Quilted placemat tutorial – Part 2
This video was originally produced for the Home Rookies blog, which Stephanie writes for her day job at a daily newspaper.For fabric requirements and part 1, click here.
The dog matches my scrap quilt
I’ve been working on a scrap quilt made in creams and browns. As I finished the last of the 25 squares last night, my dog, Lady, thought she’d test it out. I had to laugh as her buff/rust coloring made her almost blend in with the quilt. At least I won’t have to worry about […]
My dream sewing room…
As I’ve been cleaning out my sewing room, I’ve been thinking about what my dream sewing room might look like. Sometime in the next couple of years I’ll get to design a sewing room from scratch when we finish the basement, so this is something I can get excited about. Since I’m a planner, I’ve […]
Sewing room redo
I spent all day yesterday in my sewing room, but I didn’t sew a thing. I was cleaning and reorganizing everything. The closet, all my tubs and storage bins, even the bookshelf. I still have a little work to do before the transformation is complete and right now there are several piles of laundry on […]
Baby quilt preview
I’ve got a nephew due to arrive in October so I started a quilt for him. His parents are big Illini fans so it will be made of blue, orange and white solids. I can’t share too many photos just in case my sister-in-law looks at this post, but I can tell you that it’s […]
Giveaway! Enter to win ‘Wax on Crafts Holiday Projects’
The good folks over at Schiffer Publishing are sponsoring another giveaway for its latest craft release, “Wax on Crafts Holiday Projects” by Miriam Joy. Featuring 410 color photos, the book features projects you can make for each holiday from Valentine’s Day to Christmas using a box of crayons and a few simple tools. Here’s the […]
Chiaverini signs new book deal, looks ahead to Elm Creek future
Last week Jennifer Chiaverini signed a new book contract with Dutton to produce three more Elm Creek Quilts novels. She also just completed the manuscript for “The Giving Quilt,” the 20th novel in the series due out in October, 2012. “The Giving Quilt” will focus on the charitable aspect of quilting, by setting the novel […]
Quilt Addicts Anonymous is on Facebook
Why did I wait so long to create a Facebook page for this blog? I don’t really know. I’m a social media editor at my day job, so I’m well aware of the reasons why it’s a good idea to have a Facebook page for a blog. I just didn’t get around to it. But […]
Happy New Year … a little late
Hello all. I took a break from the shop and quilting in general in January because my husband and I started remodeling our kitchen. Right now we’re refinishing the cabinets which is a long, messy job, but the new stain is giving the almost 60-year-old built in cabinets new life. As we near the end […]