Quilters from Pahrump, NV have organized a project, Quilts 4Cancer, to give Christmas quilts to children with cancer. They plan to provide 500 quilts made from fabric with a holiday/Christmas theme. If you don’t have time to make a quilt, you can donate fabric with holiday designs.
More information can be found in the current Havasu Quilts […]
When our children and grandchildren take up quilting, too, it’s fun to find an activity we can all do together. Each one of us has her own style of designing and quilting, but it’s fun to share and compare.
Often when granddaughter Kara has an extra credit school project she turns to quiltmaking. Her latest one […]
Creating quilts to cheer others becomes an enjoyable and rewarding project. Recently I was asked to add decoration to three navy blue fabric squares. The complete quilt, with many quilters doing one or several squares, will be given to an ill child and hopefully cheer him.
“Decorate it any way you want,” I was instructed. So […]
I recently discovered an online home of Sunbonnet Sue at www.sunbonnetsue.com, the site established by Kim Bunchuck with information and free patterns of this lovable little girl. Those who once own or make a Sunbonnet Sue quilt, pillow, or hanging seem to fall in love with this pattern. Sue almost takes on a life of […]
Making a quilt for a grandchild or a new baby evolves into a tradition in many families. My grandmother made patchwork quilts for the four children in my family when I was about eight years old. I remember, because I helped her make mine.
I stitched quilts for my grandchildren when they were infants. These, for […]
A new category has been added to the OK Centennial Quilt Contest - “Best Group Project” for the children to do a scout, family or classroom project. This looks like an enjoyable project for children and adults alike.
Judy Howard of Buckboard Antique Quilts says, “Hope every quilter will encourage their children and grandchildren to create […]
As I walked along the hallway of a school where I do substitute teaching, I noticed a display of patchwork on the wall. These were small patchwork puffs and beanbags made in the 4-patch design. (Four squares of two different fabrics sewn together.)
The accompanying notice indicated these had been hand stitched by children in grades […]
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