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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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Image from Quilter Going Bananas
Quilter Going Bananas shares this cute cartoon with her readers. My reaction: Love it!
Image from Bari J
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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Image from Robert Kaufman
Go here to download this striking Robert Kaufman quilt pattern.
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Image from The Sometimes Crafter
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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Image from Kathleen O'Neill
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.…
Image from Rajboori
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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Image from Bayou Quilts
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.
Image from Cherry House
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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Tall Trees (image from Walks In The Woods)
Art quilter Frieda Anderson’s Tall Trees quilt shown here reminds me of a famous chapel designed by architect E. Fay Jones.
Shown below is Thorncrown Chapel. Where does inspiration come from when an artist picks up a…
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Quilt artist and teacher Frieda Anderson of Walks in the Woods blog has a project called Forget-Me-Knots in the Summer issue of Quilts and more magazine. According to Frieda,
It is the perfect beginner fusing project.
Go here to…
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Amy of During Quiet Time made this paperless tic tac toe board for her son’s end of year teacher’s gift. Her son saw it and wanted one just like it. Mom obliged. She used nine 4 inch squares in two colors…