All Blog Posts Tagged 'quilt' (223)

Another House quilt all quilted by Rose of Sharon (Sharon Scott) out in Onyx CA, edged, washed dried and ready to be either hung on the wall in our new chunk of home or perhaps put on the couch to keep wee knees…

Aloha from beautiful Honolulu, Hawaii! Yuppers, that's what I said, Hawaii!! We are here for 13 days - 10 on Ohau and 3 on Hilo. While this may be paradise, beautiful white, black, pink sandy beaches, turquoise blue and emerald green waters with cotton candy whispy clouds, it is extremely expensive here. For example a simple drink like pina colatta is $15 or try a bowl of oatmeal for $10! So we go looking for the least expensive places to eat and most of the things we like to do are…

Time has come for the mystery to be solved; the eagerly awaited final pattern installment is here.

Spoiler Alert! If you would like to start the Mystery Quilt 2013 Quilt Along now or haven't finished Part 1 and…

WOW! The Mystery Quilt 2013 Quilt Along is growing with over 378 members! Part 2 is here and ready…

Jim's Meningioma Tumor Star Quilt...

started February 1st 2013 completed March 4th 2013…

It's hard to believe it has been a whole year since I started my quilt project.  I have been quilting one quilt from each block in my favorite quilt book, "Around the Block with Judy Hopkins". 



 I started this project so quilters would have a place to go to see what the blocks would look like when sewn together.  On many of the quilt blocks you see a different design than just the single block.  I have had a hard time visualizing what the quilt would look like just from seeing the…

To celebrate National Quilt Month in March, Connecting Threads will offer a Mystery Quilt 2013 Quilt Along. This is our first Mystery Quilt and promises to be lots of fun for all. We think you will enjoy making this quick and versatile, instructional, three-part pattern, suitable for beginning and experienced…

Several of you requested pics of the other quilt tops I bought. This one is actually on one of my beds right now. We use it all the time.  I…

Sew up a bunch of these mini hearts to share your love.... love of little pillows! 

They will use up those ufo quilt blocks and little bits of anything else you'd like to add.

Have some fun with this one--

Materials needed:

2 small UFO Quilt Block per heart- small pillows

2 large UFO Quilt Block…

The first row for the Round Robin I am hosting was posted. You are welcome to sew along!

The technique is super simple and will make up pretty quick. 

Of course Miss Daisy has to hang out…

I have designed a Quilt Along that is being featured on The Sewing Loft blog and today the second block-- flying geese was posted.  

It is all about learning points.  Sewing points, not cutting off points, whatever.  Just points! 

You can find out more about pattern for the block here:…

‘Starlight in my Eye’.

Completed the top of the waiting room quilt! Its 56 inches square give or take.  The center fabulous block was given to me by Anna darknight-sky of Deviant Art http://darknight-sky.deviantart.com the first border…

Need a little bag to carry your notions? There's a tutorialon using screen mesh to make a zipper one. Plus you'll use 2 ufo quilt blocks

This is part of the Quick as a Fox Quilt Along — a 9 patch baby quilt which teaches a different technique with each block!  This week the Log Cabin pattern is all about finding what your 1/4" is and how to keep it right so you don't end up with weird shaped blocks in the end.  No one…

I found that i needed a tiny iron to take to some quilting retreats...and you how you are sewing till the last minute and leave packing up to leave the very last thing to do?  Where does the hot iron go?

Here is a tutorial for a little iron case for a mini iron.  You will use up 2 of your UFO Quilt Blocks!…

I have teamed up with The Sewing Loft to bring a new Sew Along!  It's --Quick as a Fox Block of the Month.  Well, really it's block of the week...but who's counting. :)

9 blocks 12 1/2" square, each shows a different technique- like 3-d blocks, applique, paper piecing, curved piecing....etc.  

Should be a lot of fun!  Check it out here: Quick as a Fox Block of the…

I finished a signature quilt --using UFO Quilt Blocks.  The center block was an applique block {made by a friend} and the rest are half square triangles. Super easy and a great way to deal with the stash of UFO's!

Click so you can make your own …

Customize your own Family Tree Quilt with "Our Family is a Hoot!". Quilt Along with us in the Group -countryjunktion2013bom- A portion of the quilt pattern will be available to download for FREE each month thru Craftsy.com!…

My three girlfriends and I have booked a guided tour of Ireland which includes three days at the International Quilt Festival 2013 in Ireland.  We are all so excited and I can hardly wait for June.  I have never been in Europe and one friend and I are looking into staying a few extra days in London.  She has been there a few times and thinks I would love seeing the city.  My relatives on my mom's side came to Canada in 1850; her maiden name was Kirkpatrick so I can officially wear the button…