I’m loving the series of mini quilts that the folks over at The Purl Bee have been sharing each month this year. The latest is especially cheerful and fun! This month’s offering, the Rainbow Quilt, is more about celebrating and exploring color rather than learning a new technique. It’s very simple to put together and […]
While in Columbus this past weekend, I had the pleasure of stopping by Sew to Speak, a fabric shop complete with sewing school. I was absolutely amazed with the variety of fabrics, patterns, trims, and classes available to Ohio crafters. I stocked up on all sorts of fabric patterns I’ve had a hard time finding […]
I love this R2D2 quilt posted by Flickr user, Overweight glob of grease. A friend made this R2-D2 quilt for me. The exquisite details are entirely hand-stitched. The maker used an Artoo-Detoo kite as a template. Check out the extra photos for close-ups of the piecing.
My pal Susan Beal surprised me with a Surprise Bag of scrap quilt pieces, from the Quilts for Quake Survivors efforts, at Maker Faire and I can’t wait to put it together. Next week, June 10, I Heart Art PDX is teaming up with the Museum of Contemporary Craft to host the Portland Craft Party, […]
I’ve never thought about recreating popular quilt motifs in crochet before, but this double wedding ring version over on Red Heart Yarn has me seeing things in a whole new light. Brilliant idea! Originally designed as a wedding gift for singer Josh Kelley and actress Katherine Heigl, this beautiful Double Wedding Ring crocheted quilt would […]
Carol of Fun Threads created this awesome Spock quilt for the 2011 Bloggers’ Quilt Festival. She details her process for starting with a simple pumpkin carving template and turning it in to the pattern for the quilt. Fascinating. (pun intended) [via Dude Craft] Related: Spock Seed Bead Art Spock Matza Spock Ears Knitting Pattern
There’s so much to love here. It’s a Harry Potter quilt. It’s paper-pieced. And the artist, Jennifer Ofenstein, is hosting the H P Paper Piecing Project of Doom, where she shares a different block pattern each week. Read the full story of this quilt, a two-year process, on Jennifer’s blog, Sewhooked. As she puts it, […]
