Kaelin at the plaid scottie is celebrating her 4th year in blogland with a giveaway of two lovely items. The first is a Ta Dot Rainbow FQ Bundle, the second is this lovely doll quilt. Visit her POST for entry … Read More...
Easter doll quilt
I’m crushing over Easter Stitchings doll quilt by Belle and Bee, as seen on her Flickr group. Spring colors, embroidered motif centers and hand quilting with Perle cotton make it special.
Looking for more Easter themed quilting blocks? Check … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Rainbow Sampler quilt
Tip: No-peel Easter eggs
Visit nobiggie to find out how to never peel an egg again the frustrating way. Learn either of the two methods and you’ll have more time for sewing and quilting during the Easter season. Via Today’s Creative Blog.
Ta Dah!: Grill Mitten from scraps
Edith at Quilts and Mehr made this snazzy oven mitt from fabric scraps. I love its modern look. Visit her POST to read more.
Book: Eco Colour promotes “slow” fabric
Australian textile artist India Flint of The Textile Blog shares her natural dyeing techniques in her first book Eco Colour: Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles
by Interweave Press. Read more about it at Amazon where Booklist reviewer Barbara Jacobs has… Read More... Book: Fresh Quilting author meets Pokey
Malka Dubrawsky spoke with Pokey Bolton of Quilting Arts TV about her latest book Fresh Quilting: Fearless Color, Design, and Inspiration
. . Visit Malka’s blog A Stitch in Dye.
Book: The Tapestry of Love
Jenclair at Bayou Quilts (& Dolls) shares her latest read, The Tapestry of Love, by Rosy Thornton. It tells the story of Catherine, an English woman who after her kids are grown and her marriage ends moves to France … Read More...
Tutorial: Hexagon Needle Book
Meg at Monkey Beans made this hexagon needle book. Perfect for the sewist in your life. She shows you how. Go to her tutorial.
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Tutorial: Machine binding a quilt
Nettie at A Quilt is Nice shares her method for attaching binding to a quilt completely by machine. It’s lengthy with lots of great photos. Get the tute.
Tutorial: Rose Flower by Pat Bravo
Pat Bravo at Art Gallery Fabrics shares how to make a fabric flower rosette. She says,
Have you found yourself trying to make a beautiful flower to decorate your handbag, tunic or quilt, and you simply CAN’ T make it… Read More...
Zen doodling to art quilt
Book review: Girl’s World
Girl’s World: Twenty-One Sewing Projects to Make for Little Girls
is Jennifer Paganelli’s debut book coming out late April 2011. Jennifer is the creator of the Sis Boom™ vintage lifestyle company. She has had several popular fabric lines with Free … Read More...
Newsy: Outside Oslo home decor fabric
Jessica Jones from How About Orange announced today her new fabric collection Outside Oslo is coming out in May. It comes in home decor weight only. I envision any number of projects, you? Read more HERE.
Ta Dah!: Quilted mug wrap and coaster
Celine at Espritpatch made this adorable pair: a mug wrap and coaster for her Garden Bug swap partner. How lucky for her. Go to her POST to read more.
Book review: Twelve by Twelve
This book, Twelve by Twelve: The International Art Quilt Challenge
published by Lark Books, is crazy good. Here’s why.
The look: The production quality is first-rate. It’s beautifully bound with a bountiful amount of photographs in its generous 176 pages. … Read More...
Giveaway: Sweetwater fat quarter bundle
Alert blogger JellieBean has news of a fabric giveaway sponsored by Jojo’s Quilt Shoppe. As pictured you get a chance to win this Sweetwater fat quarter bundle (40 fat quarters) over at Everything Etsy. Go to GIVEAWAY.
Tutorial: Applique using fusible
Wendi at Shiny Happy World shows how to applique using fusible adhesive. She explains the options for finishing the edges and demonstrates the zig zag stitch. Get the TUTE.
Tutorial: Cupcake Pincushion Box
Linda at Buzzing and Bumbling shares how she made this pretty little cupcake pincushion box. Besides holding your pins still, you can stash your thread, seam ripper or other sewing supplies underneath. Handy. Go to the TUTE.
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Book giveway: Jump-Start Your Quilting
Wendy from Ivory Spring is celebrating National Quilting Day (March 19, 2011) with a book giveaway, Jump-Start Your Quilting. She has three lovely projects in the book. See photos of her projects and get entry details for the giveaway … Read More...