Resources!
Jan 31st, 2009 Posted in Quilting |SUPPLIES
Everything you could possibly need to transfer photos onto your fabric. Also has an excellent FAQ section to answer your questions about what to use and how to use it.
INSTRUCTIONS
If you’re a visual learner, don’t even think about starting your next binding until you watch her video on mitered corners!
You can’t have enough help from Kaye. Think you know how to fussy cut? Think again.
Sharon Schamber’s Beginning Quilter’s Page
An award-winning quilter, Sharon’s quilt The Spirit of Mother Earth took Best of Show at the IQA and NQA shows in 2008.
I’ve seen quilter’s calculators that do this, but I find the whole process of figuring out yardage to be confusing. This page tells you what you’ll need!
FREE PATTERNS
This amazing site by Marcia Hohn was started in 1997. In addition to what must be the largest collection of free patterns online, she includes instructions and templates. Many of these are original designs, so please be sure to read the Terms of Use before downloading any of these patterns.
Sadly, this online group is no longer active. However, there is still a lot of great information and tons of free patterns that were posted during it’s heyday, which seems to have been around 2004-2005. Check it out!
ORGANIZATIONS
International Quilt Association
Established in 1979, the IQA is a 901(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the art of quilting as an art form, and the advancement of the state of the art throughout the world. Membership starts at $25.00 per year.
Founded in 1989, SAQA is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt through education, exhibitions, professional development and documentation. Membership starts at $50.00 per year.
Founded in 1984 by Meredith and Bill Schroeder, their mission is to provide a forum for quilters of all skill levels to expand their horizons in quilt making, design, self-expression, and quilt collecting. Their annual Quilt Show & Contest in Paducah is considered the premier international quilting event. Membership starts at $25.00 per year.
