Kantha Embroidery of West Bengal......

An interesting form of embroidery.....and quilting as well. Enlarge the video to see all the stitching detail.

Free Library of quilting blocks......

For my followers who do quilt here is a link of a libarary of free quilt blocks. A new one is added every month.

http://www.mccallsquilting.com/Block_Reference.html

It's on a site called McCall's Quilting that you all may already know about but if not...enjoy:)

Take care.

Make the 10-Minute Tablerunner

10 Minute Blocks & Quick Tricks

Kaffe Fusion Quilt....

As I was wandering around in Pinterest I found the most amazing quilt on a site called Sewing Daisies. It is called a Kaffe Fusion Quilt...a) because it uses Kaffe fabrics and b) because there is crocheting involved.

Here is a picture of the finished quilt from the site......

Source

I think it's lovely and even though I don't quilt and am not that great at crochet....I think I might be able to do this....a great summer project for when I'm sitting on the deck on a nice warm day:)

There are directions that you can find here.

An interesting quilt challenge.....

At this time of year there are so many different challenges starting up for the new year. This year I'm doing the Monthly Make-it Challenge again that I blogged about here and I'm also doing the TUSAL. I'll tell you about TUSAL later in the month but if your interested I have created a separate page on the top bar stating the rules.

I found a challenge for quilters today that I thought you might be interested in....
Colour My World - Colour Your World Challenge? I found it over on a blog called Quilt Matters.

The rules are very easy and open. The basic rule is that you have a main colour that you focus on each month:

January - Red
February - Purple
March - Black
April - Yellow
May - Cyan/Aqua
June - Brown
July - Pink
August - White
September - Orange
October - Grey
November - Blue
December - Green

I'm not a quilter but I thought I could informally follow along and work within these colour guidelines myself for my other little projects that I'm doing.

And, for some of you bloggy friends who have wondered where I have been......I have been SICK...:(
I have had a really bad cold since Christmas. It started with a teeny tiny tickle in my throat and then grew to be a major event. I ended up with this major sinus headache that lasted for about six days...you know the kind...where your brain feels like it's bouncing off  the inside of your skull.

I had a doctor's appointment on Monday and he gave me (at no cost) a triamcinolone acetonide aqueous nasal spray. After reading the two page insert explaining all of the possible side effects and the fact that I would have to take the medication for 30 days!!!!!! I decided not to use it. Instead I took two extra strength Tylenol, two big teaspoons full of Buckley's original cough syrup with decongestant, a Reactin and put some Vicks Vapo rub under my nose. I then wrapped my neck with one of those microwave hot wheat bag thingies. I was desperate:(

Next morning no headache:) I had a bit of a twinge in my sinus last night but today I'm feeling almost my old self again:)

So far we have been very lucky this winter. We had our second serious snowfall last night that gave us a dusting of snow this morning. It looks like we may be getting more rain next week so this snow will probably be gone soon:) It's so weird. It feels like spring but it's only January. I'm not complaining:)

Take care.

Patchwork Christmas Tree....

I found a perfect project on Sew What's New for all those teeny tiny bits of scrap fabric that I have hanging around and I thought I'd share it......

TeresaDownUnder

It's from a blog called My Patchwork and the blogger...TeresaDownUnder......has a photo tutorial that you can find...here.

I'm not a quilter but I think I could manage these:)

Take care:)

A glimpse at the Festival Of Quilts, at the NEC in Birmingham, England, on 12th August 2011

Red & White Quilt Show.....

You may have already seen this but I thought I'd show it anyway:)

This was a show of 650 quilts owned by New York City collector Joanna S. Rose. They were shown in the Park Avenue Armory in Manhattan from March 25 - 30, 2011. The show was sponsored by the American Museum of Folk Art.



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Tush Cush anyone?........

One of my favourite bloggers is Madame Samm of "Sew I Quilt" and "Stash Manicure".  She always makes me smile:)

Her guest blogger today on Stash Manicure is Amy Bradley of Amy Bradley Designs and they are offering a free pattern for a Tush Cush.....LOL.........here.

What's a Tush Cush you ask?..........go look and see:)

Take care.

p.s. Before certain people ask......as far as I know, Amy is not related to me:)

For Cat lovers and Embroiderers and Quilters......

I visited a blog called the Red Brolly belonging to Australian designer Bronwyn Hayes. She has some very sweet embroidery patterns that she offers for free with a provision that they be used only for personal use.....

Here's a sample ......click to enlarge.

You can find more here.

She has loads of other fun stuff to see and do..........visit and see:)

Take care.

Raggedy & Friends Embroidered Quilt Blocks......Free

I was bumbling around today through various blogs and I discovered a blog called The Painted Quilt. The owner of the blog has been releasing on a monthly basis, quilt blocks with a Raggedy theme.

All twelve are available now. If you go here  and check out the side bar you can download all 12 in PDF format now.

Take care:)

Free Quilt Block Pattern......

At Amy Bradley Design there is a free pattern for Baxter the dog........kinda cute:)

Take care......

This is a very cool organizer.....

As I mentioned before I belong to Sew-Whats-New.com which is a free forum for sewers.

Anyway, I wanted to show you these two pictures of this idea that one of the members uses for her quilt fabric. I think it's brilliant.

pic 1 

pic 2

Take care:)

Quilt.....

 Anyone who quilts will enjoy this......:)

http://www.nfb.ca/film/quilt/?ec=en20110209