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Whimsical free project
Laura Wasiloski creates pictorial art quilts based upon stories of family, friends, home, and places she’s been. They’re usually narrative in nature, colorful, whimsical, joyful, and assembled in an...
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Connor’s Magical Quilt
I normally don’t share sad stories about my family, but this one has an uplifting ending. About a year ago one of my sisters lost a teenage son to suicide. Now she has one son. He lives with his...
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Garden Applique Pattern – Free!
This Bird and Flower applique block comes to you, straight from My Whimsical Quilt Garden pattern pack. How perfect for a take along summer project. It would make an adorable bag or pillow. Or...
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Water Lily Pillows – Free project
Add a splash of freshness to your summer decor. Weather your style is indoor or outdoor living during these sunny months, these Water Lilly Pillows designed by Susan Maw and Sally Bell will delight...
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Shadow Trapunto Explored
During last year, I had the pleasure of working on Geta Grama’s book Shadow Trapunto Quilts. She is a quilt artist living in Romania who has perfected a unique method for making quilts that look like...
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Quick Little Landscape Quilt free project
With all the beautiful and inviting landscapes surrounding us this time of year, it’s hard not to be inspired. Joyce R. Becker shares her techniques from Quick Little Landscape Quilts through the...
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The Ultimate Seam Guide just got ‘Ultimate-er’
Have you had an ‘ah-ha’ moment? The kind that urges you to drop whatever you are doing and check to see if your idea works? That is exactly what happened to Annis Clapp, the designer of the Ultimate...
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A 3-D Flower Embellishment Tutorial
Hi, my name is Jackie from Jackie’s Art Quilts. I love adding 3D embellishments to my art quilts. The method I am going to show is one of several ways I incorporate craft foam into my quilts using my...
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Using Transfer Artist Paper (TAP) with Encaustics = WOW!
This post has been provided by Patricia Baldwin Seggebruch. Read more about her and her work at the end of the post! In 2009, I happened upon TAP at a trade show. I’d never seen it before, and as I...
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Vintage Tablecloth Holiday Runner – a FREE Tutorial!
When Rose Sheifer, co-author of Vintage Tablecloth Quilts asked if we would like to feature a free holiday table runner tutorial on our blog, we jumped at the chance to see what this talented and...
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Free Project made with Artful Fiber…and a Giveaway!
This dreamy project made by Laura Bray using pieces found in our Artful Fiber bag and aptly named Mermaid Dreams is just the thing to get you out of the cold and into the spirit of Summer! You can...
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Free Pattern! Piece O’ Cake Needle Caddy Companion to Quilter’s Applique Caddy
Finished size: 3 1/2˝ x 3 1/4˝ (closed) Materials Cover fabric: 1/8 yard Lining fabric: 1/8 yard Pocket fabric: 1/8 yard Shape-Flex or similar woven fusible interfacing: 1/8 yard Felt (we like bamboo...
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kraft•tex(tm) Project
Whoops! In our effort to provide a free pattern for use with our kraft•tex(tm) – we put the wrong URL on the product packaging! Please find the instructions here: kraft•tex(TM) Project Instructions and...
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New Video: kraft•tex™ – A Kraft Paper that Performs like Fabric! and a Giveaway!
kraft•tex™ is an exciting new product that C&T Publishing released May of this year—and the buzz is already tremendous! Our very own Betsy LaHonta filmed a video about the product and the really...
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Kaleidoscope Wall Quilt by Teresa Stroin
This is a great quilt that goes together fast. It’s from the book Bright and Bold Cozy Modern Quilts by Kim Schaefer. Here’s the skinny on my version: I won (yes, won!) a fat quarter bundle of Sandy...
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Star of Hope Pillow with Free Tutorial AND a giveaway!
The Star of Hope Pillow was designed and made by Rose Sheifer, a co-author of Vintage Tablecloth Quilts, just for us ~ Thanks Rose! Finished size: 12˝ x 12˝ This project uses the Quick & Easy Block...
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2013 Holiday Party
We celebrated our annual holiday party on Friday the 13th, and had a grand time. Our IT Coordinator Lee received a quilt from Ruthmary! We even flew Roxane our Acquisitions Editor in for our annual...
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Homestead Quilts from Bungalows to Beach Houses
Ellen Murphy, a traditional pattern designer, is releasing a book titled American Homestead, which features quilt patterns focused on different house styles . Her project designs are based on the...
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Happy Valentine’s Day!
Nothing says LOVE like handmade! Tell us about the latest Valentine’s projects you’ve made for your special someone in the comments below. Still searching for a last minute gift idea for your...
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Transfer This! Workshop on March 15th
Transfer your imagination into art with TAP Transfer Artist Paper, a premium-quality transfer paper that allows you to transfer images to virtually any surface with the heat of an iron. Artist Heidi...
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