Sewing machine fun. Go here to view video.

Via Library Gal Quilts

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Look at what Frayed Edge is quilting up for Nancy. It’s Frightfully Crazy from The Buggy Barn. It’s well worth a click to see Frayed Edge’s subtitle.

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Help Marlene Biles of Sipiweske Quilt Designs blog celebrate her 200th post. Go here for entry details.   

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You don’t want to miss this fat quarter fabric giveaway hosted by Pieces of Work blog. It’s from the Gobble Collection by Sandy Gervais for Moda. Go here for entry details.

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Busy dogs and cats, swinging monkeys, turtles, mice and more are part of the Animal Party fabric giveaway hosted by Sew Domestic. Hurry, you only have until Wednesday to leave a comment on her blog to enter.

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In case you haven’t heard it through Twitter or Facebook let me tell you what IBOL Guy is doing. He’s heading up a project called Iraqi Bundles of Love (IBOL) to send fabric and sewing items to Iraq before his unit leaves. Here is the…

Meet Jack. He’s nesting on a pile of Anne’s half square triangle trims. See more at Cottons ‘n Wool.

Meet Emma. She’s resting on several of my unfinished objects (UFOs).    

Meet Miss Alice who slept all night on this lovely quilt from Quilts by the…

• Shoe Queue by Paula Shareski at Bobby Socks Quilt Company 
  Via The Proficient Needle
• Summer Shoe Quilt (no batting) purchased on Ebay, closeup
• Cowboy boot block by Susan Druding at equilters.com

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Christina from The Sometimes Crafter has created a series of tutorials on quilt binding. Each one gives detailed instructions with photos. Here’s the breakdown.

• Part 1: Making Your Binding
• Part 2: Attaching Your Binding
• Part 3: Attaching to Back

Link to all 3 tutorials here.

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Sindy over at Fat Cat Patterns blog announces a brand new Block of the Month (BOM), Southern Gentleman. I love the gold, tan, and burgundy colors in this quilt and the applique is exquisite. It starts this month, August 2009 and runs through December 2010. Go here for…

This quilt pattern from Andover Fabrics is a quick one to piece; you start with a center panel and surround it with six borders. Fabric from the Autumn Bounty collection, designed by Kim Schaefer. Click here to download.

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Quilt guild Pinetree Patchworkers made “June Bug” as a group project headed up by it’s designer Karla of Karla’s Color Corner blog. That’s her standing in front of this beautiful quilt. Go here to see how to purchase a ticket.

Join Ryan from I’m Just a Guy Who Quilts blog in The Very Versatile 5 in. Noodle Fabric Strip Swap. Go here for details on how to join.   

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Get a chance to win a Jelly Roll from the Chez Moi collection for Moda at Sew Fabulous Quilt Shop. Go here to see how to enter.

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Inspiration is all around us. Becky of Piece ‘O Cake blog gets it. She snapped this photo of the front of the Huisache Grill in New Braunfels, Texas. Of the doors painted differently, she said, When you are designing a quilt it helps to…