Posts Tagged ‘quilt’
Free – Crazy Courthouse Steps Pattern by Heidi Pridemore
The Log Cabin is one of the most popular quilt block patterns of all time. Although easy to sew, the traditional block presents the challenge of keeping the blocks square and the “logs” the same width. Crazy Courthouse Steps transforms the traditional Log Cabin [Read More]
Michele Lea – Honorable Mention Lancaster 2013 – Video
See a quilt with 76,260 beads! That’s how many beads Michele Lea hand-sewed on her Honorable Mention quilt from Lancaster 2013. Watch the video and see and hear how this quilt came to be. [Read More]
New – Spring Garden Collection of Fabrics
Butterflies, flowers and textured fabrics make a beautiful Spring garden. Combine these coordinating fabrics in a pretty quilt or use them in clothing or home décor projects. Get a sample of all six fabrics in fat quarter cuts or buy individually by-the-yard. Click here to [Read More]
Meet Carl Hentsch
My recent quilting adventures reemerged when I moved to Missouri around 2006. However, my interest in crafting started at a very young age. I began my first craft project at the age of six. My first niece was about to be born and with my mother’s help, I created a [Read More]
Lancaster Contest Entry Deadline Extended
Contest Entry Deadline Extended In the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, the entire staff of the American Quilter’s Society wishes to extend heartfelt concern for those affected by the storm. Quilters across the United States have already begun sewing quilts to send [Read More]
Meet Jean Clark – Third Place Winner – Bed Quilts – Handquilted
Jean Clark was the third place winner in the handquilted bed quilts category at the 2012 AQS Quilt Show & Contest in Des Moines. Her techniques include needle turn appliqué and a technique that she likes to call “echo stippling.” Jean spent over 2,000 [Read More]
How to Make a Loop-Edge Binding by Pat Delaney
A loop-edge binding is made by adding cording pieces that have been rolled up on the ends to the edge of a quilt. Pat will give you instructions on how to make a loop-edge binding like the one that she used on her quilt Sugar Maples and Nose Stickers. You can use her [Read More]
New – Santa’s Loading Dock Quilt by Mary Buvia
Celebrate the joy of the season! You can recreate this charming, award-winning heirloom quilt or use the patterns separately! More than 90 individual appliqué patterns are yours to use in so many creative ways! Use the appliqué snowflakes, candy canes, toys, packages, [Read More]
A Quilt for Grandpa West by Tim Langlitz
It may sound cliché but quilting really does bring souls together. I began working for the American Quilter’s Society at the end of 2010. Although I knew much about the business of quilting, I was woefully unable to create anything that would earn as much as a “B-“ [Read More]
Reactions to The Basement Quilt – an AQS novel
If you love quilts and love reading, you’ll love the first book in Ann Hazelwood’s series about the Colebridge, Missouri, community. It features plucky florist Anne Brown and her family and friends. Lots of love, family secrets, and mysterious guests — [Read More]
