Learn how to make a quilt by hand for beginners. With this guide, you can avoid common mistakes and learn some beginner quilting techniques. This article honors a gift handed down to us by the pioneer ...
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What I learned sewing my first quilt

Sewing my first quilt was equal parts excitement, confusion, and “wait… did I just sew that backwards?” and I loved it anyway ...
“Quilting with a Modern Slant” by Rachel May is full of quilting tips and tricks, as well as ideas on how to make a quilt that builds on the aesthetics of traditional and art quilts. Quilting with a ...
What do you do? “I make T-shirt, memory, baby, Christmas, any type of quilt for any occasion,” Tracy Husch-Lissak said. What is quilting? “It’s three layers of fabric. The backing, the batting and the ...
In a common room at Williams College, a group of students sort through fabric squares, scarlet and indigo, pine green and chocolate. In Great Barrington, fiber artist Karen Eckmeier from Kent, Conn., ...
Melody Johnson describes herself as an artist whose medium for the last 24 years has been quiltmaking. Johnson's quilts have been exhibited in national shows, and her major awards include a 1995 ...
DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - From family heirlooms to preservers of history, quilts are a tradition made with love. Landmark Park highlighted the artistry and impact of quilt-making at its 16th annual quilt ...