QUILTMAKER

2 min. di lettura

Finished Size: 68” x 88” Finished Blocks: 10” Fabric yardage assumes 42” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. 7 ⅝ yards for blocks, sections, border, and binding 3 ⅛ yards total for blocks and sections ⅜ yard total for sections Bac

Quilters Companion

3 min. di lettura

By Virginia Vis, volunteer curatorial assistant, Daughters of the American Revolution Museum Album quilts could be defined as “fabric scrapbooking”. Blocks are created by and for family and friends with inscriptions and colourful designs. While they

QUILTMAKER

1 min. di lettura

Even designing scrap quilts takes planning ahead! Take a moment to consider these 5 tips when you’re preparing your scraps for sewing. 1. Think about balance from the very beginning. The fabric colors, textures, and scale, should all work together. C

QUILTMAKER

3 min. di lettura

Intermediate Finished Size: 15” x 45” Fabric yardage assumes 40” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. 1 fat quarter each (a fat quarter is approximately 18” x 20”) ¾ yard 1 fat eighth each (a fat eighth is approximately 9” x 20”) scra

Love of Quilting

2 min. di lettura

FINISHED SIZE: 55¼ " x 55¼ " FINISHED BLOCKS: 13 (12") blocks Fabric yardage assumes 42" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. ► 1⅝ yards white tone-on-tone for blocks ► 1⅛ yards dark turquoise print for blocks, cornerstones, and b

Your Home and Garden

1 min. di lettura

Your Home and Garden Midnight Floral duvet set, from $159.99. Midnight Floral Euro pillowcase, $39.99 each. Midnight quilted velvet Euro, $49.99 each. Textured velvet cushions, $49.99 each. Midnight velvet quilt, from $179.99. Available exclusively f

Quilters Companion

4 min. di lettura

Creative inspiration is everywhere. No matter where I go I’m constantly seeing things that inspire my creative side. Today I thought I’d share with you how I take that original inspiration and turn it into a project. To say my sister and I are obsess

QUILTMAKER

4 min. di lettura

Intermediate Finished Size: 60” x 60” Finished Blocks: 3” x 3”, 3” x 6”, 3” x 9”, 3” x 12”, 6” x 6”, 6” x 9”, 6” x 12”, 9” x 9”, 9” x 12”, 12” x 12” Fabric yardage assumes 40” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. Yellow Solid ½ yard

QUILTMAKER

1 min. di lettura

Easy Finished Size: 72” x 88” Finished Blocks: 8” Fabric yardage assumes 40” usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. Assorted Red Prints 3⅛ yards total for blocks Assorted Gray Prints 3⅞ yards total for blocks Black Solid 2 yards for blo

McCall's Quilting

1 min. di lettura

• free pattern• staff faves• blog fun I love stars and Irish Chain designs, so when I saw Star Crossed by Melissa Corry (McCall’s Quilting July/August 2017) I knew I had to make it. The scrappy stars work perfectly with my “more is more” philosophy

Womankind

32 min. di lettura

Day one: At the beginning of the school year I wrote on the wall above my kitchen table, “Put paintbrush to canvas, pen to paper, bow to string.” This was meant to be a reminder to spend time doing what replenishes me. I’m an elementary music teacher

Quilting Arts Magazine

1 min. di lettura

• An Ohio Star is a nine-patch quilt block made with 5 plain squares and 4 quarter-square triangle units. I find this block simple yet versatile; it provides a balance of plain and pieced units that cut up nicely. Other star blocks work, too. In fact

Love of Quilting

1 min. di lettura

When I need to leave an opening in my sewing, I put a pin with a red head at the stopping point and a pin with a green head where I need to start again. Debbie Jarrell Roanoke, VA When I make a quilt for a friend, I include a little snack baggie t

Quilting Arts Magazine

4 min. di lettura

sometimes, after working all the way through the creative process with a finished art quilt pinned up on my design wall, I am completely satisfied, pleased—even thrilled—with the results. Ta-da! What an extraordinary feeling! Of course, not every qui

