Monthly Archives: March 2011

Marseille: White Corded Quilting at IQSC

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

Did you enjoy the article on French Corded Quilting in the April/May issue of Quilters Newsletter? If so, and if you’re near Lincoln, Nebraska this week, you may want to check out the free public lecture by Kathryn Berenson, expert … Continue reading →

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Quilting Q&A Contest

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

Today we have two great prizes for you! In our April / May issue we reviewed the book Quilting 200 Q&A (Barron’s 2010) by Quilter’s Home editor Jake Finch. Jake also has a new book out – Patchwork 200 Q&A … Continue reading →

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Nancy Mahoney’s Airship Propellers

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

Readers who have seen our April/May 2011 issue have seen Nancy Mahoney’s fun rickrack technique in our Easy Lesson feature. If you haven’t seen it, take a look at pages 46 and 47 in our latest issue to learn how … Continue reading →

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Fabric bundles for spring

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

Yesterday was the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. We’d like to celebrate by giving away five gorgeous little fabric bundles from Troy Riverwoods Collection. These sweet little florals, plaids, dots, and blenders will bring a breath of … Continue reading →

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Call for Quilts for Japan

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Dana Jones

Quilters Newsletter has long enjoyed a friendship with Patchwork Tsushin, a leading Japanese quilt magazine. So when Editor in Chief Naomi Ichikawa emailed to say her magazine is collecting comfort quilts for those impacted by the recent earthquake in Japan, … Continue reading →

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Twinkle Contest

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

Happy St. Patty’s Day! To celebrate, we’re giving away a bundle of Twinkle fabric, as featured in our cover quilt, Coming and Going by Deborah Vollbracht! To enter the contest, just pull out your copy of the April/May issue of … Continue reading →

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EBOOKS

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Susan E. Geddes

A few blogs back I wrote about content.  The content our staff develops is used in many and varied ways now. Our latest offering to you will be in the form of ebooks. We will be combining patterns from Quilters … Continue reading →

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Books about sports and travel

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Kelly M. Smith

We get stacks of new books every week here at Quilters Newsletter. Just a couple of weeks ago we gave away a stack of 15 books to celebrate surpassing 3000 followers on our Facebook page. We review 4 books in … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Japanese Quilters in Wake of Earthquake

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Dana Jones

This morning, my thoughts turn to Japan. As I watch and listen to news reports of the 8.9-magnitude earthquake that hit that island nation just hours ago, I see the faces of the many quilters I met while there in … Continue reading →

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International Women’s Day and Textiles

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Mary Kate Karr-Petras

  International Women’s Day was observed on Tuesday, March 8. There’s so much I want to say that I think I’ll just jump in. First of all, I am grateful to have been born during the second wave of the … Continue reading →

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