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Ohmygosh! 
I started my Ohmygosh! quilt in July, during the worst part of the COVID-19 lockdowns in our area. I sewed daily for 5 months, and, of course, wasn't …

Bella’s Quilt 
This is my first bed sized quilt, 74”x74”. I designed it myself, and it includes 85 blocks set on point with solid black filling in the side triangles. …

My 1st Quilt no name!  
Hello! I had been looking for a quilt for myself with a somewhat specific design in mind, which I could never find. Anything close to what I wanted was …

Grandma's Quilt - Pointed Tiles? 
My grandma left a quilt top behind when she died, and I quilted it. I am very curious to learn more about the history of this pattern. The only one I can …

Birthday Block 
Our Quilt Group decided to do Birthday Blocks this year. I'd not heard of this before, and have discovered it's a lot more complicated than first explained. …

Churning up trouble 
I have been clocked in for about 30 years, and I have always wanted to do a Churn Dash Block Quilt. I am really into scrappy and Vintage fabrics to …

America The Beautiful in Flags 
I belong to Quilts of Valor and wanted to make my cousin who was a Navy Veteran, a quilt. He had seen some of my quilts and I thought he really liked the …

Trip Around the World 
I made this as a wedding gift for a friend. King-sized to go into a yellow bedroom. From the Editor: This is absolutely fabulous, Melinda! What …

Churn Dasher Block Variety Show 
My name is Magda. I am from South Africa. I am absolutely passionate about quilting...It keeps me busy and the reward, once the last thread is cut on a …

Blue Jean Bowtie Quilt  
Hi, I love the Bowtie pattern because I remember my Grandmother making it a lot when I was just a kid. And I wanted to leave some for my kids and grandkids. …

Quilt tops need a good home - can you help? 
Trying to find a good home for these quilt tops found in a friend's attic. Hand pieced. Know where we can donate that they will get some TLC? marrilu@gmail.com …

Memory Block Quilt 
This is my first full size quilt and the Generations instructions and paper piecing templates were perfect for a beginner.

Great Grandmother’s Quilt 
My 90 year old mother passed away last month, and going through her cedar chest I found a few common designed quilts, but I can’t seem to find anything …

Frozen cotton candy 
Made this for my first great-granddaughter.

Falling Maple Leaves 
I am so proud of my awesome daughter Amy. This colorful quilt is her own design. She has made quilts for all of our family but this one she is keeping …

Annabell's Quilt 
I am a new piecer. I am a professional longarmer, but until recently, I had not been that interested in the piecing process. However, I've been bitten …

Wave Upon Wave & Ripple Effects 
Twin quilts for twin beds in a guest room in our lakeside home. These beach themed quilts were two years in the making and I completed them in September …

Grandma's Surprise Quilt 
I found this quilt inside a homemade duvet. Apparently my mother-in-law made a covering out of old sheets when the quilt started wearing out so it could …

No name quilt pattern 
No story, need suggestions!! How would you machine quilt the back of this? I have no idea.

Celebration of France giving the US the Statue of Liberty - do your know the name of the pattern? 
The top was given to my quilt group. They used it as a fundraiser so I bought what was in the box. I am now done hand quilting it. It was started in …

Cool center pieces of quilts 
I purchased the attached framed center pieces of quilts. I was just wondering how old they may be and how I would go about finding more information if …

Biscuit/Rag quilt 
The recent birth of a "grand-niece" was the perfect opportunity to make something PINK! I don't get many opportunities to make baby quilts and I've always …

"John Deere" quilt 
My youngest great-grandson fell through the cracks in my quilting room floor and had to wait a few years for his own quilt. I finally buckled down and …

Andalusian in Grey Scale 
This is an Art Quilt that I did as a challenge for a category in the Canadian National Quilt show, Quilt Canada. The rules of the category, Textile …

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Sim's Wedding Quilt 
This quilt was made from new fabric. It's my 2nd quilt so I didn't have any fabric stash to use. It's for my oldest grandson, Coty and his wife Hannah. …

Sunshine Quilt 
I am currently making this for my daughter as a surprise for when we visit later this year. I am not sure how to quilt it - an all over design or different …

