Calamity Kim shares this in-progress update of a great gnome quilt she’s working on with the collaboration of friends in a Flickr quilt row swap. The Group is about making a quilt row for someone each month and there are 10 people in the group so there will be 10 rows. I can’t wait to […]
My friend, Niku, passed this story on to me from the Wall Street Journal about truckers who have taken to knitting and quilting during their downtime on the road. It’s a beautiful piece about defying expectations and appreciating the work and art of creating with your hands. One of the truckers talks of daydreaming about […]
Liz of Lady Harvatine shares this handy video for machine piecing hexagons.
I love the “On the Road to Spring” Quilt-Along archives. Thanks to Randi of i have to say… there are 6 lessons that take you through the whole process of making a patchwork quilt and you can go as slow or fast as you want. Her photos on binding a quilt are great, especially for […]
Beloved quilt designer, Denyse Schmidt, will be teaching her improvisational quilting class this Saturday at Providence, Rhode Island’s Craftland School of Craft. She’ll explain her intuitive design techniques, as well as the skills needed for a strong foundation to bring your own quilt projects to life. Students will create exciting work that will challenge the […]
Alexandra at Moonstitches has put up an absolutely gorgeous set of photos on Flickr of the Tokyo International Quilt Festival. I look forward to her photos every year–the textiles, designs and technique are all mind-blowing! There are some incredible detail shots as well as photos of each quilt’s composition. (More photos after the jump, but […]
Vanessa at Live {Laugh} Sew shows you how to sew a patchwork pillow that can help use up all those tiny fabric scraps.
