Patterns, patchworks and projects
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Helen of hugs’ n kisses blog announces an Online Mystery Marathon happening on Saturday September 5th. There are two ways to participate. If you live close to Lenah Valley (Tassie, Australia) you can physically join the … Read More ...
A big thanks to The Quilt Woman blog for making me chuckle at the start of a new work week. She found quilt author Ami Simms’ Worst Quilt in the World contest. The winning entrant is shown here. I made
Lorie from You Can Make This blog has so much to say about the correct way to square up blocks she starts by pointing out seven of the least effective methods people try when attempting it. Read
The Empire Quilt Guild of NYC invites you to participate in their 2009-2010 BOM. Organizers promise lots of fresh new ideas. Instructions for making the Sugar Stick block available here. I heart this quilt, shown
Anita Grossman Solomon of Make it Simpler fame shares her secret to accurate piecing. Starch and iron fabric before cutting and sewing. Go to Creating with the Experts to read more.
Go to Westminster Fabrics to get this free pattern featuring fabric from the Poinsettias and Holly collection by Martha Negley. The pinwheels are made using paper-piecing. Click here to download.
The next time you order some delectable fabric from Purlsoho online store, don’t miss their bonus pattern featuring the Carla Miller Plume Collection. Since the pattern is not in a down-loadable format, it must be shipped to
V and Co. created a pattern for these sweet little pincushions and shares how to make them at the Moda Bake Shop. Get the tutorial.
I just discovered Helene Knott’s Garden Patch Cats series. Podcats is the latest, see the entire collection at Story Quilts online store. My favorite is Kitt’ney Bean. Let me know yours.
Via Alderwood Quilts
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Dana of The Quilted Librarian blog made a crazy-pieced quilted apron (closeup shown here) to please the Apron Goddeesses. Learn more about this event here. See all of Dana’s apron with her in it!
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Andrea of Millions of Thoughts Trapped in my Head blog shares her “sideways” method of machine quilting that works so well Park City Girl gave her a shout out on her blog today and even … Read More ...
Find out how Carol Ingram from Sulky made this sun and surf style quilt from crayons. Go to the directions.
Ever since Pottery Barn began selling Denyse Schmidt’s Single Girl quilts I’ve wanted one. But at $349.00 for a Full/Queen my acquisition would have to wait. Happily, Denyse is selling the Single Girl quilt pattern so I can make 
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Denyse Schmidt Quilts online store has a section called Quilt Care where she explains the best way to care for the quilts she sales. To clean them, she said,
We recommend Engleside’s All American Quilt … Read More ...
Diva Quilts celebrated Canada Day by making herself this beautifully executed pinwheel quilt, called Strawberry Sundae. Time spent on this was her reward for having worked completely from her stash lately and only on UFO’s (unfinished