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are everywhere and they’re not only doing great work, they’re
putting it online for everyone to see and enjoy. You can link with some
pretty interesting sites from VCQ ONLINE.
Just click on the name of the site and, like magic, off you go. Then
click on Back at the top of your screen to come back to us.
Included in our list are both private and commercial sites accompanied by a brief overview of their content. If you have a site to suggest, use our e-mail address on the Feedback page. And feel free to add us as a link to your page. Be sure and check on other pages for links: Teachers, Shops and Calendar. Sites with lots of pictures often are slow to load, so get a snack, sit back and wait for the show to unfold. About.com- This site has lots of sections and the quilting one is a doozy. The bulk of it is links to other sites - but they include such diverse areas as quilting camps, instructions on dyeing, ways to find guilds around the country, profiles on quilters, galleries of quilts, clip art for quilters -- the list goes on and on. You can also connect to several mystery quilts. I have only scratched the surface myself. http://quilting.about.com America's Quilting History - Anne Johnson has put together a sensational research site, documenting many different aspects of quilting in the US, from Colonial America to the Great Depression plus Native American, African American and Amish quilts. The text is liberally illustrated with photographs and links to other quilt history sites. http://www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/ Appliqué Society - This
organization started in 1996 by Anita Smith of Seattle, WA. Bonnet Girls - If you like appliqué and think Sunbonnet Sue is too, too sweet, this may be the girl for you. Helen Scott has designed a bevy of lovely women and children you can easily mix and match. Terrific close up pictures show you just what to expect. http://www.bonnetgirls.com/ Computer Quilting Bytes, An online magazine covering every aspect of using your computer to create great quilts put out by Quilt University instructor, Sharla Hicks. Plus, find comprehensive reviews, demos, FAQs, and tutorials. http://softexpressions.com/help/newsletters/index.html Compuquilt - This site is for all those who are doing quilt design on computers or who like to browse the web for computer information. It is put out by Linda Breshears and contains lots of info on Compuquilt and QuiltPro for Windows as well as a special piece on quilt labels and a lot of other goodies. http://www.compuquilt.com Cranston Village - This site is sponsored by the Cranston Fabric Mills but is NOT a commercial site, so don't go there looking to buy fabric. Instead find all kinds of quilting tips, lessons, a sampler quilt and many other craft pages as well. A fun visit, including a tour of the mill! www.cranstonvillage.com Crossing Boundaries - The boundaries are those between traditional and art quilts. Text on the topic, info on shows and some fascinating quilt photos. If you're venturing "outside the box," check this one out. http://www.adkey.com/aqn/crossing_boundaries.htm Dear Jane - For those who have fallen in love with the Jane Stickley Civil War quilt and are trying to make those teeny little blocks, there is a page which includes, among other things, great tips on assembling the blocks. Hosted by Brenda Papadakis, author of the book. http://www.dearjane.com DreamCastle Quilts - Betty Dietz, owner of DreamCastle Quilts offers small, intimate quilt retreats for quilters of all abilities. Attending a retreat at Pieceful Cottage in Deal Island, MD is your chance for a truly relaxing getaway and a view of the most stunning sunsets over the Chesapeake Bay. Qualified quilt teacher, Betty Dietz, who has been quilting and teaching workshops for over 15 years, organizes each retreat. Quilt Retreats are scheduled about once a month and include workshops for every quilter from beginner to advanced. Projects range from simple mystery quilts to the more complicated drafting and stitching of circular flying geese. Since the cottage has accommodations for up six quilters, you may want to gather a group of friends for a girl’s weekend away. Individualized retreats can also be arranged for groups of four or more. Check out the Workshops and lectures listed on the DreamCastle Quilts website. All of the Workshops and lectures listed can be presented to local guilds in the Mid-Atlantic region. Betty also offers private lessons for the design program EQ5. Contact her directly to arrange an appointment. www.dreamcastlequilts.com DyeArtist Hand Dyed Fabric
- http://www.dyeartist.com Electric Quilt Company - A terrific site, very non-commercial in the sense that it doesn’t try to sell you anything. It is provided for those who own EQ. It has projects, problem solving and mystery quilts. Updates completely every month but you can access the files to get the old lessons. http://www.electricquilt.com eQuilter - eQuilter.com is an online fabric store for discriminating quilters, crafters and fabric artists. eQuilter specializes in Asian-Pacific and Contemporary motif fabrics, and carries only the highest quality merchandise. Run by a fabric artist - check out her gallery - you'll enjoy a visit here. http://www.eQuilter.com ERRORS - This section of the World Wide Quilting page has postings about errors found in quilt patterns, both magazines and books. http://ttsw.com/Errata.html Essentials for Quilting - QUILTING ESSENTIALS is a distributor for Alto's QuiltCut Products and the new Locker Hooking system. http://www.essentialsforquilting.com/ Ethnic Quilts - Gwen Magee has taken the time to locate many sites which deal with quilting and fiber arts in the world ethnic community. This includes African, African-American, Asian (Japanese, Chinese, Hmong), Latin American, Haitian and Native American. Make a cup of tea and leave plenty of time. You'll find it hard to stop browsing the links. http://www.quiltethnic.com/ Fringe Benefits
- This group of professional quilters in the southwest part of Virginia
does some wonderful work. Includes Susan Brittingham, who runs the page,
Linda Fiedler, Sylvia Richardson, Carol Britt and others. Go to http://www.angelfire.com/on2/fringe/ Hummingbird Inn
in Goshen, VA, is setting up 2 1/2 day quilting retreats where you can
take a class and be pampered at the same time. They are also
