Quilting

An encyclopedia of quilting lore and literature, including a complete reprint of over 400 canonical "American traditional" quilt block patterns.Contributor: Priscilla KingPublished: Dec 22, 2009  

On a recent Monday afternoon, a room at Living Hope Covenant Church was filled with laughter, talk and the hum of sewing machines. About 15 ladies were hard at work sewing, designing or tying knots. Against the wall are yards of multicolored cloth...  

Pearl Bottorff says the women of the Quilting Club at Covered Bridge Health Campus are like her family. “I just kind of adopted them,” Bottorff said Monday afternoon of club members Margaret Windley, Helen Shutters, Alberta Baxter and Lenora...  

Members of the Pieced With His Love quilting group at Lantana Rd. Baptist Church made their annual donation of quilts and stuffed animals to the Crossville Police Department recently.  

PORT ST. JOE - Sisters Ruth McCormick and Phyllis Hall arrived at the Bridge at Bay St. Joe last Monday carrying a surprise in a mammoth plastic bin. "They're going to need these things now," said McCormick, the eldest. "And believe me they are in...  

Whether you quilt or not a quilting hoop will give your home a cozy atmosphere. Displaying a beautiful quilt in a hoop can become a focal point in your home.Contributor: Rachel ArcherPublished: Dec 13, 2009  

I am almost as passionate about quilting as I am about cats, and a large number of quilts I've made in the past feature cats. Janet Wickell, our About.com Guide to Quilting (who is also an avid cat lover), has created a colorful pieced cat block that simply meows to be created. Janet encourages your own creative add-ons, such as adding bows and bells for a Christmas quilt. I might even add a lace ruffle or two for variety. This quilt block...  

Katja: SAHM, 40, married, two kids, patching and quilting since 2003, not the biggest stash in the quilters world, but working on it :-). View my complete profile. Links to Quilter. Onlyangelika · Quiltinchen · ~Quiltville's Quips ...  

the jolly jabber offers this free quilt pattern - dolly dresses quilt - very very cute for the little girls in your life. Similar Posts: marble champ quilt pattern | loobylu embroidery pattern | free quilt patterns | Free knitting pattern: Light Flyweight | books: Make Good Crafts + Life series | Share and Enjoy:  

Beginning sewing class offered Salina Parks & Recreation is offering the course Beginning Sewing ... Holiday Apron from 10 a.m. to noon or from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at Quilting Bee, 120 S. Santa Fe. The class is for beginning sewers, so instru ...  

ST Austell teacher Lesley Coles has just returned from a month travelling and teaching patchwork, appliqué and quilting in Mongolia. It is the second time Lesley, who travelled with her sister Jane Grendon, has visited the country. The 60-year-old ...  

The Whirlpools baby quilt goes together pretty quickly, and might come in handy if you need a last minute holiday project. The quilt is made with one traditional block sewn in two different colorways. Blocks are assembled entirely with quick pieced flying geese units, but using two different methods. With one technique, you'll sew small squares to a larger square to create the geese, and with the other method you'll start with rectangles...  

When a MacGregor quilter told her friend from Fairholme Hutterite Colony about a sewing effort to help the children in Africa, the seeds of hope began to grow. A group of women from Fairholme, located south of Edwin, is now sewing together the fabric of love for children in Africa.[...]  

Brother CS6000I 60-Stitch Computerized Free-Arm Sewing Machine with Multiple Stitch Functions Features: 60-stitch computerized free-arm sewing machine with LCD display. 7 styles of 1-step auto-sizing buttonholes; 1-touch start/stop and reverse functions. Snap-on presser feet; wide table accessory for larger projects such as quilts. Measures 9-3/5 by 9-3/4 by 12-1/2 inches; 25-year limited warranty. The CS6000i from Brother is a 60 stitch...  

A collective of local quilters have been sewing the seeds of hope and faith for Canadian veterans. Using discarded fabric, Sewing Seeds, the aptly named troop of local sewers, have been busy whipping up homey quilts in the kitchen of a Waterford church.[...]