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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,
… Read More...Each block will be designed by a different person. Every two weeks
Samelia’s Mum shows how she whipped up this Stack and Slash Table Runner she says is quick and easy. It’s so easy she thinks you should make several to keep on hand for gifts. I like how she thinks. Get … Read More...
Amy Marson at C&T Publishing Blog coached her niece Kelsey through the making of her very first quilt. It was not the easiest of first quilts to make either, we quilters know T-shirt fabric is crawly so must be stabilized before … Read More...
Leah Day at The Free Motion Quilting Project brought up a great discussion topic in a post called Money and the Joy of Quilting. She first asks her readers why they quilt – is the motivation extrinsic or intrinsic? Then … Read More...
Sara from the split stitch made this simple mug rug that she says is a sure way to use up lots of pretty fabric scraps. This is a thorough tutorial with lots of photos and directions for piecing and binding … Read More...
The only cure for getting bogged down in a long quilting project is to turn out a quickie. That’s what Vanessa did at Craft Gemini by making this oh so cute and useful quilted zipper bag. She shows you how … Read More...
It’s no secret I’m a huge fan of Vanessa at The Crafty Gemini. She’s talented and shares her know-how with wonderful video tutorials. Well, that craft girl genius is up to it again, now she’s created a Crafty Gemini … Read More...
1001 Peeps Summer Camp is in session. Lizzy House – fabric designer of the 1001 Peeps collection – has called upon the following counselors to showcase this fanciful line.
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Vickie from Spun Sugar Quilts shows how to make the Apple Core shape with English paper piecing. See what she plans to make from her Apple Cores, once they are sewn together. Get the know-how.
Debra from Debra’s Design Studio invites you to join her End of August Quilt Smackdown event. You’ll make simple star blocks – her friend Barbara shows you how at Thinking Out Loud – and sew them up into a quilt … Read More...
Ann from Kvinta Quilts finished her Bee Inspired quilt. She sent out cream and red fabric to her Bee partners and got back wonky star blocks she then made into this beauty. Read more about Ann’s journey here.
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Candace from The Double Nickel Quilt Challenge intends to create 55 quilt patterns using 5″ squares in her 55th year. She invites anyone who wants to tame their fabric scraps to join her. Get started with her free quilt pattern … Read More...
Vanessa from Crafty Gemini has a new video tutorial out this week showing how to make quilted fabric postcards that can be posted in the mail. If you have not tried making one of these yet, she says they are … Read More...
Got Stash? Most of us who’ve been crafting awhile do. But if you are new to sewing or quilting The Crafty Mummy shares some tips and suggestions on how to create one. Get the know-how.
Kim from Retro Mama was a guest at Craft Snob showing how to make these pretty patchwork coasters. The linen surrounding the bold colorful fabric pieces, lovely. Get the tutorial.
Looking for more coaster patterns? Check out these quilted … Read More...
Sunni and Melissa from Love Affair With My Brother have kicked off a Christmas Block Exchange; it marks their first time to host a swap and they are really excited about it. They promise to do a series of … Read More...
Calling all quilters! Christina from A Few Scraps is participating in the Burning Man Festival by bringing a treadle sewing machine, supplies and blocks to Black Rock City. Anyone attending the festival can sew a quilt top together and take … Read More...
Fiona from Patchwork Delights is rightly proud of finishing this lovely WIP (work in progress) – a table runner. She used linen and cotton for the top and stitched it up with invisible thread. It has a very modern look … Read More...
Wendi from Shiny Happy World guest blogs at Made by Joel with a tutorial showing how to stitch up one of his line drawings. She gives you design transfer tips and then provides links to four common embroidery stitch how-to … Read More...
Janna from SewHappyGeek guest blogs at Wonderfully Awkward with a tutorial showing how to make her hexie mug rug. She gives you many close up photos for creating the individual hexagons and then how to join them to make rows. … Read More...
