If you are considering taking up patchwork, don’t wait until you can have a separate sewing room. Just do what I did here and carve out a place in any workable area of your home. This was my dining room.… Read More ...
Online community for quilters
Konstantin of Quilted Paradise Web site provides a weekly newsletter and a forum for quilters. It’s free for subscribers. Go here to find out more.
A big thank you to Rose Kelly for suggesting this link. She says, it … Read More ...
Inspiration: Creative Souls on Ning
When artists with generous spirits get together and share their thoughts and work it can be magic. I just joined the Ning social network called Creative Souls. 
I predict it’s a good hang for creatives. I’ll let you know. … Read More ...
Free eBook from Quilting Arts
Go to Quilting Arts online to download your free eBook, How to Make a Quilt—67 Machine Stitching Tips and Motifs.
If you’re a member, you will just enter your password then the download is yours. If not, you will … Read More ...
Tweedy fabric from Kaufman
Anne of Quilternity’s Place blog shares what she used to sash this 9-patch quilt top. It’s Kaufman’s Quilter’s Tweed. Where was this fabric when I was making my brother’s quilt? I love it so much. Go here to see more … Read More ...
Spooktacular is a spectacular novelty print For Halloween
I like the Spooktacular fabric line by Sanae from Moda. It’s a cut above most Halloween novelty prints. Go here to see the entire Spooktacular line.
Image: The Fabric Shopper
Looking for more Halloween Block ideas? Check out these Halloween Quilting books
on … Read More ...
Quilted Turkish Coat at the CoPA
Thanks to Whipster and Sewing I visited the Commercial Pattern Archive (CoPA) this morning. Though geared towards garment sewing, I searched on “quilts” and it returned this Quilted Turkish Coat (1975) from the Folkwear pattern company. It also returned a … Read More ...
Boutique style Minky quilts
These baby quilts (one boy, one girl) are adorably packaged, ready to gift. Available to purchase at Pearl 25 Shop.
[tags]baby, boy, girl, quilts, boutique, Minky, pirates[/tags]… Read More ...
Pattern: The Tuffet
Make your very own Little Miss Muffet footstool out of fabric scraps. Original design by Myra Mitchell. Available to purchase at Sew and Quilt online store. Go here for details.
[tags]Little Miss Muffet, footstool, Myra Mitchell, fabric scraps, stash … Read More ...
“I’ll just be a second”
From Quilt Vision USA.
[tags]quilt shops, quilters, humor[/tags]… Read More ...
Log Cabin Barn Raising
This quilt from the American Folk Art Museum is the earliest Log Cabin in their collection. Photo by Schecter Lee. Quilt description:
This quilt is constructed in a Barn Raising pattern in which light and dark fabrics are arranged to … Read More ...
Tutorial: Personalized birdie pillow
Melissa from Polka Dot Chair blog shares how to make this chirpy pillow at the Moda Bake Shop. Go here for the how-to.
[tags]tutorial, pillow, girls, pink birdie, birds, personalized, name[/tags]
Looking for more Bird themed quilt patterns? Check … Read More ...
Holiday stitches
Meet Skating Rosey. She’s one of nine whimsical embroidery patterns in a collection created by Jenny of Jenny of Elefantz blog.
Product description: The Four Trees are all 6in x 10in finished; the Charms are 4in square and 3.5in x … Read More ...
Thrift store foam makes the quilt
Michelle of Ey Embellishments blog made this Super Simple Stamps quilt using Fannie Carte’s method for creating stamps from scratch. Go here to give it a try. Go here to see the entire Stamps quilt and some closeups. Nice … Read More ...
Tutorial: Make your own clay buttons
Lynda of The Great American Quilt Factory blog shows how to make clay buttons in a nifty slide show. She says, The buttons are very easy to do and add a one-of-a-kind embellishment to your work.
Get the how-to … Read More ...