Ivy's Quilt 
My son commissioned me to make a special quilt for his godchild, Ivy Rain. It was for her third birthday. Her family raises goats and uses them …

Carpenter's Square 
After making a beautiful pink quilt for my daughter's wedding shower in Minnesota I made this quilt for her husband. This quilt was to be opened at …

A Bed of Roses 
I made this quilt for my daughter's wedding shower. It is a whole cloth quilt with the design quilted by hand. It is queen size. The pattern was purchased …

The First Quilt my Grandma made for me. 
My Grandmother made this quilt for me in the early '80's. The blocks are made from printed fabric that she outlined with hand stitching. Her binding …

Diagonal String Block Quilt 
My quilting space in Alaska is pretty generous and I've been quite spoiled by having all three of my machines easily accessible on a large desk. I have …

Judy Garland Summer Stock movie quilt 
This quilt is hanging on a wall in the barn where Judy's dressing room is. While Gene Kelly is talking to her and rubbing her feet about the show's premiere …

Loving Stitches 
I found this quilt top at an antique store on our trip back to my husband's home state of West Virginia. It was on 1/2 price and I could not pass it up. …

Sukkot Wall Hanging 
Our Sukkot (Feast of Tabernacles) celebration included a fun quilting project this year. We wanted each person to design their own square showing what …

Magellanic Cloud 
I made this quilt for my grandson as he transitions from crib to twin bed. It's a one-block-wonder, made of about 1000 60-degree, fussy-cut triangles. …

Owl Block quilt 
This quilt idea came from a blog called "crazy mom quilts" and it's called "elia's quilt". I had a scrap of this cute owl fabric that cried out to be …

Jelly Roll Weave Quilt 
I love watching quilt tutorials. This cutie also came from a Missouri Star Quilt tutorial. Jenny made individual blocks in a weave pattern, but I wanted …

Peaches 
This quilt is made with rail fence star blocks. I saw a tutorial by Jenny at Missouri Star Quilt Company and wanted to give them a try. It was love at …

Recycled Denim Quilt 
I had been quilting for over 25 years and began piecing this quilt in 2015, before we suddenly decided to move to Florida!... At that point it was …

Zig Zag Nine Patch 
This quilt design is by Bonnie Hunter. I picked it up as a Leader's and Enders project after I finished my Postage Stamp quilt because I had so many nine …

Thoughts of Easter 
This quilt was made from very old fabric, and it was intended for cutting out and making a door hanging. I covered the instructions on each panel with …

Shimmering Symphony: A quilt by Karlee Porter 
Look for the crafter to purchase this quilt for my aunt who is ninety years old. EMAIL: arnold.miser@gmail.com Phone: 803-233-2665 Name: Samara …

Summer thunderstorm 
A summer thunderstorm experienced in an existential crisis makes you remember all the detailed colours: the heavy clouds, dark green forest, fields of …

Hanukkah Quilt 
This is a quilt that exceeded all of my expectations! In my dining room, I have a wall hanging that matches the design on my special company dishes with …

Grandpa's Hugs cuddle quilt 
Growing up with a quilting grandmother and a sewing machine in the house, I always thought I'd try quilting some day. After all, it's in "the blood" or …

Tripping Around the World! 
This is my 18th quilt finished in Dec. 2016. I fell in love with this pattern on sight and dropped everything else I was doing to make it. The entire …

"Trail of Tears" -- Road to Oklahoma Quilt Block 
This is my 19th completed quilt. I usually don't buy new fabric, but I fell in love with these animal prints so I bought 4 jelly rolls (2 prints+2 blacks). …

Postage Stamp Quilt 
My grandmother was a quilter all her life and when she passed I was given a pile of her UFO's (UnFinished Objects = quilts) and her old Dressmaker sewing …

Compass Quilt 
I have sewn for more than 50 years; clothing - including a rain coat and a wool winter coat; sofa & papasan chair covers; costumes for kids, adults, and …

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Do you know the name of this applique quilt pattern? 
I found it in my Mother's attic after she passed away. She grew up in Martinsburg WV and her family names are Davis, Thompson and Collins. I think it's …

Sunflower House Blessing Quilt 
As my friend was searching for a home to purchase for her and her family, I began praying this scripture verse for her: "God determined the times set …

