Needle Work

Thearica of PigTale Designs says,

A friend of mine asked me to do a quilt with her hubbys shirts and ties. My friend Marie cut the shirts into blocks and has needleturned the ties to the shirts making “faux” knots

I love everything that crazy-quilter Allie Aller does, but I’m especially fascinated by her floral work. Her recent post about her experiments with making millinery-type flowers had me huddled with my face up close to my monitor, studying each illustration … Read More ...

I’m speechless. You will be, too, when you see the astonishing needlepoint-lace work of artist Dorie Millerson. I’m so glad that Joetta Maue blogged about Millerson on Hello Craft! Joetta’s review says,

When I first discovered artist Dorie

Janet Wickell, editor of About.com’s quilting blog, is sharing her pattern for the beginner-friendly quilt block Nine Patch Chain. She says,

Nine Patch Chain is made with all squares — there are no triangles with stretchy edges to

Fat Quarter Shop is now tweeting, they say, “in an effort to keep everyone updated in real time to new items on our site!” Become a Twitter follower of the shop and you’ll be entered to win a fat-quarter bundle … Read More ...

C&T Publishing blog has a great tutorial to guide you through Y-seam construction – a piecing technique used when three seams meet in a quilt block. Excellent illustrations make it a snap to follow the directions. See the tute.… Read More ...

Phoebe of Quilting Adventures blog featured this amazing I Spy quilt that Suzy B made for her grandson. Maybe you’ve seen this pattern before, but it’s new to me. I’m captivated by the idea of framing different, pictorial fabrics within … Read More ...