The article focuses on the Amish quilts. It mentions the challenge given to the art educators wherein they would organize an art unit that would study the Amish culture in relation to the state standards for art education. They have formed different art units that emphasized on the basic art...
piece of the action Slang A share of an activity or of profits: "a piece of the action in a Florida land deal" (Shana Alexander). piece of work A remarkable person, achievement, or product: "He's a very tough piece of work" (Ted Koppel). [Middle English pece, from Old French,...
I had never heard the word millefiori and did not take time to stop and think about it’s meaning. I was too captivated by the quilts and all of the possibilities. Blocks made by Lesley Storts This past spring I visited the Chicago Art Institute and walked into the glass paperweight ...
Modern quilter Heather Jones loves to play with scale, and in this class she shows how to enlarge a traditional quilt block so that a single block becomes the entire quilt top. Heather demonstrates this technique by creating a 72-inch square version of t
The Future of Modern Quilting—From Where I Stand Modern Quilt Workshops– Live or via Zoom I love traveling across the country meeting quilters who are interested in modern quilting. In the past year or so, I’ve had the honor of teaching my modern quilt workshops in California, Texas, ...
DEN STORY OF QUILTS MUSEUM, VOLUNTEERS ARE PIECING TOGETHER HIDDEN STORY OF QUILTSMUSEUM, VOLUNTEERS ARE PIECING TOGETHER HIDDEN STORY OF QUILTSD. Quincy Whitney, Globe Correspondent
ByAmerican Quilter's Society Dec 3, 2024 Learn quilter's secrets about their stash! Read more Posted inAQSandTips Post LockedAll Tied Up... In Quilts! ByAmerican Quilter's Society Dec 2, 2024 See these amazing quilts made with ties!
Also, ALL THE DINOSfrom Julia Eigenbrodt’s shop Paper pieced heart sewing pattern(not pictured) from Sew What Alicia Lastly, these quilts are just too cool. I still haven’t recovered from makingmy first full sized quilt, but I can’t shake the desire to have that lion hanging on my ...
Infinite Opportunity: Quilts Hidden in Your Stash As quilters, we love to collect beautiful fabrics – yet we don’t always know how to put them all together to make quilts that we love. The term “scrap quilt” may bring to mind the use of leftovers that don’t look particularly good...
Below is links to free paper piecing patterns I have designed or used to make quilts on this site. Just click on the picture of the pattern you are interested in and it will take you directly to the pattern, either on this site or on outside sites. Some