Spotlight: Jen Kingwell, Quilt and Fabric Designer
Jen Kingwell started quilting with EPP (English Paper Piecing) when she was in nursing school, and hasn't stopped. She got into designing quilt patterns to show her customers what to...
Hand Quilting
Whether old-fashioned (ahem, classic) or modern, hand quilting designs add the mark of the maker to textiles. You might want to try big stitch quilting or different types of hand quilting stitches. Choose to quilt with or without a hoop and try different hand quilting threads; hey can make simple hand quilting patterns for beginners look special. If you start with small hand-stitched projects, you’ll soon know how to hand quilt a large quilt!
Browse through these projects for inspiration to pick up your needle and thread and start a hand quilting project!
Featured Hand Quilters
Spotlight: Heidi Parkes, Fiber Artist
Working entirely by hand, Heidi Parkes can complete a limited number of quilts in a year, so she makes each one of them count. There is much planning behind her...
Confetti Quilting: Art Quilts from Scrap Fabric
Looking for a great scrap-busting project? Try confetti quilting! No piece is too small. Confetti quilting is an appliqué technique where you use very small pieces of fabric to create...
More Hand Quilting
Spotlight: Georgia Bonesteel, Inventor of Lap Quilting
Georgia Bonesteel has been at the center of the quilting world since the quilting revival of the 1970s. Her innovative lap quilting technique made quilting more accessible without the need…
Spotlight: Martha Steinborn, Crazy Quilter & Stitcher
A stitcher for all seasons, Martha Steinborn is a quilter, embroiderer, crazy quilter and font of information on stitches and threads. Her crazy quilting is lush and keeps the viewer…
Spotlight: Jen Kingwell, Quilt and Fabric Designer
Jen Kingwell started quilting with EPP (English Paper Piecing) when she was in nursing school, and hasn't stopped. She got into designing quilt patterns to show her customers what to…