This past weekend, I had occasion to pull out a dozen or so of my antique and vintage quilts for photography and thought it might be fun...

Barbara Brackman’s Block of the Week, Grandmothers’ Choice Round 1 – For my experimental blocks, I wanted the designs to vary enough to...

Like many of us, Anita Grossman Solomon’s first quilt was a destination quilt:  a little quilt for her sister’s baby boy. Now, years...

Live from NYC: Anita Grossman Solomon’s quilt featured in Times Square–photographed by Dale Riehl of The City Quilter. Meet Anita sharing...

It’s Friday, and I’m still adjusting to “real life” on the heels of my annual quilting idyll in the foothills with Alex (Anderson) and...

I’m writing today from the foothills near Yosemite, where I’m enjoying my annual quilting getaway with my friends, Joen Wolfrom and Alex...

I have always considered myself a “product” person. I have a goal or deadline in mind and work to meet it within a certain time frame....

Do you ever feel intimidated by the many angle markings that appear on our cutting mats and rulers? 30-45-60! What’s my angle? I truly do...

Unknown, quilter. Variable Star. 1870. From Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives, The Heritage Quilt Project of New...

Interested in adding circles and curves to your quilts? Let me share a few simple and helpful tips to make the process a bit less...

A springtime posy of magenta anemones, bicolor tulips, freesia, ranunculus, grape hyacinth, and alyssum. Remember my Year of Finishing...

Many of you commented so favorably on Laura’s interview with the talented Sue Rasmussen last summer that we’ve decided to invite Sue back...

Using quilt blocks in a variety of sizes in one quilt can add so much interest to the overall design! One of my favorite pieced-block...

If you have ever wanted to make a pieced quilt block in a different size than those that you are able to find in books or magazines, I...

–Eleanor Levie, from the intro to her book, Quilt Blocks Go Wild! Drunkards Off the Path pillows on the cover (20″ x 20″), designed and...

Happy February everyone! I can’t believe how quickly this past month has flown by. I hope you are finding time to work on some of those...

How wonderful are these pretty blossoms? I absolutely love the satiny texture of the ribbons and their colors. 1. Candace Kling, the...

It Takes a Village; 32 1/2″ x 38 1/2″, designed and pieced by Darra, machine quilted by Chris Porter If you read Part 1 of my post...

While visiting my mother-in-law in Florida last week, I took advantage of the beautiful weather to enjoy a seaside stroll, and happened...

In 1979, I took my first quilting class at Poppy Fabrics in Berkeley, CA. Little did I know how this class would change my life! Sharing...