How To Make A Doll Quilt Free Tutorial By Dawn Nichols of Dawn's Quilt Corner

Thinking of making a doll quilt?    If you are then you'll be happy to know that Dawn Nichols of Dawn's Quilt Corner  has a wonderful tutorial on her blog showing you how to make a doll quilt.  Enjoy!

How to make a doll quilt - a tutorial

Copyright © 2009 - Written by Dawn Nichols of Dawn's Quilt Corner .

Here's what Dawn had to say about her tutorial: I just finished making doll quilts for my friend's little girls and it was so fun, I thought I would post a tutorial on how to make them. This tutorial will focus on using fat quarters but you can make them out of any measurements of fabric that you have in your stash. This tutorial results in a doll quilt that measures about 20"x20".

Copyright © 2009-2010 - All Rights Reserved - Dawn Nichols of Dawn's Quilt Corner. Please visit her Dawn's Quilt Corner blog at http://www.dawnsquiltcorner.com/ and her Dawn's Quilt Corner Etsy Shoppe at http://www.dawnsquilts.etsy.com where she specializes in handmade, modern and colorful quilts and zipper pouches in a variety of styles and colors.

Tips For Adding Crystals To Your Craft Projects By Dawn Nichols of Dawn's Quilt Corner

Do you like to embellish with crystals, but don't know how to do this?  If you do then you'll be happy to know that Dawn Nichols of Dawn's Quilt Corner  has two wonderful tutorials on her blog showing you how to add crystals to your craft projects.

Tips For Adding Crystals To Your Craft Projects

It's easy to add sparkle to your sewing projects

Copyright © 2010 - Written by Dawn Nichols of Dawn's Quilt Corner .

Here's what Dawn had to say about her tutorials: Who doesn't like a little sparkle? Recently I wrote about the joy of adding hot fix crystals to a quilt or other sewing project and since then I've learned a few tips that I wanted to share with you. Sometimes it's hard to get the guts to try a new technique, and this one is so fun, I can't help but tell you all about it because I want you to be able to take part in the fun!

Copyright © 2009-2010 - All Rights Reserved - Dawn Nichols of Dawn's Quilt Corner. Please visit her Dawn's Quilt Corner blog at http://www.dawnsquiltcorner.com/ and her Dawn's Quilt Corner Etsy Shoppe at http://www.dawnsquilts.etsy.com where she specializes in handmade, modern and colorful quilts and zipper pouches in a variety of styles and colors.

Make A Rag Quilt Free Tutorial From SewDelish Blog

If you love to quilt then you'll be happy to know that  SewDelish has a wonderful tutorial on their blog showing you how to make a rag quilt.  Enjoy!

Make a Rag Quilt

Copyright © 2008 - Written by SewDelish blog.

Here's what SewDelish had to say about their tutorial:  I recently had a go at making a rag quilt and this is the result. A shabby chic look! It took 2 weeks to complete and I love it! You may have noticed that I used it for the backdrop when I took photos of my newly acquired Singer Puzzle Box. These quilts are an ideal project to make on an antique or vintage sewing machine as straight stitch is all you need.

Please respect SewDelish's TERMS OF USE:   For personal use and inspiration only. No part of this tutorial may be copied or re-produced without the prior permission (including photos) from SewDelish. If you wish to share our tutorial then provide others with a link to our SewDelish blog at http://sewdelish.blogspot.com so they can visit.

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Machine Chain Piercing Techniques From Rachael of Rachael Rabbit

If you love to quilt and have wondered about simple chain assemble and chain piercing techniques you'll be happy to know that Rachael of Rachael Rabbit and Rachael Rabbit Blog has created a wonderful tutorial showing how it's done.

Tutorial: Machine Chain Piecing Techniques

Copyright © 2009 - All Rights Reserved — Written By Rachael of Rachael Rabbit .

Here's what Rachael had to say about her tutorial:  Here a tutorial on two machine piecing techniques. Simple Machine Piecing shows you how to make a simple single strip for quilt borders etc. Chain Assembly assembly allows you to make larger quilted pieces very quickly.

You can visit her Rachael Rabbit blog online at http://rachaelrabbit.blogspot.com/. You can also visit her Rachael Rabbit shop at http://www.rachaelrabbit.com/index.html.

Lampshade Beautification Effort Free Tutorial By Melissa of Haworth Handmade

Ever thought of decorating one of your plain lampshades? Well, if you have then you'll be happy to know that Melissa of Haworth Handmade has a wonderful tutorial on her Under Construction blog showing you how to make a beautiful lampshade.

Lampshade beautification effort

Copyright © 2008 - Written by Melissa of Haworth Handmade. 

Here's what Melissa had to say about her tutorial:  The talented and generous Missy Ballance of Mohair Circus gave me a basket full of "cutter quilt" scraps (several months ago). Even though they were already cut, I had the HARDEST time cutting them again and spent ages trying to decide on the "perfect" project. (these quilt scraps are HAND pieces and HAND quilted with the most meticulous little stitches you can imagine).

Last weekend I took the plunge and cut into several of the smallest and most worn out pieces to make over a cheap-o lamp that has been sitting, unplugged in our bedroom for MONTHS while I used an ugly, plastic clip lamp for bedtime reading.

I must say, I am pleased with the results, rustic, unfinished edges and all. Biscuit immediately declared it "pretty" so we'll call it a success.

Copyright © 2008 - All Rights Reserved - Melissa of Haworth Handmade.  Please visit Melissa's Haworth Etsy shop and her Under Construction blog, too.

Quilted Placemats Free Tutorial by Ayumi of Pink Penguin Blog

You'll be happy to know that Ayumi of Pink Penguin blog has created another wonderful quilted item tutorial on her Pink Penguin blog.  This one is for quilted placemats. I hope you enjoy her tutorial.

Quilted Placemats Tutorial

Copyright © 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Written by Ayumi of Pink Penguin blog.

Here's what Ayumi had to say about her tutorial: These placemats are just so much fun to make! I hope you'll sew up some too!

Please respect Ayumi's TERMS OF USE:  My tutorials are for personal use only.  Commercial use of my tutorials and pictures in my tutorials or the creation of similar tutorials is prohibited without my permission.  Products made from my tutorials are intended for personal use only.   Commercial use of products made from my tutorials are prohibited without my permission.

For more of Ayumi's terms of use please visit the "Frequently Asked Questions" page of her Pink Penguin blog.

Ayumi's Bio - Since childhood, my life has been filled with fascination of creating things from scratch.My interests in crafts are broad: I have enjoyed making soap and cosmetics, sewing, creating miniature foods, cooking, digital-scrapbooking and so forth.

I grew up in Japan and moved to the U.S. in 2003. I take advantage of being bilingual in terms of acquiring materials from both Japanese and American shops and snatching nice ideas from craft books in both languages.

I love it when my handmade crafts are enjoyed by others.  I hope my crafts on my blog can find someone who enjoys and finds use of them.

Copyright © 2010 - All Rights Reserved - Ayumi of Pink Penguin blog.   Please visit Ayumi's Pink Penguin blog at http://ayumills.blogspot.com/ and her Ayumills Etsy Shop at http://www.etsy.com/shop/ayumills . Her Ayumills Flickr Photostream is at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayumills/.