Free Fabric Postcard Class!

Fabric postcards are popping up in mailboxes all over the world. They are being swapped, collected and traded by quilters and fabric artists everywhere. And why not, they are like little fabric treasures that appeal to even non quilters/artists.

If your curiosity is peeked even just a little then you may be interested to know that you can learn to make your own treasures with just a sewing machine and some fabric scraps. )Although you may find yourself adding other goodies like ribbons, decorative threads, yarns buttons and any other items you find lying around your craft space.) Once you start you won't want to stop. And there are lots of places on the web to join Postcard swaps, (really just google "postcard swaps" and see what I mean)


But back to my headline, which said "Free Fabric Postcard Class". This is being offered at Quilting Weekly. At Quilting Weekly they are known for their easy to follow and very detailed tutorials which they offer on a variety of quilting projects. To get the free fabric postcard class you will need to register for the site (which is free) and by doing so, you will receive not one but 2 free classes! One is the Postcard tutorial and the other is for making a friendship star quilt block and pillow. There are 3 different methods taught for making the infamous half square triangle, a skill every quilter should learn. There is no further obligation to purchase other classes, although I would recommend you at least look at the class list. There is no harm in looking right?

They also offer a weekly special on select classes at 50% off, so joining the mailing list is highly recommended so you get all the details. (oh if you joined the site you are automatically added. But if you decide not to you can still get on the mailing list by filling out my form at the top of my blog)

Take care my quilting friends, and if there is something you like or dislike about my blog be sure to let me know by leaving me comments. I love to hear from my readers.

Quilting sites worth looking at

Here are a few quilting sites or articles that are worth looking at. (or at least in my opinion they are) Take a look and see what you think.

This first quilting site is also from one of my favorite blogs, and if you follow this blog you may have seen this post. Michelle has a great site which is full of quilting resources including a quilting blog list, quilt shop lists and more. If you have not seen her blog then I recommend you look today to see what a fart, pigs and wombat have in common! As a quilter you know you can use a fart right now, no really check out the Quilting Gallery and find why.

Next after you recover from your laughter on the Quilting Galleries blog article and want to get down to some real quilting, take a look at the great machine quilting on the "Oh Fransson" blog. If you ever wanted to learn machine quilting this tutorial just may get you started.

If you need further help, and like the idea of videos, and personal one on one help with machine quilting, head over to Quilting Weekly they have a great beginners, Machine Quilting 101 class worth looking at. This site also gives you 2 free classes just for registering on the site. Not bad, and if you don't want to purchase a class they still have lots to do there. One area worth looking at is the forum. Where you will see loads of great topics to read through, all quilting related of course. They run a weekly special there where one class a week in on sale for 50% off. And Registration is free, so why not get on their mailing list to see what classes are on sale or what else they are up to.

The new kid on the block. I just discovered a new site called You Can Quilt This, which has only been up for a few weeks according to the Lori whom I met on twitter. If you want to know more about the site you can contact her through her twitter account. This site has lots of wonderful patterns for sale, and all at reasonable prices I might add. Definitely worth a look.

This should keep you busy for a few days until I find more quilting sites worth looking at. The internet is loaded with great sites, I know (I think mine is one of them) Did you know that I have another blog Online Quilting? Between running my 2 blogs and website I have found that my posting here has slowed down a bit. I am sorry for that, but I assure you that when I do post I will make it worth reading. If you have enjoyed my writings why not leave me a comment and let me know your thoughts. I love to hear from my readers.

If your interested in learning quilting I suggest you also take the time to sign up for my news letter at quilting weekly and stay up to date with all the latest in quilting. (just fill in the form at the top of this page)

Until next time,
Happy Quilting
Chris