Quick stats: Total submissions: 12 Total countries: 3 Total provinces: 0 Total states: 10 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. A Chicken in the BarnyardBy: KathyQuilter, Arizona, USA I designed this quilt around the big
How I Gave Birth to a Book
By: Wayne Kollinger My wife tells me that it takes an elephant two years to give birth and that it takes me longer. I may have been slow, but I got there. I gave birth to a book. It’s called
Earth Day Quilts (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
Quick stats: Total submissions: 8 Total countries: 4 Total provinces: 2 Total states: 3 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. Butterfly RagBy: Kathy, Virginia, USA Butterfly shapes cut from old plaid shirts. No batting was
The Threadbare Heart Quilt Contest
The Threadbare Heart is novel is about, among other things, the way that fabric can speak so powerfully about our lives – about the things we love, the things we lose, and the things we may regret never doing. The
Progress on the Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Blocks
Here’s my progress so far on Rachel’s Pinwheel Sampler Quilt Along. I was caught up at Easter, but now I’m behind the last three blocks blocks. I’m loving how these are coming together. Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block
Scrappy Quilts
Quick stats: Total submissions: 43 Total countries: 7 Total provinces: 6 Total states: 18 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. A Bond Between QuiltersBy: Country Mouse, Ohio, USA A while back I took part in
Featured in Print
I was so excited to learn that Quilting Gallery was chosen as one of the top 55 favourite blogs for quilters in the latest issue of Quilter’s Home magazine. Check us out on pg. 17, middle column. Last month, we
Circle Quilts
Quick stats: Total submissions: 17 Total countries: 4 Total provinces: 3 Total states: 10 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. Bouncing Baby BoyBy: Amy, California, USA This is a combination of reproduction and actual vintage
Shout Out Thursday: The Quilt Rat
This week’s Shout Out Thursday blogger is The Quilt Rat. She’s a fabulous quilter and doodler and always has inspiring projects she’s working on. She shares her trials and errors and I’ve learned a lot just by reading her blog
Will Work for Fabric – Sharon Zurbrigg
Just like any other quilter, it started someplace, somewhere and somehow. I started sewing when I was in high school and my first “real job” was working in a fabric store. As time went on, I worked for a drapery
Embroidery Stitches – Running Stitch
Running stitch is a very quick and easy hand embroidery stitch to master. It is often used to form the foundation of other stitches or it can be used on its own as an outline stitch. Running stitch is also
Easter Quilts
Quick stats: Total submissions: 19 Total countries: 7 Total provinces: 1 Total states: 10 You can click on the photo to view a larger version. Bunny FacesBy: Cindy Stephens, Indiana, USA I started quilting about 5 years ago and this
ShouT OuT Thursday: Linda M. Poole
Each Thursday, I’m going to feature one of the fabulous bloggers from the Quilting Bloggers directory. With just under 4,000 blogs to choose from, I’ll have more than enough content to fill this spot. (I’d need 77 years to feature