Patterns, patchworks and projects
Swatch from Lanie Jane
I think I’ll have a summer fling with Flights of Fancy by Paula Prass for Michael Miller. Visit online shop Lanie Jane to see the rest of the fabric in this terrific new line.
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Image from bw quilt challenge
Check out Quilt Diva Julie’s entry in the Black and White Quilt Challenge. She named it Dave & Friends since the law firm she works for now has 12 partners. Read more about it … Read More ...
Clover has come up with yet another clever tool. How did we make do without their Yo-yo Makers
? Like the Yo-yo Maker, serious quilters and sewers will likely want one of these bobbin stackers to keep
Image from Amy Bradley Designs
Go to Amy Bradley Designs blog and sign up for her very first giveaway. Tell her why you are a quilting diva or suggest a design idea in her comments area. Winners will be announced … Read More ...
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Amy from Amy Bradley Designs offers doggie fun with her free Baxter pattern. Go here to download.
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Image from Willy Nilly
Forget matching. Just randomly pull lights, mediums, and darks out of your stash to make a Values quilt. Katie from Willy Nilly blog offers a tutorial. Get the how-to here.
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Images from Free Spirit
Denyse Schmidt’s Katie Jump Rope fabric collection by Free Spirit is getting harder to find. I just bought a bit of D1679-130 at my local quilt shop, shown here, and that is the only style they … Read More ...
Image from pbtex
Check out this fun quilted backpack bag designed by Heidi Pridemore for P & B Textiles. It features the Chloe fabric collection. Get the free pattern here.
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Cash on Couch photograph by Char
You design it, Karma Kraft prints it. Both Crafting a Green World and True Up are talking about it. I liked the idea of On Demand Fabric Printing so much so I decided to … Read More ...
Image from Amazon
I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of Ellen Highsmith Silver’s book Floorquilts!. She shares her unique method of transforming fabric scraps into beautiful durable floor coverings. I can appreciate her motivation for coming … Read More ...
Image from Superior Threads
Check out this handy thread selection chart at Superior Threads. Link to chart.
Via Golden Gate Quilts.
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Image from DreamWeaver's Quilts
Inchie Quilts by Nadine Ruggles is now available!
Book Description:
Join the latest trend in quilting and make the tiniest quilts yet—only 1″ x 1″ square! Learn how to make these exquisite little gems from a … Read More ...
Images from Knit R Done
Good on Alex from Knit R Done blog for making this wonderful heartfelt Log Cabin pieced pillow while working out some difficult emotions related to being left behind while her spouse is deployed overseas.… Read More ...
Image from Piece O' Cake
Two of my all time favorite quilting teachers have a new book Applique Outside the Lines available for preorder at their Piece o Cake Web site. AlthoughI have several of their books/CDs on needle-turn … Read More ...