I look at nature and photography with different eyes and insight since watching the interview of Joen Wolfrom on The Quilt Show with Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.
Joen explained how she chose colors from her photos for her quilts and quilt hangings. These weren’t landscape replicas as I had expected. She chose the colors from her […]
What does bird watching have to do with quilting? you wonder.
*You can find relaxation as you watch birds at a feeder from your window, in your garden, or during walks.
*The birds around you may inspire your quilting designs. The pioneer quiltmakers often named designs from the birds and animals in their lives.
*This is an enjoyable […]
I recently registered for the free e-mail newsletter at How to Quilt and received 10 free Halloween Patterns. Often you’ll receive bonuses when you register for newsletters. These is the current gift at the How to Quilt web site.
I enjoy receiving newsletters from online quilt and fabric shops, as well as from quilters and quilting bloggers. […]
American quilts throughout the years generally consisted of two types - “pieced” and “appliqued” although there were many variations. The word “patchwork” often was used to encompass both types of quilts.
To make a pieced quilt top, the quiltmaker cut patches of specific shapes and sewed together to create a design throughout the quilt.
Quiltmakers created appliqued […]
When I read Ann Johnston’s words, “My first quilts were traditional pieced and applique quilts,” in her book The Quilter’s Book of Design, (www.annjohnston.net) I related to this statement. It also reinforced something I’d begun to suspect of many quilters.
Many of us started out with those traditional patterns for quilts, then diverged into other art forms and techniques until now we […]
During this season of storms and hurricanes, quilters might incorporate these themes into their creations. Some of the traditional quilts of years ago also were inspired by events in nature. They include Storm at Sea, North Wind, Four Winds, Falling Timbers, Ocean Waves, and Streak of Lightning.
Today’s fabric artists may recreate storm scenes or combine colors that give […]
Even though not all soccer and World Cup fans are men, you may be looking for quilt and patchwork ideas and patterns for the sports-minded men and boys in your life. These may include quilts, wall hangings, and pillows. Perhaps you’ll even want to make a soccer theme vest.
Quilting for the Men in Your Life: […]
Browsing through quilt patterns brings us to a variety of names that call to mind summer and warmer weather.
Among these are patterns which refer to the sun: Sunshine and Shadow, Basket of Sunflowers, Sunbean, Sunflower, Sun Dial, Sunburst, Blazing Sun, Harvest Sun, Rising Sun, Sunshine, Triple Sunflower, and Kansas Sunflower.
From the garden we may find Corn […]
My husband’s grandmother loved to make quilts, and we’re fortunate to have two of the quilt tops she finished but never backed nor quilted. One of my favorites is “Grandmother’s Flower Garden,” stitched entirely by hand.
This is an intricate design (as seen on the cover of the book below) and can be pieced in many […]
“Tracking” quilts could mean tracing the origins of your quilts to determine who made them, where the fabrics came from, and their significance to those who owned and used them.
However, the term also could refer to various quilting designs through the history of quiltmaking that describe tracks of animals and birds. Among the names of traditional […]
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