Vanessa from the Crafty Gemini is hosting a Black & White Block quilt-along. She says, I will be teaching beginners how to make 5 different 12″ blocks that I designed to use only fabrics that incorporate black and white in … Read More ...
Sweetie Pies lunch and quilt
While vacationing in Orange Beach Alabama USA this week my sister, daughter and I lunched at Sweetie Pies. We munched while admiring this pretty pie painting.
Can you see their famous pies at the counter? If you look just … Read More ...
Free pattern: Villagers Rejoice!
Castle Peep, the new fabric line by Lizzy House, is coming to stores in just a few weeks. As if this is not reason enough to jump up and down, Lizzy is sharing a pattern to showcase
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Moda now offers precuts for their solids
Many of us have begged Moda to make their Bella Solids into precuts and they listened. Jocelyn from The Jolly Jabber explains quilters can get a Jelly Roll (precut fabrics), Layer Cake, fat quarter Bundle or Charm Pack by single … Read More ...
Tutorial: Perfecting the disappearing nine patch
Dena from Threads To Fabric promises you can have perfectly matched seams in your nine patch blocks that go into a disappearing nine patch quilt. Go here to see her technique.
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Video tutorial: Cute fabric coasters
Vanessa of Crafty Gemini has crafted a video tutorial that shows how to make a simple quilt block into cute fabric coasters. Get the tutorial.
[tags]beginning patchwork, video tutorial, coasters, sewing[/tags]
Looking for more coaster patterns? Check out … Read More ...
Needle and thread
Laura from Artfabrik demonstrates here the correct match of needle size to Pearl cotton embroidery thread. Go here to learn more.
[tags]embroidery thread, needle size, Pearl cotton, Artfabrik, handwork, art quilts[/tags]… Read More ...
Technique: Shading with MistyFuse
Cheryl from Fiber Arts and Quilting blog shares how she used MistyFuse to make an art quilt. Go to post.
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Get a chance to splurge on fabric
Jojo’s online quilt shop is having a sale through May 15 – you get a free fat quarter with every purchase. But something else that does not expire – they have a drawing every month for a $50 shopping spree. … Read More ...
Book: One Line at a Time
Lily from Block-a-Day grabbed this *book off her shelf to help her with her quilting stitches on the machine. Go here to see how it helped.
*One Line at a Time: 24 Geometric Machine-Quilting Designs Made Easy by Charlotte … Read More ...
Free pattern: Baker’s Dozen by Pat Sloan
Check out this wonderful quilt pattern I found over at Pat Sloan’s Website: A Place for Fun. It showcases her Georgia Fabric line. Go to her free pattern page to download Baker’s Dozen.
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Pick a color palette
Holly from Bijou Lovely shares one tried and true way she’s found to select colors for her fabric designs. She looks outside her arena, in this case a bridal website, The Inspired Bride. Visit her post Lovely Inspiration: Color … Read More ...
Music for Moms
NPR.org has created a musical mix of tunes just for mothers. Go here to listen. Click on Listen to the Live Stream. Enjoy!
[tags]Mother’s Day, gift of music, NPR[/tags]… Read More ...
Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt-Along
It’s not too late to join the Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) quilt-along hosted by Konda at Moose on the Porch Quilts. Instructions are posted for 5 blocks, with 7 to go.
Here’s a peek at the first one. Go … Read More ...
Aimee got it! Pretty Little Mini Quilts
Thanks for sharing your experiences celebrating Cinco de Mayo to enter my very first Craft Gossip giveaway. I visited RANDOM.ORG and we have a winner. Aimee from Maryland will receive a copy of Pretty Little Mini Quilts. Congratulations Aimee! … Read More ...