Cotton prices are rising. It’s bad news. I wrote a post about it back in October, visit Raw cotton prices sky-high; may lead to hoarding. With all the lovely new fabric lines coming out we can expect to pay … Read More...
Grab a cuppa: Visit Niftyquilts’ photostream
Sit down and relax. Sip some coffee or tea and see some awesome quilts at Niftyquilts’ photostream.
Editor’s tip: Click Slideshow for hands free viewing.
Ta Dah!: Amelia’s Log Cabin pillow
This patchwork pillow is a wholly agreeable companion piece to a Log Cabin quilt Anna of Noodlehead made to welcome a friend’s baby Amelia. Lucky girl! See and read more about it. Go to Baby Pillow post or to Log … Read More...
Quilt kit: Sandy Toes
Patricia Bravo of The Creative Blog was thinking beachy thoughts whilst creating this quilt she calls Sandy Toes. It’s lovely. You can have one of your very own. Go to the quilt kit, offered exclusively at Hawthorne Threads.
Tutorial: Patchwork water bottle
Wanda from Exuberant Color shares how to make a pieced fabric water bottle cozy. Go to tutorial.
Newsy: Textile design contest
Do you have a secret wish to design fabric? If so, you may want to enter Project Selvage, a textile design contest being put on by Spoonflower and Michael Miller Fabrics. Click the photo or go HERE for … Read More...
Event: Blogger’s Pillow Party
Rachel from Stitched in Color is hosting the 2011 Blogger’s Pillow Party. Each month you can enter one of your homemade pillows (sewn, knitted, crocheted) to get a chance to win fabric and bragging rights. Go to post Blogger’s Pillow … Read More...
Free patterns: Anna’s make page
Superstar sewist Anna Maria Horner at Anna Maria just created a page on her website to house all her free patterns, ideas and tips. Good times! Go to make.
Vote for your fave art quilt
Angela of Angela’s Textile Art entered this art quilt in Quilting Gallery’s Weekly Themed Quilt Contest and is asking for your vote HERE. I love how Angela allowed the hoodie ties to hang down into the quilt’s border. Clever. … Read More...
Tutorial: Rounded, not mitered corners for quilts
Nettie over at A Quilt is Nice made this sweet baby quilt with rounded edges: see more photos of it on her post My Neighborhood Baby Quilt. She admits this quilt binding method is becoming a habit since finishing … Read More...
Free pattern: For the Habitat collection
I am mad about Jay McCarroll’s latest fabric collection Habitat for Free Spirit. Go see what I’m loving, visit the Free Spirit Habitat Swatch Gallery. But that’s not all, while you’re there you can download the Free Spirit quilt … Read More...
Follow-up post for gadget peephole
Nikki at Nikki, In Stitches did a post a bit ago where a commenter talked about how she used a peephole to design quilts. This got everyone in the blogosphere talking about it. So Nikki did some research on the … Read More...
Giveaway: Twelve by Twelve book
Diane from Twelve by Twelve announces a contest and talks about her entry in the book, Dandelion. Get a chance to win a copy of Twelve by Twelve: The International Art Quilt Challenge. Go HERE for entry details.
BOM for March: 4-Patch Club suits me
This is the latest 4-Patch Fun! Block of the Month (BOM) still going strong over at Victoriana Quilters. Clubs is one of 4 suits in playing cards. This block looks more complicated than it is so if you are … Read More...
Giveaway: Springy appliqued quilt panel
Margaret from Quilts and Thoughts is giving away this quilt top that measures roughly 16″ x 25″. You can either add to it or bind it and be done. Go to Giveaway for March for entry details.
Auction for Alzheimer’s
The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative Auction begins today March 1 and runs through March 10. Go to AAQI to see what the initiative was all about, then jump to the Auction scroll down and look at some awesome art quilts.… Read More...
Newsy: National Craft Month is here
March is National Craft Month and we editors at Craft Gossip are celebrating all month-long. Just so you know, the Craft Gossip Quilting Editor is hosting a giveaway for a one year (6 issues) subscription to a popular quilting magazine. … Read More...
The aliens have landed fabric postcard
Chris from Trading Fabric Postcards has collected 1000 of these tiny works of art. Many she has received in swaps from participants from all over the world. She says this about the monthly swaps, We are a very good group … Read More...
Single Girl Quilt-Along and template tip
Holly from Bijou Lovely joined the Single Girl Quilt-Along, see their Flickr group. She shares a cash saver tip today on her blog. Instead of using expensive Myler plastic sheets she made her Single Girl ring templates from … Read More...
Event: Mystery quilt story and BOM
Chris of We Love Quilting wants you to know about an upcoming event, a mystery quilt Block of the Month (BOM) called Silver Road to California by Carol Logan Newbill. When you sign up (there is a fee) you will … Read More...