Posts tagged: "patchwork"

  1. Quilt sandwich tips + patchwork plenty!

    Posted by on May 6, 2013

    Ah, treasure! That’s what I think when I see a big, heavy book loaded with patchwork quilt patterns. Twenty different quilts? Think of the possibilities! Twenty-six quilts, each with directions for multiple sizes? How versatile! How about 101 different patchwork designs? With that many quilts, you know there’s gonna be plenty to like. We’ve rounded [...]

  2. Gotta see it!: amazing strip-quilting designs (+ giveaway)

    Posted by on April 16, 2013

    What happens when traditional strip quilts meet up with a textile artist? In Susan Purney Mark’s case, the result is Accent on Angles, a clever and beautiful book that takes straightforward strip-quilting designs and updates them with bold accent strips to achieve a refreshingly different look. I was thumbing through my very large collection of [...]

  3. New quilt book series – inspired by you

    Posted by on March 21, 2013

    You talked. We listened. Now it’s time to reveal the creations that came from our conversation. Meet the latest releases from our new booklet series! Below you can get a first look at new booklets that speak directly to what you’ve been asking for: quick-and-easy pattern collections from a variety of designers—all at a price [...]

  4. Swing your fabric: Square Dance quilts!

    Posted by on December 20, 2012

    I’ve always loved patterns that look difficult or time-consuming but turn out to be so ingeniously simple that you get hooked on making them over and over again. Add to that my fondness for pinwheel patterns (they’re fairly simple and always charming), and you’ll see why I get really excited about Square Dance quilts and [...]

  5. Showy quilts to shrink your stash

    Posted by on December 13, 2012

    Most of us patchwork quilters would agree that after the pieces are sewn, the layers are quilted, and the binding is bound, one thing can make or break a quilt: the fabric. And for all the fabric we buy, collect, and stack in our sewing spaces (anyone okay with hoard?), sometimes it seems nearly impossible [...]

  6. Scraps: tricks, tools, and twofers (+ fabric giveaway!)

    Posted by on December 4, 2012

    Everyone knows about the three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle. But don’t you think it’s possible that quilters invented the whole idea? After all, it’s why the first quilts were created—to use it up and make it do. Perhaps quilters were the world’s first conservationists! Times have changed since our quilting ancestors started saving bits of [...]

  7. What to make with batiks? Your stash awaits… (+ giveaway)

    Posted by on October 15, 2012

    Who wants to ’fess up to having an exotic, lush, gorgeous, and hefty stash of batiks—that you’ve barely cut into? If you’re like me, the striking colors and unusual textures of batiks grab you at the quilt shop and won’t let go…so you bring the lovely stacks home. But once they’re nestled all snug in [...]

  8. Learning to Stack the Deck

    Posted by on September 3, 2012

    I have a confession. Although I’ve read every one of designer Karla Alexander’s bestselling books, I’ve never made one of her quilts. It’s not that I don’t think they’re fabulous, I just didn’t think the stack/slice/shuffle/sew method was for me. Maybe it’s because I’m a traditionalist. Maybe it’s because I’m a stickler for precise piecing [...]

  9. Dazzle ’em with your decor: stylish wall quilts

    Posted by on August 30, 2012

    Every now and then, we partner with our friends over at McCall’s Quilting and create a book together. Wonderful things happen when we do! My office walls are covered in wall quilts that I’ve made for myself, as are many of the rooms in my home. I change them with the seasons, or with my [...]

  10. Meet author Karen Sievert (+ giveaway)

    Posted by on August 10, 2012

    Karen Sievert was introduced to quilting 15 years ago, and it was love at first sight. With her enthusiasm for the craft, it wasn’t long before she was inspiring others to quilt as well. Soon she had her own quilt shop and long-arm quilting business. Read the interview to find out more about the author [...]