Thanks to all that entered their quilts in the Weekly Themed Quilt Contest. This week’s theme is Two-Coloured Quilts. Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!! The lucky winner with the most votes will receive a fat quarter bundle of Metro Market donated by Jojo’s Quilt and Gift Shoppe. Voting is open [...]

Hi – I am Mary Anne Ciccotelli and I live in Pelham New York (20 miles north of New York City). I was born and raised in a small Idaho farming community. I became a "true" quilter in 2000. At that time when people would ask me how long I had been quilting I would [...]

Learning how to embroider can be a great idea for quilt makers. Mastering some simple embroidery stitches can open up exciting new possibilities. Incorporating embroidery designs into quilts has become very popular and there are many wonderful quilt designs on the market that showcase both hand embroidery and quilting skills. Because I personally enjoy hand [...]

The fabulous ladies from the Fat Quarter Shop are organizing a silent auction to raise funds for charities helping the victims of the Haiti.

Congratulations to Katrien Pattyn of Belgium for winning last week’s weekly themed quilt contest, Winter Fun, with her super cute quilt Let it snow. Congrats too to Shiela C. for her winter fun comment left on the blog post. Both winners win a copy of the Quilter’s Cookbook. This week’s theme is Two-Coloured Quilts. To [...]

Thanks to all that entered their quilts in the Weekly Themed Quilt Contest. This week’s theme is Winter Fun. Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!! The lucky winner with the most votes will a copy of the Quilter’s Cookbook. Voting is open Friday – Sunday @ 11 p.m. One vote per [...]

Registration is now available for the Winter Time Mini Quilt Swap. Some of the rules have changed, so please read the guidelines page carefully before you register. Registration closes January 31st. Partner information will be sent by February 2nd. The deadline to mail your mini quilt is March 1st for overseas shipments and March 8th [...]

I’ve been quilting since 2003, when my Aunt-in-law, Karen took me to her Guild Potluck, I was so inspired and in aaaw that I signed up for every class and bought hundreds of dollars worth of the “must-haves”. I was married in 2001, and I thought once I got married, my DH would entertain me…I [...]

The Alliance for American Quilts has announced a new quilt contest. “New From Old” is the theme of the 2010 contest and quiltmakers are encouraged to think broadly and creatively about this opportunity to celebrate the past in the frame of the present. They might seek inspiration and/or content from antique quilt blocks, fabrics, trims, [...]

Congratulations to OrkaLoca of Italy for winning last week’s weekly themed quilt contest, Snowmen, with her super cute quilt Looking at Snowflake. Thanks to Stef at Blackberry Quilts for her generous prize. This week’s theme is WINTER FUN. To enter, read the rules and guidelines, then submit your quilt photo. Voting will start on Friday [...]

It is with excitement I sit here in my sunny design studio writing my first post for Quilting gallery. Let me introduce myself. I’m Lenna Green designer of Little Green Cottage patterns and founder of Stitching Cow.com Sewing and quilt making have been an important part of my life for as long as I can [...]

Thanks to all that entered their quilts in the Weekly Themed Quilt Contest. This week’s theme is Snowmen. Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!! The lucky winner with the most votes will win the super cute quilt kit pictured on the right from Blackberry Quilts. Voting is open Friday – Sunday [...]

My name is Darla and I am one of the new bloggers out there. I am a beginner quilter with a lot of quilting and blogging ambitions, and a unique perspective. Rather than spending a lot of time talking about my blog Scientific Quilter, I wanted to share a (long) story of my experiences of [...]

The past few weeks, I have been sorting fabrics, and attempting to make sense out of my scraps. I’ve been cutting pieces smaller than a fat quarter into more useful pieces for some upcoming projects. One of the quilts I want to make for myself is a scrappy Postage Stamp Quilt. It will be totally [...]

Congratulations to Jean Shores of Nebraska for winning last week’s weekly themed quilt contest, New Year’s Party Time, with her very fun quilt It’s Five O’clock somewhere in German. Thanks to Pat Sloan for her generous prize. This week’s theme is SNOWMEN. I’m sure it will be very popular. To enter, read the rules and [...]

Thanks to all that entered their quilts in the first Weekly Themed Quilt Contest. This week’s theme was New Year’s Party Time. Now it’s time for you to vote for your favourite!! The lucky winner with the most votes will win the fabulous prize pictured on the right from Pat Sloan. Voting is open Friday [...]

I’m taking this ‘guest blogging’ opportunity to introduce myself to the Quilt Blogging World :) [Thanks ♥ Michele!] I am Benita Skinner and my husband Brad & I currently live in Tumbler Ridge, which is in remote Northern British Columbia, Canada. I’m an independent quilt designer and Thanks to the many quilters who enjoy my [...]

Rachel’s put together this super cute siggy block tutorial. Lots of photos to help you along, it’s so easy. She’s also organizing a modern siggy block swap. Better hurry though, she’s limiting registration to 100. P.S. Pat Sloan’s also organizing a SweetHearts ROCK! Swap.

In last month’s anniversary blog post one of the most requested features is guest bloggers. I totally agree. Last February, I did guest blogger month with 58 guests. It was fabulous to learn about such talented quilters from around the world, but way too much work on such a grand scale. For 2010 I’d like [...]

What better way to start off the new year than with a new weekly virtual quilt contest. And who better to help me kick off this exciting contest than Pat Sloan. Join the fun, show off your wonderful creations and be inspired by what your quilting friends have made. Each Monday a new theme will [...]