Is this hilarious, or what? I burst out laughing when I saw this on Nedra's Cactus Needle blog! (While there, see her "Mumbo Gumbo" scrap quilt.)
You could disguise the whole family while keeping your chins warm. Is that little bearded baby laughing? You can see more from the creator of these hats at Taraduff's Crochet and Other Stuff blog. She sells these hats on Etsy.
Mia Ohberg from Sweden made these colorful zippered selvage bags. The smallest one is almost 3 inches wide. Look at those little flower buds on that bag! And all those bright flower petals on the biggest one. These fit one-inside-another like those Russian dolls.
This may be the most beautiful selvage arrangement I've ever seen (above)! I love pink and black together, and I'm a sucker for florals. You can see this bag opened below. Mia planned to use it for cosmetics, but she actually uses it to carry sewing supplies.
Mia has a big advantage when it comes to collecting selvages. She owns her own quilt shop! She offers to cut customer's fabric into strips for them if they let her keep the selvages. "That's normal behavior, isn't it?" she asks. Mia, that sounds perfectly normal to us!
She made this tote for carrying supplies to quilt retreats. She thinks a quilt shop owner should do a little better than carrying paper bags to quilt events. Oh, this is much better! Nice job, Mia.
This fabric isn't for just anyone! You must be a quitter. Hahaha. This fabric was purchased at JoAnn's by Molly Wiley from Roseburg, Oregon. Are they assuming nobody reads selvages? Nuh-uh! We notice this stuff! Thanks for the photo, Molly. visit Molly's blog.
This collector's edition of Quiltmaker's 100 Blocks just went to press two days ago! It'll be on the stands November 16. And yes, there will be a selvage block, designed by me! :)
When I saw these photos of Thelma's quilt on her blog: Cupcakes 'n' Daisies, I thought about the Tile Block-of-the-Month we just did at Empire Quilters. Thelma's is pieced, so it's a lot neater than my raw-edge applique, but the idea is similar.
You'll enjoy Thelma's blog. She tells about her thought process as she chooses fabrics for her quilts. You can also view her awesome red and green log cabin quilt at the Online Quilt Museum. (Scroll down the page to see the photos.)
Come back tomorrow for a give-away! And the day after that, a funny crochet post. (Of course crochet can be hilarious!)
Becky in Indiana made this beautiful selvage quilt using her favorite blues and Civil War selvages. It's her first selvage project! It was machine quilted by Joanne Lendaro. 
I was introduced to Joanne by Mr. Random Number Guy when I had the fat quarter give-away recently. When she won the jewel tone geometric fabrics, she said she was going to use them in one of her Freddie quilts (colorful house quilts made famous by CA quilter/author Freddie Moran - for all you newbies). So of course I wanted to see what Joanne was up to! Isn't this quilt stunning? It's so much fun to choose scraps for doors, windows, roofs, etc.
As you know, I keep a keen eye out for interesting things to show you when I visit New York City for my quilt guild meetings. We meet at the Fashion Institute and I was walking behind this student for several blocks before I decided to take a discreet photo. Gotta love those dots!
This is the crowd outside the Hotel Pennsylvania on 7th Ave, near Madison Square Garden. 
These flowers were for sale near Grand Central Station. They smelled so good!
I liked this smiley cake with hair made out of slivered almonds. Just window shopping, though.
These tempting tarts, fruit, and candy were for sale at the Grand Central Market.
Take a look at the Main Concourse at Grand Central below. 
Yup. Wedding photos. You never know what you're going to see here. 
A few last minute curiousities before boarding the train. Yes, "half wild boar" salami.
These fish were really surprised to see me. I couldn't hear what they were saying though.
I hope you liked this virtual visit to NYC. I love looking for interesting stuff to show you. 
Debbie in Jerusalem just finished piecing this wonderful selvage hexagon quilt top. I love the rainbow effect. Now she's looking for suggestions about how to quilt it.
Julia Wood of Birmingham, AL made this beautiful selvage/label quilt for her older daughter and future son-in-law whose last name starts with a "T." The "T" is made from clothing labels. Isn't this quilt amazing? Great job, Julia!
Julia challenged herself to spend a year quilting with her existing stash and recycled items. You can read about it on her blog GreenQuilts. 
Here are the winners of yesterday's fat quarter give-away:Congratulations! Send me your mailing addresses and I'll get your packages in the mail.
Justine in CT, I couldn't reach you (no email in your Google profile) so please mail me.
I wish I had 98 packages so I could send one to everybody!! Thanks for playing.
Have you visited the National Museum of the American Coverlet in Bedford, PA? I just learned about it today and I can't wait to go. They have an inspirational collection of antique woven coverlets dating back to the 1700's and 1800's as well as spinning wheels and weaving looms, a museum shop offering reproduction fabrics (photo above), gifts and books, and classes on spinning, dying, weaving, and rug hooking. Does that sound like fun or what?
If I wasn't a quilter, I could easily be a spinner and weaver! Or a maker of Navajo rugs. There's something so attractive about creating order out of chaos with fibers and textiles.
Jewel Tones. (above)
Neon Brights. (above)
Mid-range. (above)
DeeRoo is a talented quilter/blogger from Virginia. If you visit the Old Red Barn Quilt Company group on flickr, you've seen lots of her creations. You'll also enjoy her blog. Isn't this embroidery charming? I like how the swing is swaying in the breeze, and who would think to embroider a white fence on a white background? But I really like it.
Marijke Mill made this fabulous selvage bag featuring a big selvagey flower on the flap and giant pom-pom fringe around the edge. Wow, I love it!
And best of all, one of Marijke's selvage bags is featured on the cover of the new issue of Haute Handbags magazine. Congratulations, Marikje! 
Michelle of Nostalgic Cafe from Belle Isle, Florida made this selvage coaster as a gift for a friend who gave her a bunch of selvages. Even Michelle's coffee mug has selvage windows on it. That's what happens when you get addicted to selvages.
"Everyday is a fashion show, and the world is your runway." Zoe Schlacter
I was visiting a Barnes & Noble in Tennessee when I spotted this very clever tote bag with the giant clock on it. I think it was almost 10am. (I couldn't help saying that.) So I struck up a conversation with this charming fashion blogger/student Zoe Schlacter. Being a blogger herself, she graciously let me take her photo to show you. Her blog is Girl With the Flower. Her post "Space Clouds" will make you smile.
This interesting bit of selvage lingerie is for sale on Etsy by clubaloha. She calls it Bridal Style Women's Thong, Selvage Strip Lingerie Panty. Just shows you how boundless quilters' creativity is! These sell for $10.
Val Allen from Oxfordshire, UK has made another Mary Poppins travel bag. Even the things inside are made from selvages! And so much detail! Take a look at her fabulous Bella Bag's Blog. Didn't she do a great job?
Mary Poppins would be so lucky to have this bag. There's even room for her big umbrella!
