"Quilt Green" with Bonnie Hunter - - - QuiltingCoach Penny - - - And I'm Not Talking About St. Patrick's Day or Making Quilts with Green Fabric. Using Bonnie Hunter's Scrap User's System, Your Scrap Quilts will Save the Environment and your Sanity (Because Your Fabric Will Be Organized and Easy to Use - without Spending Hours and Hours Organizing it) . . . keep reading Thrift Store Fabric for Scrap Quilts Quilting Coach Penny Bonnie Hunter is a quilter who specializes in scrap quilts using fabric from thrift shops or donations from friends' closets. Recently she visited with us for our Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation, and the specific topic was how to choose the garments at a thrift shop that will make great fabric for a quilt. . . . keep reading Who Else Wants to Create a Stack and Whack Quilt? QuiltingCoach Penny Quilting Chat with Penny about the Stack and Whack quilting technique. . . . keep reading Fabric Artist Lea Ingram - Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation QuiltingCoach Penny Lea Ingram is a painter, working in the medium of fabric. She uses hand dyed and hand painted fabrics and incorporates quilting and embellishment. Her works have been juried into many Art Shows and she has won several Art Awards. . . . keep reading Quilter Scott Murkin - Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation QuiltingCoach Penny Now You Can Learn from a Quilter Who Creates Quilts Just so He Can Have Something to Quilt on! . . . keep reading     More

Gloves for Machine Quilting It turns out that in free motion quilting, the machine quilter's hands serve as the feed dogs in directing the quilt under the needle. Why not make your quilting easier with gloves? . . . keep reading 1930s Butterfly Appliqué Pattern These Butterfly appliqué blocks were made by my mother-in-law sometime in the 1930s when she was about 10. . . . keep reading Darning Foot for a Sewing Machine A Darning Foot allows you to do free form machine quilting. . . . keep reading Walking Foot for a Sewing Machine A Walking Foot for a sewing machine is a special attachment that feeds the top, batting and backing through your sewing machine all at the same time. . . . keep reading All in One Ruler for Quilting QuiltingCoach Penny Most quilters who cut their fabric with a rotary cutter have rulers that they love - well, rulers they use a lot, anyway. Which ruler I reach for depends on what I'm cutting. For example, if I'm cutting 2 1/2" wide strips, I usually reach for my ruler that is 18" long and 3" wide. . . . keep reading More

Tree of Life Quilt Block In early American days, clipper ships brought cargoes of Indian and Persian cotton prints into western Atlantic ports. . . . keep reading Quilts in Merry Old England Centuries ago, quilts in England were made of linen and used by both commoners and aristocrats. Aristocrats preferred the finer texture of the higher quality linen, . . . keep reading Gloves for Machine Quilting It turns out that in free motion quilting, the machine quilter's hands serve as the feed dogs in directing the quilt under the needle. Why not make your quilting easier with gloves? . . . keep reading Holidays in May for Quilters QuiltingCoach Penny I am amazed the by sheer number of holidays that are recognized these days. Mother's Day and Memorial Day are May favorites, but those aren't the only holidays this month. . . . keep reading 1930s Butterfly Appliqué Pattern These Butterfly appliqué blocks were made by my mother-in-law sometime in the 1930s when she was about 10. . . . keep reading More