Popular Quilting Stitches I Use & Why In the late 1990s, I was a beginner quilter. My trusty Pfaff 6122 (a mechanical sewing machine first manufactured in 1968) and I primarily made clothing and crafts. When my fabric collection became outrageous (see note #1*), I...
Modern Quilting & Antiquities While the essential building blocks of quilting — fabric, backings, thread, needles, etc. — haven’t changed dramatically, even over centuries, the tools have. This occurred to me recently when I was working on my antique 1903 Wilson...
Quilting History: Woven Roots Not too long ago, I wouldn’t have guessed that my love for sewing and my mother introducing me to family genealogy would combine into a deep interest in quilting history! I recently returned from Ohio where I attended the Midwest Fabric...
