Posts Tagged ‘American Quilter Magazine’
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]
Springtime in Colorado
Having lived in wonderful Colorado for nearly 20 years now, I often joke that the unpredictable weather is perfect for people with short attention spans. It’s not unusual to have 40 or 50 degree temperature variations between morning and night on the same day, and [Read More]
Coming attractions: Supersized July issue!
The next issue of American Quilter magazine (July 2011) will be published in mid-May, shortly after the annual AQS show in Paducah. To accommodate all the winning quilts from both the AQS Lancaster and Paducah shows, we’ve added more pages to the [Read More]
Inspired by Carol Taylor
Quilt artist Carol Taylor of Pittsford, New York, is a talented teacher as well as a frequent award winner in AQS and other quilt competitions. Last year she wrote a wonderful article for American Quilter called Transparent Beauty, about using sheer organza fabrics in a [Read More]
Reader quilt: Morning Star (Baby Greeensleeves pattern)
One of the patterns published in the January 2011 issue of American Quilter magazine was Baby Greensleeves by Claudia Clark Myers. Several readers, including Terri Kohlbeck of Kalispell, Montana, have let me know they enjoyed making this foundation-pieced quilt. [Read More]
Will this issue arrive in your mailbox?
The May 2011 issue of American Quilter (shown above) is at the printer now and will arrive in AQS members’ mailboxes during the first few weeks of April. Many of the email messages I receive each day concern magazine subscription inquiries and AQS membership. As [Read More]
Lancaster show winners announced
Congratulations to all the winning quiltmakers at the second annual AQS Show & Contest in Lancaster, Pennsylvania! A complete list of winners plus photos of the winning quilts are now posted at [Read More]
Announcing the Mystery Quilt contest winners
Congratulations to Amy Allen, Cynthia Felts, and Beth Schillig, the three winners of American Quilter’s Beyond the Block Mystery Quilt contest! And special thanks go to every quilter who completed the challenge within the short time frame required. You can see photos and [Read More]
Online now: American Quilter Magazine 2010 Index
Want to locate a specific article or pattern you’ve seen in a recent American Quilter magazine? We’ve made it easy for you by posting a complete listing of every article and project published since 2001 in our online index. Go to [Read More]
In memoriam: Jean Ray Laury
The quilt world has lost one of its icons; Jean Ray Laury of Fresno, California, died March 2nd. My sincere condolences go to her husband and family.I was privileged to know Ms. Laury through occasional encounters and meetings at quilt shows, museums, and [Read More]
