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These quilt pattern reviews make it easy for you to chose summer-themed projects.

Floral quilt patterns make perfect summer projects.

Quilters like practical quilting gifts. JWD Publishing has suitable quilting and sewing patterns for any time of the year.

The winter holidays is the perfect time of year to curl up with a newly made quilt, but for something that will only be enjoyed a few weeks, you want it be easy-to-make.

Bold, geometric quilt patterns that helped use up fabric scraps and recycle used clothing were favorites of 19th century Amish quilters, are are still popular today.

If this year was yet another year when you didn't make much progress on reducing your stack of unfinished quilt tops, it's time to take a new approach.

Creating applique quilt blocks only requires one simple technique.

The quilt speaks of home and hearth, farming furrows, barn raisings, simpler times that revolved around family and home.

Use a free pattern to make the twisted log cabin quilt, a variation on the basic, beloved log cabin pattern that uses triangles to make complex fabric designs

Quilts can be striking or bland, depending on the fabrics used. Fabrics high in contrast or in different values can make a quilt beautiful.

Find quilt museums across the United States where you can explore this art form and learn more about the hidden meanings and history of quilting.

Celebrate the new season with some autumn quilt projects featuring pumpkins and other familiar fall themes.

Amish quilts are a relatively new craft within Amish communities, a craft that varies in fanciness between different Amish communities and one that has changed over time.

This quilting how-to book by notable quilting instructor Eleanor Burns provides thorough instructions for making vintage quilt blocks and a peek at life during the 1930s.

Yo-yo patchwork quilts, popular during the early 20th century, are easy, economical and fun. Learn how to make this whimsical, vintage-style fabric craft.

Those quilters on your holiday shopping list are easy to please. Quilt calendars, quilt patterns, and quilt-related items are always well received.

Decorate for the holidays with Christmas quilt projects from this book and pattern.

When I get the latest issue of my favourite quilting magazines, I read it from cover to cover, then flip it over and do so again. Websites allow you to devour even more.

Here are several favorite ways to assemble blocks into Log Cabin quilts: Broken Dishes, Chimneys and Cornerstones, Converging Chevrons, and Streak of Lightning.

Make the holidays special this year with decorations you've created. Reviews of some holiday books and patterns follow.

Fabric scraps are quilts waiting to happen. These leftover bits can be put to good use for all sorts of quilt projects.

Traditional Hawiian quilts are like no others, either in design or technique. This article explores their history, themes, and tells where to find the best displays.

Choose practical holiday gifts for those who sew or quilt.

Bring spring motifs and color to the home with seasonal sewing and quilting projects.

Start those Christmas quilting projects when it is too hot to be outdoors.

Choosing the right pattern isn't easy. Here are some reviews that can help.

From Jelly Rolls to Bias Cuts, new quilters encounter many words they've never heard used when discussing fabric. Definitions of some of these follow.

Or do you just need a themed quilt in a hurry? I've got ten ways to speed them up so you can enjoy them for the holidays, or give them to loved ones.

Here are five favorite ways to arrange Log Cabin blocks into quilts: Straight Setting, Fields and Furrows, Barn Raising, Sunshine and Shadow, and Chevron.

Sewing blankets for Project Linus is a great opportunity to make cheerful, colorful quilts for children in need.

Colorful fabric yo-yos are so easy to make! These craft ideas use fabric yo-yos for quick handmade gifts that are perfect for the holidays.

Enjoy your quilts. Display them throughout the house.

If you've been looking for ultra-mini quilt patterns for fabric cards, here are some books with small-scale designs.

Finding the perfect gift for someone who quilts can be challenging on a budget, but there are several inexpensive gifts that are useful, too.

Hematomas in dogs are most common in their ears and usually require surgery to correct. The surgery is simple but often causes permanent scarring and weakness of the ear.

Use this fast-piecing grid technique when you want to make more than a few half-square triangle blocks at once from the same two fabrics.

While accuracy is important in every step of piecing - in measuring, cutting, sewing and pressing-you need to make sure you are sewing a consistent quarter-inch seam.

"Round Robin" continues the story of the lives of several women in a quilting circle in a small Pennsylvania town.

Most forms of needlework, regardless of region or culture, began out of necessity. Sashiko is a prime example of mending turning into decorative needle craft.

Sew back-to-school book covers, book bags, and other basics your youngster will need.

"The Cross-Country Quilters" tells the story of five women from different backgrounds and regions who come together in a quilting class and the impact of those friendship

From baby quilts and scrapbooks to diaper showers and Casserole parties, this list of unusual gift ideas is guaranteed to make it truly memorable.

Are you ready to upgrade your quilting skills? Need a little inspiration or new patterns to try? Want to buy fabric from another country, but don't have the plane fare?

Log Cabin and Honeycomb are two of the many quilting patterns that tell the stories of the people who made them, and the settlement of Canada.

The women living in and around the towns of Boykin and Rehoboth along County Road 29 in Wilcox County first made quilts for warmth.

Yo-yos, also known as Suffolk puffs, are not just for making quilts. Fabric yo-yos can be used to add vintage charm to clothing, accessories and home decor.