Rachel at Stitched in Color shows her way to make a herringbone block. She admits it’s actually more of a rectangle. She includes detailed steps and lots of photos. Get the tutorial.
Herringbone was first employed in the Roman … Read More...
Blog tour: Quilting From Little Things
Don’t miss Sarah Fielke’s American blog tour featuring her new book Quilting from Little Things:
Take a small idea and develop it into something wonderful. Participants include,
28 Nov: Fat Quarterly
28 Nov: Amy Ellis
29 Nov: Thomas Knauer… Read More...
Review: How the GO! Baby {almost} stole my heart
If you’ve been in the blogosphere in the last year, you already know the manufacturers of GO! (manual cutting machine) have worked hard to put their product into the hands of quilters, sewers, and fabric crafters. Title after title in … Read More...
Back soon, Flea Market Fancy fabric line
Did I read it right? Flea Market Fancy by Denyse Schmidt is arriving at Hawthorne Threads February 2012. I did. *Yippee ki yay!!! There were many bloggers who petitioned Free Spirit to bring this popular fabric line back. I did … Read More...
Tutorial: Ribbon from fabric scraps
Dana from MADE shows how to turn your fabric scraps into pretty ribbon. Never buy store-bought ribbon again, go to tutorial.
Image credit: MADE
Newsy: Pretty in Patchwork: Holidays
John Adams from Quilt Dad is celebrating the release of his book Pretty in Patchwork:Holidays
by Lark Crafts. Check out his Christmas in the City quilt shown in his announcement post. Plus, he lists all the contributors for the book; … Read More...
Tutorial: Holiday Christmas mug rug with 8 jolly shapes
Jessie from Harding Hill Designs has outdone herself with this tutorial. Not only does she share how to make this Christmas tree applique and pieced mug rug, she includes 7 more applique shapes. They include star, heart, candy cane, ornaments, … Read More...
Event: Amish Quilts Expo in France
I seriously wish I could go. The event runs from Tuesday, December 13, 2011 until February 12, 2012. Click HERE for further details.
Pat Sloan podcast today at 4 p.m. EST
Today at American Patchwork & Quilting Radio, host Pat Sloan talks with Kellie Wulfsohn of Don’t Look Now, Traci Marvel of Bigfork Bay Cotton Company, Natalie Lymer of Cinderberry Stitches, and Betsy Chutchian. Don’t miss it. Click HERE for … Read More...
Deal alert: 50% off at Martingale
Thanks to Generation Q Magazine‘s notice on their Facebook page, I just ordered these three awesome quilting books and got them 50% off. Score! Not a quilter. Well, they have knitting/crochet, sewing, general craft books and gift items. … Read More...
Gift idea: Easy child’s lap quilt
Donna at Quilt in Progress came up with a way to make a child’s quilt so that it goes together in under two hours. Brilliant! Go HERE to see how she did it.
Widow gets a memory quilt
Patti from Sleeping Cat Creations made this memory quilt from her late neighbor’s ties and shirts. It’s a gift to the widow – meaningful, pretty comfort. Nice. Visit her blog to see how she did it.
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Fabric: Aux Champs Elysees
I am crushing on Hoodie’s LAmour de la Vie collection especially the print Aux Champs Elysees in Pink, shown. Go to Hawthorne Threads to see more.
Sale alert: AccuQuilt GO! 199.00 | cash back via ebates
On special, today through Cyber Monday, at JoAnn you can get the AccuQuilt GO
! (not the baby) for 199.00 reg 349.00. Get an extra 5% cash back through ebates.
Click HERE to go to ebates.
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Anna Maria’s studio scraps
Gift idea – a scrap bag from Anna Maria Horner’s studio for only $12.00. Here’s the product description:
… Read More...Waste not, want not! This scrap bag is filled with a colorful assortment of all of Anna Maria’s current fabric collections, which
Tutorial: Softie Christmas trees
Teresa at Patchwork and other sewing projects shows how to make these softie patchwork Christmas trees on her blog. So cute! Get the tutorial.
Image credit: Patchwork and other sewing projects
Black Friday alert: Quilting book by Klutz
On special for Black Friday at Barnes and Noble you can get the Quilting: Design and Make Your Own Patchwork Projects
by Klutz for Scholastic, Inc. for 30% off. Get an extra 10% cash back through ebates (that’s double … Read More...
Oh, Thank Cuteness
This is my entry in the O’ Thank Cuteness project at GenQ. I hope all you bloggers out there got to spend time today with your family and friends. After all, if not for them, why craft at all?… Read More...
Tutorial: Folded Star ornaments
Trish from All Things Crafty shares how she makes Folded Star ornaments. She says,
They make great Christmas gifts. It brings crafting and quilting together for a great keepsake! The possibilities are endless for color combinations.
Leah’s wool bound throw | modern loveliness
The talent in the craft blogging community never disappoints. Leah from Montana Modern Quilt Guild blog shows off a modern throw she made by sewing strips of wool around the perimeter of a rectangle of organic fleece . Talk about … Read More...