Bonnie of Quiltville’s Quips and Snips has kicked off her 2013 mystery quilt, the Celtic Solstice. Go HERE to get your first clue.
Image credit: Quiltville’s Quips and Snips
Tutorial: Modern Christmas Tree quilt
Christa is hosting a Quilt Along (QAL) on her blog for a Modern Christmas Tree wall hanging. On the color diagram you see her quilt pattern for piecing the top. On the other she generously shares her sketch for free … Read More...
Tutorials: Père-Noël quilt
Teresa of Teresa Down Under shares on her blog how to make this Christmas-themed lap quilt. She’s broken it down into three parts, the first is piecing the quilt top – notice she’s using gorgeous holiday fabric. The second is … Read More...
Little Deer Cathedral Windows
I’m fawning over Kerri’s (lovely little handmades) latest quilt project. Her Cathedral Windows are made from fussy cut motifs on a polka dot ground. Once she makes enough, she plans to sew them into a pillow.
Her approach … Read More...
Running reds and redemption
Oh, the dreaded reds running upon washing. It snagged quilt historian Barbara Brackman of Material Culture with this gorgeous red and green quilt top. She finds redemption through a fellow blogger, Vicki Welsh. Read the entire story right here… Read More...
Beatles quilt survived tornado
Bonnie of Quiltville is getting the word out about this Beatles-inspired quilt that survived a deadly tornado in Illinois last week. It needs to find its way home. Visit her blog post to learn more about this storm and how … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Twin trumps fears with Gypsy Kisses
This is s small section of a quilt top made by Jessica of Twin Fibers. She admits she was daunted by the difficulty of the piecing, but got over it once she started. And what a finish to show … Read More...
Penny Patch quilt along for beginners
Rachel of Stitched in Color is showing newbie quilters how to create a quilt, from design to done. The image shown here is from post 9, Sew and Assemble Blocks. There’s no expiration on these tutorials, go HERE to … Read More...
Use color in context
Anne of Play Crafts takes on the topic of color in a recent blog post. She explains,
Knowing how colors appear to change based on their context can be a very powerful design tool when creating your projects.
Go HERE … Read More...
Freebie: Holly quilt block
I love the symmetry of this Christmas themed quilt block, made by Brioni of FlossyBossy. Get the free pattern and template to make your own HERE.
Image credit: FlossyBossy
Freebie: Goldfish mandala coloring sheet
This splishy splashy goldfish mandala is the work of Shala Kerrigan of Don’t Eat the Paste. Originally to go in her coloring book featuring paisley, it’s a reject (not paisley enough) she’s sharing with her readers. Think of this … Read More...
Peachy keen quilt and the quilter’s dilemma
In Ashley’s (Film in the Fridge) post about her peachy baby quilt she touches on the fundamental reason I send most of my quilt tops out instead of stitching them myself. As most of my quilts are gifts, … Read More...
The red shirt baby quilt
This is Pieces by Polly’s entry in the For the Boys Blog Hop running through November 15th over at Sew We Quilt. I love the simplicity of the front with just the symbol on a red ground. The back’s … Read More...
Tutorial: Hexie Christmas Tree Skirt
Deby of So Sew Easy gets my clever blogger award today with her latest quilt-y sewing project. She started with a simple hexagon shape, added holiday fabric scraps and ended up with this festive Christmas tree skirt. So fun, plus … Read More...
Hand piecing best for busy mom
Mother of six Konda Luckau of Moose on the Porch Quilts wants you to give hand piecing a try with her project geared specifically for this called Hallies Hexi Stars. Konda finds she can do by hand work while … Read More...
Free pattern: Apple Pie Carl Sagan Quote
Make this the focal point of your next quilt-y project and you are sure to please your inner geek. The pattern is the work of Bridgeen Gillespie of Cherry and Cinnamon and right now, is offered at Kitschy Digitals as … Read More...
Tutorial: Easy quilt For the Boys
Sarah Scholz makes quick work of this quilt by using a Jelly Roll (precut fabrics) from the Scoot collection by Riley Blake. She’s one of many bloggers participating in Madame Samm’s For the Boys blog hop. Get the tutorial.… Read More...
Tutorial: Family Tree quilted pillow
A bird, a tree and leaves appliqued on a white ground. This, a closeup of a quilted pillow made by Karen Miller of Karen’s Quilts, Crows and Cardinals. She’s celebrating having her whimsical fall project, Family Tree, featured … Read More...
Digital photo tip “Beware your camera lies”
Not specifically for quilting, but this article written by Julie Comstock will help any maker who photographs their goods for their blog, competition or just for the fun of it. The author of this post claims your camera lies, but … Read More...
Flash sale at Craftsy for classes
Craftsy is having a Trick or Treat sale. Choose from the following classes:
quilting • sewing • cake decorating • knitting • cooking • embroidery • Fine Art
These would make great birthday or Christmas gifts, I’m thinking. So, get on over to … Read More...