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- Sneak Peek at American Quilter July 2012 Issue
It’s coming soon: the once-a-year supersized issue of American Quilter magazine featuring the winning quilts from two AQS shows, Lancaster and Paducah. Extra pages means more great articles, more beautiful quilt photos, more innovative techniques and...
- Calling All Teachers!
Now is the time to submit your applications to teach at the AQS Quilt Shows for 2013. The dates for 2013 are: Lancaster, PA: March 13 - 16 Paducah, KY: April 24 - 27 Grand Rapids, MI: August 14 - 17 Des Moines, IA: October 2 - 5 CLICK HE...
- Faye Labanaris - All Star Review - Paducah 2012
Faye Labanaris demonstration at the All-Star Review at the 2012 AQS Quilt Show - Paducah. Click here Find out more about Faye Labanaris
- Carol Butzke - Quilt Appraisals
Carol Butzke, AQS certified Quilt & Textile appraiser gives us some info and tips on having your quilt appraised. Click here for information about the Appraiser Program Click here to find a list of certified AQS Appraisers
- Congratulations Sally Terry - HMQS Teacher of the Year!
We're so glad Sally is part of the American Quilter's Society! You can benefit from Sally's teaching experience via any of the books she's published with AQS: Pathways to Better Quilting: 5 Shapes for Machine Quilt Patterns (#6509) Hooked on F...
- There is a difference!
Pop quiz: what’s the difference between a labyrinth and a maze? I didn’t know either, until Meg Cox introduced us to Laurel Reinhardt in the June issue. Laurel, a former psychologist, uses the labyrinth as it has been used since ancient times – a...
- Free- Log Cabin Library Pattern by Karen Griska
This Log Cabin-style selvage quilt from Karen Griska features the classic red center squares representing the cabin's hearth. The selvages are arranged like bookshelves surrounding the hearth. When the blocks are assembled they create a delightful wove...
- Guide to Machine Quilting by Diane Gaudynski
Award-winning tips and techniques perfect for every skill level of machine quilters. This guide to machine quilting by Diane Gaudynski features: A machine quilting overview: start off right with easy to follow directions and helpful step-by-step...
- Diane Gaudynski's Quilt of the Week - Video
Diane Gaudynski's beautiful Quilt of the Week has a very serious theme. It is named "Through a Glass Darkly, An American Memory." The quilt started as a study in the subtle variations of deep colors. After September 11, Diane changed the color ...
- An Afternoon of Fashion & Tea in Grand Rapids
Are you attending the Grand Rapids AQS Quilt Show and Contest August 22-25, 2012? Then you will want to take a stroll back in time and join us for "An Afternoon of Fashion & Tea" at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. Come see a close-up view of auth...
- Log Cabin Quilts - A Short History
Log Cabin Library Block by Karen Griska The Log Cabin quilt pattern is one of the most beloved and recognized of quilt designs. However, it may be both older and newer than you might think. While it's natural to assume that this traditional block or...
- New - 25 Blues Fabric Collection
Blue is one of the favorite colors of both men and women. It is considered a cool and calming color, making it a perfect choice for bedrooms and quilts. Our new collection of 25 blue fabrics is just what quiltmakers need to add to their fabric stas...
- Tugging at the Heart Strings
Just heard from Laura Nownes about one of the patterns published in our February 2012 TQL. You can read about how she and her friends created an original quilt, Heart Strings, to comfort a member of their quilting circle. The friends are at it again, u...
- It's Time to Enter the Des Moines Quilt Contest
Have your friends been telling you that you should enter your quilt(s) in some contests. Here is your last chance this year to enter an AQS Quilt Contest. More than $44,000 in cash awards will be given in this year's quilt contest. The Best of Show win...
- Susan Stewart - 2012 Bernina of America Machine Workmanship Award Winner
Watch Bonnie Browning interview Susan Stewart, the winner of the 2012 Bernina of America Machine Workmanship Award at the Paducah Quilt Show and Contest. Susan's amazing quilt started out as a Lone Star. See how she used embroidery and directional ...
- Stockholm Star: Step 3: Starch
Even though I can’t wait to start cutting fabric, I’m going to do something really important first – starch the heck out of the fabrics. Yes, that’s a technical term meaning “make it stiff as a sheet of paper,” and it will help so much wher...
