Hurry, you only have a few days left to get a chance to win this Urban Circus fat quarter set over at Scarlet Fig. Laurie Wisbrun is curious what you have made or might make of her fabric line. … Read More...
Rainbow Around the Block stunning stats
October for author and fabric designer Anna Maria Horner is all about sewing together the blocks quilters sent in to support her project Rainbow Around the Block to comfort the 2010 flood victims of Tennessee, USA. She said, we’ve … Read More...
Amy Butler challenge: Time to tell
Make your own ironing board cover
Choose from three pieced patchwork patterns that will cover your ironing board with handmade style. This would be a good way to use up some scraps. Visit Cotton Way to see more.
[tags]patchwork sewing project, ironing board covers, patterns[/tags]
Selvage asterisk block
This asterisk block from Selvage Blog’s sidebar is made from sewing down selvage strips. Karen has a tutorial for the more common pieced approach on her blog. But for this block a one line caption will get you started. Visit … Read More...
Baby clothes Quilt-Along
If you have a bag or two of your child’s baby clothes you cannot bring yourself to part with you might consider making a quilt from them. That’s what Bethany over at Vermillion Rules did for her first child Zak. … Read More...
Urban art by Jae Jarrell
You must check out Jae Jarrell’s Urban Wall Suit over at Black Threads. Love, love, love it.
[tags]Urban Wall Suit, patchwork, art, black history, Afro-centric garments, sewing[/tags]
Tutorial: Easy peasy pieced blocks
Try the stack and whack method for a fast way to make quilt blocks two at a time. Then use for a sewing project or make more for a quilt. Allison from Cluck Cluck Sew shows you how. Get the … Read More...
Make a Scrapbuster Quilt Block
The frugal Little Miss Shabby used forty eight 1.5 ” squares in this single quilt block. Designed specifically to employ itty bitty pieces of leftover fabric, this pattern is sending me to my scrap baskets. Get complete details on how … Read More...
Don’t ignore the back of your quilts
Nikki from Nikki, In Stitches added something extra to the back of this yummy Fence Rail quilt she made for her young son. She says the back of a quilt is a blank canvas, ripe for embellishment. Go here to … Read More...
15 Minutes a Day Summer Sew-Along
Victoria from Say Cheese! Bumble Beans Portraits is hosting a sew-along where if you will commit to sewing just 15 minutes a day, you can end up with a Scrap Happy quilt by the end of … Read More...
Scrap Happy Summer Challenge
Check out the Scrap Happy Summer Challenge at Em’s Scrapbag. She says anything goes just make something from your scrap pile.
[tags]fabric scraps, summer, sew along, challenge[/tags]
Free pattern: Redwork Pansies
There’s nothing prettier than a bed of pansies. I found this redwork Pansie pattern at Sues Treehouse. She suggests it for decorating a potholder, but it would look lovely in a quilt. Go here to see more.
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Make your own thread rack
Mandy from Sugar Bee shows how she transformed pegboard and dowels into a useful thread holder. Get the know-how.
Via Tipnut
[tags]thread holder, tutorial, pegboard, dowels, thrifty, sewing room tools, organizing[/tags]
Event: Black & White Block quilt-along
Vanessa from the Crafty Gemini is hosting a Black & White Block quilt-along. She says, I will be teaching beginners how to make 5 different 12″ blocks that I designed to use only fabrics that incorporate black and white in … Read More...
Newsy: Fat Quarterly debut
Six bloggers have started a quarterly eZine that celebrates sewing – the first issue just out. You quilters probably know one of them well, John Adams of Quilt Dad. Go to Fat Quarterly.