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Giveaway: Stokke Convertible Bed
Craft Gossip - 05/25/13 - 17 min ago
We are so excited about this new giveaway! In partnership with Rock-A-Buy Baby, we are giving away a brand new Stokke Convertible Bed. This is the bed that grows with your baby – from a cot, to the second bed, to a third .. and so on. To win, you have to like the sponsors of this giveaway...
Meeting with Bloggers....and more
Julia's Place....... - 05/25/13 - 1 hours 14 min ago
Well, that's the craft show for me this year....if I had the time I would go again today. My DIL Janete and I had the BEST time.... Being the first craft show for Janete...she was just in awe of everything, just loved it. We met some lovely bloggers / quilters for the...
2nd Attempt at a Little Twister
Loves to Quilt - 05/25/13 - 1 hours 42 min ago
Good afternoon, here is my second attempt at a mini twister. I think that it turned out better!!? I missed the part in the directions about adding a border. And, I think your fabric choices will make a big difference! See you tomorrow after golf.
Felt Circle Belt DIY
Craft Gossip - 05/25/13 - 2 hours 17 min ago
MJ of “A Happy Song” made this darling belt to fit over her expanding waist while carrying her little boy. She is a wife and mother of two. Pregnant or not this is a sweet fashion add-on and you can make it in several different colors or make it short for a headband. She has a complete...
Tutorial: Embossed Napkins
Craft Gossip - 05/25/13 - 3 hours 17 min ago
I love all the different materials you can emboss with embossing folders, from paper to metal sheets, acetate and more. And here’s another fun thing to emboss, napkins! The Lifestyle Crafts blog shows you how to dress up plain napkins perfect for any party! -Heather…
Pat Sloan: sometimes you need a sewing helper
Pat Sloan\'s Blog - 05/25/13 - 3 hours 41 min ago
Sometimes you JUST need a sewing helper. Maybe someone to rip out things sewn wrong. Or someone to do some basting...maybe a person to cut for you? Well today I need a little different help. The food kind... the REALLY GOOD food kind I'm doing some MAJOR mindless sewing. Sewing 2.5" squares...
To Boston with Love Exhibit Opens!
Stitching Hands - 05/25/13 - 4 hours 10 min ago
The To Boston with Love exhibit has been installed at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.
2 of the "L's." Please tell me that by adding pink I turned a boy...
The Calico Cat - 05/25/13 - 4 hours 38 min ago
2 of the "L's." Please tell me that by adding pink I turned a boy quilt into a girl one. I didn't know the gender when I started., a photo by aviva_hadas (Amy) on Flickr.2 of the "L's." Please tell me that by adding pink I turned a boy quilt into a girl one. I didn't know the gender when...
Newest gift quilt - done!
The Calico Cat - 05/25/13 - 4 hours 38 min ago
Newest gift quilt - done!, a photo by aviva_hadas (Amy) on Flickr.Newest gift quilt - done!
iPhone-o-Gram! Cabin Searching!
Quiltville's Quips & Snips!! - 05/25/13 - 4 hours 39 min ago
I am almost afraid to post these photos We have found that we think will be our perfect mountain getaway but it is a big big decision to make This little cabin is not all "that" little! But it will fit our family for family gatherings in the years to come. There is even ample room for Quilty...
A Blog Neglected
Polka Dots & Rick Rack - 05/25/13 - 4 hours 41 min ago
I have really neglected my blog, but that just means life has been busywith lots of good things for sure. The wedding plans are rolling along and the excitement just keeps building each day. There has been tons of fun with The Dotscan you believe they are old enough to drive :-)?, ...
Tutorial: Vintage slip inspired ruffled skirt
Craft Gossip - 05/25/13 - 4 hours 46 min ago
Disney from Ruffles and Stuff joins the Vintage May Series (co-hosted byCraftiness Is Not Optional and Skirt as Top) with a tutorial showing how she made this beautiful layered skirt. The look is inspired by a vintage slip. The ruffled layer peekingout the bottom is made from ruffled fabric. And...
New Patterns for 2013 Spring Market!
Amanda Murphy Design - 05/25/13 - 4 hours 49 min ago
Hi everyone! Don't you love seeing all the new things that came out at Quilt Market? They are some of my favorite blog posts to read. I put out five new patterns at Market and I really hope you like them!Because I was showing an embroidery collection this Market, Modern Blossoms,...
Tutorial: Mirrored lipstick case
Craft Gossip - 05/25/13 - 5 hours 17 min ago
Destri from The Mother Huddle shows how to make this mirrored lipstick case. It has a small mirror and two pockets that hold tubes of lipstick. Get the tutorial. [photo from The Mother Huddle]…
WIP happens
Sleepy Owl Studio - 05/25/13 - 5 hours 39 min ago
I did it again. I didn’t meant to, in fact I tried hard to keep from making it any worse, but it happened. In the last couple months, my WIP has grown. Exponentially. Now that I think about it, I blame Katie for much of it. The star quilt? Her brainstorm to do a guild challenge. Ocean Waves? ...
Nautical Tumble Sampler Quilt Block 21 Shipping Lanes (Link Fixed!)
