Thankfully, not administered by me, as I tend to forget to blog for a week or three!
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April 7, 2010
March 9, 2010
Tutorial Tuesday: Kawaii Ironing Board Cover
Confession time: this cute doggie may have influenced me to invite this photo to the A Quilt A Day pool.
Right?
Luckily for all of us, quilter and chihuahua-mom Julia Bravo followed up with a tutorial for this project, which, when the dog was removed, turned out to be an ironing board cover.
Not a quilt, per se, but something you’ll need if you’re going to be doing any quilting. And it’s patchwork! Squares, no less, which is turning out to be the unofficial theme of this week. Squares that are a great reminder to come up with a project to use all the kawaii fabric I’ve been hoarding.
March 2, 2010
Tutorial Tuesday: ABCs
I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here, but one thing I really love is a good sampler containing the alphabet. And I rend not to mention it because traditional alphabet samplers are generally needlepoint or cross-stitch, not quilts at all.
Thankfully, there are quilters who want to change all that. First up: one of the many projects to be found at Orange Flower’s lovely patterns and tutorials blog.
Don’t you love this??? The size is just perfect, and there are so many possible variation to match any decor: boy/girl, adult/child, home/school/office, Christmas/Easter, fall/spring.
This would look great in redwork. Or blackwork. Imagine blackwork on colored linen! Or framed instead of bound, if that’s your thing….
Okay, at this point, I’m pretty much just taking up your time. And you need your time to make alphabet samplers. Find out how here.
February 28, 2010
Criss cross.
I don’t know about you, but spotting all the Swiss flags at the Olympics has me cuckoo for cross quilts.
This one, made by the always brilliant Camp Follower Bag Lady, is my most recent in a long line of faves.
I’m in love. WHY did I not sign up for Doll Quilt Swap 8?
But, wait! There’s more! She’s posted a tutorial!
Happy Sunday sewing, everyone!
February 15, 2010
Hexy idea #1: Supersize it!
Happy Presidents’ Day! Are you still in your pajamas, too?
All hexagons quilts look cheerful to me, but this one from ReannaLily Designs seems to have a little extra sunshine. I think it’s the size of the hexes, combined with the wonderful use of white space. The springtime palette certainly isn’t hurting, either 
The quilter used a half-hex method of piecing, which can be done on the machine – great if you’re feeling gun-shy about attempting English paper piecing.
If you’re feeling gun-shy about making this quilt altogether, but absolutely have to have one, Handmade by Alissa has a queen-sized one for sale here.
And, finally, half-hexing doesn’t always involve lots of white space. Check out the photos from ComfortStitching’s Half-Hex Quilt-along!
January 26, 2010
Tutorial Tuesday: Hanies’ 3×6 Block
I’m sort of breaking the whole quilt a day rule by posting this tutorial, but it’s hardly the first time. Plus, you must admit, this block by Hanies has a little bit of everything. If you’re in search of a great starting place for a mini-quilt, may I suggest:
See what I mean? A little bento, a little bear’s paw, a whole pinwheel in the middle. And tons of possibility. She even has a wonky version on her tutorial page!