Streak of Lightning ~ The rest of the story! 
Cindy writes... It's not a quilt yet BUT could not find a page for first timers to post their pride and joy. I'm trusting all of you lovely quilters …

Mum's 70th Birthday Log Cabin Photo Quilt 
I made this quilt for my mother for her 70th birthday in December 2016. I thought a Log Cabin would show off the photos best and still have an excellent …

Grandpa's Neckties 
I have NEVER used a sewing machine in my life. But I've wanted to learn how to sew in the last 4-5 years. When my grandpa passed at 96 years old, we …

Red, White and Blue 
The pattern is one of my favorites. It is called Sticks and Stones and I obtained it from Missouri Star Quilting's web site. It is made from 2 1/2 …

Stars 'n Stripes 
It's only 50" by 35" but this is the biggest quilt I have made so far. It's just 2.5" Half Square Triangles sewn together into red and ivory stripes, …

Dain's Wedding Quilt 
This was a pattern called Candy Queen but I do not remember the designer. I had several firsts on this quilt. First time I did not design my own quilt, …

Ocean View 
A beautiful colorful, lively quilt, "Ocean View", is 64 inches by 84 inches and is one of two Raffle Quilts for the Venice Area Quilt Guild's upcoming …

Stairway to Heaven 
My priest friend wanted a TRADITIONAL bed quilt in pink and navy blue. I knew I wanted to use Civil War reproduction fabrics so I started collecting them. …

Johnny Marzetti--A Little Bit of Everything Sampler Quilt 
This is my first sampler quilt and it features a little bit of everything--literally. Traditional patchwork, foundation piecing, and invisible machine …

Four in the Field  
I love the look of fussy cut quilts and hangings, so I gave it a shot and enjoy the out come every time

Sylvan Lake Quilters Guild Raffle Quilt 
For our quilt show this year, we decided to do a quilt that was designed by a two of our members with the blocks being put together by other members. …

Clay's Choice  
Made for my daughter and her husband as a Christmas present.

"Moobs--A First Quilt for Luke" 
This quilt is a special gift for my nephew who is graduating this spring. It will be his first quilt, so I put a lot of quilting in this--close to 4,000 …

My Tommy Quilt 
A few years back I ran across a pair of old Tommy Hilfiger curtain panels. They were bright and very stand-outish as the word goes!!!!! I just loved …

Daniel's Quilt 
This is my third finished quilt. (I have a few others in progress) My 16 year old son watched with great interest as I worked on my first quilt, …

Yellow Card Trick  
My daughter picked out the yellow fabric for this quilt. She wanted to make it but she is busy at college so her dear old dad took on the project. …

"Stretchy" Quilt (no I didn't make it) 
I bought this quilt second hand. It includes many VERY STRETCHY velour pieces as well as several other "unsuitable for quilting" blocks. It has no tags …

Purple Majesty 
This quilt is being gifted to my aunt for Christmas. She loves the color purple. And we all know that purple's natural color compliment is yellow--which …

Interlude 
This is my second quilt. My first quilt is shared here also and is called Traveling Stars . I made "Traveling Stars" to learn from mistakes on before …

Calming the Storm at Sea 
My dearest friends are going through some medical challenges. I stumbled on this free paper pieced pattern (THANK YOU!!!!!) and thought I would attempt …

KelsiRose 
I found this quilt pattern on Esty.com - Curlytop Quilts. The pattern was easy to follow and the pattern pieces were perfect. I made my quilt out …

Traveling Stars 
This is my first ever quilting project. I have been sewing for over a decade but thought quilting was out of my reach. I am legally blind so sewing …

Ellie-font. My first ever attempt!  
This is my first ever attempt of quilting... I read a few basic tutorials from the internet and got cracking... I made lots of mistakes! My squares …

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Sunflower Log Cabin 
My sister loves sunflowers, she also has a log home with an unusual Paul Bunyan bed, so I created this for her. Machine pieced and quilted with machine …

Brother Broom 
This quilt is for a quilt raffle to benefit a Roman Catholic religious Order--the Dominican Order of Preachers. Since their geographic province is …

