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Feb
21
Sara of Sew Sweetness is having an epic giveaway: the five packages of Pellon embroidery stabilizers shown here. Wow! Go to Sara’s blog post to enter before February 24.…
Feb
20
This work was created for the Crazy-Quilt Journal Project 2012 by Sandy L of my home state, Arkansas. I love her delicate seam treatments. Go to the blog post for the clickable image that can be enlarged.…
Feb
15
We’re so lucky that Nicki Lee received a box of chocolates for Valentine’s Day! Why do we care about the gift her sweetheart gave her? Because, now that the box is empty of candy, she is refilling it with crazy-quilting goodies and giving it to a blog reader. If you’d like to be the recipient, go to her blog post …
Feb
11
I love this block created by MashaN of Russia for the CQ Journal Project 2012. I’m not sure whether it’s finished, but it’s certainly off to a gorgeous start, incorporating delicate crocheted embellishments into her stitching. Brava! See an image you can enlarge for study at the blog post.…
Feb
11
If you love to stitch with mesh tubing, I’ve got great news for you. And if you’ve never stitched with mesh tubing: heads-up! Everybody’s talking about a product from Sundance Designs introduced at the January TNNA: Sparkles. It’s flexible mesh tubing in a wide variety of colors with a metallic sparkle.
Barbara Elmore says: “It twists, turns, flattens, fattens, and
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Feb
9
Our beloved Allie Aller (Allie’s in Stitches) is the subject of a Lisa Fulmer interview on the C&T Publishing blog. Why is C&T talking about Allie? Because they’re the publishers of her rockin book, Allie Aller’s Crazy Quilting. See the interview. Or go to the book listing. Or both!…
Feb
8
Shirley of Hudson’s Holidays shares printable spools in several sizes for your ribbons and trims. Just print or trace onto sturdy stock and cut out. Go to her post.…
Feb
7
Make a valentine for yourself. You deserve it. Teresa of TeresaDownUnder shows us step by step how to create this patchwork heart pin cushion. Wouldn’t it be perfect for a little stitchy embellishment! See the tute.…
Feb
7
Kenneth King‘s post on Threads blog shows us how to create a beautiful dimensional trim from any flexible ribbon. I think this looks like calla lilies See his tute.…
Feb
6
Janet of I’m Going Crazy blog has posted a beginner tutorial for piecing a simple heart crazy-quilt block. Check it out.…
Feb
5
The supply of eye candy never ends at the blog of the Crazy Quilt Journal Project 2012. See participants’ blocks–such as this lovely example by Shari J of Colorado–as they’re completed. I’m definitely bookmarking this blog! Go there now.
Many thanks to Kathy Shaw of Shawkl for the heads-up.…
Feb
4
Pat Winter of Gatherings shares images of some of the many crazy-quilt projects she has completed over the years. And she encourages us to participate in Crazy Quilts Are Quilts, Too! sponsored by Thearica of Pigtales and Quilts. Find out more and see the eye candy at her blog post.…
Feb
3
Deborah of Art Threads shows us how to make these pretty round, crazy-quilt potholders. (If I had some of these, they’d be just for pretty. No way I’d let them get grunged out by my funky old pots and pans.) See Deborah’s tute.…
Feb
2
Leonie Hartley-Hoover of Stitching with Attitude created this remarkable art quilt as a donation for Foto/Fiber 2012, which benefits the American Cancer Society. She calls it Love You to the Moon and Back. I call it crazy quilting meets modern quilting meets bead embroidery. Whatever you call the technique, it’s lovely. Find out more about its components and the story …
Jan
29
The January 2012 issue of CQMagOnline is available now. This free zine, which focuses on crazy-quilting, features articles by luminaries Barbara Blankenship, Cindy Thury Smith, Lynn Schoeffler, Sharon Boggon (SharonB), Lisette Root, Cathy Kizerian, and Maureen Greeson. The Block of the Issue is by our beloved Allie Aller. Be sure to check it out.…
Jan
26
Lisa of Ivory Blush Roses pieced together the usable parts of some antique white linens. From this beautiful fabric, some natural linen lining, and Maureen Greenson’s pattern, she created an armchair sewing caddy that’s almost too pretty to use. She says, “There weren’t too many spots that needed seam embellishment as I tried to use the original edges as much …
Jan
23
Our beloved Kathy Shaw of Shawkl is teaching two online courses in association with Maureen’s Vintage Acquisitions. She says,
Soft Sculpture Applique will cover how to create this lovely little teddy bear for crazy quilt projects. Or, it could be attached to a purse or baby’s bib…and instructions will include a pattern for a bunny, cat, and swan! So that’s
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Jan
15
Oh, my! Look what Allie Aller is doing now! With permission, she is using a block design created by crazy-quilting star Carole Samples as the basis for a new quilt. (Her friend Val Bothell is doing the same–it’s a challenge between them.) Here is how the piecing turned out. Fabulous! I can’t wait to follow Allie’s embellishment adventure. Get details …
Jan
9
Look what Kathy Shaw (Shawkl) made! The cutest little turtle ever. If you’d like to make your own crazy-quilted turtle pin cushion, you’re in luck. Kathy is sharing her pattern and tips for construction. Go to her post.…
Dec
19
Maureen of Maureen’s Vintage Acquisitions embellished this gorgeous crazy-quilt block as part of a round robin. The silk-ribbon wreath just stuns me. How I wish she’d give us a tutorial showing how it was done. Maybe if we all comment requesting a tute? Go to Maureen’s blog post.…
Dec
12
Maureen of Maureen’s Vintage Acquisitions tells us about an awesome project by the Crazy Quilt International Yahoo Group. She says,
Over the past few months many of the women on the…group have made hearts for Betty Pillsbury to show her our support because of the effects hurricane Irene had on her family and home. The idea was Cheryl Anderson’s of
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Dec
12
Two awesome holiday giveaways are going on over at the Victorian Motto Sampler Shoppe blog.
25 skeins of hand-dyed floss–deadline December 17
Wow! Follow the links above to read the rules and enter.
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Dec
11
This sweet little beaded heart, created by Yesteryear Embroideries, is actually a pocket for delivering a small gift. I think it would be perfect to hang on the Christmas tree each year with a small surprise inside. And I especially love that the front of the pocket is embellished with the wee seed-bead flower vine that we’ve seen in …
Dec
6
Enjoy Susan Elliott‘s story of the yearly gathering of crazy-quilting friends–the importance of ritual and gathering together. And her photos of their spectacular creations for this year, including her Kate’s Mitten (shown above) commemorating this year’s royal wedding. Go to Susan’s Plays with Needles post.…
Dec
6
Get a glimpse of crazy quilts on display at the Newark Museum through the lens of Allie Aller, shown here with Ulysses Grant Deitz, great-great-grandson of the President and the museum’s Curator of Decorative Arts. Such fun! Go to the post.…