Vanessa of Crafty Gemini shares a video tutorial on her blog on how to square up quilt blocks. Even if you’ve been very careful with your piecing, there is always some distortion from the sewing machine or hand, so never, … Read More...
Tute: Strip tubing a jelly roll yields HSTs
Joy of A Joyful Soul covers a new-to-me quilt piecing *technique on her blog this month – strip tubing. Starting with a Hello Luscious jelly roll she walks you through the process that will end with perfect half square triangles … Read More...
Tessellations fish quilt pattern and who wrote the book
I have a thing for tessellations and even own a copy of Jinny Beyer’s book Designing Tessellations
: The Secrets of Interlocking Patterns. It’s well written and will help you create your own. If that’s not your thing, you … Read More...
Cyrille’s paper pieced pig block pattern
Cyrille of Bubblestitch offers up this adorable paper pieced quilt block pattern in her Craftsy Store. So worth the download price of $2.70.
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Tutorial: Cupcake mug rug with a heart
Adorableness alert. This mug rug with appliqued cupcake and a heart on top make it a must-have for every kitchen. Vanessa of Crafty Gemini shows you how to make one on her blog. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Erin’s zig zag apron for festival
Erin of Two More Seconds made this colorful, fresh zig zag apron as her contribution to the Festival of Half Square Triangles put together by Canoe Ridge Creations. The green and yellow color combo is lovely. See how to make … Read More...
Debbie’s coasters in Modern Patchwork
Debbie Grifka of Esch House Quilts is celebrating having her coasters project featured in the 2012 edition of Modern Patchwork magazine. They look old world and modern at the same time. Go HERE to read more.
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Tutorial: Cakecup Pincushion
Jessica of Teacher Gone Crafty shows us how to make a cupcake pincushion on her blog. A batch of these would make great gifts for family and friends. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Twelve Triangles BOM Placemats
Fabric Fascination shares how to make quilted placemats starting out with four blocks from her Twelve Triangles Block of the Month (BOM) pattern featured last week on her blog. After you add some fabric, you will end up with … Read More...
Tutorial: Santa Cruz quilt for festival
Katie of Swim, Bike, Quilt! entered this quilt (top) in the Festival of Half Square Triangles happening now at Canoe Ridge Creations. She said she named it Santa Cruz because it reminds her of the beach. I love her … Read More...
Herringbone quilt by Amber Carrillo
Amber of One Shabby Chick made this pretty quilt (top shown). I adore how she adapted a herringbone quilt pattern by Carolyn Friedlander to make this quilt her own. She shows lots of photos and a closeup of her quilting … Read More...
Tutorial: Cupcake and cherries tray mat
Farah of Craft A World shares how she made this tray mat (aka mug rug) on her blog. She explains she embroidered the cupcake and cherries using a stem stitch, then edged it with patchwork. It’s sweet and sophisticated, love … Read More...
Pattern: Crumbs quilt a sweet confection
This quilt by Me and My Sister Designs is called Crumbs. If you are new to quilting, crumbs are tiny scraps of fabric. I found this sweet confection at Connecting Threads for $5.00 USD. Click HERE to learn more.… Read More...
Tutorial: Postage Stamp quilt
Rita of Red Pepper Quilts just finished her Postage Stamp quilt saying it’s made up of 1296 patches of scrap fabric. Impressive! She shares how to make one on her blog. Get the tutorial.
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Puppy Dog quilt block pattern
I found this adorable Puppy Dog PDF pattern on Craftsy. Designed by Piece By Number of Switzerland it sells for $2.95. She says it’s suitable for beginners who have knowledge of paper piecing. Go HERE to see variations of … Read More...
Tutorial: Plastic animal pincushion
Emi of Small Good Things is certain this alpaca kid’s toy turned pincushion is just the thing to cheer up her craft room. She shows you how to make one on her blog. Get the tutorial.
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Tutorial: Underwater stripes bag with pattern
This pretty bag is Sara’s (Sew Sweetness) entry in the Festival of Half Square Triangles happening now at Canoe Ridge Creations. I love how those two colors she chose work together. She explains you need basic sewing and quilting … Read More...
A.P.C. Semiologie quilt | Anthropologie
I love this fresh interpretation of a classic triangles block in this A.P.C. Semiologie – Colour Triangles quilt. Recently carried by Anthropologie, one product reviewer (Sumantran from Oklahoma City, OK) had this to say:
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Ta Dah!: Fabric scrap quilted flowers pillow
This is a closeup of one of the patchwork flowers on a pillow Festo Tu made to practice her free motion quilting skills. Love its folksy charm. Go HERE to see more photos of her pillow and more quilting projects… Read More...
Lots of goodies at My Go-Go Life
Kim of My Go-Go Life is hosting a giveaway to celebrate her one year blogiversary. Don’t miss this one, she’s offering up the following goodies:
- Moda Summer in the City charm pack
- Moda Chrysalis Jelly Roll (precut fabrics)
- Aurifil thread