Peggy who won last week’s Miniatures quilt contest, sent me these more detailed photos of her mini quilt to share. You can click on each photo to view a larger version. The title of Peggy’s quilt is Let Freedom Ring!. It finishes at 7.875″ x 7.125″. Here’s the story she submitted: About 2 wks before [...]

Congratulations to Peggy Mead for winning last week’s Miniatures quilt contest. Peggy’s Let Freedom Ring! quilt is made with 1/4″ hexagons. I can’t even imagine how difficult this quilt was to make. Thanks to everyone that entered and took the time to vote. Friday was the highest traffic day ever on the Quilting Gallery site! [...]

Grab yourself a cup of coffee (or two!) and browse this week’s fabulous Miniature Quilts. Every week, I’m amazed and inspired by all the wonderful quilts submitted. Thanks to everyone that has entered and shared their beautiful creations with all of us. One lucky quilter will win a $50 gift certificate to use as she/he [...]

It’s Share-It Tuesday! What have you been working on? Not much stitching going on here this week, but I did manage to finish six applique posy needle cases. One I will mail to my swap partner later today and a couple others to friends. What about you?? What have you been working on?

Congratulations to Marika Szabóné for winning last week’s Flowers quilt contest. Thanks to everyone that entered and took the time to vote. It was a great pleasure to see so many wonderful quilts. This week’s contest is Miniatures and is sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop. I am a huge fan of miniature quilts made [...]

Grab yourself a cup of coffee (or two!) and browse this week’s fabulous Flower Quilts. Thanks to everyone that entered. One lucky quilter will win a $30 gift certificate to use as she/he likes from Around the Block Quilters Shop. And, that’s not all. You’re all winners as Around the Block Quilters Shop is having [...]

Please join me in welcoming guest blogger AnneMarie as she shares with us her vision for her new blog: Gen X Quilters (& Y too!). Hello there! My name is AnneMarie and I am the hard-at-work quilter behind the new blog Gen X Quilters (& Y too!). I’d like to thank Michele for giving me [...]

I’ve made changes to the advertising rates for the Quilt Shop Locator to better reflect the current economic times. I understand how difficult it is for a quilt shop or online quilting retailer to attract new customers. It’s a tough market out there! Advertising in the Locator is very inexpensive. There’s no long-term commitment. You [...]

It’s Share-It Tuesday! What have you been working on? Not much stitching time here the past week. I have been working on six applique posy needle cases. One will go to my swap partner next week and a couple others to friends. I’ll keep a couple here for emergency quilting gifts. Fabric (except the felt) [...]

Congratulations to Terry Giet for winning last week’s Embroidery/Stitchery quilt contest. There was a lot of competition and 898 votes. Thanks to everyone that voted and entered such fabulous quilts. Playing catch up here, as I didn’t get a chance to announce the winners of the previous week’s Log Cabins quilt contest. There were two [...]

Grab yourself a cup of coffee and browse this week’s fabulous Embroidery/Stitchery Quilts. Thanks to everyone that entered. One lucky winner will win a fabulous gift pack of embroidery goodies from Jojo’s Quilt and Gift Shoppe. Special savings, Friday only: Take advantage of an additional 15% off all notions, books and patterns at JoJo’s! No [...]

Please join me in welcoming Ellen Anne Eddy as she guest blogs here at the Quilting Gallery. She shares with us a thought-provoking interpretation of art, beauty, interpretation and ourselves. There’s a world of debate that periodically swirls around the art world. We’re always trying to define what is or isn’t art. Everything before the [...]

Please join me in welcoming Sherry A. Byrd as today’s guest blogger. She shares with us her family’s extensive quilting history spanning six generations. Thanks Sherry for being a guest! My name is Sherry A. Byrd. As a child I was introduced to quilt making via my maternal grandmother, who came from a long lineage [...]

I hope you enjoyed last week’s Share-It Tuesday!. I really enjoyed seeing what you have been working on. Here’s what I accomplished the past week. Scroll down to share what you’ve been working on too. Block 7 of Rachel’s Pinwheel Sampler Quilt. Block 8 for this sampler quilt was our choice. I chose Mosaic 2. [...]

Voting for last week’s Log Cabin Quilts contest has been extended until Tuesday at noon (EST). Winners will be announced tomorrow evening. This week’s theme is quilts that incorporate embroidery/stitchery and is sponsored by Jojo’s Quilt and Gift Shoppe who has prepared a fabulous gift basket for the lucky winner. See more below. To enter [...]

Voting is now closed for this contest. I know many of us have found the past two week’s contests difficult to choose a favourite. This week is no different. Grab yourself a cup of coffee and browse these fabulous quilts! The theme for this week’s virtual quilt contest is Log Cabins. Thanks to everyone that [...]

Thank you to dear friends that have sent or given me such lovely gifts lately. You are all wonderful and I treasure your gifts every day I see or use them. Anita from the Netherlands sent me this lovely embroidery. It just arrived in my mail one day totally unexpected. Thanks Anita! In late May, [...]

Last week’s Share-It Tuesday! was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed seeing what many of you have been working on. This might just become a regular feature here at the Quilting Gallery. A few weeks ago, I wanted a quick and easy project to work on. I created this Blue and Yellow Fun quilt. [...]

Congratulations to Abyquilt and quiltmomoffive for winning last week’s Summer Vacation quilt contest. They both win a layer cake of their choice from the Fat Quarter Shop. Ladybugs and flowers Summer Parfait This week’s theme is Log Cabins and is sponsored by Sheree’s Alchemy. TWO lucky winners will each win a $25 gift certificate to [...]