Quilting

Resources in this category:

About.com: Quilting
http://quilting.about.com/

Articles on quilting topics, free patterns, clip art, advice on care and maintenance of old and new quilts, written by Janet Wickell, author of Quick Little Quilts and Teach Yourself Quilting.

America's Quilting History
http://www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/

"Underground Railroad Quilts: Another View," "The Diversity of Native American Quilts," "A Quilted Tour through Time," are just some of the articles in this informative website about Quilting and American History.

America's Quilting History
http://www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/

History and culture of quilting in the United States. Contains links to other sites about quilt history, quilt patterns, and other resources.

Christine Thresh's Paper Piecing Primer
http://www.winnowing.com/ppp.html

Instructions and a simple pattern to help users "get the hang of" paper piecing.

Ethnic Quilting Network
http://www.quiltethnic.com/

This information repository provides articles and photos pertaining to the history and tradition of art, craft, and textile of all ethnic groups. Network directory and ethnic fabric websites available too.

Lost Quilt Come Home Page
http://www.lostquilt.com/

"Dedicated to displaying lost and stolen quilts and to providing information on protecting quilts." Maria Elkins created this page after her quilt was lost (and then happily found, 53 days later) by a shipping company. She has created a clearinghouse of information on shipping your quilts safely, as well as documenting, displaying and caring for them properly. Some of the nicest pages on the site include the information on copyright infringment and copyrighting your quilt, the tips for labeling your quilt and on insuring your quilts.

Paper Panache
http://www.paperpanache.com/

A commercial site for foundation piecing patterns (also sometimes called paper piecing), this site has patterns available for purchase, as well as some free patterns, updated monthly. Beginning paper piecers should click on the Table of Contents link, then scroll down to find the How-To section. Included here are very clear directions for paper/foundation piecing. Some instructions are in PDF format, so you will need to have a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them (the Reader can be downloaded for free from http://www.adobe.com/).

Pickledish.com - The Quilter's Homepage
http://www.pickledish.com/s/dynamic/index.cfm

Thi site is dedicated to the quilting patterns that appeared in the Kansas City Star newspaper from 1928 to 1960. These early published patterns were very popular with quilters, and are often featured in vintage quilts. A complete index of patterns published in the Star is available. Modern quilters also appreciate the history behind these designs, their simplicity and classic design lines. This site features free downloads of Kansas City Star patterns (new ones each month), articles about quilting in general, links to retailers, discussion lists and organizations, as well as online ordering of Kansas City Star Pattern books.

Quilt University Library
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/library.htm

The Quilt University Library includes links to computer and quilting terms glossaries, a metric conversions table and a large selection of critical book reviews.

QuiltArt
http://www.quiltart.com/

"Quiltart, the Internet's largest mailing list for contemporary art quilters, was established in 1995 as a means for those interested in innovative, contemporary art quilting to share, learn and grow." The site includes many rotating galleries where users can view very detailed photos of art quilts displayed at QuiltArt shows and functions, as well as descriptions of the quilts, addressing both subject and technique, written by the artists.

Quilting
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48521

This IPL pathfinder is designed to help you find websites, print sources, and organizations that offer information on quilting. Quilting is the art of joining pieces of fabric together with small stitches, often with padding in between.

Quilts and Quiltmaking in America: 1978-1996
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/qlthtml/qlthome.html

"Showcases materials from two American Folklife Center collections, the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project Collection (1978) and the "All-American Quilt Contest" sponsored by Coming Home, a division of Lands' End, and Good Housekeeping. Together these collections provide a glimpse into America's diverse quilting traditions. The quilt documentation from the Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project, an ethnographic field project conducted by the American Folklife Center in cooperation with the National Park Service, includes 229 photographs and 181 recorded interviews with six quiltmakers in Appalachian North Carolina and Virginia. These materials document quilts and quilting within the context of daily life and reflect a range of backgrounds, motivations, and aesthetic sensibilities. The materials presented from the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest collection include images of approximately 180 winning quilts from across the United States. The collection represents a wide range of quiltmaking, from highly traditional to innovative, and the quilts pictured exhibit excellent design and technical skill in a variety of styles and materials."

World Wide Quilting Page
http://www.quilt.com/MainQuiltingPage.html

A plethora of information on quilting. Includes a How-To page, that has instructions for many common quilting techniques - such as block piecing, foundation piecing, strip piecing, rotary cutting, appliqué, machine quilting, binding and setting, figuring yardage, drafting your own patterns and caring for quilts - and a quilt coloring book that allows you to choose a common block type, then print a 6x8 block layout, which you can then color in. This is great for planning color values or complex designs. This site also includes extensive lists of links and references to paper based resources and quilting organizations. A good place to start learning about quilting.