Cheryl from Fiber Arts and Quilting blog shares how she used MistyFuse to make an art quilt. Go to post.
[tags]technique, art quilts, shading with fusible[/tags]
Get a chance to splurge on fabric
Jojo’s online quilt shop is having a sale through May 15 – you get a free fat quarter with every purchase. But something else that does not expire – they have a drawing every month for a $50 shopping spree. … Read More...
Book: One Line at a Time
Lily from Block-a-Day grabbed this *book off her shelf to help her with her quilting stitches on the machine. Go here to see how it helped.
*One Line at a Time: 24 Geometric Machine-Quilting Designs Made Easy by Charlotte … Read More...
Free pattern: Baker’s Dozen by Pat Sloan
Check out this wonderful quilt pattern I found over at Pat Sloan’s Website: A Place for Fun. It showcases her Georgia Fabric line. Go to her free pattern page to download Baker’s Dozen.
[tags]Pat Sloan, Georgia, free quilt … Read More...
Pick a color palette
Holly from Bijou Lovely shares one tried and true way she’s found to select colors for her fabric designs. She looks outside her arena, in this case a bridal website, The Inspired Bride. Visit her post Lovely Inspiration: Color … Read More...
Music for Moms
NPR.org has created a musical mix of tunes just for mothers. Go here to listen. Click on Listen to the Live Stream. Enjoy!
[tags]Mother’s Day, gift of music, NPR[/tags]
Jelly Roll Sampler Quilt-Along
It’s not too late to join the Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) quilt-along hosted by Konda at Moose on the Porch Quilts. Instructions are posted for 5 blocks, with 7 to go.
Here’s a peek at the first one. Go … Read More...
Aimee got it! Pretty Little Mini Quilts
Thanks for sharing your experiences celebrating Cinco de Mayo to enter my very first Craft Gossip giveaway. I visited RANDOM.ORG and we have a winner. Aimee from Maryland will receive a copy of Pretty Little Mini Quilts. Congratulations Aimee! … Read More...
Twelve by Twelve quilt mosaics
If you get a chance to see the art quilts in the Twelve by Twelve collaborative in person you should. What you’ll get is a look at the mosaic quilts formed when twelve artists all work on a single theme. … Read More...
Tutorial: Strippy Table Runner
Anina from The Twiddletails Blog graciously shares how she makes her scrappy table runners. Get the tute.
[tags]table runner, quilted, fabric strips, tutorial[/tags]
Tutorial: Circle of Geese
Claudia from Machen und Tun blog shares how she made this circle of geese quilting block – it’s a variation on the traditional flying geese pattern. She says, I made this tutorial because I had a hard time to … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Mod handbag from patchwork
Jennifer Ladd made this nifty handbag using the patchwork looking fabric Echino Ni-co by Etsuko Furuya Plane Pink. I found some Red at Fabricworm.
Via CraftGossip.com Crafty Reviews
[tags]patchwork, purses, handbags, ta dah, airplanes, contemporary, modern[/tags]
Book: Rule-Breaking Quilts
Kathryn Schmidt of Quirks, LTD wants to help you escape the quilt police and become your own designer. That’s how she describes her new book Rule-Breaking Quilts published in Feb 2010 by the American Quilter’s Society – AQS. I bought … Read More...
Giveaway: Log Cabins for Everyone
Vintage lovers, check out this 1996 quilting book Log Cabins for Everyone by Sandra Hatch. Go on over to Kay Wood Inc. to get a chance to win a copy.
[tags]log cabin quilts, giveaway, book, Log Cabins for Everyone[/tags]
CG Giveaway: Pretty Little Mini Quilts
I’m honoring the Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo this week by hosting a giveaway. The prize is this lovely little book Pretty Little Mini Quilts by Ray Hemachandra. Entering is simple. Just leave a comment on this post letting me … Read More...
Book Review: Pretty Little Mini Quilts
Lark Books has created another winner in their Pretty Little Series of craft books with this latest offering Pretty Little Mini Quilts
by Ray Hemachandra. The finished quilts measure no more than 36 inches (91.4 cm) making them perfect for … Read More...
Tutorial: Double Wedding Ring Wall Art
Chris from Pickup Some Creativity shares how she transformed a traditional quilting block into wall art. Get the know-how.
[tags]tutorial, double wedding ring, framed quilt blocks[/tags]
The Cult of Domesticity
I would love to see this exhibit Women Only: Folk Art by Female Hands currently showing at The American Folk Art Museum in New York. Showing through September 12, 2010.
[tags]women’s folk art, museum, textiles, 2010[/tags]
Free pattern: Welcome Spring quilt
Cherri House of Cherry House Quilts created the Welcome Spring quilt for the Moda Bake Shop. It’s lovely. Get the recipe here.
[tags]Cherri House, Moda Bake Shop, quilts, patterns, free recipe[/tags]
Pattern: T-Shirt Memory Quilt giveaway
Jane from Maiden Jane has created her very first pattern on how to turn T-Shirts into an artful quilt. And to celebrate she’s hosting a giveaway of the down-loadable pattern, a value of $7.50 USD at her Maiden Jane Etsy… Read More...