A Year of Schnibbles challenge started September 1. Those joining will make a quilt every month from a Schnibble pattern by Miss Rosie’s Quilt Co. Go here to view patterns from her Schnibble collection.
So just what is a Schnibble? … Read More ...
Just buy selvages
If you want to add selvages to your stash you can buy them at the Fabric Square Too Hip to be Square! online shop.
Via Selvage Blog
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Tutorial & article: Fabric grain
Find out how to straighten fabric on the grain at Wee Folk Art. Get the tute.
Jane Wickell from About.com: Quilting blog gives a good general explanation of fabric grain in her article Understanding Fabric Grain Improves Your … Read More ...
Books: New releases
Japanese Garden Quilt by Karen Kay Buckley
Description: 12 Circle Blocks to Hand or Machine Applique
Clues in the Calico ebook and Encyclopedia of Applique both by Barbara Brackman. Get details here.
Alex Anderson Hand and Machine Applique. I’ve … Read More ...
Free pattern: Vestibule or Morning Star
This is one of Barbara Brackman’s (quilt historian and author) favorite patterns for showing off prints – notice the large squares that are not pieced. Size is 32″. Available for free download at Barbara Brackman Web site.
While on … Read More ...
Two tutes: Leaders/Enders and Stars
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.
Also on … Read More ...
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,
For those of you who asked … yes Lilly Pilly will be released as a … Read More ...
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
1651 Challenge Drive, Concord CA … Read More ...
Fabric: Canyon Flutter
I love this fabric line – Canyon Flutter by Alexander Henry. You can get some at Phat Fabric online store.
[tags]fabric, swatch, Alexander Henry, Phat Fabric, Canyon Flutter[/tags]… Read More ...
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
BlogLooking for more Rag … Read More ...