Patchwork Quilt
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Saffron Craig
Quilting Gallery &bull Feb 19, 2010Thanks for including me as a guest blogger. My name is Saffron Craig I have been quilting now for about 5 years. Most of my time is spent designing fabrics. I run a small business from my home in Sydney… Full Story »
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Nature Studies
All Things Quilty &bull Feb 9, 2010
Yesterday, I devoted the whole day to my "homework" for Pamela Allen's online art quilt workshop, "About Style." This week's lesson is about creating flowers, leaves, and trees that are not generic daisies, elliptical leaves, or "lollipop trees." So much… Full Story »
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A Unique Twist on a Patchwork Quilt
Quilting Arts Blog &bull Feb 4, 2010
Art quilters tend to stitch outside the box. Traditional squares and patches are not for them. But that doesn't mean that repetition and a sense of order isn't important. In fact, repetition is a key element in design. The concept of using a… Full Story »
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Mixed Media Technique Journal
All Things Quilty &bull Jan 27, 2010
Today I made a cover for the journal that I will use for samples from Fabric Art Collage- 40+ Mixed Media Techniques , by Rebekah Meier, and any other techniques that I wish to try. I took a class a… Full Story »
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Mixed Media Techniques: Non-Traditional Patchwork
All Things Quilty &bull Jan 26, 2010
Yesterday I took the whole day off from sewing and enjoyed a visit with one of my friends from college. Donna and I worked together behind the same counter at the university bookstore for three years. Back then, there were… Full Story »
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A deer in the road
Painted Threads &bull Jan 16, 2010
My friend Jamie Fingal, sent me these photos form Road to California this weekend showing my Deer quilt hanging in the Solid Expressions exhibit. I think it coordinates very nicely with the lovely traditional patchwork next to it. Thanks Jamie! Full Story »
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Topics:
- Quilt
- Patchwork Quilt
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More "It Doesn't Matter" Patchwork
All Things Quilty &bull Jan 14, 2010
I made a little more "It Doesn't Matter" patchwork yesterday, and put some more blocks together per the instructions on Del's blog . Here are four of the constructed blocks on the design wall. Busy, aren't they? I decided to… Full Story »
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Some shopping and some winnings....
With thread in hand &bull Jan 4, 2010
Took off this morning to have my first appointment with a nutritionist. YIKES... no one told me she would WEIGH me??!!!???? What's up with that??!!! We talked about carb counting and how many carbs I can have and how many carbs I can't have and what veggies… Full Story »
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Stripes and Kaffe
Canton Village Quilt Works &bull Dec 27, 2009
Hello Everyone, I hope that everyone has had a wonderful holiday! I can't believe that in just a few short days 2009 will be gone and we will be welcoming in 2010. Where on earth did the year go? Anyway, some progress is being made… Full Story »
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Early Christmas
All Things Quilty &bull Dec 21, 2009
We had a wonderful weekend with our son Dave and his wife Emily. We went to their home and enjoyed a soak in their new hot tub, which they got just in time for our old age! It is so relaxing. My brother Pat and his wife Alice live only a few blocks… Full Story »
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Tis the Season....
With thread in hand &bull Dec 11, 2009
To give... I have a free year of American Patchwork and Quilting to give away... Want it? Tell me why and tell me fast...I will draw someone Sunday night so I can mail it off on Monday am... Nancy Full Story »
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February 2010 APQ
All People Quilt: SewMoreQuiltsMom &bull Dec 11, 2009The February 2010 issue of American Patchwork & Quilting is on newsstands now. It's the issue where we "officially" kick off the 1 Million Pillowcase Challenge. We are inviting quilters to help us make 1 million pillowcases for charity. The… Full Story »
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It's Here...Meet Josie
All Things Quilty &bull Dec 9, 2009
This was my one and only purchase on "Black Friday," the day after Thanksgiving, which has become the biggest shopping day in the USA. For those who have been following my blog awhile, you may remember that I came out… Full Story »
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Decorations
All Things Quilty &bull Dec 1, 2009
I finished my holiday decorating yesterday...do you hate me? Charlie got the outside done last weekend, we got the tree decorated while the kids were here...but that left all the Christmas quilts and knick-knacks to make decisions about. This Santa… Full Story »
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Projects in the Queue
A Prairie Home Quilts &bull Nov 27, 2009
Because I know that I’m more productive in the long run if I work on multiple projects at the same time and taking into account my current need to be more productive, I’m finding it necessary to work round-robin-style on… Full Story »
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Piece-full?
Ayala Levinger &bull Nov 19, 2009
I haven't done much lately. no treasuries, no new quilts, clothes, bags, nothing But this week I have decided to take matters in my own hand and not wait for inspiration or even to be awake .. Started piecing the… Full Story »
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It's nice to have a day off...
Bizarre Quilter &bull Nov 14, 2009
My day off... I made a wrap skirt using patchwork fabrics (yummy!) from the Make It Perfect pattern "versatile wrap". It took less than hours, and that included drafting the pattern pieces onto the fabric and researching how my machine… Full Story »
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Something Big
J's Quilting Blog &bull Nov 12, 2009
After working on cuffs for so long, I now find myself starting something huge. This is inspired by a quilt in Kaffe Fassett's book Passionate Patchwork His quilt is done with big florals but I don't have a large stash… Full Story »
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My boyfriend is a minimalist
Ayala Levinger &bull Oct 31, 2009
His favorite colors are black and white. oh, and red too but only on cars.. When he asked why don't you make some of your patchwork for us for a change.. but... not so many colors like the blanket for… Full Story »
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Thank you theBeadAerie!
Ayala Levinger &bull Oct 22, 2009
My crazy patchwork pencil case was today on the Front page of etsy thanks to theBeadAerie Thank you, Peggy! This is one of my pencil cases I like so much to make. They are all made of scrap fabric and… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Patchwork Quilt
- Border
