitters, Tamiko shows you how to make this patchwork bag to hold your yarn. She says it’s large enough for a small project, plus will keep your kitty helper out. Get the know-how.
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Seeking Frances Fisher
Deb at Deb Rowden’s Thrift Shop Quilts is putting out a call for help in finding the maker of a set of patchwork placemats. A label with the name of Frances Fisher is on the back – that much is … Read More ...
Panel: Jill’s What A World
I’m crushing over this panel from the What A World fabric collection designed by Jill McDonald. Spied at *Hawthorne Threads. Go HERE to see this entire line. So cute!
*This is on back order, so I’m not the only … Read More ...
Spring Fever quilt and tute
Karen at Laugh Yourself Into Stitches just finished this Spring Fever quilt from a pattern in the book Certifiably Crazy by The Buggy Barn. Go HERE for more details about her quilt. She also posted a tutorial showing the … Read More ...
Quilt As You Go creations by Leah Day
Leah from The Free Motion Quilting Project shows off this gorgeous jacket she made using a construction method called Quilt As You Go. She also shows every quilt she’s made so far with this technique. She admits her first attempts … Read More ...
Tutorial: Altering fabric simply
Elizabeth Hartman from Oh, Fransson! did a guest post at The Modern Quilt Guild blog as part of their 100 Days of Modern Quilting – Week of Prints. She took store-bought fabric and transformed it with bleach. She explains,… Read More ...
Tutorial: Scrap Jar Stars blocks
Feeling thrifty? Amber at A Little Bit Biased was in a frugal state of mind when she made this quilt using just the scraps from earlier projects. To a 16-Patch unit she added 8 half-square triangles (HSTs) to create the … Read More ...
Humor for quilters
We’ve all been there – the deadline is fast approaching (or past) on a promised quilt. What’s a quilter to do? Konda at Moose on the Porch Quilts shares some solutions on her blog post today, How to Make a … Read More ...
Tutorial: Quilted luggage tag
I found this neat tutorial for a quilted luggage tag while attempting a click-through to a French Rose quilt block tutorial on Pinterest. Linda Hubbard at Quilt, Knit, Run, Sew and Gail Mitchell share their know-how, adding they are … Read More ...
Tutorial: Four Squared quilt
This adorable pooch is sitting on a quilt made by Polly from Aunt Polly’s Porch. You want one (the quilt)? Me too. She shows you how she did it with lots of photos and simple directions over at the Moda … Read More ...
Day 2 Blog Hop | Girls in the Garden
Heather Jones from Olive and Ollie is today’s designer in Pat Sloan’s Girls in the Garden Blog Hop running from Feb 21 – Feb 25. Each day you’ll see a popular designer interpret one of Pat’s patterns. I know … Read More ...
Fiesta fabric line out soon
Love it, want it, need it. Fiesta by Jennifer Sampou for Robert Kaufman available in stores March, 2012.
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Free pattern: Petal Swing quilt
Quilt created by Joyce Mullis featuring fabric from the Happy Go Lucky fabric collection by Nel Whatmore for Free Spirit. Go HERE to download Happy Go Lucky quilt pattern. Click the link underneath the photo.
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