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How to turn funky jeans into pretty shorts
Craft Gossip - 05/19/13 - 0 min ago
Turn a worn-out pair of jeans into stylish shorts with a bit of lace on the pockets and a delicate machine-embroidery design at the hems. Get all the details from the free tutorial at Urban Threads.…
winners
Aneela Hoey's ComfortStiching - 05/19/13 - 3 min ago
Thank you to all who entered the giveaways held here this past week. I loved reading about all the fabric lines you are excited about. Makes me feel crazy happy knowing that there are so many of you out there as fabric obsessed as I am. May the fabric never run out! The winner of the Fat Quarter...
OK, I couldn't resist ...
Quilt Times - 05/19/13 - 25 min ago
... Amy from AmysCreativeSide.com is currently holding the 5th Bloggers' Quilt Festival, which is a great event with loads of chances to look at some wonderful quilts and maybe win some wonderful prizes too. You don't even have to have a quilt entered in the show in order to win - how...
Working on BOM's at The Quilt Shop
Melinda Quilts ETC - 05/19/13 - 27 min ago
I am here early morning working on putting together BOM. Lots of pieces of fabric.
APQ BLOCK SWAP QUILT AND MESA VERDE NATIONAL PARK
Country Log Cabin - 05/19/13 - 31 min ago
DH and I are on our way to Oregon and decided to stop at Mesa Verde National Park. However, before we went there we stopped in Albuquerque, NM to visit Marsha of Grandma's quilts and an APQ block swapper with me and about 10 or 11 others. Below we are holding the quilts that we made...
Quilt Market Give Away!!!!!!!!!!
Woolie Mammoth - 05/19/13 - 51 min ago
One of the highlights of Quilt Market is getting to view the Primitive Gatherings Booth and meet Lisa Bongean, after all I may be one of her top 10 customers...behind a few of you! lol She was kind enough to let me get a peek at this summer's Wool BOW!!! She had it tuck under the...
Low Key Crayons
The Patchery Menagerie - 05/19/13 - 52 min ago
I have been busy cleaning the house after I neglected it all winter while I was writing. My cat Millie has been spilling the beans if you want to read all about it.I am sewing up my low key letters, and hope to have the flimsy complete in the next few days. I decided I needed a few little "extras," ...
Chilling today after a busy two days at Penn Dry Goods Market
Notes from the Quilt Lab - 05/19/13 - 55 min ago
I attended and spoke at the Penn Dry Goods Market, the first annual textile event held at the Schwenkfelder Museum in Pennsburg, PA. www.schwenkfelder.com Two days of speakers focused on both antique quilts and samplers. In addition there was an antique show, featuring dealers who...
Portland 2013
Gail Pan Designs - 05/19/13 - 1 hours 30 min ago
Wow,what a whirlwind so far! Helen and I had the BEST time with a great bunch of girls at The Buggy Barn. And now it's day 3 of Quiltmarket already! A few photos for you, I am having a ball, hanging out with some wonderful girls, netting new people and buying just a little bit of fabric and...
A UFO finish
Sheila's Quilt World - 05/19/13 - 1 hours 52 min ago
I am happy to report that I have finished one of my UFO'S on the list for this month . This project has been hanging around for ??years , maybe 4 but not real sure . I had done a demo at our guild and this was part of the demo but it never got touched since then . Here it is all finished and ready...
Hashtag ~ Spring 2013 Quilt Market
Piece N Quilt - 05/19/13 - 1 hours 55 min ago
Emily, from Crazy Old Ladies designed this adorable Hashtag quilt from her new Technicolor fabric, a Michael Miller fabric. I love the modern yet bright look of her new fabric collection. Emily brought me the quilt and asked me to custom machine quilt some hashtags in the negative space and...
Celebrate hand quilting blog hop day 7
Empty Field - 05/19/13 - 1 hours 59 min ago
It's day 7 of the celebrate hand quilting blog hop and I have thoroughly enjoyed visiting (sneaking a little late night reading time) each and every one of the featured blogs. What a wealth of talent!So welcome to my little blog if you are visiting for the first time.Nothing really new going on...
Ideas: Wedding Cake Toppers
Craft Gossip - 05/19/13 - 3 hours 0 min ago
The most common wedding craft made from polymer clay seems to be the wedding cake toppers. While I’m not talented enough to do realistic sculptures of people… I’m not the only one who thinks a more stylized shape would work nicely. In this post here’s no specific...
Freebie: Firemans Hat Die Cut
Craft Gossip - 05/19/13 - 3 hours 0 min ago
My dad was a firefighter for over 20 years so this fireman’s hat die cut shape makes me smile. I’m very proud of my dad for all those years he served as a firefighter (he’s happily retired playing lots of golf and boating now). If you have a fireman in your life or a little guy...
