Playdate (projects)

Playdate: Flash Card Bean Bags

June 3, 2013

Anne Deister of Springleaf Studios is a playuh. Of the Block Builder kind, actually, and we’ve already shared with you the fact that her cool Flash Card quilt in our June-July 2013 issue (now in stores and on newsstands) came from her obsession with our little design game. We loved her quilt–you will, too!–and we [...]

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Playdate: Gather in the Square by Rhonda Jordan

February 28, 2013

Our Spring 2013 issue (now in shops and on newsstands) has a buncha project goodness, and we’d like to share one more with you today: Gather in the Square by Rhonda Jordan of Tabby Fabric & Studio in Beaufort, South Carolina. This simple, but subtly textured, design (pictured above) was inspired by the shape studies [...]

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Playdate: Not Quite Hexies by Patty Young, MODKID Boutique

February 20, 2013

Sometimes, there’s nothing like a solid short-cut. Like really good instant chai or better yet, liquor-in-it margaritas (because sometimes you just don’t have the strength to squeeze limes). And you really score when convenience is matched with coolness, as in this Not Quite Hexies cheater quilt by Patty Young of MODKID Boutique. Patty’s quilt is just [...]

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Playdate: Modern Mix-Up

February 15, 2013

We’re totally jonesing for spring here in Q-bie land, but somehow, it doesn’t seem quite so far away when we sink our gaze into this crisp mod sampler featured in our new Spring 2013 issue. Modern Mix-Up showcases an unexpected palette with vibrant red-coral, soft green and a grown-up aqua and nine different blocks that [...]

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Playdate: Dot-To-Dot Quilt (Plus A Tease)

February 5, 2013

It’s hee-eeere! As you read these very words, fresh virginal issues of the Spring 2013 issue of Generation Q are hitting Simi Valley, California, where the GenQ mailing staff (read: Jake and her family) are poised to start shipping out the goods to our shop partners and auto-ship readers. (Let’s pause for a personal moment: [...]

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Playdate: Seven from One–A Charm Pack Boudoir Gift Set

December 12, 2012

If you’re scrambling for holiday gift ideas for unexpected company or your husband’s cousin’s son’s fiancee, then please consider this multi-project Playdate by Cara Wilson of Twitter-chatfest Talkin Tuesday, our gift to you! Plus, if you love using every crumb of fabric, this collection of quick-sews will gladden your heart. All seven of these beauties [...]

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Playdate: Patty’s Perfect Pillow Cover

November 30, 2012

Aren’t these cushy, colorful pillows just glorious? Would you drool any less if we told you they can change in a heartbeat, with a mere 1/2 yard WOF cut? They can, that is, if you use a quick-change method perfected by Patty Young of MODKID Boutique. She uses this method to frequently change out the [...]

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Playdate: Sewing Machine Luv, GenQ Style

November 26, 2012

Others may think it odd that a whirring hunk o’ steel can set our inner flames a’flickerin’, but any devoted sewist or quilter knows the truth: We looooove our sewing machines. (Except for when they keep breaking needles, even after we’ve re-threaded twice. *sounds of disgust*) Because we love these beasties and appreciate all the [...]

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Playdate: Last-Minute Halloween Costume

October 29, 2012

Junior Editor Cydney has always put a slight spin on her Halloween costumes. Two years ago she announced she wanted to be a cheerleader… a Vampire Cheerleader! So it was no surprise when she announced this year that she wanted to be a skeleton…with a slight twist. Skeleton Cat Costume With Market looming, I [...]

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Playdate: Pinhead Pincushion

August 17, 2012

The second issue of GenQ is making its way to quilt shops now (many of them already have them, so be sure to check this list for a shop in your area) and in its pages we have a whole article about pincushions! Yep, we love a stitchy project we can handle in an afternoon [...]

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