Quilt stories

Mary Lou Weidman is an artist. She creates whimical art quilts that tell a story with her painted fabrics and hand stitching.

Children's picture books featuring quilts capture the essence of home, heritage, family, and community. There is nothing quite like the heart-warming story featuring a quilter who lovingly passes the tradition to a younger generation. The children's books recommended in this article feature stories of many different quilting traditions.

Mom and Dad were married on August 2, 1952, on a very hot day, in an un-air-conditioned church in St. Charles, MO. Legend has it that Mom’s veil caught fire from a candle during the photograp…

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen two things: quilters talking sheepishly about the size of their stash and quilters green with envy looking at someone else’s stash. I have a lot of thoughts about this, but it boils down to something simple: sheepishness and envy are not confidence, a

Learn how to print your own fabric labels! Printing on fabric is really perfect for customizing your labels. It's a great way to add your notes, stories, give credit, the reason behind the quilt...and whatever else.

The younger kids and I have had the opportunity to review a fun literature guide recently, The Josefina Story Quilt - eGuide. While we reviewed

International Quilt Market, a twice-annual industry trade show, has been in full swing this week in Pittsburgh. So we thought we would get all the quilters out there revved up and inspired with the following "match the story to the quilt" quiz. Just match one of the statements at the bottom of this post with each quilt ... I've even given you some clues. Some are easy to guess and some might be more difficult, but they are all beautiful quilts! www.McKieArt.com Can you guess what this…

The techniques used for making story quilts, with many photos as examples, including fabric choice, photo transfer, appliqué, , embroidery, words, and embellishments.

Nationally-known storyteller Donald Davis once said, “Stories are like quilts. They come from scraps and bits of life and when done right, they remind us who we are and where we came from.” Conversely, our quilts are themselves laden with our stories. We put a little bit of ourselves into each one we make. Not only do