I Spy Quilt
The Q and the U - Quilting Blog - 05/19/13 - 3 hours 23 min ago
I recently completed this I Spy Quilt for my nephew. Those are 4 inch squares. No two are the same. It is a simple design but I'm happy with it. The green fabric is a very nice lime green. - Posted by Riel Nason
Claiming My Blog with Bloglovin'
The Confused Quilter - 05/19/13 - 3 hours 23 min ago
Isn't this a funny thing to do? I've seen people all over blogland doing this and it has never failed to crack me up!I feel like I should be carrying my prospector's pick and pan and saying, "Thar be gold in them thar hills!"If I don't get lost, I should be back soon!Claiming my blog:<a...
Oh, That Jared! Ottawa, IL--
Quiltville's Quips & Snips!! - 05/19/13 - 3 hours 52 min ago
Another great day in the great state of Illinois! The weather was absolutely beautiful! We gathered, all 32 students and myself for a Jared Takes A Wife workshop. You can find the pattern under the free patterns tab at the top of the blog. What a wonderful mix of ladies! Susan was our hand...
Sunday Stash #185 - First of Infinity by Kumiko Fujita
Red Pepper Quilts - 05/19/13 - 4 hours 24 min ago
First of Infinity - Block Letters I am ending the week with a selection of text fabric from the First of Infinity collection by Kumiko Fujita. And let's hope that it is indeed the first of many more fabric collections by Kumiko because these are so good! First of Infinity -...
A New Baby Rag Quilt
Mad For Quilting - 05/19/13 - 4 hours 27 min ago
I finally dug myself out from under the paperwork from the Draft and travel for 50 guys. I finished this just in time for my friend, Nikki. She's having a C-Section tomorrow. I love this fabric! It's called Oink-A-Doodl-Moo from Moda. Perfect for a little boy don't you...
Quilt Market Giveaway..Day #3
Jo's Country Junction - 05/19/13 - 4 hours 58 min ago
While the quilt shop owners and vendors are all in Portland, Oregon at Quilt Market, Kelli and I thought it would be fun to host some giveaways featuring goodies that might be seen at market and offer giveaways to all of you. Make sure to come back each day over the weekend to sign up [...]
Stars and pinwheels............
Exuberant Color - 05/19/13 - 5 hours 59 min ago
I cut 6 sets of triangles and squares from the white/black prints and sewed 2 more blocks.I decided to put the umbrella fabric up on a design wall and pin some of the pinwheel blocks over it. I love how busy it is!! I have 21 pinwheel blocks to use in this quilt. I'll probably...
Quilt Market is Not for Wimps
Loft Creations - 05/19/13 - 7 hours 28 min ago
Candace and I skipped off to Quilt Market like a couple of giddy schoolgirls. Once we walked in the door we were determined to look at everything from floor... to ceiling! Bike displays seemed popular. Totally fun.I love the stylish and very unique way Victoria's new...
Quilt as desired part one
Quiltsalott - 05/19/13 - 8 hours 25 min ago
This is the last week of the Celebrate Hand Quilting spring blog hop and since I put my hand up to do a post, I've been racking my brain thinking about what I should talk about. Then it came to me, why not chat about how I choose my quilting designs.I could talk about that subject for a long time...
Hidden Treasures!
Lurline's Place! - 05/19/13 - 8 hours 57 min ago
It is amazing what happens given motivation! I have been carrying on with Steam Punk, but saw some great fabric that may suit this quilt - Whirlygig by Sarah Feilke, from her book from little things ..... I had previously arranged the stems, so it was fun to collect some fabrics for the centre...
Such Big Plans!
Kim\'s Big Quilting Adventure - 05/19/13 - 8 hours 57 min ago
As this weekend approached, I kept thinking about the projects I wanted to work on and I had SUCH big plans to get things done! So far, though, I played around with the little patriotic star tabletopper I started last weekend. I sure don't feel like I've gotten very far on my...
pin it forward
I\'m a Ginger Monkey - 05/19/13 - 8 hours 58 min ago
I'm pretty sure most you have already heard of pinterest, and use it daily...am I right? Well, they've just launched Pinterest UK and as part of the launch have got a few of us blogging types to share the news and introduce a fellow UK blogger and pinner that you probably haven't heard of...
Weekend away
Sarah's Prim Treasures - 05/19/13 - 9 hours 24 min ago
We were up bright and early on Friday to get ready to head out for the weekend! Our destination, Hobart!It was lovely and sunny when we left home (grainy iPhone pics sorry!). When we arrived in Hobart, it was quite miserable! We did have a wonderful view from our hotel The Grand...
The Busyness of May and a question about wedding signature quilts..
Quiltmom\'s Journey - 05/19/13 - 9 hours 24 min ago
I keep thinking that I will get myself back on track and writing more consistently but for one reason or another this poor blog gets the short shift or the long delay.. The last few weeks have been full and it is bound to get busier before the end of the school term. Let's start with some ...
My life as a pinball...
Cardygirl - 05/19/13 - 9 hours 31 min ago
Or at least, how a pinball must feel!Bounced around at a whim, never knowing which direction I will take next.Sounds exciting? Not really, but at least life is full of surprises!This past week was always going to be a busy one...I had something on every night, a two day work conference as well as...
