"The European Quilt Association represents 19 countries and over 60,000 members from national guilds. Last autumn, 2020, the EQA launched an international exchange challenge to encourage and promote quilting across borders, cultures and language barriers."
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, talks with Susan Lenz about her Stained Glass Quilts and why burning holes in your quilts is not always a bad thing on a sizzling installment of Quilt Stories.
"Vivian Tumelson is an 87-year-old quilt maker who lives in Blanchard, Oklahoma. She’s been making quilts her whole life, but since retiring in 1989, making quilts has become something of a full-time job."
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, chats with Heather Pregger about her quilt Tiger's Eye and her striking abstract quilts that are sure to inspire you on a rousing installment of Quilt Stories.
Representative Katie Porter talks to her Mom, Quilt Hall of Famer, Liz Porter (of Fons & Porter) about two of the quilts Katie uses as a background in her videos. You'll also get to see Liz Porter's very first quilt!
"Quilters have a lot of fabric. That is a natural consequence of the hobby, but why? There are many cheeky comments online about “hoarding disorders”, but that is not the real reason. The real reasons we have so much fabric are varied."
What's going on at the National Quilt Museum in this year? Don't worry, the museum's got you covered with their brand new Exhibition Flipbook for 2021.
Quilters Take a Moment 2021 event tickets are now on sale to members and open to non members on March 22, 2021.
Lisa Walton, textile artist and past President of SAQA, chats with fellow Australian Gloria Loughman about her quilt Bungle Bungles and many other things on another installment of Quilt Stories.
National Quilting Day is this Saturday, March 20, 2021, and the Quilt Alliance and the National Quilt Museum are proud to be the coordinators of this special day!
What can you make with ten 5" squares and a little batting? Laura from SewVeryEasy is here to answer those questions for you.
Everyone has their opinion on how to pick the right colored fabrics for their quilts, but what is the best way? Susan Beck from WeAllSew just might have figured it out. Find out how she does it.
Learn how to make quilted coasters that look like 45 RPM records from Erika Mulvenna in this WeAllSew tutorial!
How can you use zippers for more than just keeping your coats together? Jamie Fingal and WeAllSew have the hookup to show you how by using zippers to embellish your quilts!
What did denim artist Ian Berry do this past year? Hint: It involved more than a few pairs of denim pants.
With how our world has changed, we can find comfort in memories. How blessed we are to be stitchers and creators of all things fiber because not only is it a distraction to the our daily "shelter in place", but there is real joy in the sharing.