Isadora from Dorothy Hobbies/Pastimes made this patchwork tote that showcases lovely embroidery pattern Dream Garden by Jenny Hart. Made for her son’s girlfriend Lulu as a birthday gift. The pattern printed on cotton is available to buy at Sublime Stitching … Read More...
Quilt Freebie: Christmas Truck paper piecing pattern
If you saw this POST and fell in love with the Christmas truck with the little girl driver like I did, you are in luck. Not only has Julianna from Sewing under Rainbow let us in on her fussy cutting … Read More...
Grab a cuppa: Tide Pools one of many Fall Festival quilts
Jennifer from That Girl…That Quilt entered this quilt she calls Tide Pools in the Fall 2011 Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. Love her colors, so Autumn! Best of all, she uses Heather Ross’ wildly popular fabric from the Mendocino collection. See … Read More...
Giveaway: FQ Lark Bundle at Maureen Cracknell
In celebration of this weekend’s International Quilt Market the ladies of The Intrepid Thread are giving away 12 Fat Quarters of Lark by Amy Butler at Maureen Cracknell Handmade. Contest ends 10 o’clock pm (EST) Sunday, October 30th. Click … Read More...
DIY: Fussy cut a motif in paper piecing
Julianna from Sewing Under Rainbow shares how she fussy cuts a motif when paper piecing. Here she got the girl in the driver’s seat, so cute. Get the know-how, go to the tutorial.
Image credit: Sewing Under Rainbow
Tutorial series for Weekend Kits
Anne from Weekend Kits Blog emailed me to let me know she has created a series of tutorials that will help beginners make a baby quilt from one of her kits. I took a peek at them and they are … Read More...
Boggers’ Quilt Festival starts today
Bloggers’ Quilt Festival Fall 2011 starts today at Amy’s Creative Side. There are already 120 linkies to some awesome quilts. Don’t miss it. Go to Festival.
Pattern: Apple Slices Baby Quilt
The description for this cute quilt pattern says it is pieced ‘cranky’ style making it go together quickly. That’s a good thing ’cause projects that go on too long make me cranky, you? Click HERE to see Apple Slices Baby … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Wordy pillow at Badskirt
Love the addition of words in this scrappy patchwork pillow. Badskirt just finished it for her swap partner. I love it. Click HERE to read more.
Image credit: Badskirt
Dear Jane Halloween Quilt at Stop
Kathleen at Rose Prairie Quilts and Farm documented on her blog Day Two of a group Shop Hop. She spied this Dear Jane Halloween-themed quilt at Quilter’s Harvest In Higginsville, Missouri. Totally worth a stop to see this spin on … Read More...
Sidewalk Two proves quilting makes the quilt
This is Pippa Patchwork‘s second Sidewalk Quilt, see the first one HERE in an earlier post. This time she changed the look of the quilt by quilting an overall pattern instead of focusing her stitches in each … Read More...
No Fuddy in this doll quilt
Kirsten at Gemini Stitches entered this doll quilt in the Fuddy is Not Duddy Challenge over at Naptime Quilters. Click HERE to read Kirsten’s full post.
Click HERE to see all projects entered in this challenge.
Ta Dah!: Maverick Stars quilt
AmandaJean at Crazy Mom Quilts completed this aqua, red and white quilt with the help of the Two’s Company Quilt Bee. Each member of the bee contributed one maverick star block. The way Amanda arranged the blocks is brilliant. … Read More...
Getting to know you…5,4,3,2,1 things
Bloggers, check out the 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Things About… series at CRAFT:. They want to know more about you:
… Read More...One Project You Are Particularly Proud Of
Two Mistakes You’ve Made in the Past
Three Things That Make
Freebie: Halloween Witch pattern for paper piecing
Bonnie from Quiltville’s Quips and Snips is excited to share a fantastic paper-pieced witch pattern designed by one of her talented friends. This whimsical pattern is perfect for adding a touch of magic to your Halloween quilting projects. Whether you’re … Read More...
Outfoxed fabric line by Lizzy House
Foxes, hedgehogs and the occasional rabbit adorn the Outfoxed fabric collection by Lizzy House. She created the collection in three colorways Cleverly Outfoxed, Smartly Outfoxed and Wisely Outfoxed. All so cute. Click HERE to see some up close… Read More...
For the boys: Mechanical Genius fabric
Really great boy fabric is hard to find. Mo from lime gardenias knows this personally with a 12 yr old son of her own. She solicited his advice (subject and colors) before designing her fabric line Mechanical Genius. The circuit … Read More...
Tute: Vinyl lined zakka-style lunch bag
Built around a Sawtooth Star quilt block, this lovely lunch bag is Crafty Fox’s entry in the 12 Gifts of Christmas Tutorials at Ellison Lane Quilts. She admitted to being a bit intimidated by all the other blogger’s projects, what … Read More...
DIY: Chevron rag quilt for big brother
It’s all boy! That’s right, Rikka from Ricochet and Away made her second quilt ever (the first was for her little girl age 4) with a mandate from the recipient (her 7 yr old son). It could not be babyish, … Read More...
Tutorial: Piecing “A Brand New Heart”
This is an irresistibly cute pillow I spied at Boys, Buttons, and Butterflies. Heidi used a foundation piecing method to create the scrappy heart then surrounded it with these sweet words,
… Read More...Only God can take the pieces of a