One of the most popular articles on this blog is one we wrote about using interfacings to stabilize t-shirts so you can sew the t-shirts into a quilt without stretching them out of shape. That article provoked this question from reader Stacy: “I noticed that you state, woven or non-woven interfacing is fine. I know…
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” Someone posted this saying recently in a Facebook business group I belong to. I was inspired by the simplicity of the idea. Then I came upon this photo of an American soldier repairing uniforms in Iraq, and saw instantly how well the saying…
I like making seasonal quilts, but I rarely get the quilt finished until after the season is over. This little rag quilt is a happy exception! I saw a set of fabric panels featuring girls with sewing accessories in a springtime palette I just couldn’t resist, then found a cheery border fabric in peaches and…
Here’s a little freebie for our quilting friends who like to color: a printable coloring page ready for you to download and decorate with pencils, markers, or crayons. Once you download the page, you can print it as many times as you like. It’s our thank-you gift to you for being a Quilter’s Diary reader….
I’m guessing that many of you are suckers for the funny photos of animals and everything else under the sun that circulate on the Internet. (We certainly are!) Here are a few quilting-themed graphics I have been inspired to make recently. I love a good laugh, and I love having fun with quilting. I hope…
Last week’s quilting project: making this rag quilt (about 60″ x 40″) for a brand-new baby boy. The pattern for the quilt is just about the easiest pattern in the whole world, (you can get it here, in my rag quilting book for beginners), but making this quilt was a challenge for me because of the…
We’d like to thank Quilter’s Diary reader Beth for posting a link to our new Cats and Quilts Coloring Book on her blog, and for letting us post these photos of her own quilting cat, who looks about as helpful as quilting cats usually are. Anyone else have a quilting cat to share with us?…
Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day, dear quilting friend! Have you gotten caught up in the adult coloring book craze? I have — not so much on the coloring end, but I have really gotten into creating pages to color. I am currently working on a whole book of coloring pages featuring — what else? — cats…
And we are so very grateful for you, dear quilting friends. Happy Thanksgiving from Quilter’s Diary. Here is hoping your year will be full of things large and small to feel thankful for. Photo by Eric Soenstrom, Flickr.com.
Make your gift extra-special by wrapping it in one of these beautiful, reusable fabric bags. I’ve given gifts in these bags for years, and many times, the recipient likes the bag just as much as the gift inside! It’s like adding a little extra treat to your gift. Use the instructions in this post to…
It’s that time of year again in the Northern hemisphere — the season when the dark lingers longer every day, when going outdoors makes you give an instinctive little shiver, when you feel the need to snuggle up in something warm and soft (and drink something hot and steamy.) It’s rag quilting season. I will…