Riel at The Q and the U made this cute mummy from fabric selvages. She says, “Mummy Wants Fabric”. Don’t all mommies the world over want fabric? What an adorable quilt to have on your wall for Halloween. Read more … Read More...

Last Saturday Little Rock was the place for the first ever Craft Gossip Fork and Talk. Bloggers from across The Natural State, Tennessee and Virginia attended the meet-up and spent a crafty afternoon with four Craft Gossip editors. … Read More...

Kimber from Heirlooms by Ashton House shares her first project at the Moda Bake Shop. She created her pincushion pattern with a LeMoyne Star in mind. Click HERE to get the know-how.

Looking for more pin cushion patterns? Check … Read More...

Maddie at Domestic Anarchy made this Halloween towel using just what she had on hand. The reason? Inspiration struck at bedtime. I’m crushing over the graphic she found at The Graphics Fairy. Then she made it her own by adding … Read More...

Linda at Buzzing and Bumbling shows how she made these star-bursts positioned where the fabric blocks intersect. It’s an interesting design element that looks smashing as part of this Halloween tablecloth. Though she stresses this technique can be used for … Read More...

Here’s a blog hop hosted by Sew I Quilt that is sure to get you in the mood for Halloween. All you have to do is make something, anything using fabric from the Ghastlies collection. Click HERE to get further … Read More...

Jenna at Sew Happy Geek used a technique she learned from AmandaJean to sew up this pretty zig zag mug rug. The “cheat” is not having to piece triangles. For new quilters, triangles have an edge cut on the bias, … Read More...

Kathreen Ricketson at WhipUp.net has another book coming out this month (Amazon.com says available today, September 7, 2011). Published by Chronicle books, Little Bits Quilting Bee: 20 Quilts Using Charm Packs, Jelly Rolls, Layer Cakes, and Fat Quarters looks to … Read More...

Thanks goes to Erin at One Piece at a Time for sharing links yesterday to Sharon Schamber’s video tutorials on hand basting a quilt. For large quilts, this part of making a quilt is back-breaking work and by the end … Read More...

Linda from Buzzing and Bumbling made these adorable pieced owl blocks. Of the project she says,

It is easy enough for a beginner to sew and can be used not only in quilts, but for pillows, bags, table runners, etc.

One purse pattern, two versions. This could certainly burn some of the hexagons I have in my stash not going into a quilt any time soon. What makes the purse – besides the patchwork – is the antique gold purse … Read More...

Found at Craftser, A Very Merry Supernatural Christmas Swap. General info below:

Signups: October 1-14
Sendouts: November 30

The requirements of this swap are as follows:

1 large, 1 medium, 1 small

1 item must be wearable
1 item must

Janet from JMD Designs shares how she made a pieced quilt backing to go on the back of her Hexagon quilt. Of her pattern she says,

Don’t be afraid to play with the sizes…..
The strips could be thinner or

Konda at Moose on the Porch Quilts announced Monday she is hosting a fat quarter Stars Quilt Along starting September 27, 2011 running through March 2012. She explains,

Each block will be designed by a different person.  Every two weeks