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: Debra Milkovich, Maximalist Quilter
Debra Milkovich uses bold saturated colors and high contrast to create her impactful quilts. She is always thinking about the design on different layers of dimension, and hopes when people…
Spotlight: Ginny Robinson, Modern Appliqué Quilter
Try to keep up with Ginny Robinson! She balances a full-time job, family, and makes award-winning quilts. Her preferred technique? Appliqué because she is not bound by seams. Photo by…
Spotlight: Linda Colsh, Fiber Artist
Linda Colsh creates fiber art influenced by pictures of people she has taken over the years and the land where she currently lives. Using surface design techniques and digital software,…
Spotlight: Janice Reimer, Modern Quilter and Designer
Janice Reimer is an award-winning quilter who designs and creates complex modern quilts influenced by her math and science background. From the names of quilts to the intricate patterns, you'll…
Spotlight: Lauren Klementz-Harte, Modern Quilt Artist
Lauren Klementz-Harte creates award-winning original modern art quilts that are influenced by her professional training in drawing and illustration. Her pieces are created using appliqué and reverse appliqué techniques, as…
Spotlight: Marci Baker, Quilt Designer and Teacher
Marci Baker started her journey to becoming a quilt designer as a young child making doll quilts. Now she not only designs quilt patterns, she also designs tools and instructions…
Spotlight: Robyn Gold, Fiber Artist
Robyn Gold creates colorful and whimsical quilts with commercial fabrics and a lot of embellishment. The individual elements on her pieces are all applied with needle-turn appliqué. And, she keeps…
Spotlight: Gillian Moss, Textile and Mixed Media Artist
Gillian Moss started making art as a young child. She formally studied art in high school and university. Now she creates colorful textile art and detailed mixed media art. Gillian…