As a fundraiser for The Quilters Hall of Fame July 2009 induction ceremonies of Merikay Waldvogel, Kim Wulfert from Women On Quilts is sponsoring an invitation to women to write a creative story about growing up as a female, between 1902 and 1942 in the US. In 750-1000 words, your story will have as the [...]

On Twitter this morning, quiltinghistory, aka Judy Breneman, posted this link, The Story of Those Dump Quilts. What an amazing find. It makes me very happy to hear that these quilts were rescued and have found a loving home. Just look at the amazing workmanship, almost gone forever. Imagine the stories they could tell… Penny [...]

No doubt, many of us quilters all have this same problem… What to do with our fabric stash? Here are some articles I’ve found on the subject. Organizing your Stash into books Fabric Folding Scrap User’s System! Fabric Stash Organization and Tutorial Fabric Justice Fabric Organization Do you have any tips or other resources to [...]

Beth over at Simply Sewn is having a big box give-away. Here’s some wonderful Moda Marbles that she’s including in the box. Good luck!

Carla Barrett of Feathered Fibers draws these adorable quilting cartoons for a magazine, Machine Quilting Unlimited.

Scott over at Blue Nickel Studios is having a Tootsie Pop Mini Quilt Challenge. These little quilts will be no bigger than 4″ square.. wow that’s tiny. Instructions and sign up information is on Scott’s site. I can’t remember the last time I saw a Tootsie Roll, but now I’m craving one.

Every Friday, FabricMom has a draw for a Fat Quarter on her web site. I was the lucky winner of this gorgeous piece of fabric, Orange Spiral, that arrived in the mail today. Be sure to check her site each week to enter.

Continuing with our Quilting History post last week, here’s another great site, with wonderful photos, and 181 interviews with quilters. Quilts and Quiltmaking in America showcases materials from two American Folklife Center collections, the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection (1978) and the “All-American Quilt Contest” sponsored by Coming Home, a division of Lands’ End, [...]

I had a lovely email this weekend from Judy Anne Breneman sharing with me her Quilting History web sites. I had a great time exploring these sites. Patterns from History Womenfolk: The Art of Quilting Patches from the Past While exploring, I came across this document entitled, A Collection of Notes on the Historical Aspects [...]