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How to Make an Economy Quilt Block

The economy quilt block is simple, yet striking. It's layered look adds dimension to your quilt. Also known as the floating squares block, this is one of those classic quilt blocks that has been ...
Expand the time-honored Dresden Plate quilt design to create grand quilts! Nancy demonstrates how to make Dresden Plate quilt designs small, to a super-sized 40". Or, totally update the look of the ...
It “seams” that Philadelphia’s sewing and quilting community is growing in Mt. Airy. Located on the corner of Germantown and East Mount Pleasant Avenues, Cut and Sew PHL is a new shop dedicated to ...
Make big quilts that are easy to piece, yet have great designer impact. Nancy and quilt designer Debbie Bowles use 18" blocks to make large quilts using ideas from Debbie’s versatile BQ pattern ...
Sometimes they call themselves the Houston Public Library Quilters Guild. Sometimes, they're just Mary, Sara, Wendy and Brinda. Actually, they say, what they call themselves really doesn't matter. All ...
Volunteers at Timothy Lutheran Church in Livonia are busy making quilts for charity. They’ve sewn approximately 30 quilts this year — and they plan to make more — but could use a few more hands to ...
Gwen Johnson’s latest quilt starts with an eight-point star in brown, slate blue and a neutral pastel. Triangles come next and to finish, she surrounds the block with a frame of blue and brown.
Martha Smith, Kansas Coordinator of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, a Wichita group who puts together quilts and presents them to area veterans and service members. The Wichita Eagle While Martha ...