willing to book YOUR retreat in the facility. Take a look at www.hummingbirdinn.com M. Deans is a name that won't mean much to most of you - maybe Myrl Tapungot rings a bell? Never mind. Go take a look at the Best Handwork winner in Paducah in 1997, the winner in Japan this year, one of the winners from Houston in 1999. Eye candy extraordinaire and patterns for sale, too. http://www.mdeans.com Judy Martin describes her page as the site dedicated to empowering quilters. You'll find lessons and class outlines, a monthly newsletter, a free block-of-the-month, ordering info for Judy's books & tools, and more. It's a terrific stop if you are cyber-surfing. http://www.judymartin.com Material Histories, Continuous Threads - This site features historical quilts that were displayed at Woodrow Wilson's birthplace in 1995. http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/vshadow2/quilts/quilt.html Minnesota Quilters.- Their groups from all over the state band together to throw one big show each year, rotating the location around the state. It includes not only a spectacular quilt show (and the winners are online for you to view) but also national teachers and a great vendors' mall. If you are in the area, it's a show you won't want to miss. The site is pretty nice, too. http://www.mnquilt.org Nancy Rink Designs
- Quilts for sale as well as patterns and
hand dyed fabrics State Quilt Guild of New Jersey - this site includes information about their national judged show, other area events, guilds, shops and teachers. http://www.NJQuilts.org
The
North Carolina Museum of History
Paper Piecing Primer
- This is a terrific step by step instruction, both words and pictures,
to help you understand the concept of paper piecing. It is written
by Christine Thresh in California. She also has her own quilts and some
patterns you can buy. http://www.winnowing.com/ Quilt-a-way Fabrics - an interesting commercial site. Found some unusual items here, including some fabrics I hadn't seen before. Loading fabric pictures takes a while. Be patient. http://www.quiltaway.com Quilt Art - a site where different quilt artists show off their work. You can also link to their personal pages for more information. It is a group you can join through their list. Check it out. http://www.quiltart.com/gallery.html Quilt Arts Magazine - Dedicated entirely to embellished quilting, QUILTING ARTS is an unabashed celebration of the textile arts. Beading, ribbon work, punchneedle embroidery, fabric dyeing, spicing up our quilts with buttons, charms, laces, and trims. Each issue is packed with glossy photographs of our favorite crazy and embellished quilts, new and vintage. Geared for both the beginner and advanced crazy/ embellished quilter and covering a wide range of skills from foundation piecing to transfer methods to Brazilian embroidery, QUILTING ARTS will answer readers' questions, tell the fascinating stories behind our quilts and their quilters, feature guest teachers, and explore popular vintage fabrics, motifs, and embellishments. Visit them at http://www.quiltingarts.com . The Quilter Community Online
Quilting Information Source
Quilt Guilds
- This site lists guilds in all part of the country and the world. It
also includes a section on quilt history, quilt shows, national
organizations, and more. Quite impressive and very informative.
Terrific resource if you are moving to a new area and want to know
where the guilds are. http://www.quiltguilds.com/ Quilter's Hall of Fame -
The mission of The Quilters Hall of Fame is to celebrate quilting as an
art form by honoring the lives and accomplishments of those people who
have made outstanding contributions to the world of quilting; by
restoration and preservation of the home of quilt designer Marie
D. Webster in Marion,
Quilting for Fun
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Quilting for Fun is an
on-line shop with lots of fun fabrics from Moda, Timeless Treasures and
others…plus books, notions, and please check out the Fat Quarter
Roses…they make a great gift. Ask about a discount for VCQ members. Quiltzine
- This is one of a linked series of craft pages put up by April
Millican. April has graciously let us use her quilt clothesline
graphic. Her page includes a mystery quilt, many photos of quilts
and assorted other areas of interest. If you happen to be a
craft or doll enthusiast, there are whole sections just for you. Quilt Talk - This is principally a chat board so you can talk with other quilters around the world. However, you need to download shareware for DALNET in order to participate http://www.quilttalk.com Quilt University
- This site is run by Virginia quilter, Carol Miller. There are
more than 35 teachers and over 100 classes available to take
online. www.quiltuniversity.com Quilting Assistant - Web site
offering free block pattern, border patterns and quilt projects. Also
includes articles on techiques, equipment and quilting product reviews. Ribbon
Embellishments - Check out http://www.TheSilkworks.com
to find pretty ribbon embellishment for fabric projects. Located in
Virginia Beach, Rita Petry also has a wide variety of garment patterns.
Silkworks is also a mail order business. A catalog is $3. You can
receive color charts on silk ribbons, hand-dyed silk ribbons, pure silk
threads, floss, and spark organdy at $1 each chart. Write Silkwork by
Rita Petry, 5740 Ranger Street, Virginia Beach, VA 23464, or call Rita
at 757/424-5893. Ask for your 10% discount on quilting, sewing, or other
needlework books. Her fax is 757/424-5893 and her e-mail is ritapetry@hotmail.com
Terry's Tours.
Packages for the National Quilt Shows in Paducah, KY, Nashville, TN or
Lancaster, PA . Visit
our website at
www.terrys-tours.com .
Textile Gallery - This English site is fabulous. They are hosting an online show of embroidered pieces from Central Asia. Including both thumbnails and large scale pictures, it is rich in detail. The text answers all your questions. Additionally, the site provides research on textiles in general and how to date and preserve old textiles. If you are a textile history buff, you won't want to miss this one. http://www.textile-art.com Traditional Quilter Magazine has
a new title: The Quilter Magazine
and a new website to go with it, at http://www.thequiltermag.com
which includes how to subscribe, a free project, message board,
submission requirements.
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