Check out this crafty goodness from Wendi Gratz of Shiny Happy World. She’s a guest blogger over at Whip Up today and shows how to make these adorable fabric gift bags. Go to the Cutie Pie Gift Bags tutorial… Read More...
Blog tour for Quilt Fiesta book
Cheryl from Cheryl Lynch Quilts announces a blog tour to celebrate her new book called Quilt Fiesta!: Surprising Designs from Mexican Tiles. Get the blog tour schedule and find out how you can win a free copy of the just-out … Read More...
Newsy: Lapel Stick winners picked
Thanks to each and every one of you who entered the giveaway for a Lapel Stick
by Band K Enterprises out of Victoria BC Canada. There were 19 comments. Using Random.org the two winning numbers are 3, Loralynn of My … Read More...
Tutorial: Bunting quilt using cutter
Christina from A Few Scraps shares how she made this bunting quilt using the Accuquilt GO! fabric cutter. Go to the tute.
Science and Art of thread selection
Liz from Sew4Home offers up some tips on thread selection breaking down the discussion under science and art. Topics include weight, tensile strength, dye lots and consistency, color and style. She also includes the most common thread types and a … Read More...
Dresden Plate block with vintage flair
Megs from Monkey Beans made her very first Dresden Plate block incorporating some bits of vintage fabrics. Yeah! Visit her February Bee Block post to see a close up of the 16 1/2″ block plus get a link to the … Read More...
Leah Day’s Transformation Challenge
Leah from Day Style Designs is hosting a contest called The Transformation Challenge. Each entrant must create a 9″ x 12 ” quilt and use at least 5 designs from Leah’s Free Motion Quilting Project. Go to Day … Read More...
BOM: Butterfly Garden starting soon
Isn’t’ this fresh? One of my favorite quilt shops The Rabbit’s Lair is hosting a new BOM program starting March 1, 2011. Shown is one of the 18″ blocks that make up the finished 64″ x 64″ quilt aptly named … Read More...
Gnome and Lil Fox patterns on sale
I am so digging this gnome and fox. These and more downloadable paper piecing patterns are on sale at Artisania through the end of February. Visit the New Pattern Shop for details.
Free download: Woodland Faeries
Natalie from Cinderberry Stitches gave this pattern out at the Houston Quilt Market in October of last year. Called Woodland Faeries, she designed the project for Lecien to showcase COSMO embroidery threads
and the Flower Sugar fabric line
. You … Read More...
Raffle: Vintage Stars quilt
Vikki from Field Trips in Fiber is handling the raffling of this beautiful 75″ x 84″ Vintage Stars quilt. Talented members of her local guild Country School Quilters made the quilt with proceeds going to the Virginia Quilt Museum. … Read More...
Tutorial: Button Jars quilt
Midnight Creations made this mini wall hanging for her sewing room. Deck out your creative space. Go to her post Quilted Button Jars to get the DIY. Via Craftgawker.
Tutorial: Peek-a-boo owl quilt
Kelley from The Pioneer Quilter shares how she made this cute as a hoot owl quilt. The wings are flappable so you can play peek-a-boo with your nearest baby. She said she designed it for use as a charity project … Read More...
Tutorial: Fabric gift box
Michele from Michele Made Me shows how she made this completely adorable fabric gift box. She promises this project will not only make you a gift giving maven, but it will help you perfect your free motion quilting skills. Go … Read More...
Tutorial: Ice Fabric Dyeing
After Lynda from Bloom, Bake and Create posted her tutorial on snow fabric dyeing she received many comments from readers asking her what to do if you don’t have snow. She responded with a new tutorial on how to use … Read More...
Tutorial: Block for monochromatic quilt sampler
Margaret from Konstant Kaos shares how she made this “building block” styled block to go into her monochromatic themed sampler quilt. By the way, the Modern Quilt Guild’s second challenge is to create a mono quilt so Margaret’s timing of … Read More...
Tutorial: Baby quilt in 7 steps
Crafty Mummy wants you off the sidelines if you want to try quilting but have not jumped in yet. This easy to put together baby quilt is made up of simple rows. For a beginner, sewing a series of straight … Read More...
Tutorial: Splendid pieced placemat
Erica from The Polka Dot Umbrella created this elegant pieced placemat from fabric squares. If you want to make some for your table she walks you through making one, and provides yardage amounts for ten. Go to her blog post … Read More...
Retro Mummy and Quilts for Queensland
Corrie from Retro Mummy is heading up a quilt drive for those worst hit by the recent floods in Queensland. There are a couple of ways to take part. Send in one or several 12 1/2 inch quilt blocks that … Read More...
Product review: Lapel Stick for quilters
A tool that makes the process of quilting easier often gets a permanent spot in my sewing basket. I just tried out a new product that shows promise to take up residence there. It’s a fabric marker called Lapel Stick… Read More...