Links
We've been collecting links to some of our favorite websites in the quilting community. We are proud to present them here. Please visit them and tell them we sent you!
Our Favorites
Dream Valley View Ranch & Resort - Located near us in Western New York, this is a relaxing location for a weekend away, with or without your horse!
Keepsake Theme Quilts & Wall Hangings - Hearing impaired quilters make t-shirt quilts with any net proceeds benefiting Deaf and Hard of Hearing individuals.
The Appliqué Society - promoting, teaching, and encouraging the love of all type of appliqué in quilting.
Vintage Illustration & Storybook Quilt (Craft) Blocks
Café Sewciety Quilts - an on-line Quilter's café
Waterloo Quilts - Hand stitched quilts which are handmade by our Mennonite ladies within Waterloo County, Ontario, Canada.
Benartex - Fabric. "We put the ART into quilting."
Hoffman Fabrics - The best in original screenprints, hand-dyed batiks and handpaints.
True Creations - Custom Longarm Quilting Services
Cherrywood Fabric - Hand dyed fabrics for quilting and sewing. Suede look hand dyed gradations.
Upholstery Fabric Choose from an extensive selection of upholstery and discount fabrics at reduced prices.
Homespun Hearth - Huge selection of the finest quality designer fabrics and quilting products, an interactive design board, live chat, podcasts and so much more.
The Whimsical Workshop - The Whimsical Workshop LLC is a full design studio and retailer.
Jill's Twig Wreaths - Handmade, buck brush twig wreaths and swags
Blogs
QuiltWoman.com - yes, we have a blog too! Find out what we are working on, trends, events, etc. Anything goes!
Reanna Lily Designs - Jen Eskridge, creator of the Seamingly Accurate and pattern designer. She's one of ours.
Morning Glory Designs - Reeze Hanson, pattern designer of our Charming Botanicals Series.
FabShop News
Noteshttp://blogs.fabshopnet.com/blog/ - The trade magazine for independent quilt and fabric retailers.
Creative Folk Quilting - Deborah Vollbracht, one of our pattern designers.
Mark Lipinski - Fabric designer, quilter, and all around great guy!
UrbanAmish - Yolanda Fundora, working notes from a contemporary textile designer.
Visual Thinking in a Fairmount Garden - Yolanda Fundora (again), "a textile designer among the weeds of her mind." You have to read it to understand!
Hoodie's Land - Hoodie, a licensed fabric designer.
Heidi's Studio - Heidi Pridemore has been writing about life around her design studio.
I Have A Notion - Kelly Jackson, selling notions, patterns, books, CD's and DVD's to thrifty shoppers.
New England Quilt Designers Cooperative - Cooperative of quilt designers, including some of our designers; Barbara Chojnacki, Beth Helfter and Cary Flanagan.
Liz Berg's Creativity - Join Liz Berg on her creative journey.
Annie's Quilting Stash - Podcast, blog and more, as put together by Annie Smith.
True Creations - Kathy Echter, computerized longarm quilting services.
Design Sponge - Grace Bonney, a daily website dedicated to home and product design.
Anna Maria Horner - Designer of fabrics and more.
Creative Little Daisy - Tutorials, musings and more from Autum Hall.
Hello, my name is Heather - Heather Bailey, designer who loves and needs to create.
House on Hill Road - Erin Harris, loads of creativity.
JCasa *handmade - Jennifer Casa, things made by hand.
Pepper at the Quilt Studio - Pepper Cory, Random musings on the world at large through the eyes of a quiltmaker.
Stacy Sews - Diary of a fabric junkie.
True Up - All about fabric, all the time.
All About Appliqué - A Quilter's Ruminations by Kay Mackenzie
General
QuiltArt- An Internet mail list for contemporary quilters.
Scrap Quilts - Scrap quilting tips & techniques.
Planet Patchwork - "The ultimate address in quilting."
Womenfolk - Quilts and Quiltmaking Yesterday and Today.
Quilt University - Expanding your quilting horizons from the comfort of your own home.
Bryerpatch Studio - , Textile Art by Caryl Bryer Fallert.
Nancy Crow - Textile artist.
Jane Sassaman - Art quilter, designer and teacher.
Kaffe Fassett - Kaffe Fassett Studio.
QNN tv.com - Quilting Television on the Internet.
The Quilt Show.com - With Alex Anderson and Ricky Tims.
Quilt in a Day - Eleanor Burn's Quilt in a Day.
Fons and Porter.com - Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting.
Nancy's Notions - Nancy Zieman's sewing inspiration, education, tools and more.
Antique Quilt Dating - New pathways into quilt history.
History Of Quilts - Patches from the Past. Scraps of textile, needlework and quilt history.
Craft - Craft Magazine, Blog and Podcasts.
Martha Stewart - Crafts, Decorating, Entertaining, Food, etc.
Suzy Quilts - Blog with patterns, tutorials, pics and quilting antics for fellow quilt lovers.
Resources
Quilting Board - The Quilter's Message Board
Dharma Trading - Dharma Trading. Fiber art supplies and clothing blanks.
Pro Chemical & Dye - Dyeing supplies.
A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Quilting - Thanks to Samantha at Brighter Futures Charter School for the link.
Organizations
American Quilter's Society - Dedicated to promoting today's quilter.
Studio Art Quilt Associates - Promotes art quilts through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation.
American Quilt Study Group - Establishes, sustains, and promote the highest standards for quilt-related studies.
Museums
International Quilt Study Center and Museum - Devoted to the preservation, study and exhibition of quilts.
La Conner Quilt and Textile Museum - National and international quilt exhibits.
Museum of the American Quilter's Society - Educate, promote and honor today's quilter.
Quilters Hall of Fame - Honoring those who have made outstanding contribution to the world of quilting.
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum - Celebration of, education about, and preservation of the art and history of American quilts.
San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles
Sewing for a Cause
Below are a list of organizations that can and will utilize your sewing skills. Give back to the community through your sewing skills.
Beloved Quilts - Boston. Quilts for those displaced by violence or poverty
Binky Patrol - Blankets for children and teens in need of comfort
Heartstring Quilt Project - String quilts to local charitable organizations
Hugs for Homeless Animals Snuggles Project - Security blankets for shelter animals
Newborns in Need - items for sick and needy babies and their families
Project Linus - New blankets to seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need children
Quilts for Comfort - Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland. quilts for at-risk individuals
Quilts for Kids - Use discontinued designer fabrics for ill and abused children
Quilts from Caring Hands - Oregon. Quilts for at-risk children
Quilts of Valor - Quilts for all injured service embers from the War on Terror
Victoria's Quilts - Quilts to cancer patients and cancer facilities
Wrap Them in Love - Quilts to children around the world