Quilt News

Winding Ways

A curved piecing technique:

Stolen Design Work?

Designer Kimberly Shaw displays her artwork next to fabric being sold by Fabri-Quilt, Inc. and tells a despicable tale of lawyers and piss-poor treatment.

SW Triple Treasure

Joan Basset announces her newest pattern, SW Triple Treasure. This easy pieced & appliqued wall hanging is template free. The center pot is pieced and the side pots are prepared for appliqueing by using a strip pieced and traced interfacing method. Check out her blog for a few other interesting adaptations!

Learn a new Technique!

Now is your chance to enroll in one or both of the two new online quilting classes being offered this summer by Chiseled In Cloth – “Create a Pattern Class” Learn to use your computer to design your own portrait and pictorial quilt patterns. No drawing skills necessary! Use your own photos – All skill levels (beginners are welcome!) Using Screen capture “how to” videos (pause and work along) for Photoshop, Photoshop Elements or the free software Gimp. This 4-week class begins June 27.

“Rosebud” Learn to “appliquilt” this single rosebud wall quilt. Beginner, intermediate, or advanced skill level. 3-week class begins July 25.