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5 Fabric Flower Ideas for Your Next Quilt

July 24, 2019 By Editor & filed under Blog.

Flowers are a fun way to add some 3-dimensional interest to any quilt. Whether you are looking for ideas for your next art quilt or you are looking for the finishing touch to make your quilt come together perfectly, this list of hand-selected tutorials highlights exciting ways to create a variety of fabric flowers. We hope these tutorials will inspire you to look for fun ways to incorporate different flowers or 3D embellishments onto your quilts.

Quilter Spotlight: Susan Carlson

September 24, 2018 By Editor & filed under Blog.

Meet Susan Carlson, an amazing quilt artist, and author of the blog Susan Carlson Quilts. She was nominated as a top blogger in National Quilters Circle’s 2018 Blogger Awards competition, and won the category of Best Art Quilt Blog. We wanted to get to know Susan a bit more and learn what fuels her quilting…

What is Lutradur, and How Do I Use It?

February 12, 2018 By Kelly Hanson & filed under Projects.

I had never heard of Lutradur before today. True, I am more of a traditional quilter, but I would love to begin doing more art quilts. I saw something today that really got me excited. This video about Lutradur, presented by Heather Thomas of Wild Heather Designs, really got my mind racing and my psyche…

What Kind of Quilter Are You? Part 3: Sticking to Our Roots

August 20, 2014 By Heather Thomas & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

Though many of today’s traditional quilters are pushing the boundaries and using new, unusual techniques to make their work with, most hold tight to the basic tenants of quilt making. On the other hand, a lot of art quilters, or those of us who make quilts as art, are constantly pushing the boundaries as to…

What Kind of Quilter Are You? Part 2: Defining Art vs. Craft

August 20, 2014 By Heather Thomas & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

“Craft” is not a dirty word and using patterns and instructions from books is a great way to learn quilting techniques and hone our skills. But as long as there are quilt shows, quilting magazines, and online quilting communities, we will be discussing how to categorize the work that we make and show, and we…

What Kind of Quilter Are You? Part 1: Understanding How We Categorize Quilts

August 20, 2014 By Heather Thomas & filed under Blog, Tips & Ideas.

“Nomenclature is a system of names, or terms, and the rules for forming these terms in a particular field of arts, or sciences. The principles of naming vary from the relatively informal conventions of everyday speech to internationally-agreed upon principles, rules,, and recommendations that govern the formation, and use of the specialist terms used in…