About Quilts BlogThe Quilts Blog is my mini journal about Quilts. It... * lets you know whenever any new Web pages appear on All About Quilts, telling you about a new tip, technique or pattern * keeps you up-to-date with other postings or news about quilts To subscribe to my Quilts blog (no e-mail address necessary), RIGHT-click on the orange RSS button and then copy-and-paste the URL of this site's RSS feed into your RSS reader. OR... Or click on the Google, My Yahoo!, My MSN, or Bloglines button if you keep a personalized home page there. Follow their instructions. If you are not sure what RSS and blogging is all about, click the question mark "[?] Subscribe to this site" above the RSS orange box on the left. Feb 23, 2012 Quilt Expo Is Coming To Your TownThe online quilt show dedicated to honoring the quilt instructors who have most inspired quilters throughout 2011 is coming to your town March 7th-10th! Registration is free for all to attend. Feb 23, 2012 Worldly Lil Twister quiltConnie from Quilting by the River offers a free tutorial on making a Twister Quilt - just fabulous! A nice size for a baby blanket or a lap quilt. Feb 22, 2012 New York Beauty Quilt AlongThis quilt along is all about paper piecing. If you've never done paper piecing before, then this will be the best place to learn the technique. The quilt along will feature step-by-step photos and instructions for each block by some very talented quilters, to give you the confidence to get off and running! Check out the blocks you will be making! Feb 22, 2012 Marti Michell -- Log Cabin ABCs ClassTake a class from expert quilter Marti Michell - view this short video to find out more. Feb 22, 2012 March 2012 online auction quiltsHere's a quick look at the March 2012 online auction quilts offered by the Alzheimer's Art Quilt Initiative (AAQI). The auction starts March 1st. The link to the auction will be on their home page: www.AlzQuilts.org Feb 21, 2012 How to Fold and Store Quilts!Having trouble removing the folds from your stored quilts? Try Anne Fahls method of folding and you will be pleasantly surprised next time you unfold a stored quilt. Feb 21, 2012 A Great Scrap Buster!We can always do with another idea of how to use up our scrap stash, especially when it comes with a free tutorial from Bonnie K Hunter and Quiltville. Feb 20, 2012 Earth From Above -- Amazing Quilts!Earth From Above quilt challenge. View some amazing and inspirational entries along with their photos. There are so many clever people in the quilting community. Feb 20, 2012 Free Dog Quilt PatternsFree dog quilt patterns to delight all dog lovers. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Dog Quilt Patterns" Feb 20, 2012 Happy hands warm hearts with quilts for frightened kidsThe ladies of the Happy Hands Quilters donated more than 20 quilts to the officers of the Shelbyville Police Department for the comfort of young children they encounter during their calls. Feb 19, 2012 Sister...Victorian....Crazy Quilts.... oh...my...Two stunning crazy quilts made from silk and velvet. Simply stunning and a must view! Feb 19, 2012 Need to bind a quilt with odd angles?The Angle Finder ruler by Creative Grid offers a simple way to bind quilts with no extra bulk in the corners. Bind odd angles like 135, 120, and 60 degree angles in seconds. And if you want to have different colors on each side of the quilt, the angle finder ruler is the solution. Feb 19, 2012 Then and Now: History Center gets 19th Century quilts off the beds and on exhibitPreservation work is one of the most important but one of the less noticeable things history museums do. Patrons will be able to watch Guild members at work in our gallery as they help us better preserve these treasured textiles. Feb 18, 2012 Two Pretty Embroidery Quilts.Two beautiful quilts made from Janet Sansom’s embroidery designs. I think both of these are very pretty. Quilted with outlining on the embroidery blocks, and a combination of feathers or flowers. Feb 18, 2012 Kate Findlay's LHC QuiltsVia George Musser via Symmetry Magazine come these wonderful images of quilts by artist Kate Findlay who let herself be inspired by LHC physics. Feb 18, 2012 Online Quilt MuseumA World Showcase of Extraordinary Quilts. Visit the Exhibits featuring an eclectic mix of quilt topics, and Galleries exhibiting the works of individual quilters. Quilters, you are encouraged to exhibit your own Gallery of quilts. Feb 17, 2012 Garden Path QuiltA stunning quilt made from lime green, purple and black by Michelle! An inspirational view. Feb 17, 2012 Fabric letter stamping - favorite quote appliqueTutorial for using stamps on fabric. They are fun, useful, and quite easy to make and can definitely add that special touch of uniqueness to a pouch, bag, or a quilt you're making. Feb 17, 2012 Have you ever done a BOM?Why would you want to make a quilt someone else designed in fabrics someone else chose. Well Lily tried one out and she absolutely loved it. The quilt Lily made was from the Amitie Textiles Circle Game BOM and ended up looking like this. Feb 17, 2012 Fairy Quilt PatternsFree fairy quilt patterns for fantasy created designs. