20+ bear paw quilt patterns Start by learning how to quilt a simple bear paw style quilt block, then take that block and turn it into over 20 different quilts. This block is a great one for using ...

“Quilting is mostly singing,” according to Nettie Young of Gee’s Bend, Alabama. Like singing, quilting is often a communal activity. Quilters gather to cut, piece, and stitch layers of fabric together ...

Termed “fancy,” for their decorative purpose and non-utilitarian use, her quilts present classical patterns and techniques of quiltmaking. Beyond their aesthetic beauty, the quilts also tell ...

Winston-Salem State University: Winston-Salem, 1992. Draws parallels between African fabric motifs and designs found in African American patchwork quilts. Leon, Eli. Who=d A Thought It: Improvisation ...

A longarm is a large sewing machine — it can fill up a room with a 12 foot frame — that can sew across an entire quilt. After ...