Burgoyne Surrounded 
Hello. My name is Constance and I am addicted to quilting. I am an old fashioned quilter I guess, love the patterns with thousands of Pieces lol. But. …

Southwestern T shirt wall hanging 
I live in New Jersey. I have been suffering from depression for years. I told my therapist I like to sew and she gave me some t shirts to try to make her …

Bruce, the Barbarian Athlete 
This wall hanging was made in Tuscany, Italy, during a quilting class taught by Esterita Austin. The subject is The Defeated Boxer, a 4th-2nd century B.C. …

All Dogs quilt 
This one I made for my (boyfriend at the time) parents for Christmas. They love dogs and had 5. 2 Rotti's and 3 Bernese Mountain Dogs. Three of …

Anatomical Heart Quilt 
When I graduated Pharmacy School I wanted to make something for my professor (my hero) as a graduation thank you to her. She is a Cardiology Pharmacy …

Picture Baby Quilt by Diane 
My best friend, Sarah, had always wanted a picture quilt like the one at the end of the movie the Stepmom. So when I found out she was pregnant, I had …

Soccer Ball Quilt Pattern 
My name is Monica and here is the story of my soccer ball quilt. My son wanted to give a gift to a family member who had, at that time, just had a baby. …

Chatter Quilt 
Although I've sewn most my life, I didn't start quilting until a year ago after a friend taught me. I made this quilt with mostly "stash" fabric but …

Rail and Fence Quilt 
I learned how to quilt 3 years ago at a quilt shop near my home. I'm very lucky to have this quilt store near me because they are rare in Montreal area. …

The Bridge 
Julie and I have known each other for years and I know she won't mind if I brag just this once. I am an Art Quilter and belong to MN Contemporary Quilters. …

"Never say Never" Chinook Star : Pattern By Gail Searl 
My sister, Mary's very first quilt 1998. Bias triangle for the star. After she finished piecing the star and the black field around it she gave …

Charity Gold Star Raffle Quilt 
Good Morning Everyone! I wanted to share this quilt with you as an encouragement and maybe spur on the idea of quilts for charity purposes and awareness. …

Dove in the Window Raffle Quilt 
Houlton, Maine's Friends & Needles Quilt Guild will host its Annual Quilt Show “Dove in the Window” on August 16-18, 2013 at the Houlton Higher Education …

Sunset 
This quilt has been made for the summer festival at our church. It will be raffled off on July 20, 2013. I wanted to blend the colors of a vibrant …

Mariah's Tee Shirt Quilt 
My daughter and I have made tee shirt quilts for her older son. Because I am now a more adventuresome quilter and I have a very creative granddaughter, …

"Galveston" 
MY sister-in-law lives in Galveston,Texas and asked me to make a quilt for the Galveston County Salvation Army silent auction which will be held in Galveston …

Universe Star Quilt 
This is my fourth star quilt I have made. I used a strip method to make my quilt. I used a long arm mounted on a quilting frame. I learned how to make …

Dogs, Dogs, Dogs 
The center dog in this quilt is our retired, alpha, queen of the yard, dog. Chelan is a lover and disciplinarian all at the same time. She is the …

Oregon Batik Waterfall 
As a custom design quilter, I love working with cotton batik fabric. They are my most favorite fabric source with their variations of color in each piece. …

Kaleb's Emblem 
I made this for my stepson for his graduation from Firefighter/EMT school. We're so proud of him. He picked the emblem design himself. (I think he was …

Emery's Quilt  
I am looking the for quilt top that was sold by mistake out of our storage unit. The owner of the unit got our unit mixed up with the unit that was supposed …

Modified Logs and Patches 
A long time ago, I had picked up a couple of large jelly rolls with the idea of using them to make a rag rug. I never did start on that rug, so several …

Kennel Quilts for a Good Cause 
Help Hurricane Sandy Pets The pet-loving community of the East Coast of the U.S. has been badly affected by Hurricane Sandy. There have been lost pets, …

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Daughter of the King Quilt 
I made this quilt using the "Beautiful Blessings" panel by Moda Fabrics. The scripture tells us that the King is enthralled by our beauty, so we should …

