Jo Leichte
Erika Mulvenna
Amanda Whitlatch
Ashley Johnston
Debbi Lashbrook
Debra Rutledge
Quilt Police, Take That!
I learned traditional quilting techniques in courses I took at my local art center. My teacher was adamant that quilts were to be made with cotton fabrics, using cotton threads, and hand quilting was considered better than machine quilting. The Quilt Police took up residence and I started shying away from Traditional Quilting.
AQS Paducah Quilt Show 2012
This past weekend was my first ever trip to the American Quilter’s Society Show and Contest in Paducah, Kentucky. As I walked around the show, I noticed a few trends that really sparked my interest, read all about it!
Kickin’ Cancer
Our technician, Darren, is a survivor. He was treated for Hodgkins about 8 years ago, and is very involved in Relay for Life. He asked us if we would help him make a quilt for auction, so naturally – we said yes! The theme this year is “Give Cancer the Boot.”
A “Pink Classic” Hourglass Quilt Tutorial
Stitch a springtime baby quilt in pretty pinks with this tutorial from Allison at Cluck Cluck Sew. Change up the quilt with shades of blues for a baby boy or make a rainbow quilt that any baby would love.
Learning Color Values with Quilter
As a new quilter, I see some fabulous quilts that make me want to be a better quilter. The part that challenges me the most though is fabric placement. Keeping a balance of light, medium, and dark makes perfect sense to me, but how do you know what category the chosen fabrics fall into?
Decorative Stitches à la CutWork
I have been enjoying some time lately to explore other uses of BERNINA CutWork Software – not the traditional applique projects or cutwork projects. BERNINA CutWork Software has some wonderful decorative stitches as well – over 350 in fact!
Hawaiian Appliqué Quilt – Suzanne Jarvis
My daughter goes to Hawaii often with her job and every time she brings me back a few fat quarters. I ended up with a drawer full of them! When I saw Amanda’s Hawaiian Appliqué quilt project on the BERNINA USA site, I thought, “What a perfect project for those fat quarters.”
Have you fallen for Swoon?
If you haven’t yet seen Camille Roskelly’s newest quilt design Swoon, check out some of the Swoon inspiration we’ve found!
Paula Chung’s Painting with Fibers: Florals
Paula Chung’s Painting with Fibers: Florals opens at The ArtQuilt Gallery NYC on January 24, with an opening event on Monday, January 23, from 6-8 pm. Paula
