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: Sheryl St. Germain, Poet, Essayist and Fiber Artist
Sheryl St. Germain discovered fiber art as a way to do something tactile to complement her writing. She works improvisationally, making works in response to her writing, using a variety…
Spotlight: Tania Tanti, Fiber Artist
Tania Tanti has been a maker and creator her entire life. She now paints her colorful and award-winning designs on fabric and then adds stitching (a lot of stitching) adding…
How to Make a Rag Quilt: Easy Tutorial for Beginners
Rag quilts are easy and fun to make. Caution: they can be messy, too! Here is how to make a flannel rag quilt with our easy tutorial perfect for beginners.…
Spotlight: Julie Sevilla Drake, Artist, Poet, Storyteller
Julie Sevilla Drake has been an artist and a stitcher since a young age. She is mostly known as an art quilter, but also creates painted collages, acrylic paintings, and…
Spotlight: Rita Lynne, Dimensional Art Quilter
Rita Lynne translates her life experiences into 3-dimensional art quilts and art vessels to tell her stories. She starts with ideas in her head. As she works on the project,…
Spotlight: Esther Frenzel, Quilt Designer and Teacher
Esther Frenzel is a free motion quilting teacher who specialises in intermediate to advanced quilting designs. She quilts on a domestic sewing machine and a longarm and teaches online using both…
Spotlight: Serena Brooks, Contemporary Quilt Artist
You'll find Serena Brooks working on more than one piece at a time. When she is unsure of where a piece is going, she can walk away and work on…
Beginners Guide to Creating Your Own Quilt Designs
Do you have an idea for a quilt and not sure where to start to create your own quilt design? We've got you covered! There are many ways to approach…