The Quilt Life
New from the American Quilter’s Society
Quilts can tell life’s stories, share our lives with others, and fill countless hours of our lives. So, we’re pleased to announce the newest magazine inspiring quilters’ lives. The Quilt Life brings readers the experience of life and quilting.
What makes The Quilt Life Special?
- See the human element of quilting, with more than simply technical how-to
- Experience features from quilters whose lives revolve around their dedication to quilts
- Feel the heart and soul of quilting, sharing emotional quilt stories and life stories of those who love them
- A super duper quilt featured as an over-size gatefold, larger than any magazine you’ll find
- Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson!
Take time to relax and enjoy The Quilt Life. You’ll develop a relationship with the contributors and be entertained and moved by the features. Plus, develop connections with other quilters by reading how they express their “quilt lives.”
You can find thousands of patterns and designs already, so we’re not going to shove more in your face. The Quilt Life inspires quilters to show their art, and no pattern can express how you feel. Take time to curl up with The Quilt Life, feed your artistic expression and soothe your soul!
Each of our Six Annual Issues promises:
- Personal notes from Ricky Tims and Alex Anderson
- Beautiful centerfold of an award-quality quilt
- An original pattern from Ricky or Alex
- International quilt coverage sharing news from across the globe
- Digital coverage to sort out software, website and computer innovation
- Celebrity question and answer
Indulge your quilting pleasure with The Quilt Life. For only $24.99, you’ll receive a year’s worth of inspiration and fun, and save 40% off the cover price.
Subscribe to The Quilt Life today!
More from The Quilt Life
- 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...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- 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 ...
- 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...
- Spilled the beans in Paducah
I’ve got a quilt in Paducah this year! Not in the contest, though, but I’m still excited. My quilt is Stockholm Star, and it’s in the TQL booth. I’m putting the cart before the horse a little, telling you now, because it may still be a few d...
- Are you starstruck?
I know I was when I saw Laura Fisher’s antique quilt–the one we’re featuring in the April TQL. (See the detail shot at the bottom of this post). Laura doesn’t know much about the provenance–only that she bought it from the estate of a woman i...
- Total Immersion
Sorry, bad pun, but I couldn’t resist. Back when we were just beginning the April issue of TQL, Ricky confessed his colossal obsession with the Titanic. It was no surprise that his obsession found its way into a quilt. After all, isn’t that what ha...
- You don't have to be religious
You don’t have to be religious to love religious art. Just read about Laurie Tigner in the latest TQL (“In the Company of Angels”). She’s always been fascinated by icons, and paintings of saints and angels, and she learned to paint icons in the...
- 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 (wh...
- The Stories Hidden in Our Quilts by Alex Anderson
Every quilt tells a story. Sometimes the story is clear, announced through the title, the choice of block or fabric, an appliqued or photo-transferred image, or even embellishment. Sometimes, however, the story is not so obvious, and we must lean in an...
- A passion for our work
Ann Fahl said something great in “Yesterday and beyond,” her article in the April TQL. “And when choosing subjects for our quilts, the ideas we are passionate about are more likely to become successful pieces than subjects about which we are only...
- Sunbonnet Sue Winners--aahh, that's better
Here they are, the finalists in Ricky Tims's Sunbonnet Sue block contest. Top 4 winners will be in Ricky's feature article in the upcoming August 2012 issue of TQL. The theme of that issue is Hot! and Ricky's saying that Sunbonnet Sue is still hot in t...
