Polly from Helping Little Hands shares how she made this adorable quilt for her daughter. There are lots of cute photographs of her enjoying it, so it’s worth a trip to her blog just to see those. She shares the … Read More ...
Benita’s pattern promises ‘ah ha moment’
Benita Skinner from Victoriana Quilt Designs is continuing her popular BOM event in 2012. For the entire month we are in non-members of her website can download that month’s pattern for free. January is Pattern Play. Can you see … Read More ...
Freebie: Children’s Faces embroidery
Sandra from Sandra’s Craft Corner announced she will be offering a free pattern to her readers the first week of each month. This sweet little boy holding a melodic bird on his finger is one of 9 motifs in this … Read More ...
Patterns: Medieval Hunter Gatherer Bags
I found these needlework designs while perusing Janet’s website JMD Designs. She shows them off on messenger bags but I could see these worked into a quilt. You can take a closer look at these and read her inspiration … Read More ...
Tutorial: Snake Charmer quilt
Melissa from Loblolly Quilts shows how she made this charming quilt top on her blog. She explains,
It’s an excellent quilt for beginning quilters and uses a charm pack to complete the top.
The Snake Charmer Quilt Tutorial provided by … Read More ...
Giveaway: Quilting Indulgences Box
Terrye from Kaye’s Quilting Friends is hosting a giveaway you don’t want to miss. Enter and get a chance to win one of their hottest items, a Quilting Indulgences Box. Think sweets and lotions. Contest ends Jan 12, 2012. Go … Read More ...
Super-sized quilts | Long Thread’s Best List
This quilt, Fish Baby Log Cabin, by Malka Dubrawsky made the Top 100 Tutorials of 2011 list at The Long Thread. Blog owner Ellen Luckett Baker (author of the book 1, 2, 3 Sew by Chronicle Books) organized … Read More ...
Sew Happy Mixed Sampler – Blocks 1 & 2
Jenna from Sew Happy Geek is hosting a Mixed Sampler Quilt Along on her blog. She explained she is starting out with simple blocks doing a couple a week, then will move on to more challenging blocks doing one a … Read More ...
Trends: We’re eating our veggies
Meet Michael Miller’s Urban Grit fabric collection. Kathy Miller, Michael Miller Fabrics co-owner, remarked on the gray and brown colorway in a recent interview at Sew, Mama, Sew! saying,
… Read More ...Years ago I said trying to sell gray or brown to
Sew Scraps Along at Pleasant Home
Jodi from Pleasant Home is hosting a 2012 Scraps {sew} Along on her blog. Go HERE to see the introduction post. As a generous kick-off gesture, Nanette from Freda’s Hive is giving away some of her own scraps and … Read More ...
Don’t miss 100 days of quilts
This event – 100 Days of Modern Quilting – just started at the Modern Quilt Guild blog. Each week brings with it a new theme and each day they will feature a quilt that supports that week’s theme. Click HERE … Read More ...
Grab a cuppa: Art quilts from IQA Houston
Some of the best photographs of quilts I’ve run across from this year’s IQA Houston International Quilt Festival is from Linda Teddlie Minton, blogger at Fiber Reflections. So grab something to sip and have yourself a look. To make … Read More ...
Color play at Design Seeds
I’ve found a new-to-me website for exploring color called Design Seeds. Besides the inspirational daily posts showing beautiful color combinations (see Alp Hues), you can search by color value or theme. I’ll be using this tool in my … Read More ...
Free pattern: Medallion at Boderie D’ Antan
Always in the New Year, my thoughts turn to my spiritual journey. I plan to do some slow cloth quilting this year. This embroidery pattern called Medallion from Broderie D’ Antan – stitched and placed in the center of a … Read More ...
Sew Along: Hearts and Butterflies quilt
Just in time for Valentine’s Day decorating, Cindy at Quilt Patterns from Seattle is hosting a Sew Along to make a quilt from this original 24″ quilt block. The kick-off is Wednesday January 4 where she will post initial instructions … Read More ...