Do you have a secret wish to design fabric? If so, you may want to enter Project Selvage, a textile design contest being put on by Spoonflower and Michael Miller Fabrics. Click the photo or go HERE for … Read More ...
Tutorial: Shamrock rag quilt pillow
Welcome spring with this lucky Shamrock Rag Quilt pillow. Designed by Sew Practical and Hummer Garden Crafts. Go to tutorial.
[Via Totally Tutorials]Looking for more Rag Quilt patterns? Check out these Rag Quilt books.… Read More ...
Event: Blogger’s Pillow Party
Rachel from Stitched in Color is hosting the 2011 Blogger’s Pillow Party. Each month you can enter one of your homemade pillows (sewn, knitted, crocheted) to get a chance to win fabric and bragging rights. Go to post Blogger’s Pillow … Read More ...
Free patterns: Anna’s make page
Superstar sewist Anna Maria Horner at Anna Maria just created a page on her website to house all her free patterns, ideas and tips. Good times! Go to make.… Read More ...
Vote for your fave art quilt
Angela of Angela’s Textile Art entered this art quilt in Quilting Gallery’s Weekly Themed Quilt Contest and is asking for your vote HERE. I love how Angela allowed the hoodie ties to hang down into the quilt’s border. Clever. … Read More ...
Just One Star for 100 quilts
Sherri of A Quilting Life made this star block to give to the Just One Star project. It will go into one of the 100 quilts being made for American servicemen and veterans. Go to her post Just One Star… Read More ...
Tutorial: Rounded, not mitered corners for quilts
Nettie over at A Quilt is Nice made this sweet baby quilt with rounded edges: see more photos of it on her post My Neighborhood Baby Quilt. She admits this quilt binding method is becoming a habit since finishing … Read More ...
Newsy: Kickoff weekend stitching
Join Jennifer from That Girl…That Quilt for the kickoff of her very first Have a Stitchin’ Weekend. First up is a tutorial on half-square triangles done as she says in That Girl style. No pinning, measuring, or drawing … Read More ...
Tammis Keefe reproduction fabric
Fans of Mid Century Modern will want to check out this reproduction fabric collection called A Tammis Keefe Tribute by Michael Miller Fabrics. Curious about Tammis Keefe? Read about her on posts at Fuzzylizzie Vintage Clothing and True Up. … Read More ...
Ta Dah!: Embroidery floss for quilting
Janet from JMD Designs shows how she substituted embroidery floss in bright colors for regular quilting thread on several of her patchwork projects. Visit her POST to see more.… Read More ...
Inspiration du jour: Lily’s Bee Blocks
I found this Bee Blocks quilt block (aka eye candy) at Lily’s Quilts Flickr. I love her mad crazy skills at creating unique eye-catching modern quilt blocks. Go straight to the Bee Blocks slide show and be inspired.
Looking … Read More ...
Free pattern: For the Habitat collection
I am mad about Jay McCarroll’s latest fabric collection Habitat for Free Spirit. Go see what I’m loving, visit the Free Spirit Habitat Swatch Gallery. But that’s not all, while you’re there you can download the Free Spirit quilt … Read More ...
Travel: Tour England with Joe the Quilter
Quilter and *author Joe Cunningham of Joe the Quilter is leading a tour in England August 6-14, 2011. Of the 8 days traipsing across the country he says, It is the most fun any quilter could have. I bet so. … Read More ...
4-Patch pincushions
These tiny pincushions are crazy cute. Creator Karen Barbé used a 4-patch design in happy colors. See her blog post Pincushions.
Looking for more pin cushion patterns? Check out these quilting patterns on Etsy. … Read More ...
Wednesday Night Live! digital lounge
Don’t miss this evening’s Wednesday Nights Live webcast brought to you by C&T Publishing. Enter the digital lounge and listen as C&T authors talk about the spring classes they are teaching at the Asilomar Conference Grounds. Ask questions and chat … Read More ...