Thanks goes to The Quilting Pirate for sharing her favorite eye candy from her trip to Hershey. This quilt is truly inspirational. Go here for more photos.
Hand v. machine stitched binding
Blogger SummerSadie shares with us her three failed attempts to machine bind a quilt. Go here to see her photos. Afterwards, she said she is resigned to doing it by hand. But, I agree with Joy who commented, I like the first machine binding stitch attempt. It is…
Give-away: Bunny Hill gift certificate
Get a chance to win a $50 gift certificate towards a Bunny Hill Design at Mama Spark’s World. Go here to get details.
Via Crispy Quilts
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Wavy sherbet goodness
Image by Fiber & Pulp
Linda of Fiber & Pulp blog is working on a piece called Sherbert Layers in a class she’s taking. This is just a bit of it, go here to see the rest. Beautiful job. I hope Linda will share photos…
Do clean your machine, but how?
By Craft Nectar
I admit it, I’ve used compressed air to clean out my bobbin case. But according to Craft Nectar online, this is a big Don’t because it simply blows the dirt deeper into the machine. Go here to get step by step instructions (including 17 photos) for…
Vintage sewing machines
Image from Cut Out + Keep
Christine S. Blystone, owner of this 1950’s beauty explains, I absolutely love my vintage Morse sewing machine. Not only is it beautiful, it’s also a total workhorse. Go here to read how she gets the most out of her vintage machine, from…
Pattern picks: Girls
Cute as a Button Baby Jacket by Jackie Clark
Sleepy bags Pattern by Jackie Clark
Pajama Game Quilt Pattern by Lizzie B cre8tive
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Grannie’s flower garden brooch
Grannie’s flower garden brooch
- By dear fii Etsy
What a sweet little brooch dear fii has stitched up for us. Available to purchase at her Etsy shop.
[tags]dear fii, brooch, grandmother’s flower garden, sewing, patchwork[/tags]On sale: Sugar Sack Quilts book
I found Sugar Sack Quilts at Connecting Threads online store. It’s affordable at $12.64 USD.
Book description:
In the early 20th century, colorful textile feedsacks offered an economical way for women to brighten their lives. Quilters scrambled to the feed store to get…
Pastel Party
- Image from Piece O’ Cake
The best bloggers are generous folks who share with us great finds like this: Pastel Party by Judy Twitter. Piece O’ Cake blog clued me in to this patchwork beauty that was part of the Artful Bras exhibit at the Knoxville…
Free pattern: Quilted Tote Bag
I found these fun quilted totes at Phyllis Dobbs blog. They showcase her fabric line “It’s a Dog’s Life“. Go here to download the free pattern. Both fabric and pattern are an original design of Phyllis Dobbs. Simply delightful!
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…Free pattern: Quilted Tote Bag
I found these fun quilted totes at Phyllis Dobbs blog. They showcase her fabric line “It’s a Dog’s Life“. Go here to download the free pattern. Both fabric and pattern are an original design of Phyllis Dobbs. … Read More...
Book: Pretty Little Potholders
- Image from Amazon
Rumi at Lucky Frog blog clued me in to Pretty Little Potholders by Lark Books. Visit Rumi’s post to see her yo yo potholders.
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Technique: Portable hand sewing
The beauty of this pictorial tutorial is you don’t need to understand French to get it. Simone Struss of the Quilting Studio blog shares her hand sewing technique in 26 photos making what she calls a Grandmother’s Flower Garden design. Go here to view Le…
Free: 7 Quilted Bag Patterns
Image from Quilting Arts Web site
If you join the Quilting Arts Community you get this free download 7 Quilted Bag Patterns. Go here to sign up. They promise to not sell your email address.
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…Free: 7 Quilted Bag Patterns
If you join the Quilting Arts Community you get this free download 7 Quilted Bag Patterns. Go here to sign up. They promise to not sell your email address.
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Video: Make a 3D Flying Geese block
- Ricky Tims’ Flying Geese
At the Quilt Show blog Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson show how to make a dimensional Flying Geese block. Based On A True Story blog shared the link. Her post describing all the trouble she had in making it is so funny. Read…
Quilting myths
When I hear a statement like the Apollo missions with men walking on the moon was faked, never happened, I go to Snopes Rumor Has It and see if they have anything on it.
Do you ever wonder if everything you’ve been taught about quilting is accurate?…
eBook: Shadow Trapunto
Geta Grama of Geta’s Quilting Studio blog specializes in the Trapunto style of quilting. Her bio caught my attention. I am a passionate quilter living in Romania. Unfortunately, here quilting is an unknown craft for most of the people. I love to…