Anita Shackelford has been quilting for over 35 years. Her quilts have been exhibited across the United States and Australia, winning 12 Best of Show awards. A resident of Ohio, she has…
National Sewing Month was first celebrated in 1982 after President Ronald Reagan declared September as National Sewing Month “In recognition of the importance of home sewing to our Nation.” There are so…
Just as there are three different spellings for calico, the word can have an entirely different meaning, depending on where you live. In the United States calicoes are generally small, closely packed…
Quilts for Kids, Inc. is a 501 (c)3 non-profit, which in the past eleven years has donated tens of thousands of hand-made patchwork quilts to seriously ill children and children of abuse.…
You may have heard of the Slow Food Movement, which is an umbrella term encompassing ideas such as buying local produce, growing your own food, and cooking in more than eating out.…
Many American Quilter readers wrote to me about our November 2009 cover quilt, Circle of Fire, designed and made by Pat Wolfe of San Diego, California. Some were seeking the source of…
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Helen Squire is the author and designer of the Dear Helen quilting design book and CD-ROM pattern series.
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Helen Squire is the author and designer of the Dear Helen quilting design book and CD-ROM pattern series.