Topsy Turvy Gemstones 
I love to paper piece and am self taught. I decided to "play" with Electric Quilt 5 (EQ5) and came up with my own variation of an public domain quilt square. …

Tom's Cabin in the Yard 
My name is Dianne Mayberry. I took a quilt class and this it the first quilt I have every made using a pattern. I made this quilt for my husband. …

Oak Park Patchwork 
Having made a quilt for my daughter in AZ, I decided to start one for my boys in Oak Park, IL. They are so proud of their new home! I decided to make …

Lieveling 
This quilt is made for Showband De Blaasbalgen from Leidschendam, The Netherlands. They played Lieveling (Sweetheart) of the Dutch singer Frans Duijts …

A Wee Bit of Ireland 
Last year I saw an illustration of a crib size double Irish chain quilt (in pink, white & blue with hearts) & thought "That's kinda neat". Spent several …

Leaves, vines and berries quilt 
I am a beginning quilter and have always loved the look of the old-fashioned, muslin top quilts my grandmother used to make. I love to look at patterns …

Ocean Memories 
I made this quilt for my sister-in-law, Lorrie. She moved to Florida, but still loves the New Jersey beaches the best. Because the NJ beaches are …

Hen and Chicks 
I'm so egg-cited! Just finished my latest quilted wall hanging. I found some lovely coloured fabric and designed some cute little chicks and their mother …

Krazy Katz 
My daughter, Erin, loves cats. And she loves to read. She especially loves to read about cats. Her love is what inspired me to make my first quilt - …

Rhapsody in Red 
Rhapsody in Red is a wholecloth quilt my mother, Trudy Sondrol Wasson, created for the AQS show in Paducah several years back. Mom was a big advocate …

25th Wedding Anniversary Quilt 
This is just the quilt top I had problems with the backing getting tucks. I like all your suggestions and will probably try all of them. It is the …

Rail Fence Quilt - A sad but funny story all in one 
I was looking to find some sanity and decided to make a quilt. (I am woman, hear me roar!) I can do this! After reading many web pages, I found that …

Storm At Sea 
I was inspired by the Storm At Sea pattern on your site, so I started playing around with one of the coloring sheets myself. This one's my favorite. …

A Bug Jar Quilt -- not perfect 
I went to a class downtown and found out how to make a bug jar quilt. But I sewed too close to the seam lines and now they are coming apart. I like …

Grandmother's Fan Quilt 
I made this quilt for my daughter. I started it in Oak Island, North Carolina and finished in Sherwood Park, Alberta, Canada. A note from the Editor …

Sylvia's Bridal Sampler, Festival of Quilts Raffle Quilt 
We started this quilt as a Quilt guild project in our guild (Night Owls Quilt Guild) last year. Everyone participated by making at least one block. …

Amanda's Quilt 
One of my beautiful granddaughters is part Japanese and proud of her heritage. When she graduated from college I made this Kaleidoscope pattern quilt …

I Canoe, Can You? 
This was made for the grandson who loves the great outdoors. Fishing, boating, canoeing, hunting...all inspire his passion. The quilt features pictorial …

Music, The Universal Language 
Our local quilt shop offered a $5.00 Block, whereby we paid $5 to join, then, each month got another block kit at to cost, as long as we had our previous …

Sock Monkey Baby Quilt 
I have made over 25 Sock Monkeys over the years for the family children and had one myself as a little girl. Now my niece is expecting the first of …

Lillian's Legacy 
Lillian was an avid quilter and when she passed away her husband gave her quilting guild, the Jacksonville Museum Quilters, her fabric stash. The quilters …

Faithful Circle Quilters' 2011 Raffle Quilt 'Celebration' 
Celebration is the Faithful Circle Quilters' 2011 Raffle Quilt. Inspired by the Cinco de Mayo quilt pattern by Karen Stone and applique patterns by Piece …

Stars of the Prairie 
Our 2012 raffle quilt, "Stars of the Prairie" is truly a guild project, with 75 members involved in its piecing and applique. All of the stars, large …

Baby Lone Star Quilt - Oct 2010 
The lone star quilt with the green background is the quilt I made for the recent newborn in our family. A Note from the Editor... Congratulations on …

