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Wendy’s Thread Journey Quilt Along
Don’t miss this summer event. Wendy Sheppard, of Ivory Spring, is a guest host at Auribuzz (Aurifil’s blog) to teach us how to make her joyous quilt, Thread Journey. Shown above is the center part of...
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Tutorial: Stars Quilt Block
This red, white and blue quilt made by Allison, of Cluck Cluck Sew, is the perfect decor for the 4th of July. It’s very little fuss for a big impact. Though she made this a few years back, it bears...
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Giveaway: Desayuno birds quilt pattern
Memory quilts speak to me, but they sing to Cecilia Koppmann. In her sweet quilt, “Desayuno”, each bird represents one of her past students. Her quilt, a closeup shown here, made it to the Houston...
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Bonnie wins birds quilt pattern
Congratulations goes to Bonnie, she is the winner of my giveaway for a digital quilt pattern of BIRDS (Desayuno 2012), by Cecilia Koppmann. Her winning comment: Oh I would love to win this pattern! The...
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Video: Tips for making a color strata
The strip quilt, “Fiesta” is the largest in a series of quilts Rob Appell made for the *Libby Lehman fundraising book, Color Strata Quilts; Seam, Cut & Sew. The solids in color strata order were a...
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Make a quilt block a day in 2017
One brick at a time a house is built. One block at a time a quilt is sewn. Join Kathryn Kerr’s 365 Challenge and you’ll have enough blocks at the end of 2017 to create this sampler quilt. Of her Sew...
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Cat quilt video + Pins and Paws pattern
Jenny of Missouri Star Quilt Co. shares how to make this cat-themed quilt. It takes 42 kitty blocks to create the pieced section. Two borders complete the top. Though Jenny uses fabric by designer...
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Free online quilting course
Calling all quilting newbies. If making a quilt is on your bucket list, Rashida of No 3 Quilt Studio has you covered. As a thank you to the online quilting community, who nurtured her sewist’s soul,...
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Make a simple quilt block + learn to nest
If nesting in quilting leaves you cold, don’t miss this video tutorial by Laura Ann Coia of Sew Very Easy. She’ll take you step-by-step how to make a simple quilt block and by the time you’ve finished...
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FREE 2017 BOM {Diamond Hill}
Newsy. Esther of Esther’s Blog launched her 2017 BOM this week where participants will make a Diamond Hill quilt. Best news is it’s FREE. And if you’re familiar with some of her past projects, like...
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FQS hosts Bella Skill Builder QAL
Sew, life is good in the quilty-verse. Erin, of Why Not Sew, shows off her first creation for the Bella Skill Builder QAL hosted by the Fat Quarter Shop. February 1 they published the first quilt...
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Tutorial: ‘Love Within’ heart block
Michele, (aka Mishka) of the Quilting Gallery, did a guest post at Craftsy blog showing how to make this quilt block. The contrasting hearts in red and turquoise make a visual impact I never get tired...
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The X Plus Block | EPP Template
Kaye Prince of Miss Print had an idea. She took this block that is traditionally pieced and created a template for English Paper Piecing (EPP). The upside to EPP is portability. Hand sewing is not for...
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Video tutorial: X Plus Block
Yesterday, I shared Miss Print’s novel method of constructing an X Plus Block. But today, it’s back to trad. Australian Amanda Rolfe, in a YouTube video, takes on the X Plus Block – breaking it down...
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Review: Wanderlust Quilts
Amanda (Mandy) Leins put a novel twist on a quilt book when she dug into her love of the past and mixed it with modern patterns. Wanderlust Quilts, by C&T Publishing, has 10 projects from...
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