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...
View ArticleTreasure 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...
View ArticleBlog 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...
View Article100 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...
View ArticleQuilty 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...
View Article100 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...
View ArticleWool 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,...
View ArticleThe 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...
View Article100 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...
View ArticleWool 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...
View ArticleEQ 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,...
View ArticleQM’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...
View ArticleBest 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...
View ArticleStaff 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...
View ArticleQM 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleSnow 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....
View ArticleQM 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...
View ArticleWalk 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...
View ArticleMachine 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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