Patterns, patchworks and projects
Quilters, get out your fiber, embellishments and thoughts of home. Quilting Arts Magazine is hosting their 2009 Calendar contest. And the theme is ‘Celebrating Home’.
Here is a picture of the cover for the 2008 calendar. You just know there … Read More ...
Famed artist and fabric designer Laurel Burch passed away last week. Ms. Burch’s vibrant, warm and endearing designs have been available to quilters on fabric for a number of years.
Thank you to Jenny for directing us to a lovely … Read More ...
I love creative uses for old things. And I love cool notions, too. Whip-Up, a fabulously crafty and inspiring blog, offers this nice tutorial by Joan Gorman on turning a cigarette case into a needle case.
Remember to bookmark … Read More ...
I love the short fashion handles on my quilted purses and totes. But sometimes I want a shoulder strap, too. There’s no reason I can’t have both. It’s a simple modification to add a detachable shoulder strap to any open-top … Read More ...
Now is your chance to meet and learn from quilt icon, Kaye Wood!
Come and check out the Kaye Wood seminar at the
EVERYTHING QUILTING & SEWING EXPO
September 22, 2007
9:00 am-3:30pm (lunch break from 11:00-1:00)
St. Charles, Missouri … Read More ...
With dozens of books to her name, national known quilter Billie Lauder continues to lead the way with easy, fun and quick quilting projects.
Here’s Billie with her clever ‘Quilters Dollhouse’ quilt.
Read more about this here.
[tags]billie lauder, … Read More ...
Dot of Rantala Rags stores her fabric scraps in old popcorn tins. She recently opened those tins and had a fabric explosion in her studio. With a little organizing, and what looks like some fun I would enjoy, Dot pieced … Read More ...
I love seeing other people’s quilting spaces. Better Homes & Gardens offers us a glimpse into a vintage inspired quilting room.
The stacks of beautiful fabric look like a beautiful project all by themselves.
More great photos about this here… Read More ...
I continue to hear grumblings in the quilt industry about reaching and teaching young people to quilt. Many schools have eliminated the home economics programs many of us had years ago. Home Ec in junior high was where I learned … Read More ...
This is such a unique fund raising idea. The Fat Quarter’s Quilt Guild of Columbus, Nebraska, is hosting the “Bounty of Quilts Tour of Homesâ€. All of the homes are located at area lakes.
Proceeds of the tour in previous … Read More ...
Renowned quilter Pat Sloan will be offering a free quilt-along on her blog this month. What a great idea!
Visit Pat’s blog, sign up for her newsletter to get the details, then get ready to quilt along with the other … Read More ...
I love speciality rulers for my quilting projects. I’m a bit of a notion nut. If you are, too, check out this Curved Corner Cutter ruler
from Creative Grids.
It never … Read More ...
The Chinese Lantern quilt block is a versatile design element. And it’s darn cute, too. Imagine the possibilities, all decked out in pumpkin fabric.
Why not start planning your Halloween quilting projects with this block? A few blocks would make … Read More ...
People come to quilting through many different avenues. However, this is the first time I’ve heard of a cop turned quilt shop owner.
Read the rest of this story here.
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Charitable sewing by students is a wonderful quilt project that benefits many in the Reno area.
From the Reno Gazette Journal:
Galena High School junior Christi Mannos, 16, leads a group called Comfort Quilts, which makes quilts and delivers them … Read More ...