QCA Community Blog : Christmas

A new project here in the office!

EQeditor — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 16:25:00 GMT

One of the gals in our office is married to an officer stationed in Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. When she was talking with him last night, he said their sleep bags are too small and they aren’t real thrilled about sleeping in a too short sleeping bag for the next 10 months, so our office is working on 29 quilts-extra long- to be completed in the next few weeks to send in time for Christmas. We'll keep you posted on our progress!

Diane-Assistant Editor

Do you have a favorite quilt block that you've used more than once? If so, what is it?

EQeditor — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:40:00 GMT

Christmas Memories will be in the November/December issue of Love of Quilting. It's a block I used over 20 years ago to make a tree skirt. It is a fun block to see go together and even with the set in seams, easy to assemble. I used the Fons & Porter Diamond Ruler as a fussy cut template to get the blocks with the sleighs and angels just right. I think I'd like to try a whole quilt with this block sometime! Diane, Assistant Editor

Great Quilt Pattern for Large Print Fabrics

EQeditor — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:47:00 GMT

I have had some large-print fabrics in my closet for several years. My mother brought them back with her from a trip she took to Alaska. One of the print fabrics was a blue, white, and black print of Wolves. Another print included outdoor wildlife scenes and a third fabric had eagles printed on it. These fabrics seemed to find a semi-permanent place in my fabric stash because I just couldn't quite come up with a good way to use all of the fabrics together to make a cohesive quilt.

In the Fall 2009 issue of Easy Quilts we ran a project called Venetian Dreams which featured 4 different sizes of squares with sashing between the squares to form the larger block. This turned out to be just the pattern I had been looking for to make this Alaska quilt for my parents. I was able to get it all pieced and quilted in time to give it to my parents this Christmas.

If you too have large-print fabrics that you have had a hard time pulling together into a quilt, take a look at the Venetian Dream quilt pattern. As a member of Quilter's Club of America you can view electronic versions of back issue on the website and print out the directions for quilts from these issues.

Enjoy!

Tony (Art Director, Easy Quilts)

New craft magazine from Fons & Porter

EQeditor — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 12:53:00 GMT

We thought you might be interested in hearing about our new craft magazine. In the middle of putting together our great quilt magazines, we also pulled together our premier issue of a new craft magazine called, make•ability. It is filled with a few quick, last-minute quilting gifts such as holiday placemats, baby quilts, and quilted advent calendars.

Along with quilting and sewing projects there are Easy Projects you can do with your kids; Pet Projects for that special four-legged friend; Craft Projects that include ornaments, jewelry, cards, and wooden puzzles; Recycled Projects from old wool sweaters; and Needle Art Projects for beginning knitting, cross-stitch, and needlepoint.

So if you're looking for some great gifts to make for the holidays, check out make•ability, on newsstands now. Take a look at the adorable Old English Sheepdog on page 14—his name is Jackson and he's one of my two dogs!

Happy holiday quilting!

Tony Jacobson

Art Director