Scrap-Happy Stash-Busting Quilts: Scrappy Quilt Patterns
I love scraps. To me, they are the comfort food of quilts. My first contact with quilts was not the ornate Baltimore Album quilts or the intricately hand quilted whole...
Quilting
Get quiltingly creative with fresh inspiration from experts who guide you from which quilting tools and rulers give you an accurate first cut to finishing your creation with free motion quilting, whether you use a long arm or do your machine quilting on your home sewing machine.
Free your imagination with improv quilting or embrace the slow stitch movement with hand quilting. There are so many quilting patterns to choose from (or design yourself), there’s no end to the whimsy you can create!
Quilting Fun
Best Tools for Quilting Projects
Quilting is about taking a good piece of fabric and cutting it up to make something amazing! Whether you make traditional quilts, modern quilts, art quilts or just starting to...
Best Fabric and Thread Storage Ideas: Organize Your Stash
Ready for your MSM (Master of Stash Management) degree? I love seeing the innovative ways creative people store and organize their fabric. But the solutions are not one-size-fits-all. What works...
Traditional Quilt Inspiration
Spotlight: Barbara Brackman, Quilt Historian
Was it fate that Barbara Brackman would become a central figure in quiltmaking? An accidental find of a drawer full of vintage quilt blocks ignited Barbara's curiosity, and since then...
Spotlight: Philippa Naylor, Textile Artist
Always up for the next challenge, Philippa Naylor takes on anything she needs to do to challenge her skills, grow as an artist and help others to grow, as well....
Spotlight: Sue Nickels, Quilter, Author and Teacher
Meticulous attention to detail is a hallmark of Sue Nickels' quilts. Inspired by traditional quilts, Sue, often collaborating with her sister, Pat Holly, freshens the designs with nods to current...
Modern Quilt Inspiration
More Modern Quilts
Spotlight: Paula Steel, Modern Quilter
Distinct shapes, clean lines and clear colors reflect the modern quilt esthetic in Paula Steel's designs. Now designing and quilting full time, Paula's use of line and form to create...
Spotlight: Carole Lyles Shaw, Modern Quilter
As a modern quilter, Carole Lyles Shaw focuses on a set of tried and true design principles, resulting in work that is a bold combination of planning and improvisation. Eager...
Spotlight: Audrey Esarey, Modern Quilter
Like many creatives, Audrey Esarey dabbled in many artful activities while growing up. But it wasn't until she went to a quilting class with a woman who would later become...
Art Quilt Inspiration
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Spotlight: Laura Wasilowski, Textile Artist
When you see a Laura Wasilowski quilt, you can't help but smile. Her whimsical pictorial art quilts use wool, as well as her own hand-dyed fabrics and threads, to depict...
Spotlight: Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry, Quilt Artist
An icon in the quilting world, Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry paved the way for lovers of machine quilting and bold design. She created quite a stir in the quilt world when...
Spotlight: Frieda Anderson, Fiber Artist
Frieda Andersen is a self proclaimed "Investigator of Ideas". With a formal education in Art History, she has always been interested in making things - using her hands and mind...
More Quilting
Spotlight: Mary Marcotte, Quilt Artist
Mary Marcotte comes from generations of traditional quilt makers. She enjoys challenging herself by working improvisationally to create her one-of-a-kind quilts. And, she is a finisher - you won't find…
Spotlight: Nicki Voss, Visual and Textile Artist
Nicki Voss merges her passion for photography with textiles to create fiber art. Her work in quilted textiles begins with outdoor photography translated into shapes and color compositions materialized in…
Spotlight: Nicole Dunn, Fiber Artist
Nicole Dunn started quilting in her teens. She had a lightbulb moment when she wandered into a museum and saw an exhibit of Nancy Crow quilts. At that moment, she…
Spotlight: Lisa Flowers Ross, Contemporary Textile Artist
Lisa Flowers Ross hand-dyes fabrics to create her contemporary and abstract textile art. She enjoys working in a series to explore abstraction, the intersections of lines and implied transparency through…
Spotlight: Kathryn Baldwin Robinson, Art Quilter
Kathryn Robinson in front of the quilt "Flowers for Iggy Pup" Kathryn Baldwin Robinson has been creative since she was a young child. She enjoys combining a variety of techniques…
Spotlight: Julie S Brandon, Digital Fiber Artist
Julie S Brandon creates detailed fiber art using digital printing techniques and stitching, each piece telling a story. How did you get into what you do creatively? My roots are…
Spotlight: Anna Maria Parry, Artist and Textile Designer
Anna Maria Parry grew up in a creative home. She now designs textiles that inspire embroidery or needlepoint designs, in colorful large patterns. How did you find yourself on an…
Spotlight: Brandon Wulff, Fine Art Quilter
Brandon Wulff grew up in a fiber family. He took up quilting as a hobby to support his sister who started a quilt shop. It didn't take him long to…