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Fairy Quilt Patterns" Feb 17, 2012 Vote Now: Be My Valentine Quilts and MoreIt’s voting time!! The theme for this week’s quilt contest is Be My Valentine. Contestants were allowed to enter anything made with fabric this week, not just quilts. Grab yourself a cup of coffee, a pencil to make note of your faves. You can vote for FOUR quilts this weekend. OR, just enjoy some fabulous Valentine submissions! Feb 17, 2012 String Quilts and Modern Minis: Blog Hop Day 11Check out these beautiful mini string quilts and look around as Ellison offers some great free tutorials as well. Feb 17, 2012 Great Lakes Seaway Trail, NY and PA – On March 17 and 18 the New York State 1812 Heritage Community of Sackets Harbor, NYThe event includes an exhibit of 1812 period-true quilts newly-made made by individuals, quilting guilds, historical societies, and reenactors from 18 US states and from Canada. Three historic sites and living history interpreters and quilters in period dress will lend an historic ambiance to the event. Feb 16, 2012 Quilt Walk TalkI just came across this amazing post displaying stunning baby and childrens quilts designed and sewn by Cori Blunt of Chitter Chatter Designs. Cori sells her patterns on her website. They are so gorgeous! Feb 16, 2012 Quilt exhibition at Lehman College uncovers secret messages from the Underground RailroadAn exhibition of Robert Charles's Hudson's "Above the Underground Railroad, Stories in Quilts and Canvas” unlocks some secrets of the runaway slaves. The exhibit will run from February 15-29 at Lehman College's Leonard Lief Library. Hudson will attend an artist reception and discussion on Wednesday, February 22 at 3:30 p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public. Feb 15, 2012 Free Heart Quilt PatternsFree heart quilt patterns to create with love and care or for that special valentine. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Heart Quilt Patterns" Feb 15, 2012 Library looking for entries in annual March quilt showSterling Public Library will be hosting its annual Quilt Show during March. Quilts will be displayed throughout the library for everyone to enjoy. The library is looking for quilters of all skill levels to display their quilts during the show. Feb 13, 2012 One Palette, Two QuiltsJeanne Turner McBrayer started both quilts in November during an online class with artist Pamela Allen called Four Quilts. In Lesson One, they chose a painting and tried to reproduce the palette or color scheme in fabric. She chose this lovely painting by American Impressionist Mary Cassatt. Feb 13, 2012 FEB 21 AT NOON: Quilts & the Underground RailroadFEB 21 AT NOON: Kate Quinn returns with John Mattox, Curator of the Underground Railroad Museum in Flushing, to discuss the use of patterns in Quilts as coded communication for slaves escaping to the North. Feb 12, 2012 Free Halloween Quilt PatternsFree Halloween quilt patterns to imaginatively treat your creative imagination at this hugely popular time. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Halloween Quilt Patterns" Feb 11, 2012 Free Star Quilt PatternsFree star quilt patterns - pointed creative designs enlightening your room and your mind. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Free Star Quilt Patterns" Feb 10, 2012 Arizona centennial exhibition "100 Years, 100 Quilts""100 Years, 100 Quilts" -- an Arizona Centennial celebration of quilting -- goes on display February 18, 2012 at the Arizona Historical Society, 949 E. 2nd Street, Tucson Az 85719. Feb 10, 2012 Quilts Made From Street SignsStunning public art installation, "Quiltsurround" by Sculptor and University of Memphis professor, Greely Myatt. Feb 9, 2012 Amish Women & Their QuiltsAt the AQS Quilt Show in Lancaster, March 14 to 17, you will have an opportunity to learn about Amish Woman and Their Quilts at the Brunch with Rachel Pellman on Saturday, 9:00 to 10:30 a.m. Feb 9, 2012 Little QuiltsSeveral beautiful little quilts to inspire you. Also some highly recommended books on making little quilts. Feb 9, 2012 Quilted in Paradise: Hawaiian QuiltsQuilts of Hawaii have a unique style all their own. 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