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Commentary on-line about quilts
and quilt related topics
- 2
S.A. Boards covers multiple topics about quilting practises both commerically
and at home
- Celia
Eddy's Quilt Story a British based website with on going commentary on
quilting in the British Isles, book reviews and more.
- Early
Women Artist a website designed by Sarah Whitworth to honor age old women
arts including quilting with music and poetry. This website is a VERY powerful
must visit site for anyone who loves quilts, music and poetry.
- Exploring
Women's Creativity unexpected ways to develop the creative self: Articles:
Taking Time for Moodling, Finding Focused Time and Space, Building Blocks to Creativity
Intelligence, Talent and Creativity Journaling, Into Creativity Filling the Well,
Renewal Through Walking, Taking Baby Steps Living, Your Creative Dreams, Home
for the Creative Spirit, Children and Creativity
- Quilter's
Review: Sharon Daring is offering this meaty little newsletter weekly
and free of charge. Well worth subscibing too! Quilting reviews for techniques,
books, classes, quilt show, browsing the web, getting the most out of your computer
and much more of interest. Check it out!
- Quilting
Magazine on-line pulled together by Martine House. Dedicated to sharing
information and galleries on a wide variety of subjects about quilting and subjects
related to quilting. Article contributions from others are welcome!
- Rags
to Riches Quilt Fabric Archive a large, educational archive of beautiful
fabrics used in quilt-making. Illustrations are organized into four sections according
to the seasons, along with a collection of juvenile prints. Two additional components
-- early 20th c. ragtime MIDI and Japanese women's haiku and waka poetry -- help
to enliven the fabrics and deepen their meaning.
- Web
Threads' goal is to encourage the use and understanding of computers in
the art of quilting with a little humor, miscellaneous information, quilt shop
reviews from all over, recipes, current lists of quilting events, informative
articles about quilting products, interesting web sites to visit, as well as spread
the word about the pleasures of quilting.
- Womenfolk.com
looking for creativity with balance. Checkout Womenfolk for inspiration, permission
and nuturing. Find quilting history, creativity, articles like: A Circle of Grandmothers
(On learning to live in balance) and several other topics, including a quilt gallery
and more.
Computer Quilting Software and related
topics:Copyright
issuesDesign
and Quilt Grids: -
An
Archive of American Quilt Designs New and developing archive of
animated quilt designs utilizing photos, graphics, schematic drawings. The site
also includes a separate section on designs focusing on Themes of Motion, along
with a selected quilt design bibliography. - A
Quilter's Coloring Book pulled together by Kim offers mulitple grids outlines
for an unbelievable number of quilts, coloring solutions and instructions for
each quilt available out there on the web! Quite a treasure hunt and all there
for you in wonderfully composed set of links.
Dyeing
Fabric: Embellishment:
- Ectetera
interested in embellishments (beads, polymer clay, etc) check this bi-monthly
articles
- Working with Metallic
Threads used to machine quilting and for embellishement, article by Sharla
Hicks on this website
- Vintage
Vogue has a nice set of silk ribbon embrodiery instructions
Foundation
Piecing: Historical information
about Quilting and related topics - ABC's
of Quilting with Feed Sacks: A treasure-trove of historical quilting information
and supplies by the famous feed sack historian and speaker Jane Clark Stapel -
The Baglady
- America's
Quilting History Anne Johnson has pulled together a very extensive set
of articles and links to other resources. If you are a quilting history buff,
then this site is worth your visit.
- Quilter's
Muse An extensive website with many articles related to antique quilts,
quilt history and much more.
Links
to helpful information on quilting:
- Auntie
Dot Quilt Links
- Alice's
Page full of links with categories for embellishments, quilting,
wearable art, dyeing and more. Each link has a description!
- Crafty
Links quilt links and other craft links divided by categories
- Fabrics.net
Includes a search engine that helps you locate other merchandise needs
on the web from their link listings. Fabrics.net has been compiling your
requests into a one- stop- everything- you-ever- wanted- to- know- about-
fabrics megasite.
- Just Imagine
Designs Resources for Creative Businesses. Several links for Quilters,
Crafters, Artists and more!
- Pickleweeds Quilting
Links for several different quilt categories like mystery quilts, quilt
shops, bookstores, quilting links, plus some extra information and quilt
graphics including Quilt-Pro challenge and Patterns from Norway.
- Quilt Information
This web site provides useful, current information to the community of
quilters. Over 800 links and over 125 quliting events. The ability to
search links and events, the ability to add new links or events. Every
link is tested weekly and every event shown is current. Nothing is for
sale.
- Quilters New Network QNN,
is the first fully scheduled affinity market broadcast network delivered
on the Internet twenty four hours a day, seven days a week. QNN addresses
the quilting industry's need for project-based media by providing pure
interest programming to the more than 30 million quilters around the globe.This
is a must-see site!
- Quilting Patterns
All the very best quilting sites in one place
- QuiltPro
Directory of Quilt Shops is a helpful list of resources that is
growing. Goal is to help quilters make connections via a directory of
quilt shops and more. Specializing in web design for quilting businesses.
