I want to learn Quilting I want to make Small Quilts I want to create a Quilt Journal I want to make Cookies & Quilts Let's make a little quilt! Click for your free seasonal
I shared the antique quilt below at a local quilt study group in October and blogged about it here . Jean Fries from Bellwether Dry Goods wa...
A scrap quilt is one of the most fun and creative ways to use your fabric stash! It's a type of quilt made from many fabrics that vary in size and pattern.
Six favorite cookie recipes with coordinating quilts for festive holiday decor
Instructions for pink and white shoo fly quilt blocks and vanilla cupcakes with pink frosting
Tutorial for a modified strip piecing technique to make scrappy four patch blocks without having to sew individual squares together. It's quick and easy!
...is piece these little houses from scraps. They are so fun and satisfying. You really can't go wrong combining the fabrics and I find hand stitching to be sooo relaxing. Maybe a little too relaxing
Today, I am sharing my favorite style of notebook, method and preferred supplies for quilt journaling. By that, I mean mostly journaling about my projects, quilting in general, and perhaps some of my
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That is not a typo - I eagerly made this small quilt last January (2015) with the intention of sharing the pattern with my blog friends. But..I thought if I wanted things to be perfect,
Do you find yourself taking a vacation from what you "should" be doing? I am guessing you do. A while back I was hand stitching "little houses from scraps" using blue (sky) for background and
A scrap quilt is one of the most fun and creative ways to use your fabric stash! It's a type of quilt made from many fabrics that vary in size and pattern.
Instructions for reproducing a scrappy Ohio Star quilt from the 19th century. It is a social media project with 500+ participants. Lots of pictures.
Virtual tour of Temecula Quilt Company
Opportunities for enjoying quilts via online exhibits and other quilt-related events are growing. This post discusses what those are.
Learn how to create a little bow tie quilt block without any set-in seams using this clever hack. Free pattern included!
Discussion about managing multiple quilt projects at a time. Suggestions for taking a 90 day approach to focusing on specific projects.
How to make a portable sewing kit
A scrap quilt is one of the most fun and creative ways to use your fabric stash! It's a type of quilt made from many fabrics that vary in size and pattern.
A scrap quilt is one of the most fun and creative ways to use your fabric stash! It's a type of quilt made from many fabrics that vary in size and pattern.
Absolutely beautiful Applique quilt made of reproduction prints.
Scrap quilts are not random creations that happen without planning. Use these ten tips to help you choose pattern and fabric to make a scrappy quilt that sparkles.
Quilt show of a variety of house quilts
Red and white heart quilt and giveaway
What do I like most in an antique quilt? Turkey red fabric, applique, great quilting, half square triangles, fleur-de-lis, excellent craftsmanship? Yes, yes, and yes some more. But most of all, I like a quilt
How to make a deeply personalized quilt journal to record your ideas and projects. This post includestips for making your own.
Scrap quilts are not random creations that happen without planning. Use these ten tips to help you choose pattern and fabric to make a scrappy quilt that sparkles.
This 128-page book from famed designer Edyta Sitar is a scrap-lover?s fantasy. It is packed with breathtaking scrap quilts, each featuring dozens of fabrics. Edyta shares scrap-quilt inspiration through photos of antique scrap quilts. In addition, she?s designed 17 scrap quilts, complete with instructions for how to make them. Rich photography showcases stunning, scrappy quilts throughout--a spectacular sight. You'll love looking at these long-ago treasures and creating your own scrappy masterpieces. 17 step-by-step patterns will inspire you to make your own scrappy quilts from new fabrics or treasured pieces you?ve saved. Full-color illustrations and diagrams make how-to instructions easier to follow.
