‘Applique’ Archives
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, using the pattern for [Read More]
New – Easy Grid Quilts by Karen Fisher
Combine scale, color, and contrast to make award-winning quilts! Easy Grid Quilts by Karen G. Fisher will help you express your love of fabric by using grids. Karen presents 14 modern, sophisticated quilt projects based on five basic grid concepts. She teaches how to use [Read More]
Aie Rossmann’s Quilt of the Week
This week’s quilt of the week has a lot of heart. In fact, this award-winning quilt made by Aie Rossmann is made of nothing but hearts! The quilt is appropriately named “Affairs of the Heart.” The inspiration for this quilt came from Burmese Temple murals from Aie’s [Read More]
Meet Karen G. Fisher Author of Easy Grid Quilts
Karen Fisher is an award-winning quilter and a new AQS author. Her first book with AQS is called Easy Grid Quilts. Let Karen introduce herself! “I came to quilting as an art form just a few years ago, but I had a lifetime of art-making and sewing as a background [Read More]
Linda Carlson’s Quilt of the Week – Video
This week’s Quilt of the Week features a quilt by Linda Carlson named Amy’s Wedding Quilt. Linda began making this quilt for her daughter when Amy was only 13 years old. Linda explains how this beautiful quilt was based on an historical pattern from about [Read More]
Favorite Appliqué & Embroidery Quilts by Betty Alderman
Quilters kept asking Betty Alderman for more modern patterns, especially flowers, with large pieces that were easy to see and handle. Since Betty’s love of flowers equals her love of appliqué, she joyously tackled the challenge. The result is nearly three dozen [Read More]
Free – Petal Perspective Pattern by Amy Cunningham-Waltz
Celebrate the joys of the growing season with this whimsical garden quilt designed by Amy Cunningham-Waltz. This quilt is bursting with color and energy. For the flowers, stems and leaves you will need a variety of black and white fabrics, and gray fabrics in medium and [Read More]
Shirley Kelly – Quilt of the Week – Video
This week’s special quilt of the week captures a moment of great movement and grace. It is called Two Minutes in May and the subject is the Kentucky Derby, which is of special interest to the quilter who created it, Shirley Kelly. Shirley explains the inspiration for [Read More]
Is everything old is new again?
I loved Alex’s article about that in the April TQL. She talks about how wonderfully inspiring antique quilts are for her – especially that charming quirkiness so many of them had. Four different borders on one quilt, or maybe just three borders (why go to all that work [Read More]
New – AQS Patterns 4 You
Introducing the new AQS pattern line, AQS Patterns 4 You! These individually packaged patterns allow you to pick and choose exactly the project you are looking for. Every pattern comes with a color picture and full-size pattern pieces. You’ll find everything from wall [Read More]
