Belinda of Brown Dirt Cottage blog shares her Leaders and Enders project; saying it’s perfect for using up leftover fabric strips and strings. It’s based on a method taught by Bonnie of Quiltville. Get the tutorial.
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Give us more Flea Market Fancy
Subscribers of the Flea Market Fancy Freaks blog are hoping to convince Free Spirit Fabric to do another run of the Flea Market Fancy collection by Denyse Schmidt. They need all of us FMF lovers to help out. Go here … Read More ...
Lilly Pilly wall hanging
Australian quilt designer Kellie Wulfsohn made and gave away this beautiful wall hanging on her blog Don’t look now! After congratulating the winner she added,
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C&T’s annual warehouse sale goes global!
Here’s the scoop from my C&T Fiber Arts newsletter.
Our 7th Annual Summer Sizzler Warehouse Sale is almost here!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
9-11am – Resellers only
11am-3pm – Open to the public
C&T Publishing
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Fabric: Canyon Flutter
I love this fabric line – Canyon Flutter by Alexander Henry. You can get some at Phat Fabric online store.
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Free pattern: Garden Wall
Get Anna Maria Horner’s Garden Wall quilt pattern from her blog. It’s free. Go here to download.
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From scraps to patchwork purse
Susan from The Cranky Quilter blog shows off her pretty patchwork purse made from leftover string pieces. Go here to read more about it.
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Meet Maddie
Maddie is my lovely niece who is making her first quilt. Not missing a beat (stitch), I invited her to come up for a visit to my house. I promised to take her on a field trip to The Rabbit’s … Read More ...
Technique: Fussy cut to perfection
I trolled the web looking for fussy cut fabric motifs. I found this wonderful example – a mermaid in a Dresden plate block by Rita from Free Falling blog.
Over the Labor Day weekend, my daughter fussy cut this … Read More ...
Tutorial: Rag quilt letters
Jessica of Happy Together blog shares how to make these ragged edge fabric letters – great for using up fabric scraps and quilt batting remnants. Go here to learn how.
Via C & T Pub
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Tutorial: Blanket stitch
Lynette of Lynette Anderson Designs blog shares her two-step method of making a blanket stitch that will not slip under your fabric shape. Go here to see the tutorial.
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ePattern: Willhamina The Fly By Nite
Willhamina looks like she is about to take flight in this adorable appliqued and pieced quilted wall hanging. You can make your own witch from the ePattern available at Mad Creek Designs Etsy.
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Piece Of Cake Apron Kit
This festive apron has ruffles and rick rack with a pieced background of winter-dreamy fabrics topped with a handy pocket. The kit uses Layer Cake squares from the Glace fabric collection by Moda. Go to Sew Fabulous Quilt Shop for … Read More ...
Free pattern: Fall is in the Air
It’s Friday and Kaaren of The Painted Quilt blog has posted her very First Friday Freebie. Go to FFF to download.
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Pattern: Baltimore Halloween
Thanks goes to Dawn of Spring Water Designs blog for bringing this quilt pattern to my attention. I’ve never seen a Halloween theme done in a Baltimore album style. Check out the scalloped bat border. Original design by Pearl Pereira … Read More ...