Posts Tagged ‘The Quilt Life’
Paducah
What a pleasure it was to see the TQL readers who stopped by our booth in Paducah. You’re the reason we make the magazine, and I felt humbled and honored by your kind words. When I got home, I was still on sensory overload. Now, after a few days, I realize I can’t stop [Read More]
Barn Quilts
One of a quilt editor’s greatest joys is hearing from a reader who has been inspired by the magazine. We were just delighted when TQL columnist Laura Fisher (“For All It’s Worth”) passed along this letter from reader Cynthia Weisz: “I thought [Read More]
Free – Holiday Paper Piecing Patterns from The Quilt Life
Get three free holiday paper piecing blocks from The Quilt Life magazine absolutely FREE. You’ll get an 8″ Uncle Sam, 8″ Tree, and 8″ Pumpkin. These blocks are particularly great for quilts made of blocks from many makers or for group quilts. If [Read More]
Don’t Let Your Selvage Languish
For the uninitiated, the term “selvage” can conjure up images of wrecked and decrepit vehicles languishing in a junkyard. But to intrepid quilters and sewers, lots of colorful images and fun projects materialize. Let‘s take a moment to review what selvage means to a [Read More]
More about SMP
At TQL, we’ve heard some nice feedback from folks who’ve read “Mending Communities, One Sewing Machine at a Time” in the February issue. It’s the story of the Sewing Machine Project, an effort to distribute used, unwanted sewing machines to people who need them, [Read More]
More Grate Inspirations
The other day I met some friends for lunch. On my way back to where I’d parked the car, I saw a quilt. Well, it’s not a quilt yet. But it might be. A building along the street had painted, rustic wooden siding. Surprisingly, each of the basement windows was covered with [Read More]
Joyce Gross
Recently we learned that Joyce Gross, one of the foremothers of quilt life as we know it, passed away on Christmas Eve. Joyce, early on, was a person who knew that quilts, and the women who made them, matter. Her passion was quilt history and helped organize the first [Read More]
Let’s Get Organized! by Carolyn Woods
It’s that time of year! Did you make a new year’s resolution to clean and organize your sewing room? This article from The Quilt Life by Carolyn Woods will give you some helpful hints to get you started. Click here to read the article and start organizing. [Read More]
Meet the AQS Staff – Gloria Bolden
Gloria Bolden is the advertising account manager for American Quilter and The Quilt Life magazines. A Hoosier by birth, Gloria attended Indiana University in Bloomington. Gloria lives in Indianapolis with her husband and two children. She has extensive account management [Read More]
How can we help?
We quilters are a lucky bunch. There’s something we can do when bad things happen. As I read the news about Hurricane Sandy online, I also saw modern quilter Victoria Findlay Wolfe announce, on Facebook, that she is going to organize an effort to deliver quilts to victims [Read More]
