Here’s a beautiful looking quilt, with very detailed instructions, Sloppy Stars. I love how the stars jump out at you. A great colour combination. This would look fabulous with a black background and bright multi-coloured stars, or even as a scrappy quilt. Oh the combinations!!

Here’s a great way to make a design using small squares, Heart Blocks. The technique described is to lay all the pieces out on fused paper, iron them to the backing, then sew the seams. I tell ya, this would have been the smarter way to make my Home Sweet Home hanging, as I founght [...]

Here’s a cute Kitty Quillow project from McCall’s Quick Quilts.

Here’s a simply gorgeous free pattern, Poinsettias. I love the border that looks like a railway fence. What a great idea, I have to try it one of these days. Great stash-buster project. Imagine this completed in vibrant, traditional Poinsettia reds and greens. Photo used with permission from Judy Laquidara… Thanks!

A free pattern from the book The Cat’s Meow:10th Anniversary Edition, Mom Cats. These maternal cats are sewn from dainty flower prints and have lace doilies. Too cute.

Imagine the creativity and fun that can be had with this free pattern, Kitties with 3-D Tails. I have lots of ribbons and cording that would make great Kitty Tails.

Here’s a fun lap quilt project from McCall’s Quick Quilts, Crazy Anne. I think if I stared at this long enough, I just might get dizzy. Would look stunning with a black background and bright coloured fabrics. It’s paper-pieced which I love for accuracy.

Here’s a cute little project with ric-rac, a yo yo and a button! Nifty Needle Case

I adore making scrappy quilts and finding ways to use the leftover fabric pieces into other projects. That’s why this technique, Crumb Chaos, is so appealing. I’ve been saving up strips and pieces for a couple months now that I’ll use just for this. Some finished pieces can be viewed here, here, and here. Photo [...]

Here are a couple of great tutorials on back-basting. Single Layer Multiple Layers I’m going to give this a try in a couple weeks when I’m away from my sewing machine for 6 weeks (ack!). UPDATED – June 2008 Here’s another Back Basting tutorial for you to enjoy.

Quick piece 12 blocks and then have fun with the many possible layouts. Join the Mimi Kicks Stash Quilt-A-Long. If your stash is anything like mine, you’ll have no trouble coming up with the 72 – 2.5″ squares of whimiscal pieces. Enjoy!

Here’s a great tutorial on making Circles from Anna Marie Horner. Use your newly found knowledge to create this yummy Lollipops [PDF] quilt.