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Lone Star Quilts 
Ive been sewing for about 20 yrs! But within this recent 8 years or so, I've done a number of lone star quilts for family 'n relatives. I've come up …

Baltimore Heritage Quilters Guild 2011 Raffle Quilt 
Location Goucher College Sports & Recreation Center 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD 21204   Admission   $7 at door* …

Homegrown / Handmade / Passed-on Family or ( aka "Homegrown") 
This reversible story quilt is called HOMEGROWN . A folk art creation, this quilt is composed of all recyclable materials and was created from 1998-2001. …

For the Love of Liberty  
I bought a bag of Liberty lawn scrap fabric for the princely sum of £3 and found I had almost enough to make my first appliqued quilt - I love a bargain! …

Sunflower Quilt 
This is my "Sunflower" quilt...pattern by Eileen Sullivan of 'The Designer's Workshop'. I love to paper piece and Eileen does some of the best paper …

Purr-sian Delight: Miss Kitty's Garden 
This applique quilt is based on a Persian ornamental design from a Dover book. While I was working on it, our cat, Miss Kitty, insisted on helping with …

Pink Medallion Log Cabin Quilt 
Size: 67" x 67" Design source: Original design On her entry form, Jackie wrote... "My favorite fabric, the large floral print, and favorite …

Cone Flower Quilt 
I vended across from this quilt at the "Fall Splendor of Quilts" put on by the Chaska Area Quilt Club, October, 2010. It was definitely a crowd pleaser! …

Cats 
I saw this quilt made by Barbara Larson, of the Chaska Area Quilt Club, at their biennial show in early October. It knocked my socks off! On the sign …

Prairie Bounty: A raffle quilt by the Prairie Star Quilt Guild 
This spectacular raffle quilt for the Prairie Star Quilters Guild of St Charles, IL will be on display at the Guild's quilt show (2010). It was designed …

Minnesota Summer© 
This original design by Audree Sells (a founding member of the Chaska Area Quilt Club) and Tracy Trevethan (of Tracy Trevethan Designs ) measures 78" …

Here's To You, Mary Brown 
I had the pleasure of vending at the Chaska Area Quilt Club, Chaska, MN over the weekend. It was a wonderful show, with many wonderful quilts... This …

Something Old is New Again 
I saw this quilt at the 2010 Autumn Gems Quilt Show. This show is put on by the Gems of the Prairie Quilt Guild of Peoria, Illinois every September. …

Little Log Cabins 
I came across this little marvel at the 2010 Autumn Gems Quilt Show put on by the Gems of the Prairie Quilt Guild of Peoria, IL. This little log cabin …

Ohmygosh Supersized 
I saw this quilt hanging on a wall in the background on a quilt website...and spent the next three days searching for the pattern name and order info. …

Patriotic Sawtooth Stars 
Mom designed this double sawtooth star quilt pattern while she was figuring out how to use the EQ5 (Electric Quilt) quilt design software. She fussy cut …

Heavenly Stars 
I love stars and the color red! And this quilt has both in abundance! While strolling the rows at the 2010 Minneapolis Quilt Market, I turned the corner …

Let's All Spring Forward 
These colorful, little guys are about ready to jump off this original pictorial quilt was design by Rosalie Baker of Davenport, IA. To construct it …

Holiday Feathered Star Quilt 
This quilt, Holiday Feathered Star, is an original design by my mother, Trudy Wasson. She created it for the challenge of drafting this particular …

Feather Your Vest 
Ooo-la-la!!! If free motion quilting, and in particular, feather quilting, makes you giddy, then you'll love this new pattern I found at Spring Quilt …

Birthday Spools 
This quilt was made from a jelly roll (Beach Hut), and the backing and alternating strips were from one fabric. It involved sewing jelly roll strips to …

Sno-Daze 
I had the opportunity to design a quilt for The Sampler using the new "Quilt Minnesota" fabric. It's called "Sno- Daze". We had an event in high school …

Cold Comfort 
I was inspired by a wall hanging in Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine in late 1998 or 1999. It had three snowflakes that I adapted, and I enjoyed …

Cold Comfort 
I was inspired by a wall hanging in Australian Patchwork and Quilting magazine in late 1998 or 1999. It had three snowflakes that I adapted, and I enjoyed …

