quilting

  • Quilt of the Day – Leaves and Squares

    I love the designs of Orla Kiely, so is it any surprise I love this quilted pillow done by Blue Elephant Stitches. It is based on a pattern in Fat Quarterly #4 called Leaves and Squares. The thing th...
    Oct 08, 2012 1 Comment

  • Book Review: Picture This!

    I found this book a Bay Area quilting shop: New Pieces, in Berkeley. Picture This! By Marcia Stein The book features some unbelievable pictorial quilts. And then, it goes on to tell about how to take...
    Sep 03, 2012 1 Comment

  • Quilt of the Day

    Susan over at Living with Punks makes these amazingly sweet quilted silhouettes. I think her color choices really help them pop too. Best of all she has a tutorial so we can make out own. Quilting on...
    Jul 30, 2012 1 Comment

  • Quilt of the Day

    I love me some hexis, so when I saw this purse on Pinterest it immediately caught my eye. Purse by Flickr user Mrsmcporkchop The purse is a pretty basic quilted tote with a gusseted bottom. The hexag...
    Jun 12, 2012 1 Comment

  • Quilt of the Day

    When this fun quilt popped up in my reader yesterday I knew I had to share it with all of you. Elephant Quilt by Pippa Patchwork The colors and whimsy make it so appealing. I like how the quilting on...
    May 30, 2012 No Comments

  • Quilt of the Day: Koi no. 22

    Really, this is not so much a quilt as an art installation. It is from Artful Home, and you can have this piece in your home for $4200.00. Plus shipping. They don’t offer lots of pictures of it....
    May 01, 2012 No Comments

  • Quilt of the Day

    Looking through quilts on Flickr today this one by Geta’s Quilting Studio really caught my eye. I love the way the colors move and how well she chose the palette. The outer circle mimicking the...
    Apr 17, 2012 1 Comment

  • Quilt of the Day: Study in Solids

    In the fabric store, I am always attracted to the big beautiful florals and bold prints. But I have found that working them into a quilt is not as easy as I thought. Then, in reviewing the quilts I li...
    Apr 06, 2012 No Comments

  • Quilt of the Day: A shift in perspective

    Sometimes there is someone doing something so different, and so unusual that it just grabs your attention, and provokes thought for a long time to come. I’d like to show you Kathryn’s work...
    Mar 26, 2012 No Comments

  • Quilt of the Day: Cross Quilts

    I have been seeing some AMAZING cross quilts on-line, and I wanted to share some of them. Betty Whoosh did this striking red and white quilt. Betty is no stranger to the Cross Quilt. A look at her lo...
    Feb 27, 2012 No Comments