These festive Luscious Berry Bags are perfect for gifts or just for fun. Try one today for a project that is almost good enough to eat!
Delve into your scrap bag to make a rectangle of crazy patchwork, then embellish the patchwork with machine stitching. Each section is topped with a fabric leaf for a very berry look.
This lovely project comes from 21 Sensational Patchwork Bags, an exciting guide that gives quilters the chance to show off their
talents, add a fabulously unique bag to their own wardrobe or give as a
gift, and learn new skills too.
Purchase a copy of 21 Sensational Patchwork Bagshere if you are in the US, or here if you are in the UK.
Not only do these sachets add a fresh scent to drawers and closets, the combination of cedar chips, herbs, and spices helps keep moths away, too.
These easy-to-make sachets are a great way to use up small pieces of fabric and make wonderful gifts. Try making one (or many!) today.
Even the busiest sewing/quilting enthusiast or gardener can see the
long-term benefits of the short-term investments they'll make when
using Quilts from my Garden, a doubly delightful quilting and cooking guide.This book opens
the door to all things peaceful and enchanting with:
- over 12 garden-inspired quilt projects, explained in step-by-step photos and
illustrations
Two lovely star blocks are featured on this quilt: the Friendship Star and the Eight-Pointed Star. By arranging the star fabrics in different ways the two star blocks become many, many more – a veritable galaxy.
Beloved by quilters everywhere, star blocks provide an excuse to utilize bright colors that you might otherwise be fearful of using. This quilt is also great for using up tons of those fabric scraps that we all accumulate.
Featuring master quilter Katharine Guerrier's unique contemporary twist on traditional designs, Scrap Quilt Sensation includes:
eleven step-by-step projects that utilize scraps for stunning
results
advice on selecting the right fabrics from the quilting
stash and how to combine them for the best effect,
guidance
on how to experiment and create small-scale quilts for maximum
inspiration,
This guide will inspire quilters everywhere to take a
second look at their stash bag and to start quilting.
Purchase a copy of Scrap Quilt Sensation in the U.S. here, or in the UK here. Scrap Quilt Sensation
This week's free project is another great bag from Susan Briscoe. The Quilter's Travel Bag is a pretty bag that is still tough enough to stand up to the trials and travails of travel! The eight point star and flying geese motifs will let everyone know that you are a quilter. Try this with a country flavor like Susan, or add a touch of your own favorite travel destination, with prints reminiscent of a favorite vacation to Hawaii or Paris.
For more terrific patchwork bags, make sure to check out our bookstore for a great deal on 21 Terrific Patchwork Bags by Susan Briscoe, located in the new clearance area of our online bookstore. In the UK, visit our David and Charles bookstore here.
This week's free project is another stash buster from Stash Buster Quilts by Lynne Edwards. What quilter couldn't use a little help breaking down the piles of fabric that begin to accumulate once you've been bitten by the quilting bug? Try this simple pattern of squares on point for simply gorgeous results!
For more stash busting ideas, be sure to check out Lynne's book in either of our bookstores.