His Eye is on the Sparrow 
I made this quilt for a friend in the terminal stage of lung cancer. Most of my quilts are made for charity. I made these "art quilts" by painting with …

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Sousa's Quilting Party 
Our church based quilting group produces a quilt each year to support outreach efforts. John Philip Sousa had a long time association with our church. …

Ghost of the Quilt Walker 
I am the chairman of the Panguitch Quilt Walk Festival in Panguitch Utah. This quilt has been running through my mind for 13 years now and I just finished …

Marsha McCloskey's Feathered Star Quilt 
At Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis, MN, I luckily happened across Marsha McCloskey's booth. She had two feathered star quilts hanging in blues and …

SHH! She's Sleeping 
It's a good thing there are attentive "white glovers" prowling the rows at quilt shows, because this stunning quilt begs to be touched! Who could resist …

Show Me the Road to Timbuktu....a pictorial quilt 
Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! Fun! This pictorial quilt just grabbed me as I roamed the exhibits of the Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis this year. …

"Ships Ahoy!" Quilt Pattern 
This was one of the quilts, completely made with solids, that just tickled me at the Rebecca Ruth Designs booth at Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis, …

The "Night Trains" Quilt Pattern 
I was fortunate enough to be able to go to the Spring Quilt Market held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Ogling all the new quilt patterns was just so much fun! …

Three Color Study Quilt 
This was one of the quilts that grabbed me at the 2010 Spring Quilt Market in Minneapolis. This stunning french braid quilt was created by Alice Heckman. …

Girlfriends 
The fabulous women that I sew with decided to exchange a "girlfriends" block that was a self-portrait. Each of us made 8 identical blocks and then …

Cathy's Birthday Quilt 
Sandy and I saw this quilt in the JJ Stitches booth at the Rosemont Quilt Festival in Chicago a couple of years ago. It was stunning then, and it looks …

Is It Hot in Here or Is It Me? 
This quilt was the result of a Pride of the Prairie Quilters guild challenge called "Polar Express". I had not intended to participate in the challenge, …

Twinkle, Twinkle!! 
The LeMoyne Star quilt block is one of my absolute favorites. I saw an antique quilt top with tiny stars at a quilt show in Alabama shortly after …

Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend! 
This quilt is made from a pattern by American Jane called "Snowy Peaks". The technique is very simple to construct, just time-consuming. I think someday …

Lovely in Lavender 
This quilt was made for my niece in reproduction quilt fabrics. She chose about 3 lavender/purple fabrics and I pulled the remainder of the fabrics from …

Country Lanes 
I love quilts with lots of small pieces. This quilt was an opportunity to use small scraps since I cut each 1-1/2" square individually to make the 9-patches …

30's Fan Quilt 
This quilt makes me happy - great colors and beautiful quilting by Patty Hickerson just bring life to this quilt. Julie says... If …

Crazy Bet 
Made with Civil War Reproduction fabric. This basket quilt pattern by Bonnie Blue Quilts measures approximately 79" x 79". If you've enjoyed …

Wonderful Worn and Lovely 
I saw this quilt at the Chicago Quilt show a couple of years ago and fell in love with the soft colors, so I bought the kit. If you've enjoyed …

Churn Dash Fancy 
These blocks were an exchange between my Loose Threads bee mates. I borrowed the setting idea from a quilt pattern named "Little Basket". I love the …

Blinking Stars 
I love stars and the black and red called to me. If you've enjoyed this quilt... Do let the quilter know! To share your comments... Just …

Cathy's Fault 
My husband is retired and went with me to Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe. He admired the eagle on this quilt and before I knew it, Cathy L. and he were …

Lynn's Birthday Quilt 
From a pattern from JJ Stitches in Sun Prairie, WI. Over 10,000 pieces but fun to do If you've enjoyed this quilt... Do let the quilter …

Promised Land 
Made as a sample for Prairie Stitches Quilt Shoppe. I love the scrappy Irish Chain quilt pattern. Pattern by Bonnie Blue Quilts Approx. size 84" x …

Ocean Paradise 
Ocean Paradise by Betty Alofs This quilt was made with Jan Krentz’s Fussy Cut Diamond ruler. The background is all diamonds, and the …

