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Nowadays buyers and sellers are from all across the globe so this free online Measurement Converter could be a great help. It takes you from yards to meters and from meters to yards. Go here to get the tool.
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Aren’t these the cutest applique patterns ever? Designer Kelly Fletcher of materialistic blog made them into six pillows/cushions. According to Kelly,
They’re all the same size, so would also work well as an appliqué quilt – using one, two or all six of the…
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Helen Mary of Caledonia Quilter blog answers the question How can a longarm quilter help you? She goes beyond the obvious which is of course to quilt a top for you. My personal favorite is:
5) Help you finish tops that were started but…
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The Quilt Pattern Shoppe came up with this clever technique for a local quilt shop’s warrior quilts project. Forget matching those picky points. Go here to download the free pattern.
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Quilter Going Bananas shares this cute cartoon with her readers. My reaction: Love it!
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Check out this free downloadable quilt pattern made from Bari J’s debut fabric collection Full Bloom. Available in stores June 1, 2009.
Go here to download.
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Bari Ackerman is a new fabric designer with a new fabric line called Full Bloom - available in stores June 1, 2009. Go here to see more swatches.
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Go here to download this striking Robert Kaufman quilt pattern.
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Christina from The Sometimes Crafter may have felt discombobulated after her dream, but her Log Cabin block, shown here, turned out just fine. Go here to see where she got some of the fabric.
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Check out Kathleen O”Neill’s quilt made of recycled materials.
Description of work:
One of a series of tin quilts has 3D tin roses on a patchwork of hundreds of individually nailed tin scraps. Edged with tin piping and lace.…
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Rajboori has developed a contemporary line of quilts using Peace Silk.
Their definition of Peace Silk:
Peace Silk is the only silk in which the silkworm is allowed to live a full life after emerging from the cocoon that is used to…
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The International Fiber Collaborative’s Interdependence tree project is complete.
Project Description:
Much like a live tree is interdependent on its leaves and roots for survival, societies are interdependent on the greater whole, family units, communities, and countries.
Go here to see more Tree…
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Go here for free download from Needle Crafter.
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Jenclair of Bayou Quilts shares her latest embroidery piece. And look, she stitched a patchwork. Go here to see more photos.
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Check out Pimp Stitch’s free embroidery pattern Cupcake of Guadalupe. Go here to download.
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Check out Nancy’s picnic quilt top made from vintage sheets. Hey, I grew up with some of those. Love it! Go here for dimensions.
Via Wise Craft.
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Cherry House Quilts describes this pattern as the perfect marriage between classic & contemporary. It’s also their best seller. Go here to see all their fresh looking patterns.
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