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Clever tool from Clover: Bobbin stacker

June 7, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Clover
Images from Clover

bobbin-twoClover has come up with yet another clever tool. How did we make do without their Yo-yo Makers? Like the Yo-yo Maker, serious quilters and sewers will likely want one of these bobbin stackers to keep drawers organized. It’s endorsed by Nancy Zieman, of…

Clever tool from Clover: Bobbin stacker

June 7, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Clover
Images from Clover

bobbin-twoClover has come up with yet another clever tool. How did we make do without their Yo-yo Makers? Like the Yo-yo Maker, serious quilters and sewers will likely want one of these bobbin stackers to keep … Read More...

Quilt Diva Giveaway

June 7, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Amy Bradley Designs

Image from Amy Bradley Designs

Go to Amy Bradley Designs blog and sign up for her very first giveaway. Tell her why you are a quilting diva or suggest a design idea in her comments area. Winners will be announced Friday June 19th. Go…

Free pattern: Baxter in pink

June 7, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Amy Bradley Designs

Image from Amy Bradley Designs

Amy from Amy Bradley Designs offers doggie fun with her free Baxter pattern. Go here to download. 

Technorati Tags: quilting, pattern, dog, whimsy

Tutorial: Values quilt

June 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Willy Nilly

Image from Willy Nilly

Forget matching. Just randomly pull lights, mediums, and darks out of your stash to make a Values quilt. Katie from Willy Nilly blog offers a tutorial. Get the how-to here.

Technorati Tags: quilting, tutorial, value, stash

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Free pattern: Katie Jump Rope

June 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Free Spirit

Images from Free Spirit

Denyse Schmidt’s Katie Jump Rope fabric collection by Free Spirit is getting harder to find. I just bought a bit of D1679-130 at my local quilt shop, shown here, and that is the only style they had left. katie-one-yard

So…

Free pattern: Chloe Bagpack

June 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from pbtex

Image from pbtex

Check out this fun quilted backpack bag designed by Heidi Pridemore for P & B Textiles. It features the Chloe fabric collection.   Get the free pattern here.

Technorati Tags: quilting, backpack, bag, chloe, pattern

Free pattern: Chloe Bagpack

June 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Check out this fun quilted backpack bag designed by Heidi Pridemore for P & B Textiles. It features the Chloe fabric collection.   Get the free pattern here.

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Create your own custom fabric

June 6, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Cash on Couch

Cash on Couch photograph by Char

You design it, Karma Kraft prints it. Both Crafting a Green World and True Up are talking about it. I liked the idea of On Demand Fabric Printing so much so I decided to try it. After all, Karma Kraft’s Web site says you can do this…

Free designs

June 5, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

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Images from Briar Press
Images from Briar Press

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Think of the possiblities for applique and embroidery with these free designs from Briar Press. You do have to register in order to download their designs. Images are for non-commercial use only. 
Via Design Freebies

Technorati Tags: quilting, designs, applique, embroidery

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Floorquilts! from fabric scraps

June 5, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Amazon

Image from Amazon

I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of Ellen Highsmith Silver’s book Floorquilts!. She shares her unique method of transforming fabric scraps into beautiful durable floor coverings. I can appreciate her motivation for coming up with this idea.

About the Author:

She invented Floorquilts…

Floorquilts! from fabric scraps

June 5, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

I cannot wait to get my hands on a copy of Ellen Highsmith Silver’s book Floorquilts!. She shares her unique method of transforming fabric scraps into beautiful durable floor coverings. I can appreciate her motivation for coming up with this … Read More...

Thread selection chart

June 5, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Superior Threads

Image from Superior Threads

Check out this handy thread selection chart at Superior Threads. Link to chart.

Via Golden Gate Quilts.

Technorati Tags: quilting, threads, chart

Inchie Quilts book

June 5, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Dreamweaver's Quilts

Image from DreamWeaver's Quilts

Inchie Quilts by Nadine Ruggles is now available! 

Book Description:

Join the latest trend in quilting and make the tiniest quilts yet—only 1″ x 1″ square! Learn how to make these exquisite little gems from a master.Go here to order.

Nadine of…

“Stand by your man” camo pillow

June 5, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

 
Image from Knit R Done

Images from Knit R Done

Stand by your man
Embroidery

Good on Alex from Knit R Done blog for making this wonderful heartfelt Log Cabin pieced pillow while working out some difficult emotions related to being left behind while her spouse is deployed overseas.

Here is Alex’s description of her project…

Quilting Keepsake Pillow “Stand by your man” Camo pillow

June 5, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Stand by your man
Embroidery

Good on Alex from Knit R Done blog for making this wonderful heartfelt Log Cabin pieced pillow while working out some difficult emotions related to being left behind while her spouse is deployed overseas.

Here is Alex’s description of … Read More...

Book: Applique Outside the Lines

June 4, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Piece O' Cake

Image from Piece O' Cake

Two of my all time favorite quilting teachers have a new book Applique Outside the Lines available for preorder at their Piece o Cake Web site. AlthoughI have several of their books/CDs on needle-turn applique, I find…

Free pattern: Taxi quilt

June 4, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from Timeless Treasures

Image from Timeless Treasures

Go to Timeless Treasuresand download free pattern Taxi. Original design by Heidi Pridemore. Yellows and grays are great together!

Note: Pattern is available for free one year only, thereafter it is for sale.

Technorati Tags: quilting, pattern, taxi, modern

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Free pattern: Taxi quilt

June 4, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Go to Timeless Treasuresand download free pattern Taxi. Original design by Heidi Pridemore. Yellows and grays are great together!

Note: Pattern is available for free one year only, afterwards it is for sale.

Editor’s Note 3/10/2013: This pattern is … Read More...

Inspiration: Quilt your veggies

June 4, 2009 by Scarlett Burroughs

Image from quilting diva
Images from quilting diva

Image from quilting diva

Laura of Quilting Diva blog found design inspiration while cooking up some colorful veggies one evening. Some of our best color schemes come from nature.

  

Technorati Tags: quilting, design, inspiration, color, creativity

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