Quilting As An Affordable Hobby
One day, Melissa Marginet overheard a quilter discouraging her friend from taking up this hobby – inside a quilt store!
“Don’t start,” the woman said. “It’s too expensive.”
“That’s just not right,” she thought to herself. Since then, Melissa has set out to disprove this myth so more people can enjoy affordable sewing and quilting. … Lois Tuffin, Canadian Quilter, 27 July 2-26
Mary Jane Hannaford Quilts
Mary Jane Hannaford was an English immigrant from here in Devon, arriving with her parents and brother in Australia in 1842, aged just 2 … Mary Jane did not start making quilts until she was in her eighties (1920's). All her quilts have an authenticity about them, paying homage to her life and journey. I love her use of free form appliqué telling stories about patriotism, religious faith, and the love of Australian wildlife and flowers. Feels rebellious by nature, not picture perfect and pulls on my outsider art heartstrings … Rebecca Robin Studios
Using your stash to make scrappy quilts
Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle of Modern Quilt Studio post videos here to help quilters learn new skills, gain confidence and learn more about making modern quilts.
We've been designing and making modern quilts since 1999. In addition to publishing Modern Quilts Illustrated, we also design fabric and host online quilting events. On the first day of each month we host the Quilts First! livestream on the Modern Quilt Studio Facebook page. The recording is uploaded to YouTube later in the day … Bill Kerr and Weeks Ringle, Modern Quilt Studio 1 July 2026
7 Artists on Soft Sculptures: Why Artists Turn to Textile
With so many hard things that we touch and live in, we’re crying for softness.” Sheila Hicks, Nick Cave, Kaarina Kaikkonen, and four other acclaimed artists reflect on how working with textiles has shaped their practice. “Every knot has a breath,” says Brazilian artist Ernesto Neto, whose immersive sculptures in cotton invite a sensory escape from everyday reality. American artist Nick Cave describes his work as “figurative sculptural,” where textiles and discarded materials suggest a “second skin” that conceals gender, race, and class … Louisiana Channel, May 2026
Take a look at my Beaumont Square Quilt - it’s a mix of red, orange, pink and a few pops of yellow. They all lie next to each other on the colour wheel. And while the quilt would have been gorgeous and mellow with this colour palette, I thought it needed a pop of something else to make it interesting. Enter the brilliant green linen … Mel Storey, Patch Me Blog, 10 April 2026
And this one shows the police evicting me: the fabulous fabric visions of Elizabeth Allen
Elizabeth Allen lived at the end of a steep, muddy track in a dilapidated hut with a notice on the door that read: “Knock very loudly.” One day in the winter of 1965, the artist Patrick Heron did just that – and overnight Allen, then in her 80s, became lauded as a luminary of the art world … One of Allen’s pieces, 1966’s The Great Swan Song, … features a black bird stitched into a cobalt-blue pond fringed by brown-leafed trees. The bird’s red eyes are gazing up at a vermilion sky, while a patchwork piece of bright green striped cloth seems to represent Allen’s hut … Joanna Moorhead, The Guardian, 13 April 2026
How to Use a Design Wall in Quilting: Turning Your Wall into a Composition Laboratory
… the real purpose of a design wall is not storage. It is composition. In serious quilt design practice, the design wall becomes a thinking tool — a space to evaluate structure, value, movement, and hierarchy before sewing permanently. If used intentionally, the design wall transforms the modern quilting design process … Carolina Oneto, Modern Quilting Blog, 20 April 2026
National Quilt Museum Online
You can explore 700+ quilts from the National Quilt Museum – all online. Dive into insights from the artists, images and more details that bring each piece to life. Start exploring here.