Quilting Arts Magazine

3 min. di lettura

I love long days in my studio working through each step in the creative process. Some steps unfold easily; some require troubleshooting. I will listen to a podcast and there will be at least one empty coffee cup on the table. On those ideal studio da

Today's Quilter

1 min. di lettura

“My Anna Maria Horner fabric stash has been overflowing for some time. I had been afraid to cut into my rainbow tower of fat quarters collected over 15 years (acting instead as home décor!) and needed a good reason to take the plunge – Anna Maria’s 1

Architectural Digest India

3 min. di lettura

The word vVyom translates to ‘sky’ in Sanskrit—and aptly so, the brand’s collections are all about art, which is as boundless as the sky. A vVyom product story starts with a simple thought, which is translated into an artwork on an exquisite home or

Today's Quilter

1 min. di lettura

We’ve all been staying close to home, restricted to a view of the world from a window, balcony, garden or perhaps a daily walk. As I ventured outside for some fresh air last month, I found myself taking more time to notice the shapes and patterns tha

Quilting Arts Magazine

3 min. di lettura

the blank page is a horror to any writer, just as a blank canvas can be terrifying to any artist trying to come up with an original idea. The idea of creating original abstract work can add blockage to your creative self but it doesn’t need to. • Tra

Quick Quilts

2 min. di lettura

finished size: 51" × 64" finished blocks: 48 (6½") BLOCKS University life is the inspiration for the quilt design, “V” for Victory. The pursuit for life transforming education and excellence is the hallmark of student life. It is seen and achieved i

Today's Quilter

1 min. di lettura

1 Set up a clear, uncluttered space to take flat lay photos of your projects. I have a couple of wooden boards that I use for this, but a piece of white mounting card also works well. 2 Make sure you have a good natural light source. I take my flat

Today's Quilter

1 min. di lettura

“This quilt design contains just three main elements – strips of half-square triangle units, large framed triangles and diagonal strips of squares and triangles. All the print fabrics I have used are mixed completely randomly throughout the design to

Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine

1 min. di lettura

I made a version of Mary Jane's Cradle Quilt. For the nine patch blocks I used a 2” jelly roll and other fabrics to complete the pattern. I made it all on a home sewing machine. My finished quilt is 59" x 100" for a 41" x 82" table. It's my first qui

Primitive Quilts and Projects Magazine

4 min. di lettura

Designed by Kathy Flowers Quilted by Valerie Langue Finished quilt size: 44" x 48" Finished block size: 6" x 6" My inspiration for this quilt is simple in that we are a nation of many cultures, sleeping under the same stars seeking kindness and comfo

Today's Quilter

1 min. di lettura

“The fabrics used in this quilt are 1930s reproductions and I chose them because they are bright and cheerful and promise the freshness of spring – when I look at them, I see a fence with flowers and leaves growing through and around the trellis. For

Today's Quilter

1 min. di lettura

First published in 2015, Cico Books is re-releasing Old Quilts, New Life. Featuring 18 stunning quilts designed by Sarah Fielke. She has selected nine quilts from The American Folk Art Museum in New York and created two designs inspired by each one –

Quilting Arts Magazine

4 min. di lettura

many artists have pivotal moments that change the direction of their art or move them to explore new themes. Chicagoan Dorothy Straughter had such a moment when her neighbor showed her a sampler quilt with symbols used by way stations on the Undergro

Quilting Arts Magazine

2 min. di lettura

When we make art we experiment with materials, techniques, business approaches, color schemes, and more. Each interaction we have with making informs the next—we learn from our successes and our mistakes. Looking back on past work and endeavors is a

Style At Home

3 min. di lettura

Having lived in a shared house in Hackney for 12 years, surrounded by people, I started feeling unsettled and fed up with renting, so began looking for a place of my own,’ says Jessie. ‘I wanted to stay in the East End of London, as my workshop and s

Quilting Arts Magazine

3 min. di lettura

over the years I have created many series of work. Some are based on specific images that speak to me; others are based on poems or prayers. Working in a series allows me to more fully explore a particular concept or image. Sometimes you might not re