This is a cleverly designed pillow. Maker Debbie Grifka used a simple ornament design in white, then repeated the ornament pattern for the quilting. This project is part of the Quilting Arts Gifts Holiday 2011/2012 issue. Stefanie of Sew … Read More ...
Celebrate Color Contest
Been seeing this button around the blogosphere? If you don’t already know, Rachel at Stitched in Color and some others* are hosting a Celebrate Color Contest. Rachel explains,
… Read More ...Because color inspires us all, Celebrate Color is for fiber artists
Grab a cuppa: Melody Miller Web Gallery
Have some tea, rest and reminisce with a virtual walk through Melody Miller’s Web Gallery. I just did and found this fabric swatch. Remember the movie Now and Then? The motif reminds me it and the four young … Read More ...
Fox Trails fabric is so stink’in cute
I just got an email from Kimberly at the Fat Quarter Shop letting me know this fabric line – Fox Trails – is now available in the shop. Isn’t it cute? Click HERE to take a closer look. Anyone … Read More ...
Tutorial: Dresden Plate for ‘pointless people’
Kaye Woods posted a new video on her website showing how to make a Dresden Plate with her Starmaker 5 ruler. Her updated and simplified method requires no matching of the points, thus her introductory comment it’s for pointless people… Read More ...
Circuit Boards fabric swatch from Robot Factory
Lament no more moms of little boys, this is some cute fabric for the robot-inclined. It’s Caleb Gray’s Robot Factory collection – Circuit Boards swatch in Navy. Spied at Hawthorne Threads. See entire fabric line here.… Read More ...
Fat Quarterly’s first book with Lark
The Fat Quarterly authors are working with Lark Crafts to create their first book, FQ Shape Workshop for Quilters: 60 Blocks plus a Dozen Quilts and Projects, due out in May 2012. Authors for this collaborative effort span continents … Read More ...
Quilt Along: 12 Days of Christmas Sampler
Riel at The Q and the U announced today she is one of the bloggers participating in the 12 Days of Christmas Quilt Along. The host of this fun sounding event is Sara at Sew Sweetness. Click here or … Read More ...
Tutorial: Denim Circle pillow
Heather at A Passionate Quilter shows how she made this lovely Denim Circle pillow in three parts. In Part One she creates the denim circles from a pair of jeans then sews them into rows. In Part Two she adds … Read More ...
Move over womenfolk…Men Quilt Too!
The Men Quilt Too! quilt show is in progress over at Pigtales and Quilts. So far, 21 male quilters have linked up. If you are a male quilter and are thinking of joining the fun, you have until October … Read More ...
Excitement for Sunday Morning Quilts
Amanda Jean at Crazy Mom Quilts thanked her blog readers today for the positive response she’s received so far after yesterday’s announcement on her blog about she and Cheryl Arkison’s upcoming book release. The title Sunday Morning Quilts conjures up … Read More ...
Nauti quilt for last of warm weather
Ashley at Film in the Fridge finished this nautical quilt the last weekend of summer. I dig her photo right on the water. She tried something to make the straight line quilting she used easier. She explains,
… Read More ...This time around
Tutorial: Handmade gift bags | eco-friendly
This is brilliant. Instead of a last-minute dash to the Dollar Store to get a gift bag for a party, do what Sherri did. Make up some fabric patchwork gift bags to have on hand for that next special occasion. … Read More ...
Wendy’s way to applique | secret for invisible stitches
Wendy at Snippets of a Quilter shares her method for patchwork applique with an awesome tutorial. It’s been published for a while but bears repeating. She combines freezer paper and starch as her no fail way to applique. At the … Read More ...
Freebie: Blogger’s BOM at Canton Village
Carrie at A Passion for Applique wonders who is going to join the Canton Village Quilt Works Blogger’s BOM (Block of the Month) event besides her.
This is her first block and the first block in the event. Notice she … Read More ...