The Iowa Illinois Quilt Study Group was held at the Kalona Historic Village, which features a nationally known quilt and textile museum. There also is an Amish population near Kalona, Iowa, so the museum has a gallery dedicated to traditional Amish quilts. I love the look of Amish quilts. The solid colors are so simple […]
I’m not going to recommend a product on this blog unless I really love it and couldn’t imagine quilting without it. Machingers Quilting Gloves definitely fit that description. The gloves are made from a lightweight, breathable fabric so you won’t get sweaty hands while you’re quilting. But what makes these gloves absolutely essential for quilting […]
Welcome to 2014! Here’s your first pattern for the Quilt Addicts Anonymous Block of the Month. This month we’re making the center four blocks. They form a secondary pattern that makes a beautiful center medallion to start this quilt off with. Follow the video tutorial above for tips and tricks on how to put the […]
Wildflower Meadow is the perfect scrap busting pattern. Originally designed for a fabric exchange, this is a great way to use up your stash or a fat quarter bundle. The pattern includes instructions on how to make flying geese units from squares, which means all those points will end up where they are supposed to […]
The sixth Make of Christmas is an oldie but a goodie! This video has more than 100,000 views on YouTube and is one of our most popular videos of all time. Long before Quilt Addicts Anonymous became a full fledged business, I used to raid thrift stores for ugly sweaters, take them home and […]
Most of my time at quilt retreat was taken up by the paper pieced Christmas tree skirt. But I did manage to get some work done on my New York Beauty quilt. I finished four more blocks for a total of 12 completed. That’s nowhere near the 32 I hoped to have finished by now, […]
O.M.G. this video took FOREVER to upload! There are two reason for that. One … my Internet provider has a monopoly in the area, which means they don’t actually have to be any good. Two … this video is almost 30 minutes long! Yes, 29:54 with no commercials. That’s longer than watching an episode of […]
Stephanie Brandenburg of Frond Design Studios has done it again with another amazing collection based around painted panels reproduced on fabric. The last time we had a Stephanie Brandenburg line it sold out in hours TWICE! Stephanie worked independently under her Frond Design Studios brand for years, but has teamed up with Northcott Fabrics to […]