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AQ editor participates in the Dream Rocket project
[This article was written byAmerican Quilter contributing editor Iris Frank of Santa Cruz, California.]Jennifer Marsh’s dreams are never small…actually, they are gargantuan in my book. When I heard...
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Inspired by Grandma
With over 70 Sunbonnet Sue books currently listed on Amazon.com (including out-of-print titles selling for hundreds of dollars) plus countless stories, patterns, articles, and websites devoted...
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Mystery Quilt Contest finalists
The response to our Beyond the Block Mystery Quilt Contest has been nothing short of amazing! Of the 119 quilters who entered last August by completing part 1 published in the September 2010 issue, 95...
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If You Knew Susie...
The March 2011 issue ofAmerican Quilter magazine (already mailed to AQS members and available on newsstand Feb. 15) includes several articles and patterns featuring the amazingly ageless Sunbonnet...
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Template Technique
(Contributed by Marje Rhine, pattern editor for American Quilter magazine)Like many quilters, I shied away from using templates for many years. When I did use them, I tried to cut around them with a...
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Coming in the next issue: Amy Butler
Designer Amy Butler does it all. Her teaming of bold designs and luscious colors results in one successful fabric collection after another, and each can only be described as "eye candy" of the first...
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300 Shoes and Counting...
Is anyone else out there besides me a shoe fanatic? When I saw this clever wallhanging made by quilter Linda Mesirow of Shorewood, Wisconsin, I asked her permission to share it here. I just wish I had...
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Color of the Year
“In times of stress, we need something to lift our spirits. Honeysuckle (2011 Color of the Year) is a captivating, stimulating color that gets the adrenaline going – perfect to ward off the blues,”...
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69 Amazing mystery quilts now posted
Sixty-nine quilters beat the clock to enter their completed Beyond the Block mystery quilts in our contest, which ended in January. From embroidery to applique to foundation piecing to photos printed...
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In memoriam: Jean Ray Laury
The quilt world has lost one of its icons; Jean Ray Laury of Fresno, California, died March 2nd. My sincere condolences go to her husband and family.I was privileged to know Ms. Laury through...
View ArticleOnline now: American Quilter Magazine 2010 Index
Want to locate a specific article or pattern you've seen in a recent American Quilter magazine? We've made it easy for you by posting a complete listing of every article and project published since...
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Announcing the Mystery Quilt contest winners
Congratulations to Amy Allen, Cynthia Felts, and Beth Schillig, the three winners of American Quilter’s Beyond the Block Mystery Quilt contest! And special thanks go to every quilter who completed the...
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Lancaster show winners announced
Congratulations to all the winning quiltmakers at the second annual AQS Show & Contest in Lancaster, Pennsylvania! A complete list of winners plus photos of the winning quilts are now posted at...
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Will this issue arrive in your mailbox?
The May 2011 issue of American Quilter (shown above) is at the printer now and will arrive in AQS members’ mailboxes during the first few weeks of April. Many of the email messages I receive each day...
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Reader quilt: Morning Star (Baby Greeensleeves pattern)
One of the patterns published in the January 2011 issue of American Quilter magazine was Baby Greensleeves by Claudia Clark Myers. Several readers, including Terri Kohlbeck of Kalispell, Montana, have...
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Quarter-square triangles: Efficient cutting
(Submitted by Marje Rhine, pattern editor for American Quilter magazine)Some quilt patterns call for quarter-square triangles (QST), which are triangles cut from a square on both diagonals (fig. 1)....
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Inspired by Carol Taylor
Quilt artist Carol Taylor of Pittsford, New York, is a talented teacher as well as a frequent award winner in AQS and other quilt competitions. Last year she wrote a wonderful article for American...
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Coming attractions: Supersized July issue!
The next issue of American Quilter magazine (July 2011) will be published in mid-May, shortly after the annual AQS show in Paducah. To accommodate all the winning quilts from both the AQS Lancaster and...
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Springtime in Colorado
Having lived in wonderful Colorado for nearly 20 years now, I often joke that the unpredictable weather is perfect for people with short attention spans. It’s not unusual to have 40 or 50 degree...
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Breaking the border-cutting "rules"
American Quilter magazine pattern editor Marje Rhine shares her views on cutting fabric borders:"Quilters are usually taught to cut quilt borders parallel to the selvage. There are a couple of good...
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