- A Star is Born
Plenty of design play went into the making of Artisan Star, Debra Lunn and Michael Mrowka's stunning starburst quilt in the June issue of TQL. Deb and Michael had a limited amount of fabric, so they cut it all into diamonds - and went for it! It's fun ...
- eBook - Quilts from the Selvage Edge by Karen Griska
"Cut off the selvages." That's often the first thing new quilters learn about fabric in beginning classes. But what do you do with them? Throw them away? Never again! Not after you see the vivid and ingenious creations they can become. Here are quilt...
- Stockholm Star: Step 2: Making a paste-up
Once again, I had to control myself. Though I was so excited to get started, I made a paste-up of two sections of the quilt. I’m glad I took this extra step because I quickly realized I couldn’t use all 10 fabrics, at least not in a quilt this size...
- Free Knit-Not Bag Patterns by Jennifer Amor
Can't knit? No problem! Here's a new way to machine stitch a tote bag and shoulder purse that look hand knitted. Start with chunky yarns, mix in some fluffy mohair or eyelash, then sew it all together using Jennifer Amor's Knit-Not technique describe...
- A Yen for Yarn, Knit-Nots: Get the Knit Without the Needles by Jennifer Amor
Knitting is making a big comeback as quilt, craft, and even discount stores stock dazzling displays of new yarns, from chunky wools to elegant metallics. Quilters are riding this tide, adding yarn embellishments to their wallhangings and wearables, a...
- Hear a Song by Laura Wasilowski
Laura Wasilowski is a contemporary quiltmaker, teacher, and creator of hand-dyed fabrics and threads. She is also a song composer and singer extraordinaire! Listen to Laura's rendition of "There Once Was a Quilter from North Illinois," a companion to...
- 2012 Catalogue of Show Quilts 28th Annual Paducah Quilt Show & Contest
Celebrate the talent, creativity, and workmanship of today's quilters! All the semi-finalists' quilts from the Paducah Quilt Show & Contest are featured in the 2012 Catalogue of Show Quilts. There are 377 quilts pictured representing 45 states and...
- Kimberly Einmo -- Jelly Roll Quilt Magic
Kimberly Einmo tells us about her AQS book Jelly Roll Quilt Magic. Click to order Jelly Roll Quilt Magic Click to order Jelly Roll Quilts & More Click to order Quilt a Travel Souvenir About Kimberly Einmo ...
- Stockholm Star: Step 1: Fabric Selection
Debra Lunn and Michael Mrowka’s quilt Artisan Star (the pattern in the June TQL that inspired Stockholm Star) is stunning. I knew right away I wanted to make the pattern, but I wanted to see how it would look in different fabrics. A line from Robert ...
- Enter AQS Grand Rapids Quilt Contest NOW
You still have an opportunity to enter your quilts in the AQS Quilt Contest in Grand Rapids, Michigan! You could be the winner of the $10,000 Best of Show award; more than $44,000 in cash awards will be presented to quilters in this contest. CLICK H...
- Everything old is new again
Paula Nadelstern was in the Denver area last weekend, and I got home from Paducah just in time to have dinner with her and our friends Mary Austin and Luana Rubin. Paula’s very funny, with a great New Yorky sense of humor. She’s also a keen observe...
- Coming soon...the July 2012 annual supersized issue of American Quilter!
It's coming soon: the once-a-year supersized issue of American Quilter magazine featuring the winning quilts from two AQS shows, Lancaster and Paducah. Extra pages means more great articles, more beautiful quilt photos, more innovative techniques and p...
- Paducah Dream Studio Giveaway Winners
Oregon quilter, Cheri Page, wins the Grand Prize in the Paducah AQS Dream Studio Giveaway, including a Gammill Vision 18-8 Quilting System, quilting and cutting tables from Tracey's Tables, and a trip to the Paducah AQS Quilt Show. Cheri says, "I am re...
- PADUCAH WINNERS' LIST
Congratulations to all of the winners at this year's show. CLICK HERE to view or print the complete list of winners at the 2012 AQS Quilt Show & Contest in Paducah. And you can see photos of the winning quilts below.
