Today I am excited to officially welcome Connecting Threads as a sponsor of Diary of a Quilter. If you’re not familiar with Connecting Threads, let me introduce you. Connecting Threads is a family-owned company that produces and sells their own lines of fabric. All of their fabrics are sold via their own catalog or through the online store. Because they cut out the middle man they are able to offer high quality quilting cottons at lower price ($5.96 a yard!) and orders over $50 are shipped…

The Russian join is an easy way to securely connect two pieces of yarn. No knots or weaving in ends. Come see how to do your new go-to technique!

If you have leftover 2 1/2″ strips, sometimes it can be tough to figure out to fit them in with another big project. Maybe you only have 4 or 5 strips leftover, maybe none of them match, maybe they’re a color you don’t typically like in your ...

Are you interested in learning how to make perfect points in quilting? Find out how to by using a positioning pin to maintain sharp points and straight lines.

Cat's Cradle by badbooks

As part of our ongoing work with swiss electronics brand Punkt., Rosie Lee have launched the new MP 01 mobile phone designed by Jasper Morrison at London Design Festival.The Swiss brand’s new device has uncomplicated, streamlined functions which reduce …