"Asking a quilter to mend is like asking Picasso to paint your garage!"
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knows how to surf the Internet for free quilting patterns and other
neat stuff. There are some wonderful quilting websites out there in cyberspace and
some not so wonderful. I have
some personal favorites and thought I'd share them with you. |
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Quiltshops.com is a group of
over 175 independent quilt shops. Their search engine allows you to search
all 175+ shops at once for any item, with or without thumbnails. You can
search for quilt fabric, quilt books, quilt patterns, quilt kits, quilt
notions, batting, and all your quilting needs. Quiltshops.com is the largest group of quilting sites on the Internet. You can also register to win their monthly drawing of a $500 shopping spree by placing an order at any shop, or by filling out the registration form. Happy shopping! www.quiltshops.com |
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For quilters in downeast Maine, check out the St. Croix International Quilters' Guild website. A sub-web of Bonnie Hunter Quiltmaker, the guild site offers a calendar of workshops and meetings, membership information, guild history, and lots of pictures. Special Events, Block of the Month patterns, too! |
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If you have Electric Quilt (EQ) design software or have been thinking about buying it, this website will be invaluable to you. It features FREE fabric palettes, lessons, and patterns to download to your own EQ program, new products, EQ clubs and round robins. You can also watch EQ5 demonstrations, view Club EQ albums as well as participate in EQ contests and challenges. On-line technical support of Frequently Asked Questions, too! |
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An extension of their bi-monthly magazine and weekly television program (broadcast locally on MPBN, 10 am Saturday mornings), Fons and Porter's Love of Quilting website is packed with lots of "stuff!" It features reviews of their latest issue and TV program, free patterns for you to download, "Sew Easy Lessons," "Online Extras" and lots more. |
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Looking for some inspiration
for your next quilt project? You'll find it right here; there
are 912 different sites and they ALL offer FREE QUILT PATTERNS!! That
gives you thousands of quilt patterns to choose from! The main pages are listed alphabetically and include quilts, blocks of the month (BOM), pieced and appliquéd blocks, paper pieced patterns (PP), mysteries, quilting designs (QD), quilt labels, wallhangings and small projects. www.freequiltpatterns.info |
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In addition to selling Jinny's extensive line of gorgeous fabrics, books and patterns, this site also offers weekly web extras, block a week, tips, and a nice variety of FREE patterns for beginner, intermediate and advanced quilters. |
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QuiltBus is the quilt store that comes to your door with fabrics, patterns, kits, books, batting, notions & supplies, ideas and more for the quilter. Look through their website for FREE block patterns, information on quilt making and design including quilting tips, terms and tutorials, EQ5 tips, gifts, links, mystery quilts, and more. |
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This is a Norwegian quilting website. I find myself going back to it from time to time for inspiration and FREE patterns. They have mystery quilts, baby quilts, things for Christmas and more. Electric Quilt 5 projects to download, too. |
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Thirty-eight FREE quilting
lessons on such topics as paper-piecing, appliqué, cathedral window,
drunkard's path, snowball, attic window, and more.
www.quilterbydesign.com/lessons2.html
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FREE quilt blocks galore! This is the home of a "gazillion" traditional and LOTS of original block designs. In addition, the site also offers lessons, links, fabric conversion chart, how-to instructions, and more. |
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If you want to know what's hot in new sewing and quilting products out there, this website is for you. Basic lessons, patterns, tips and techniques. A companion to Quiltmaker magazine; there are also links to websites for McCall's Quilting, Quick Quilts, and Quilters Newsletter magazines. |
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Let this website expand your quilting horizons from the comfort of your own home. Quilt University offers more than 140 online classes, from basic quilting to graduate design work. Thirty-eight teachers from six countries will share their quilting knowledge with you. No tests. No grades. No pressure. Registered students receive a password to an online classroom with a teacher-led Discussion Forum and a Student Gallery. Most classes consist of three or four lessons. |
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How about that―another Bonnie Hunter who is a quilter; she's a machine quilter who lives in South Carolina. In addition to marketing her machine quilting business, Bonnie's website has lots of patterns for scrap quilts with step-by-step instructions and lots of pictures. |
