Posts Tagged ‘American Quilter’
Your opinion counts
If you are a regular reader of American Quilter magazine, please take a few minutes to complete our online survey by June 30, 2009. Your feedback will help us choose the articles and projects that YOU want in future issues of AQ, plus you could win a very nice prize just [Read More]
It’s Baa-aack!
Anita Shackelford’s very popular book on feather quilting patterns, Infinite Feathers, is back. AQS has reprinted her book due to popular demand. That, and the fact that it’s still one of the best how-to-feather-quilt books around. Whether you quilt by hand or [Read More]
Quilt Market Update
Just back from the Spring 2009 Quilt Market trade show only two days and my feet have finally recovered! Wearing sensible shoes is a must to stand on cement with a layer of carpet and walk several miles. So much to see and so little time. Everyday we met many charming [Read More]
What a Show!
There aren’t enough “wows!” to describe the 25th Anniversary Celebration in Paducah last week. From the incredible Best of Show quilt by Mariya Waters of Melbourne, Australia to the excellent entertainment by Ricky Tims, Eleanor Burns, Nancy Zieman and [Read More]
Executive Inn Telephone Number
Several quilters who have rooms at the Executive Inn during the quilt show have been trying to call the hotel. The hotel has a new telephone number: 270-415-9960. This week they do not have staff there all of the time; you may need to leave your number so they can call you [Read More]
Crazy Beautiful!
Author Alice Wilhoit has brought crazy quilting into the 21st century with our latest book, Crazy Patchwork. She uses batiks to create the foundation blocks, and this makes all the difference! Forget the dark, heavy look of Victorian crazy quilts; Alice shows you how to [Read More]
AQS Author is Professional Teacher of the Year!
Congratulations to Margie Engel, author of Bodacious Applique a la Carte (AQS 2008)! She has been named the 2009 Professional Teacher of the Year by Professional Quilter Magazine. Margie has been teaching, especially in Florida, on cruises, and at retreats, for years. She [Read More]
Read This!
AQS is delighted to announce the release of Deb Karasik’s second book, Quilts with Attitude. If you know Deb as a Quilt Maven, you’ve got the right author. Her work is bold, flamboyant, precise and unmistakable. Use the paper foundation patterns for 13 projects [Read More]
Terrific Trio
Just in time for Spring, AQS is releasing a trio of bright, fresh quilting books. Enjoy! Quilted Elegance is the second AQS book from award-winning designer Rami Kim. (Her first was Folded Fabric Elegance.) She makes finely sewn, beautifully detailed quilted garments [Read More]
Sunrise in Des Moines
Here is the view of the Iowa State Capitol from my hotel room window. [Read More]
