Did you see these blog articles? If not, take a short step back in time and catch up on some good information.
(1) Free Quilt Patterns from History provides not only traditional patterns but also “a bit of history that … Read More ...
New release from Pimp Stitch
Pimp Stitcher Amy Cluck combined a pattern from her newly released embroidery collection, Give a Hoot!, with Tamie Snow‘s tutorial on how to make an embroidered plushie to make this little cutie. She also has an interesting WIP … Read More ...
A tiny giveaway at C&T
I’ve been nutty about miniatures ever since young childhood, when a friend’s parents took us to an exhibit of museum miniature scenes of historic places. And remember that Twilight Zone episode where, after everyone falls asleep at night, the miniature … Read More ...
Chuckle along
I love Pokey Bolton‘s Quilting Arts Blog. I love getting peeks behind the scenes of TV shows. I love goofy outtakes. So Pokey’s latest post got me in the happy-funny bone. Check out the behind-the-scenes clips from Quilting … Read More ...
Prewound bobbins: Yes or no?
Mother Superior’s Blog says there’s a great debate going on about whether to use prewound bobbins for sewing, quilting, and machine embroidery. I haven’t heard any verbal fireworks yet, but I was glad to see the myths exposed and truth … Read More ...
Kathy’s batik experiments
Kathy York is rockin some experiments with batik that make me want to melt some wax and start dyeing. I love the way she’s combining etched designs with tjanting lines to get reverse images. Check it out.… Read More ...
Free spring-flower patterns from Stitchado
Claudia of Stitchado Handmade blog is sharing hand-embroidery patterns for four spring flowers, just in time for Northern-hemisphere seasonal stitchery. Beautiful! Get the patterns.… Read More ...
Ideas for cutter quilts
Shebrews has posted an article on Feeling Stitchy blog that explains what cutter quilts are and how they can be used effectively. You’re going to love her ideas. See the post.… Read More ...
Tatted tootsies
Pamela Quevedo of Needle Tatting and Other Nonsense blog has been experimenting with new designs she calls The Queen’s Feet and Ankle Corsets. As always, her tatting is impeccable and her designs are edgy, original, and young. Go see what … Read More ...
Quilt a stashbuster with Judy
Judy Laquidara of Patchwork Times blog is sponsoring a stash-busting mystery-quilt sew-along. The official prize is this pair of Gingher 8-inch dressmaker shears in the Glory pattern. The real prize is sewing along and ending up with a beautiful quilt … Read More ...
Giveaway: CQ images
Ooooooooooo. Look what Jo in NZ is giving away: A book of images of some of her delicious crazy-quilted postcards. She says,
… Read More ...It is purely eyecandy. The format would only allow 27 characters a page…so I wasn’t able to add
Free pattern: Wednesday kitty
Look what doe-c-doe is sharing with us this week: A darling vintage kitty pattern for hand-embroidery. You’ll notice that this pattern includes the word “Wednesday.” doe-c-doe says matching patterns for the other six days of the week are available from … Read More ...
Death by Quilt
Quilting luminaries Pat Sloan (shown here wearing her ultra-intimidating combat fish hat) and Margi Borck are recruiting quilting assassins. Really. Their new speed-quilting war game, Death by Quilt, is about to begin. If you are tough, competitive, and a lightning … Read More ...
Save money: Piece leftover batting
Amandajean of Crazy Mom Quilts has thrifty advice for quilters in these hard economic times: Piece your leftover batting! Amandajean even shows us how. See her post.… Read More ...
Guest bloggers are rockin and rollin on Quilting Gallery
Have you been watching Guest Blogger Month over on Quilting Gallery? What a treat! Mishka is sharing her space with one excellent guest after another for a parade of interesting, useful articles. For example, Benita Skinner of Victoriana Quilt … Read More ...