When Mary Elizabeth Kinch posted this quilt as one of her 12 Days of Christmas quilts, I immediately fell in love with it. I can’t explain why as it is not my favorite color scheme and I don’t often like a wide sashing. It just caught my eye. So, when she announced that she was going to do a sew-a-long with this one, I just couldn’t say no (I know, I need professional help). I have decided to reduce the size of the block from 12" to 8" and – wait for it – yes, I am going to make it in the potholder method. Although its palette is much more complex, it "reads" red, white and blue to me. Because I am in charge of "veteran's quilts" for our group, I use this color scheme a lot so I pondered different color choices. I was really tempted to do this in neons, but I thought my Noah and Matilda blocks might be jealous! As with all my potholder quilts, I started to conjure up names with some sort of cooking reference. Given that there are a lot of Flying Geese in these blocks I decided on “Gooseberry Pie”. The color scheme reflects the colors of the gooseberry plant. Brown for the stems, bright green for the leaves, pink for the blossoms and red, purple, peach and soft yellow for the fruit. The plant is often a host for white pine rust. Since our state flower is the White Pine cone and tassel, it is illegal to plant gooseberries in Maine. In high school when our out of state friends were getting busted for growing “pot”, we were getting pinched for planting gooseberries! Mary Elizabeth shows us how she makes her Flying Geese units (here). When I am making many in the same colorway, I usually piece them in a square in a square and trim them down to the size I need. When we were making our Stars in a Time Warp with Barbara Brackman a few years ago, she asked us to think like a 19th century quilter. I have tried to implement that in this sew-a-long with the carefree cutting of stripes and plaids and adding a little variety to each block (often a necessity in the 19th century, just plain fun in the 21st). I did not make the obvious mistake in block #2. No one makes more mistakes than me, but they are all quite by accident and I never leave them in the quilt (ah, o.k. once or twice when I didn't notice it until after it was quilted!). Because I am doing this in such different colors from the original, I printed the photo of the quilt in black and white so I just need to be mindful of value. I'm not extremely happy with either block #1 or #2. I'll keep tweaking, so everything may change with the next few blocks! Even if you are not up for the sew-a-long, you will enjoy reading Mary Elizabeth Kinch’s tutorial (here). She is a wonderful writer. Her Blog and her books are always fun to read. As she says in her post, "we can learn so much from this quilt". I've learned a lot already! Have fun!
Do you find yourself taking a vacation from what you "should" be doing? I am guessing you do. A while back I was hand stitching "little houses from scraps" using blue (sky) for background and
This 128-page book from famed designer Edyta Sitar is a scrap-lover?s fantasy. It is packed with breathtaking scrap quilts, each featuring dozens of fabrics. Edyta shares scrap-quilt inspiration through photos of antique scrap quilts. In addition, she?s designed 17 scrap quilts, complete with instructions for how to make them. Rich photography showcases stunning, scrappy quilts throughout--a spectacular sight. You'll love looking at these long-ago treasures and creating your own scrappy masterpieces. 17 step-by-step patterns will inspire you to make your own scrappy quilts from new fabrics or treasured pieces you?ve saved. Full-color illustrations and diagrams make how-to instructions easier to follow.
Is there any better way to spend the weekend then with friends whilst your sewing soul starts a new creative journey? Majella and I had the pleasure of being students (which was fantastic) for the weekend, participating in a class...
Ik bewaar op mijn laptop al jaren foto's van quilts die ik op het www tegenkom. Sommige quilts zitten zo op je netvlies, die willen er niet meer van af. Je slaat de foto op, voor ooit... Hier zie je de foto met het eindresultaat. Hoe kwam dit er eigenlijk van? Dit is de foto van het WWW. Simpel, maar zo mooi van sfeer! Toen ik vorige week bedacht om het kleine quiltjes project weer op te pakken schoot deze foto direct op mijn netvlies. Stempels vierkant 2", 1" en rechthoek 2x1" in huis van Jeanneke... dus stempelen maar! Een charm quilt, met voor elk stukje een ander stofje. Reeds gemaakte blokken neergelegd en geteld hoeveel ik nodig had. 49 2" vierkantjes, in lichte kleur met creme basis 36 1" vierkantjes in lichte kleur en 84 rechthoeken in een pittigere kleur Dat zijn toch flinke stapels stofjes... Stempelen, knippen en uitleggen... En aan elkaar peuteren. Wat een lieffie! Kleurtjes zijn wel wat pittiger dan in het origineel maar qua sfeer doet hij het prima! Een poging met alle blokken naast elkaar om eens te kijken hoe dat staat... mmmmm ik geloof dat ik er wel iets in zie alhoewel de randstof te druk is... maar dat komt later wel goed. Fijne zondag, ik ga piekeren over het volgende blok! Liefs Nathalie
My version of Lori's "Pink Lemonade" quilt-a-long is finished! I really think that old gold fabric makes it look like a piece of an old quilt. I had intended to bind in it a brown
This beautiful quilt by Sue Garman is a scrap-lovers delight with its sashed Ohio Star blocks in the center, borders of half-square triangles and squares set on point, and an outer border of Sawtooth Star blocks set on point. Everyone we know who has seen or made this quilt cannot stop ooh-ing and aah-ing over it! The finished quilt measures approximately 66 by 89 inches.
