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Red, White and Orange

In our Nov, Dec ’11 issue of Quiltmaker (No. 142), we had the great honor of spotlighting the Infinite Variety Quilt Show, presented in March 2011 by the American Folk Art Museum in New York City. You...

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Treasure Hunt Sponsor: Northcott

Each day in October we’ll feature one industry sponsor who is partnering with us for Quiltmaker’s Treasure Hunt. You’ll find all the details on our Treasure Hunt page. Today’s featured Treasure Hunt...

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Blog Tour Special!

Welcome to Quiltmakers 100 Blocks Volume 4 Blog Tour! We hope you’ve had a chance to browse around a little bit to see all the quilty fun! Because we have the world’s greatest readers, and to thank you...

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100 Blocks Volume 4: Best Friends

Of all the quilt blocks in the big, wide world of quilting, the Friendship Star is my favorite. It’s a simple block, not terribly spectacular, but I guess just the feeling of it makes me all warm and...

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Quilty Causes Update

Often we hear of quilting groups or charities in need of donated quilts for their special cause. We know that our donated quilts will go to people in need, but often we don’t get to hear all the...

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100 Blocks Volume 5: Some-Bunny

I love love LOVE wool applique. If I had to go live on a desert island and had to pick 3 things to take with me, one of those things would be my drawer(s)(dresser)(closet) full of wool applique...

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Wool Applique

Last month for our Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks, Volume 5 blog tour, I shared my “Some-Bunny” block, made with wool applique. Some-Bunny Some of you expressed interest in learning how to do wool applique,...

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The Day I Made a Bag

Working here at Quiltmaker is really fun because we get to see and try so many new things. I’ve learned new techniques, tried new patterns, and had to go WAY out of my comfort zone to try, test and...

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100 Blocks Vol. 6: Sew Tweet

We hope you enjoyed our 100 Blocks designer blog tour last week. The inspiration and creativity was so fun and amazing! I love wool applique, so it’s no surprise that I designed my block with wool. Did...

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Wool Applique, You Say?

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am a wool applique nerd. Totally and completely. Here a stash, there a stash Give me a pile of wool and needle and floss and I’m a happy camper. Everywhere a stash...

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EQ Boutique Fun

One of the awesome things about working here at Quiltmaker magazine is working with great companies like Electric Quilt. We get to see what’s new, play with new products, and pass on our thoughts,...

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QM’s 100 Blocks Vol. 7: Winter Village block #646

I sure hope you had a chance to participate in the 100 Blocks Blog Tour last week! What a giant bunch of fun that was! If you’re looking for more fun, go here for a list of websites from all of the...

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Best Friends

For the past several weeks, we’ve been sharing our Quiltmaker’s Block Network with you. And we’ve had a blast! I hope that you have enjoyed the videos, and maybe added a new project or two to your...

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Staff Stories: Early Machine Quilting Messiness

When Diane asked us to plan a blog post about our early machine quilting experiences, my first response was “Nooooooo!” Really??? My first machine quilting (and all my early quilting) experiences were...

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QM Staff Inventory: I Love Happy; Giveaway!

Almost from the first moment I started quilting, I realized it was good for my soul. I love that it makes me smile and I really love it when I see some fabric or a quilt and I catch my breath or laugh...

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The Tale of a Block: Metro Mod

By Paula Stoddard, QM Associate Editor *     *     *     *     * Once upon a time I was eating lunch with my sweet, cute hubby at our favorite Panera restaurant. This isn’t lunch at Panera, but it is...

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Snow Days: Do You Want to Build a Snowman?

By Paula Stoddard, Creative Editor for Quiltmaker When my kids were little it didn’t snow very often in Oregon. So, when it snowed, we were often outside rolling snow and building little bitty snowmen....

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QM Bitty Blocks: Bitty Baskets

#qmbittyblocks Hi, my name is Paula, and I’m obsessed with Bitty Blocks. Oh my GOSH. Have you heard? QM has embarked on a Bitty Block adventure and I, for one, am ridiculously obsessed. We are so...

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Walk in the Park Mystery Quilt, Part 1

We are so happy to announce another fabulous 4-part Mystery pattern by Debbie Caffrey. Debbie has been a long-time friend of Quiltmaker, and we’re so glad to have her back! Debbie Caffrey Part 1 of...

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Machine Quilting: 1 Block, 3 Ways!

In every 2015 issue of Quiltmaker, we picked one block from one quilt to quilt 3 different ways. This is such a fun way to show how you can quilt a block lots of different ways, and none of the...

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