Mariner's Compass Quilt 
This Mariner's Compass Quilt is from a pattern by Judy Mathieson. The name of the pattern is Costa Rican Cartwheel. It's in both a book of Judy's and a …

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"Stars and Logs" Log Cabin Quilt Pattern 
Close-up of the quilting This log cabin quilt was started in a workshop taught by Carolyn Beam on March 5, 1999. Because I was a little …

Aurora 
Close-up #1 Close-up #2 Close-up #3 This was my entry for the 2010 Salt Creek Quilt Guild - Guild Challenge. Our challenge was …

Savannah Courtyard Medallion Quilt 
Another one bites the dust! UFO that is. The Fons and Porter quilt pattern and fabric for this quilt were purchased in 1997. Over the years I would …

Old Glory - A Patriotic Sampler Quilt Pattern 
This past weekend, I vended at the Pride of the Prairie Quilt Show...an excellent guild show, I might add! Across from me was the "Sew Many Antiques" …

Kitty Baby Quilt with Machine Embroidery 
This little log cabin flannel quilt was a fun one to make for my daughter. It's made from a collection of 1930's reproduction flannels and a couple …

The Why Ajo Quilt Show 
We live in the small southwestern town Ajo, Arizona and we have a smaller community 10 miles south of us named Why, Arizona where some of our members also …

Every Quilter Dreams 
Hi, my name is Leonie West and I have been quilting for over thirty years, and have seen many changes in our tools and techniques that have enabled quilters …

54-40 or Flight -- A Raffle Quilt for "Moms for Marines" 
This is one quilt I made for my daughter's "Moms for Marines" picnic she holds every year for parents and families of Marines who are being deployed or …

My "Oh My Gosh" Quilt 
I pieced this quilt right after I had made The Birthday Quilt . The Civil War Reproduction fabrics I'd pulled were still singing for me, and it didn't …

Norwegian Floral Fantasy by Trudy Wasson 
This is a hand applique quilt designed, hand appliqued and free motion machine quilted by my mother, Trudy Wasson. She is the designer of all the Generations …

The Birthday Quilt
A Nine Patch Quilt Pattern 
This nine patch quilt is made from a pattern called "The Birthday Quilt" from JJ Stitches in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. What a cool store if you're into reproductions! …

Gloria's Magic 
I belong to a batik club at Patched Works in Elm Grove. The batiks we were given that night were from "Artisan Batiks" by Robert Kaufman. Julie, the …

Ground Zero 
This quilt has 621 faces of the 2,400 people who died at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, printed on fabric. Below is my artist statement. …

Autumn Warmth 
I did sun printing with freezer paper, hand cut print blocks, hand drew the dragonfly with a Sharpie, and used some over-dyed commercial fabrics. I …

Damnation and Deliverance 
This quilt was made for the "Saligia" (Seven Deadly Sins) show of the Pittsburgh Society of Artists. It was such fun to make. Each sin is in a square …

Spring Blossom 
This is my first commercial quilt which I can proudly say that I designed myself. I was given the border prints and from that I built up my quilt colour …

Celebrate San Diego! 
After moving to San Diego from the East Coast, I fell in love with the weather, sights, ocean, and the many attractions. I decided to design a quilt …

English Roses, A Paper Piecing Quilt 
I made this paper piecing quilt from a pattern called "English Roses" by Eileen Sullivan of The Designers Workshop. I love working with her quilt patterns. …

The Mask Quilt 
This was the mask quilt I made in a class with Karen Musgrave at Pieceful Heart Fabrics in Lisle, IL. It is the most abstract piece that I've ever done, …

Mom and Dad's Feathered Star Quilt 
I made this feathered star quilt for my parents for their anniversary several years ago. It is from one of the "Quilted for Christmas" books (I think that's …

Starring Timeless Treasures 
This is a fund-raising raffle quilt for the Pride of the Prairie Quilters of Plainfield, IL. It is an original design, created, paper-pieced and quilted …

My Roseville
From a quilt pattern by Maggie Walker 
I created this hand appliqued quilt from a quilt pattern called Roseville by Maggie Walker Designs. Shirley Kranz, who is a teacher here in the Twin …