Needle Work

Donna Hussain has published another of her outstanding quilting tutorials on Rayela’s Fiber Focus. This time, she shows us how to create bias tubes like those she uses in her intricate quilt borders. See the tute.… Read More ...

Janet Wickell, editor of About.com’s quilting blog, is sharing her pattern for a Sawtooth Star with a 16-Patch Center. She says,

This version…gives you the opportunity to add even more color to the block (or to make it

Sarah of FabTalk is praising this cool tool to the skies. She says,

With this Double Mitre Ruler, you can easily achieve a sharp corner and any width of hem on quilt blocks (of course), as well as placemats, table

This gorgeous creation may look like a scrap quilt, but Kay Sorenson claims it is not. She says,

Spider Mum is a quilt I started with the cuttings left from other fused quilts. I soon found out I needed a

Kaye Wood is sharing her never-fail technique for mitering quilt bindings. You can download a PDF tip sheet and watch a video to get the whole picture.… Read More ...

Let’s say you are nitpicky about quilting details. You want every element of your quilt to be precise and correct. How do you get the fussy, tiny, slippery bits to behave? Lynn of Nebraska Views blog has the answer: school … Read More ...

Don’t fear the binding! Sharon Schamber has put together a series of video tutorials that will make it easy and give you confidence. See the tutes. And thanks to Chloe Findlay-Harder for pointing to these great lessons.… Read More ...

Today is National Quilting Day! WooooHOOOO! In honor of the occasion, all of today’s posts are about quilting.

To start things off, go see an excellent tutorial at Field Trips in Fiber blog about getting those pesky points to match … Read More ...

Mary Corbet of Needle ‘n’ Thread blog is experimenting with cutwork embroidery. Go see!… Read More ...

Monica of Happy Zombie blog has found a source for delicious Lecien Cosmo embroidery floss from Japan; and to celebrate, she’s giving away (courtesy of ThimbleCreek) two four-packs of floss and two sampler kits. Go to the blog to … Read More ...

The Fabric Bar is celebrating the release of the new Wonderland by MoMo fabric collection by giving away a bundle of six half-yards of the winner’s favorites and six fat quarters. The winners will be drawn March 22, so go … Read More ...

DMC has released a new product – Secret Perfume floss – that gives me the shudders. The 12 colors come in three “aroma themes”: Flower Bouquet, Tutti-fruiti, and Delicacies. The DMC site claims that the fragrance is released by touch. … Read More ...

Melissa Goodsell of One Crafty Mumma blog has put together a step-by-step guide for stitching up this charming felt greeting card. See the tute and try it!… Read More ...