Panels: a jumping off point to designing your own quilts!

Panels: a jumping off point to designing your o...

If you had asked me 15 years ago if I would be creating, designing and playing with panels almost exclusively I would... READ MORE

Modern Improv Quilting: Laura Veenema Teaches You to Be the Boss of Your Design

Modern Improv Quilting: Laura Veenema Teaches Y...

Great beauty is often right before us, but sometimes, it’s hard to see—whether it’s in the shapes of the clouds above... READ MORE

Gel Plate Printing with Lisa Thorpe

Gel Plate Printing with Lisa Thorpe

I am a mixed media explorer. I love playing with any medium that will help me create fresh beautiful fabrics to use in... READ MORE

Remembering Carole Lyles Shaw, Freddy Moran, Laurie Harsh, Sarah Bond, and Art Joinnides

Remembering Carole Lyles Shaw, Freddy Moran, La...

It is with great sadness that I write this post. In the last few weeks, we have lost delightful people in the quilting... READ MORE

Swirling Among The Rainbows: Freddy Moran 1930-2024

Swirling Among The Rainbows: Freddy Moran 1930-...

It's hard to write this because the feeling of loss grips my heart and tightens my throat. Last Tuesday evening, my... READ MORE

Unfold the Magic: Creative Ways to Use 333 Origami Sheets

Unfold the Magic: Creative Ways to Use 333 Orig...

Unlock a universe of creativity with our 333 Astromagic Origami Sheets! Whether you're seeking a peaceful digital... READ MORE

Join the Party at Bag Envy: Learn the Secrets of Bag Making

Join the Party at Bag Envy: Learn the Secrets o...

Join us for Bag Envy, a live virtual eve READ MORE

The Wedding Dress Quilt Virtual Book Tour

The Wedding Dress Quilt Virtual Book Tour

Howdy everyone from the Lonestar State! I am overjoyed to have you be part of  READ MORE

Quilting from Quilter's Inspiration Deck

Quilting from Quilter's Inspiration Deck

In September 2022 I traveled nine hours, the furthest I’ve ever driven alone, to the Madeline Island School of the Arts... READ MORE

Creative Stitch Combinations with Laura Wasilowski

Creative Stitch Combinations with Laura Wasilowski

You may think that hand embroidery is a quiet, meditative art form but for this contemporary hand embroiderer, it is wildly exciting! As I wield needle and thread across the... READ MORE

Sew Renewed: The Art of Embroidered Upcycling

Sew Renewed: The Art of Embroidered Upcycling

Me with my Treasured Threadz Missouri Star Blue Quilt Block Fabric Panel Hello! My name is Amy Barickman and I am a creative arts entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience... READ MORE

The third installment of the Gasper’s Cove series is finally here!

The third installment of the Gasper’s Cove seri...

If you’re a true crime lover who loves a good Hallmark movie marathon to take the edge off, then this book series is... READ MORE

3 Guidelines to Create a Truly Original Quilt

3 Guidelines to Create a Truly Original Quilt

When it comes to quilting, fabric choices hold the key to uniqueness. While any pattern can be transformed into... READ MORE

A Pick Your Own Adventure Winter Woodland Christmas Quilt

A Pick Your Own Adventure Winter Woodland Chris...

Longtime C&T author Mary Hertel has a reputation for creating a world of foundation paper piecing patterns that can... READ MORE

Hand Stitching Made Easy: The Joy of Stitched Samplers

Hand Stitching Made Easy: The Joy of Stitched S...

Hello, quilty friends! I’m so excited to be sharing a side of me that many don’t get to see—the embroidery/embellishment side!My path to quilting didn’t follow the usual “my mother... READ MORE

A sneak peek of The Wedding Dress Quilt: Read Chapter 1

A sneak peek of The Wedding Dress Quilt: Read C...

Excerpted from The Wedding Dress Quilt: A Waxahachie, Texas, Quilt Mystery by Jeffree Wyn Itrich. Copyright © 2024 by C&T Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted... READ MORE

 7 Fun Ways to Incorporate Embroidery Into Your Crafting

7 Fun Ways to Incorporate Embroidery Into Your ...

Hand stitching and embroidery projects make great art and it is beautiful to hang on the wall. But there are lots of... READ MORE

Visible Mending the Boro Way

Visible Mending the Boro Way

I always feel inadequate when I try to describe Boro to my students. I teach a class called “Visible Mending the Boro... READ MORE

Joining Quilt Binding in the Corners

Joining Quilt Binding in the Corners

There are many ways to finish a quilt edge. For my modern whole cloth quilt, Malibu on Fire, I designed a custom... READ MORE

Sew Your Dream Summer Wardrobe with Beginner-Friendly Patterns

Sew Your Dream Summer Wardrobe with Beginner-Fr...

Our garment and sewing books feature simple instructions, contemporary designs, and inspirational photography to help... READ MORE

Quilt-As-You-Go Quilts

Quilt-As-You-Go Quilts

How many people hear the term Quilt-as-You-Go but never really know what that means?They like the sound of it. It could... READ MORE

Use Silk Textiles in Quilting

Use Silk Textiles in Quilting

As a quilt lecturer and instructor, I visit at least two quilt guilds each month, presenting my work and teaching workshops. The niche I have made for myself in the... READ MORE

Remembering Ruth McDowell—A Personal Appreciation

Remembering Ruth McDowell—A Personal Appreciation

As an editor at C&T Publishing years ago, I was assigned to edit the books that Ruth McDowell was writing. At... READ MORE

3 Tips for Inserting a Magnetic Snap

3 Tips for Inserting a Magnetic Snap

Hello Sewing Friends! I’m Sarah Markos from READ MORE

2025 Patchwork Place Quilt Calendar

2025 Patchwork Place Quilt Calendar

It's really exciting to say "Back by popular demand!" And it's true! Although with a twist. READ MORE

Walking Foot Quilting: Circular Spirals

Walking Foot Quilting: Circular Spirals

I have quilted many quilts and small projects with my walking foot. Since the feed dogs are left up, it is easy to get... READ MORE

Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Extravaganza Virtual Book Tour

Scrappy Wonky Quilt Block Extravaganza Virtual ...

We’re thrilled to announce that Shannon Roudhán and Jason Bowlsby's Virtual Book Tour for Scrappy READ MORE

Tips for Troubleshooting Serger Issues

Tips for Troubleshooting Serger Issues

Sergers (also called overlockers outside the United States) can be scary. I often wish I had a dollar for every time... READ MORE