Leah Day made this pincushion from quilted pieces she had lying around her studio. Two things about this project stand out – the adorable pin toppers and a tip for what to use for stuffing your pincushion that will keep … Read More ...
Bloggers’ Quilt Festival coming soon!
Amy from Amy’s Creative Side is hosting another Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. This is a non-competitive event – all quilters (modern and traditional) are welcome to enter a photo of a recently finished quilt. Get more information HERE.… Read More ...
Tutorial: Patchwork skirt dress
The Sewing Dork says this project is a make do no-brainer. Start with your child’s outgrown T-shirt, add a skirt made from fabric squares and you end up with a knock-out dress. Get the tute.… Read More ...
Newsy: Art gallery for quilts opens in NYC
Dale Riehl from The City Quilter is getting the word out about The ArtQuilt Gallery that opened this month in New York. See the press release below.
NEW YORK–The ArtQuilt Gallery•NYC will open April 5, becoming the only commercial gallery
… Read More ... Tutorial: Pillow from a man’s dress shirt
Marina Lynn from Quilt Inspiration shows how she made this handsome pillow with a recycled man’s dress shirt. The piecing of half-square triangles creates an echo of boxes. Nice. Get the tute.… Read More ...
Keiko Goke receives quilts
Keiko Goke, a quilter and fabric designer from Sendai, Japan shares some of the quilts sent from around the world to help those affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami. Check out her blog Quilt Wonderland to see more.… Read More ...
Giveaway: Free to Grow fabric bundles to honor Earth Day
Don’t miss this generous giveaway at Form and Fabric! Join them to celebrate Earth Day and get a chance to win a fabric bundle (5 yards total) of the organic fabric line Free to Grow by Nancy Mims. Go … Read More ...
Tutorial: Hexagon Park by Lily for Hoey
Lynne from Lily’s Quilts designed this quilt for the Moda Bake Shop. It features fabric line Sherbet Pips by exciting new UK designer Aneela Hoey from Comfortstitching. Get the TUTE.
Looking for Quilting supplies and Fabric? Check out Fat … Read More ...
Trad v. Mod – Invitation to a discussion on quilters
I don’t usually write opinion pieces, but today is an exception. I just read a couple of recent posts by Sandi from Piecemeal Quilts and I cannot sit still. Her criticism of superstar bloggers who are modern in their approach … Read More ...
Quilters’ beds rarely covered with own creations
Tina from Seaside Stitches has taken the Naked Bed Challenge. She even shows us her “ugly” bedspread. Her nearly finished quilt, shown here, is just the thing. It’s a beauty. Read more HERE.… Read More ...
Crafty bloggers can barter
Molly from A Foothill Home Companion has hatched a new business this Spring. Called Blarter, it’s an online meeting place where bloggers can barter all things crafty from books to fabric. Read more about it HERE.… Read More ...
Easter pillow with bunny applique
Vickie from Spun Sugar Quilts made this pillow to add some whimsy to her Easter decor. Her “Hoppy Days” creation is adorable. Visit her POST: Hoppy Days to read more.
Looking for more Easter themed quilting blocks? Check these out … Read More ...
WIP: Petaluma Quilt Guild Challenge
I love this Work in Progress (WIP) quilt being created by Kerstin from KES Quilts. She says when finished it will be her entry in the 2011 Petaluma Quilt Guild Challenge. Visit her post HERE.
Via Patchwork … Read More ...
Tutorial: Crazy Scrappy quilt block, quilt-along
Aneela Hoey from ComfortStitching shows her fave way to use up fabric scraps – by making crazy squares. She’s thinking of kicking off a quilt-along to motivate all of us to dig into our scrap piles, complete with a giveaway … Read More ...
Tutorial: Quilt block refrigerator magnets
Regina from Chalk in my Pocket shows how she made these quilt block magnets for her refrigerator. Brilliant! Get the know-how.… Read More ...