Crochet Turkey pattern

I almost forgot to post today.  If Karin didn't mention their blog it would have slipped my mind.  I've been up most of last night and today taking care of a Cockatiel struggling to breath and luckily my daughter came off work just now to give me somewhat of a break, so here goes today's post.

Even though I can't crochet I know a lot of quilters in our guild who can, so this one is especially for you.

I know we don't celebrate Thanksgiving but heck if we can have chicken decorations; why not turkeys?

I found this pattern on the Craft Passion website and you too can get it, by clicking HERE

Chevrons quilt design

Ah! Friday again and although my weekend started with the most horrible smell coming from the kittens' sandbox in my sewing room, I have it under control now and intend to enjoy the rest.  Hope you can too.

Have you wondered what that 45degree line on your ruler was for?  Now you can put it to good use.  Hyacinth Quilt Designs has this easy to stitch tutorial for a Chevrons quilt.

I would not have bothered to put the thin strips in between but I guess it is far more eye-catching this way.

Find the tutorial by clicking HERE.

Cathedral Window Quilt

Less than 3 weeks ago I shared a very old video on You Tube with a couple of quilters showing them a quilt called Circle Magic and here I found the instructions again today at Moda Bakeshop.

The difference between the two is that this one gets batting.  Looks easy enough I'd say.  For the full tutorial, click HERE.

Patchwork Christmas tree

Now this is a Christmas ornament I would not mind having.  Remember I said I am not really into the whole decorating over Christmas thing?  This won't cause a mess, is practical and with it being patchwork, right up my alley.

Theresa shared this lovely pictorial with us on her blog and you can find the instructions on how to put this together by clicking HERE.

Christmas stockings tutorial

While I browsed Debs’ blog I found another tutorial again with a video showing how she created this.  Read the blog with the video by clicking HERE.

Liberated Checkerboard Block

I promised a couple of local quilters to show this block quite some time ago and here it finally is.  Sorry about the delay, as they say "life happens while you are making other plans."

Now this picture might not look like much but do check out Sophie's blog to see all the possibilities when playing with colors.

For full instructions with pictures, read all about this on Sophie's blog, by clicking HERE.

Invitation to Teachers

Dear Quilting Teacher

The Oranje Quilters' Guild is the hosts of the 17th National Quilt Festival 2013 (Kaleidoscope).  We would like to invite you to submit your CV and full details of proposed workshops, lectures or talks for consideration by our committee.

Mari Strydom
Coordinator Teachers

To view, download and print Mari's full invitation document, please click HERE or HERE