The Lyn Brown Quilt Blog - 05/25/13 - 6 hours 9 min ago
We are revisiting the Log Cabin quilt genre with our Shipping Lanes Block this week. A few weeks block we did the Hatches of Patches BullsEye Log Cabin Block. Shipping Lanes is just the same… But Totally Different! This Log Cabin has a Fields and Furrows set where every other block is turned ...
1830 Patchwork Pillow Cases
Quilt History Reports - 05/25/13 - 6 hours 12 min ago
Fabulous 1830 Patchwork Pillowcases!I stumbled across these today and just had to share them. They are so rare.Auction site description:1830s Exquisitely made pair of pieced pillow cases in the Evening Stars pattern. Handmade ricrac along the edges is the ultimate in fine detail.The initials EH are ...
Modern Raw-Edge Quilt Tied With Wool
Selvage Blog - 05/25/13 - 7 hours 10 min ago
This is my latest project, a raw-edge quilt using 5" Moda Charm Packs. It's tied with wool. The edges didn't fray as much as I'd expected, and I just realized that's because the squares were cut with a tiny pinking shears zigzag. Normally you don't want the edge to fray, but in this case I did!...
driving on the wrong side of the road
Hugs from Helen - 05/25/13 - 7 hours 15 min ago
We flew into Seattle WA this time and I braved the driving experience for the first time This is what we arrived with! then we had to fit all of that plus more shopping into this to make the drive through the mountains to here Yay, we made it!! from the airport, through the highways and...
Nautical Tumble Sampler Quilt Block 21 Shipping Lanes
The Lyn Brown Quilt Blog - 05/25/13 - 7 hours 37 min ago
We are revisiting the Log Cabin quilt genre with our Shipping Lanes Block this week. A few weeks block we did the Hatches of Patches BullsEye Log Cabin Block. Shipping Lanes is just the same… But Totally Different! This Log Cabin has a Fields and Furrows set where every other block is turned ...
Vote NOW ...
Quilt Times - 05/25/13 - 8 hours 40 min ago
The voting is now open at the Blogger's Quilt Festival. To visit all the categories and vote for your favourites, just go here. While you're browsing around and ooh-ing and ahh-ing over all the wonderful entries, don't forget that you can also nominate one quilt for the Viewers' Choice...
Tutorial: Making Drawer Pulls
Craft Gossip - 05/25/13 - 8 hours 46 min ago
Carmen Rose shares with us a tutorial for using simple canes – jelly rolls – to decorate drawer knobs. A great way to customize your decor. The same idea makes great magnets or brooch pins.…
Plenty of things going on here.
Rosemary Youngs - 05/25/13 - 9 hours 10 min ago
Good morning, Life has been really busy here as we have added three new grandchildren to our family. Little Josiah is doing very well and loves to spend time with his Nana in her sewing room. My daughter and her husband have adopted two children From Ethiopia and they arrived here last Friday. It...
some sunny sewing!
Domestic Light and Magic - 05/25/13 - 9 hours 16 min ago
A quick one from me - the sun is shining and it's too rare to miss! I've been doing some sewing this week since the loo got finished. Yay! First up was my test block for me being Miss June in the Hipbees virtual quilting bee. I'm sending out some strips of solids (inspired by the scarey cat) and...
A Fun Trip to Ohio
A Sentimental Quilter - 05/25/13 - 9 hours 20 min ago
I had to leave the retreat early last weekend because I had a previously scheduled presentation and workshop in Springfield, Ohio, on Monday. I know I say this all the time but I meet the nicest quilters when I travel. Springfield is a greattown and the ladies made me feel so at home. Mary M.had a...
Spring Quilt Market 2013: Andover Mo Beddell
True Up - 05/25/13 - 9 hours 38 min ago
AndoverdesignerMo Beddellgot hoots and hollers when it was announced that she won Best New Exhibitor at the show.Full Moon Lagoon, Mo’s first collection with Andover, takes you to that happy place on the beach where you frolic alongside of seahorses and jellyfish and breathe in the smell of...
The mailman has been good to me :-)
Sheila's Quilt World - 05/25/13 - 9 hours 39 min ago
Don't you just love it when the mailman brings you something fun , sure you do , I know I do and it was a lovely surprise to receive this pattern in the mail from my friend Annette .Annette designed this bag for the pom pom bloghop .This is a great tote for summer so I am planning on...
New Road Trip Project
Nana Girl Quilts - 05/25/13 - 9 hours 42 min ago
We got back last week from a short, impromptu trip to Charlotte to see our kids and grandkids :). Always fun, and always a time to spend the 9 hour (each way) road trip working on a hand project. I have decided to go back to my brights and start making leaves.Right now I'm just...
Customer Round Up
Fat Quarter Shop's Jolly Jabber - 05/25/13 - 9 hours 45 min ago
Here is a peek at what the creative customers at Fat Quarter Shop have been up to. We love getting to see all of this quilty eye candy and hope you do too! Veronika's Charleston Harbor Block of the Month is finally complete! Susan's Tribute to the Civil War Block ...
