Kelly of Blue Bird Sews says she was inspired to make this baby quilt using a Moda Summersville charm pack she picked up this past summer. Her fabric choices and block layout give the quilt a fresh look. Visit her … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Friendship coasters for Amy
Rachael of Imagine Gnats made these adorable hand stitched coasters as part of the Friendship Quilts Blog Hop hosted by Diane at From Blank Pages. Visit Rachael’s post to see more photos of her project, plus get a peek … Read More...
Tutorial: Gatherings table runner for Fall
Julie of The Crafty Quilter made this pretty table runner saying it’s the perfect project for Fall. I agree. The fabric is perfect too. Called Gatherings by Lisa Ballard for Newcastle Fabrics, you best get on over there and check … Read More...
Tutorial: Echo Star quilt block
Keithena of Blueberry Moon created an original quilt block, the Echo, as part of the Dots on Dots blog hop hosted by Sew We Quilt. Shown here is her Echo quilt block finished as a mini quilt. Lovely! I must … Read More...
Free Pattern: Tea and Cake Mug Rug
This sweet quilted mug rug makes me want to *grab a cuppa. Amanda of The Patchsmith Craftsy store designed it and offers the pattern for it in her shop at an affordable $1.99. If this is not your cup of tea she … Read More...
Free pattern: Lightning bolt table / bed runner
I sometimes forget to look at project sheets in the big box stores like JoAnn’s, but such an activity can be rewarded. Here’s one worth picking up or if you don’t have any in your area, you can get … Read More...
Giant Log Cabin Block quilt
When you blow up a single quilt block and throw in some fun fabric, you get an adorable blanket for a child. Finishing at 51-1/2″ square, this quilt would make a great first project for a newbie quilter or the … Read More...
Tutorial: Hexie floor pillow
Terri at Sewfantastic shows how she made a 42″ x 42″ rainbow hexie floor pillow saying she got the inspiration for it from her four-year old daughter. The hexagons are 2 inch in size making the project go together quickly. … Read More...
Free Quilting pattern: Cat in pumpkin Halloween quilt block
Imagine a cat playfully nestled inside a pumpkin—Carol Doak captured this adorable scene with her Cat in the Pumpkin paper pieced quilt block. This charming design is featured on a Keepsake card, but the possibilities are endless for how you … Read More...
Baby quilt from simple HSTs
Rikka of Ricochet and Away! says she designed this baby quilt by fiddling around with a bunch of HSTs (half square triangles) in a computer program. Love the results. Go HERE to learn more.
Image credit: Ricochet and Away!
Tutorial: Hexagon coasters by Miss Print
Kaye of Miss Print shares on her blog how to make quilted hexagon (hexie) coasters. She used two techniques that a quilter will find useful, quilt-as-you-go and English paper piecing. Go HERE to get the know-how.
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“Good enough” rule gets quilt done in a day
Rikka of Ricochet and Away made this quilt starting with 10″ squares she cut and sewed into HSTs (half square triangles). She said she was getting bogged down during the quilting phase of the project but implemented her “good enough” … Read More...
Tutorial: Reversible mug rug with Batman Print
A very thoughtful mom who blogs over at Crafty Stacy made this rug and tea cup as a gift for her eldest daughter leaving for college. She combined some strip piecing and a simple nine patch to complete the top. … Read More...
Tutorial: Pixie Hexie Wallet with Olive the Ostrich
Sara of Sew Sweetness created this small wallet using fabric from the Olive the Ostrich collection by Laurie Wisbrun for Robert Kaufman. She backs a paper pieced hexagon base with flexible interfacing and then glues it to a metal purse … Read More...
Tutorial: Double Flip HST quilt block
Now that school has started, Elizabeth of Don’t Call Me Betsy, is relishing the extra time she has for sewing. She started by creating this quilt block from fabric out of Laura Gunn’s Cosmos Collection. I need to know how … Read More...
Tutorial: Diane’s hexagon placemats for large-scale motifs
Diane Gilleland of CraftyPod did a guest post at Spoonflower showing how to make a set of placemats to successfully showcase large-scale graphical motifs. Starting with fabrics from a popular Spoonflower designer Holli Zollinger, she created three traditional hexagon shapes, … Read More...
Tip: Organize handwork to increase stitching time
State Line Bag Company sent several Craft Gossip editors a stack of 100% cotton muslin bags to have a crafty-y go with them. Excited to get started, we sorted them by size and divvied them up. I took three 10 … Read More...
Ta Dah!: Oakshott table runner a fall beauty
Amy Friend of During Quiet Time says she got her inspiration for this table runner from autumns in New England. She appliqued the shot cotton leaves on what she calls a low volume background. Perfection! Go HERE to see more … Read More...
Tutorial: Sunflower table runner by Staci
Sunflowers are in their glory this time of year. Staci at Crafty Staci created this sunflower table runner to celebrate the flower and to show off some cute buttons at the same time. The flowers are made of felt and … Read More...
Giveaway: Bella and Liberty to kick start WAHM’s sewing business
Craftbuds is hosting a giveaway aimed to help a fellow sewist, Sara of Sew Sweetness, get her business started. A work at home mom, Sara’s goal with this money is to buy pattern making software, expensive software. Donate as little … Read More...