After a successful first weekend of quilting by yours truly, I wanted to keep practicing. I tried an interpretation of Susan Beal’s “Cheerful Pot Holders” from her new quilting book. It’s not perfect, but I’m getting better with each try! I was excited to see that many other bloggers have been trying variations of her […]
I took my very first quilting class today at Guildcrafters in Berkley, Mich. I’m proud to say I finished an entire top during our day of marathon sewing. I learned so much – one of my favorite takeaways was how best to use a rotary cutter. Here are a few quick tips that have made […]
Last night at the Handmade Detroit Social Circle at i3Detroit, several of our crafters helped cut fabric strips for the Quilts for Quake Survivors project. I love this idea – helping out a wonderful cause and putting your fabric scraps to use. We’ll be working on cutting more and more fabric this weekend here in […]
Learn to turn a photo into a great quilt of your own design, from image manipulation to fabric selection, with this tutorial by Incrxtc on Instructables.
I love the bold, graphic look of these quilted “piano pillows” from Oh, Fransson! It’s cool to see how different the pillow pieces look before and after they are quilted.
Hannah Perner-Wilson writes: This quilt is made up of an array of 41 textile tilt sensors. Each sensor demonstrates a unique construction variation, showcasing different materials and techniques that can be used to create fabric tilt sensors.
This zombie quilt is by Craftster user graverobbergirl. So when the zombies do come, the real blood stains will only add charm to this family heirloom.
