Blair from Eight by Eight blog posted photos of the process for paper bag piecing and wrote about it on the Eight by Eight blog. I had never heard of this process, but Blair describes it as cutting strips of fabric and placing them in a bag. She pulled out pieces of fabric in pairs, […]
Flickr user Tudo de Trapo created this beautiful quilted footstool using a variety of vintage fabrics–and the machine she used to sew it is 100 years old. Vintage Footstool
Make and Takes stitched up a pair of these fun “I Spy” mini-quilts for her kids. Each quilt features 30 quilt squares, two in each fabric pattern for playtime fun. I love the idea of a snuggly, portable quilt that’s also a game. I Spy Mini-Quilts Related: Jek-in-the-Box’s Pop Memory Game
Flickr user Artsy Fartsy~ is a serious contender for the “World’s Best Grandma” title–just look at all the amazing stuff she’s sewn up for her grandson, who happens to be a huge fan of the hit Nick Jr. show Yo Gabba Gabba! First off, she found an Urkel doll on eBay and made a whole […]
Greetingarts has posted a tutorial showing how to make this colorful “Scrappy Cartwheels” doll quilt. I love the colorful fabrics she used in her version, and the whole thing is a fun, fresh take on the traditional pinwheel design. [via] Link.
Brandon wrote in about this Kuribo Shoe Mario Quilt that he made with his mom over the course of 2 days. The quilt is made up of 726 3″ x 3″ pixels. The image is from the Mario All-Stars version of Mario 3 for Super Nintendo. Link.
Erika from My Imaginary Boyfriend just stitched up this geeky-chic Dr. Who quilt, complete with a binding covered in Tardises and Daleks! She describes the quilt as being “as cozy as all of space and time” which cracks me up. See more pix and read about the quilting process via her Flickr set. Link. Related: […]
