Question: Where do quilt patterns get their names? Im often asked.
Answer: Quilt names fascinate us because theyre so many and varied, whether theyre modern designs or those originating long ago. Sometimes we can see immediately how a particular pattern resembles the name; other times its something that only has meaning in the […]
One of my daughters favorite subjects for her quilt hangings seems to be leaves, usually the colorful ones of our New Hampshire trees. When I was making quilts to sell through craft shops, I often found myself gravitating to the autumn colors for my designs, even when the patterns werent of leaves.
Beth creates […]
When we found several old quilt squares midst my mothers memorabilia after her death, my daughter and I wondered how to share them with my sister, her daughter and daughter-in-law in other words, the other gals in the family. We werent sure who had made them. In all likelihood, it was one of the […]
As Ive researched for my childrens book, Papas Gone to War, concerning the Civil War era, I discovered that women then, as they do now, made quilts during times of disaster. Quilters are responding to the devastation of Hurricane Katrina by providing quilts for those who need bed coverings, especially for children who might be […]
What are you working on? a flight attendant asked, as I stitched the fabric postcard during a flight.
When I explained this small piece of art and mentioned that my daughter had introduced me to this new art form in our lives, she remarked she found it so interesting.
This particular card Im creating is very […]
Just as quilters have during other castastrophes, they are bonding together to make and send quilts and blankets to centers, particularly at the Astrodome in Houston, TX, where flood refugees are gathered after Hurricane Katrina. This project, organized by Karey Patterson Bresenhan (Director of the International Quilt Festival Houston & Chicago) with the […]
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Written by Mary Emma Allen [email] for b5media.
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