Let’s Talk About Fabric, a Bear Paw Quilt Co. Blog

Two friends gear up for the ninth annual Quilters’ Run – the mother of all fabric shopping sprees.
By LORI BASHEDA
It was about 12 years ago when Don Gardner woke up one day to find he had himself a second wife.
Don was pretty happy because now his second wife could entertain his first wife.
Now, don’t go [...]

by Frances Burks
The wedding quilt has had a long, significant role in America. It even appears that the oldest surviving North American quilt is a wedding quilt. According to “The History of the Patchwork Quilt: Origins, Traditions and Symbols of a Textile Art” by Schnuppe von Gwinner, that oldest example, as far as we know, [...]

From Herald Mail by JANET HEIM janeth@herald-mail.com

American Patchwork & Quilting will auction nearly 4,000 quilts to benefit breast cancer awareness and research. Prairie Quilt of Hennessey donated 84 quilts for this auction.
On Sept. 30, 2006, all across the country more than 1,000 quilt shops held Quilt Pink events attracting many thousands of quilters and their friends. American Patchwork & Quilting magazine [...]

About Quilting’s 2007 Sampler Quilt
Many members of the our quilting community are working with me on the Anniversary Sampler Quilt. I designed the quilt to coincide with the end of my first year as Quilting Guide here at About.com, and as a way to move into year two by adding a block-a-month to [...]

By Samantha L. Quigley

Courtesy of American Forces Press Service

Washington, DC— Military children missing deployed parents can take comfort in quilts the Armed Services YMCA’s Operation Kid Comfort program is making especially for them.

The Armed Services YMCA is a member of America Supports You, a Defense Department program highlighting the ways Americans and the [...]

I would love to share this hint with all of you. When I have pieced all of my quilt blocks and arranged them in rows I label the 1st block in each row with a number starting with the number 1,2,3 and so on. I then sew the blocks in each row together. [...]

I have a question about the new creative fabric mover from Pfaff. I need to hear from you if, you have purchased and or tried out one of these at a dealership. I now own a pfaff which is about 15 years old and although it has served me well it is dying and I [...]

I found a neat little website fabriclandwest.com that has several patterns, blocks, some quilt history and even an alphabetical list of quilt types. Below is a snippet of the alpabetical list along with a link to the list.

Album Quilt-A quilt assembled from individual blocks, each designed [...]

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