Have you seen Alex Anderson's and Ricky Tims' "The Quilt Show?" You will love their videos. They have inspired millions of quilters over the years and they are the nicest people too.
Belinda of Sydney, Australia created this selvage coin purse and she's offering it for sale for $20 in her Etsy store called Seventh Sphere. There you'll see many more handbags in her fresh, modern fabrics and beautiful workmanship. It's definitely worth a visit. 
Check out the selvage with the Chinese writing (above). The Heather Bailey selvage looks distinctive too, like everything else Heather does. I like the zig-zag stitch done with variegated thread too. Nice job, Belinda!
This stunning Selvage Circles queen-size quilt was made by Nancy and she lives in nearby Warren, CT! I have to meet this lady who is making selvage quilts fifteen minutes from my house. Look at the awesome curves in this quilt! It's offered for sale in her Etsy store for $700. She also makes handbags. Nancy loves bright colors and unexpected color combinations, and she has so many ideas for things to make she hardly knows where to start. We hear you Nancy.
This 14" tall selvage bunny was made by Bungalow Quilts in Ohio and it's for sale on Etsy for $80. She says that she cut the pieces out of muslin, covered them with selvages and stuffed it with poly fiberfill. What a beautiful job she did! There's also a selvage teddy bear and more bunnies and quilts to see in her Etsy store.
Club Aloha from California has an Etsy shop with beautiful handmade quilts and fabric items including these tea towels embellished with machine appliquéd selvage hearts. You can see two towels in the photo above. She'll even customize the hearts with colors to go with your kitchen. Aren't they pretty? I like all the dots. Take a look at the artistic fabric choices in this stunning quilt. So much creativity out there!
The organization called Dress a Girl Around the World asks you to imagine a world where every little girl has at least one dress. They have already given over 12,000 dresses in 37 countries! Can you imagine? I found out about this when Suzanne signed up to follow this blog and I clicked on her thumbnail over there in the sidebar! See her blog called Sew Delightful to learn more about this exciting project. 
Suzanne is packing a box of 120 dresses to send, including these dresses above that were made using fabrics donated by SisBoom. (SisBoom fabric is seriously gorgeous!) Many dresses are made from pillowcases so the hems are already done. What a sweet idea!
Here are some fabulous red quilts for you to enjoy on Valentine's Day. Have a great one!
This amazing "Vortex" quilt from 1900 by an unidentified quilter is part of a huge exhibit of red and white quilts starting March 25th arranged by the American Folk Art Museum. I plan to be there, so if they allow photos at the exhibit, I'll show you a bunch.
The quilt above is "Red Lightning" by Nifty Quilts, one of my favorite quilt bloggers.
This quilt is "Symphony in Red" by Mike470 from The Quilt Show.
Adding some bright prints to the solid scraps from recent projects, I made this top that really appeals to me. I loved making this, no "over-thinking," it just flowed and delighted me each step of the way. It will have a green print binding (like the outermost border). I particularly like it that some areas are high contrast and some are low contrast.
The photo above shows a close-up of the center. The printed fabric borders add a little peace to the scene, preventing the pieced borders from jumbling together. Although I do love the Anna Williams style, and the joyously busy intuition quilt that Sujata is making right now.
It's interesting to see this quilt in black and white, and sepia. When we used to live near New York City, there was ambient light in our apartment at night (even though we lived on the 18th floor!) and I used to take a look at my quilts on the design wall during the night. Checking on them like babies, haha. In the low light, I couldn't really see the colors, just the values. With this insight, I'd usually make a few adjustments before going back to sleep, then having sweet quilty dreams. 
Jeffree Itrich at the University of California San Diego is spearheading a project to give lap-sized quilts to Alzheimer's research study patients throughout the USA. So far she has collected 600 quilts and she has recipients for a lot more! Jeffree lost her mom to severe dementia, and she says this project really warms her heart. Can you tell from the photo? She's a quilter too.
Bari of Springfield, MO made this pretty blue "Lil Twister." Take a look at her blog to see more. She adapted Jackie's tutorial to make this selvage version. Jackie's quilt was made using silk dupioni. I actually watched her making it when I visited recently, and I was astonished to see how it went together. Nice job Bari and Jackie!
Heather Louise of the How Do You Do This Again? blog in Colorado (you know, Lily Bear's mom) is doing a project a week in 2011, and this is her latest, a potholder that she's entering in a contest at Prudent Baby, a DIY website for crafty moms. Nice job, Heather! 
Riel Nason in New Brunswick, Canada made this big snowman quilt using over 700 selvages! Even the snowflakes are made from selvages. Isn't it awesome? She has lots of close up photos (including a tutorial about making those snowflakes) on her blog: The Q and the U. Bravo!
This quilt was auctioned on eBay a while back and I saved the photo because it's the type of improvisational quilt that really speaks to me. I love the wheel effect, the embroidered circles in the center of the wheels, the funny-shaped applique bits, and that garish "number two pencil" gold. Like cheddar, but brighter. It looks good next to black (and it doesn't say "Halloween" to me). 
