‘Quilt Books’ Archives
Shop From Our New Catalog
Our newest Online Catalog is ready for you to shop from! You can see all of our newest books and check out many favorites that just never go out of “quilting style”. You’ll also find a complete list of our out-of-print books, now available as [Read More]
Meet Esther and Geesje
We would like to introduce you to Esther Vermeer and Geesje Baron, authors of the book 3D Folded Blocks. Both live in rural Manitoba, Canada, both emigrated from The Netherlands at different points in their lives, and both have interesting and eclectic artistic [Read More]
Travel the World with Sunbonnet Sue
We thought quilters would have a good time using Deb Kimball’s book, International Sunbonnet Sue, as inspiration for their own memory quilts of jaunts around the world, and here’s proof. Mona Kuntz is so into portraying a lifetime and career of global traveling, [Read More]
Judy Laquidara Has a FREE Pattern for You!
In the early 1980s while living in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Judy was wasting time during her lunch hour when she stumbled across a little quilt shop. In the days and weeks following, she spent many lunch hours (and most of her earnings!) in that little quilt shop. She moved [Read More]
Give Me Liberty by Bonnie K. Browning
Try the “Give Me Liberty” pattern by Bonnie K. Browning for your next 4th of July quilt. Then stitch history onto fabric with 50 patriotic designs for appliqueing, embroidering, quilting, and artwork. Designs on Freedom is a vast collection which includes flags, eagles, [Read More]
Meet the QuiltMavens
We would like to introduce you to Deb Karasik and Janet Mednick. Each half of this dynamic duo, also known as the QuiltMavens, was a designer of numerous original quilts in her own right. Then they met at a San Francisco quilt guild meeting seven years ago. They became fast [Read More]
Continuous Line Designs, Naturally
If you’re looking for fabulous continuous line designs to spruce up your quilts, look no further. Danish-born artist Lone J. Minkkinen brings her unusual take on what she sees in nature to the quilting table. Her designs are unlike any others out there. Fresh, spare, [Read More]
Spring Blooms with New Books
It’s been a fertile spring for books at AQS. We’ve added titles on machine applique (LadyBug & Friends Quilts and Flowers, Hearts & Garlands Quilt), machine stitching (Your Machine’s Decorative Stitches and Thread Painting with Style), and fabric [Read More]
Pat picks COLOR!
We’re talking to Pat Holly, whose fabulous quilt Paisley Peacock not only graced the TQL centerfold in June but also won best in show in Paducah. TQL: Pat, how do you choose colors for a quilt? PH: When I am designing, next to the actual motifs and elements, color is the [Read More]
Breaking the border-cutting "rules"
American Quilter magazine pattern editor Marje Rhine shares her views on cutting fabric borders: “Quilters are usually taught to cut quilt borders parallel to the selvage. There are a couple of good reasons for this. First, there is less stretch in the fabric parallel [Read More]