Free quilter's guide to placing and promoting your business on the web.
- The Quilt
Index listing of online quilt shops. List products, location,
payment choices and much more.
- Tink's Cotton Club
a fun resource list of links for quilters, includes banners for a color
display of quilting links
Multiple shared items offered on each
website listed: - Annilee's
Mystery Quilt Website a very large mystery quilt website. Website includes
free mystery quilts and you can purchase some too!
- Dragonfly
Dreams Downunder find swaps, block of the month, block conversion chart
for multiple sizes, gallery and more
- Quilt
America Free Patterns Index, Online Tools and Resources for quilters,
Online Shops, On-Site Tips & Tricks, Quilt Charity, and more.
- QuiltenFrance
& Euro Swap with Estelle Morin has a quilt related list dedicated
to swapping and exchanges of info in French and English
- Quilting
and Whatnot contains tips, tools, and techniques for quilters, plus free
quilting patterns.
- TheQuilterCommunity.com
A place for quilters to connect, find and share information, tips, blocks, and
patterns, as well as search for events, guilds, stores, and teachers.
- Quilter's
Muse An extensive website with many articles related to antique quilts,
quilt history, current quilts shows and museum exhibits, charitable quilt projects,
free patterns, and much more.
- Victoriana
Quilt Designs A resource for quilters' with a free Block of the Month,
original quilt patterns, free quilting technique instructions and designs in the
information library, quilt gallery, message board and more!
Newsletters:
- Ami
Simm's humorous and quirky newsletter
- Cindy
Goff archive of monthly tips for Hand piecers, Hand Quilters plus more
- Computer
Quilting BYTES free on-line newsletter by Sharla Hicks on this website,
find the latest in Computer Quilting
- Florida
Quilter's Network The Florida Quilt Network is a free newsletter published
in order to spread the news about the world of Florida Quilting and Quilters (there
are over 1,000 subscribers)
- Judy
Martin's Free Online Newsletter is a monthly collection of tips, inspiration,
laughs, and plain talk from one of the world's most popular pattern designers.
- Kaye Wood's Free
Newsletter Weekly Quilting and Sewing E-mail Newsletter
- About.com:
Susan Druding is writing weekly articles on every topic imaginable that we quilters,
computer quilters and even kid quilters would be interested in. Check them out
Current
articles last 30 days or so or by
topic and date index for all her past articles!
- Nine
Patch News condensed version of AOL Quilting Newsletter, if you are a
member of AOL you probably should make sure you look into this meaty little newsletter
- NZQuilters
Online guide to Patchwork and Quilting in New Zealand.
- Quilting
Magazine on-line pulled together by Martine House. Dedicated to sharing
information and galleries on a wide variety of subjects about quilting and subjects
related to quilting. Article contributions from others are welcome!
- Visual
Effects: Sign up for the Visual Effects newsletter. Some articles will
have good information about helpful software for to help you create special effects
in quilts.
Photo Transfer and Printing
on Fabric: - Included here at Soft Expressions are multiple articles
and helpful products for photo transfer:
Prose
about quilting: - Popser's
Playground: A husband watches his wife learn quilting and decides to write
about. The stories below follow a beginner through her adventures in the strange
world of quilting. Chapters added periodically
Beginning
Quilting Techniques: -
Quilt Channel
A series of Articles on Beginning Quilting Techniques
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QuiltChat
Beginning Quilting Instructions on machine and hand piecing, hand and machine
applique, sash and borders, quilting and binding
- Quilt
University has an extensive list quilting classes for you to take online.
Quilting Classes, Some Online
Quilting: How To
Quilt
Ideas: - A
Quilter's Coloring Book pulled together by Kim offers mulitple grids outlines
for an unbelievable number of quilts, coloring solutions and instructions for
each quilt available out there on the web! Quite a treasure hunt and all there
for you in wonderfully composed set of links.
- Annilee's
Mystery Quilt Website a very large mystery quilt website. Website includes
free mystery quilts and you can purchase some too!
- Items
not found in Quilt Shops used for quilting.
- The
Embrodiers Guild of America master programs, chapters, merchandise, education
opportunities and much more, worth the visit
- Quilt
Blocks Page sponsored by World Wide Quilting, multiple categories
- Quilting
from the Heartland includes online videos, Sharlene Jorgenson products
and more.
- Quilt
Magic is a noncommercial, interactive website that collects quilting dreams
and quilting folklore--particularly quilt-related magic. Visitors can leave information
and picture of the quilts about quilting dreams and folklore and can use the site's
search engines to read the information that others have left.
- Sew What's New
discussion, quick quilting projects, quick quilting projects, quick quilting projects,
stitchin tips, quilting tips, book reviews, articles and more
-
T-Shirt Quilts at About.com by Susan Druding
- UFO-rphanage
for Quilters articles: spray basting, quick quilt ideas, 3-D Flying-Geese, quilty
sayings, fabric buying and using information
Sewing
Machines Surface
Design Techniques - Fiber
Arts at thomasin.com find information on using fabric stamping (step-by-step
photos), using metallic foils, laser printing, and cotton discharge.
Textiles
Wearables
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