Links

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OnLine Quilt Shops

Bear Paw Quilting Thousands of fabrics at discounted prices.

Every Fabric Available Description: We feature fabrics and sewing items from around the world.
Our sewing items consist of both machine accessories and items for sewing by hand. We feature all the top brands and models of sewing machines, including the newest embroidery machines.

Quilter's Candy Shoppe a quilt shop offering fabric, patterns, notions, and gifts of all flavors.

The Nixie Chicks Superstore: Our specialty is quilter’s gifts and premium quilting fabric. Check out our end of season CLOSEOUT sales!

Big Daddy's Gypsy Caravan We have renaissance brocades, satins, velvets, 100% wool, linen, and quilting fabrics.
13914 Jefferson Way
Lynnwood, WA 98087
425-753-1971

The Quilted Kitty Quilt Shop: The Quilted Kitty is one of the original online quilt shops. The shop is run by 3 furry dudes, Caliber, Opie & Little Wally whose weekly antics are included in our newsletters. We feature quality fabrics, books, patterns and more at very reasonable prices. We pride ourselves on our customer service and sense of humor. If you are looking for fun, fabric and friendly service, The Quilted Kitty is the place to be! Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our motto is “Shop at home in your Jammies!”

Stitchin' Heaven: Texas' Premiere quilt shop located in Quitman, TX. Your Block of the Month Headquarters! Features the finest in quilt related products.

Kits 'n' Pieces: Country style patchwork, cloth doll and teddy bear patterns and kits.

A.H. Mercantile Co.: Authentic American Goods.

Quilting Together: Fabric, Notions, and Gifts. We live and work in the Mid Ohio Valley of beautiful West Virginia. We are approximately 5 miles from the Fenton Art Glass plant (those of you who are familiar with Fenton will know this is my home away from home!), and maybe 6 blocks away from the Ohio River. We can sit on the front porch and see the trees in Ohio. This is a very old, historic area.

eQuilter: eQuilter.com is your online fabric store for quilting, sewing and fashion, with OVER 18,000 Fabrics IN STOCK! eQuilter specializes in Asian-Pacific & Contemporary Quilt fabrics & exquisite Batiks, and carries the finest 100% cotton fabrics.

Hickory Hill Quilt Shop: Hickory Hill Quilts is an online quilt shop offering a wide variety of items for quilters. In addition to a selection of antique quilts and quilt tops, we also carry 100% cotton quilt fabric, patterns, batting, notions, books and quilting gifts.

Cranston Village: Fabric collections.

Fabric Tales - Japanese Fabrics : Authentic Japanese fabrics including cotton prints, chirimen crepes, obi brocade material, etc. Worldwide shipping direct from Japan.

Mama's Log House Quilt Shop : Visit our online quilt shop to see our frequently updated inventory of quilting fabric, quilting supplies, patterns, quilt books, kits and more. Our quilt shop specializes in exceptional selection and service.

Chocolate Gables Quilt Shop: Visit a Japanese quilt shop!! Check out the new book Hitomi has published; it is full of great patterns, pictures, and other wonderful surprises!!

fionamarie.com: Patchwork quilting pattern store featuring New Zealand and Australian designers.

DyeArtist Fabrics: DyeArtist Fabrics offers more than 600 colors of premium quality hand dyed fabric for quilters. Styles include 8 step value gradations, multicolor variegated fabrics, hue progressions,
color wheels, hand painted fabrics, discharged, and over dyed fabrics. Online store with secure ordering.

Brights and Beyond Dazzling bright and bold 100% cottons and batiks for the creative quilter.

Fat Quarter Shop Specializing in fat quarter bundles for the quilting enthusiast. We carry Moda, Benartex, P&B Textiles, RJR Fabrics, Timeless Treasures, Marcus Brothers, and more. Free set of quilting tissues with every order.

Quilt Patterns

Seams to Be Quilts: Visit Terri's new shop here. 902 Chicago Ave, Plattsmouth, NE 402.296.3360

Quilting Insider: Quilt patterns and loads of other resources.

Victoriana Quilt Designs: Free original quilt patterns and techniques, block of the month, printable labels, online classes and much more free quilting information.

Quilter's Warehouse : Specializing in quilt patterns for patchwork, appliqué, paper piecing & redwork as well as Thimbleberries Club and Block of the Month. Serving as the online order fulfillment for leading quilting pattern designers to customers & quilt shops featuring quilting products & quilting fabrics with secure online ordering & economical shipping.

Chickadee Charms: We offer quality quilt-making pattern books and booklets for unique pictorial designs.

Story Quilts: Located in Beaverton, Oregon, StoryQuilts.com^tmoffers a wide variety of products selected specifically for quilting. Included in our product offering are StoryQuilts’ own unique block of the month programs in which each block is accompanied by its own story or story chapter, as well as other patterns and kits designed specifically for StoryQuilts.com, inc.

Traders Cove Quilt Designs: Original quilt pattern designs for easy pieced and applique quilts in a variety of themes.

Kaye Wood's Quilting and Sewing: The only place you need to go for quilting patterns and books, notions, templates and the latest tips and techniques in the quilting world. Free email newsletter available too, just sign up at kayewood.com

Cottonwood Quilts :Quick and easy patterns and kits, a Beginners Block of the Month, lots of quilting information, and a newsletter that answers readers questions.

Local Area Shops

Seams To Be 902 Chicago Ave; Plattsmouth, NE (402) 296-3360

Kanesville Quilting: 19851 Virginia Hills Road; Council Bluffs, IA (712) 366-6003

Country Sampler: 11928 West Center Road; Omaha; (402) 333-6131 -- AND --
Country Sampler Too; 841 Tara Plaza; Papillion, NE (402) 537-9515

The Quilted Moose: The Quilted Moose is comfortably located at 109 Enterprise Drive, a half block from the intersection of Highway 370 and Highway 6 in Gretna, Nebraska.

Log Cabin Quilt Shop: The Log Cabin Quilt Shop is located in Omaha, Nebraska, in the Westwood Plaza near 120th and Center. From Center Street, turn south on 125th. Turn left at the bottom of the hill. We are between the theater and beauty school.

Vogies Quilts and Treasures: Full Service Quilt Shop; mail orders welcome; VISA and MC accepted.153 Oak Street; Dodge, NE. 402-693-2230

Prairie Star Quilts: Selected by American Patchwork and Quilting Magazine as one of North America's top 10 quilt shops in 2002! Come visit our shop in Elk Horn, Iowa, just 7 miles north of I-80 on exit 54, between Omaha and Des Moines. 4132 Main St.; Elk Horn, IA; M-F 10-5. 712-764-7012

What do Judges Look for?

Quilt Town: Ask the Experts

Quilting: In contest judging, the quilting – whether by hand or machine – weighs heavily in the evaluation....

Visual Impact and Design: A friend of mine was once devastated, and rightly so, upon receiving a judge's comment sheet that accompanied her quilt after a show. Instead of receiving an evaluation that included both positive and constructive comments on her techniques and design, my friend was dismayed to see a single comment .....

Construction: When viewing a quilt, it takes a mere second to notice obvious elements such as color and design. But upon further inspection, other possibly more important factors will separate the best quilts from the rest....

Sew What's New: A quilt judge who is properly trained and professional can give you an insight into ways you could increase the beauty of your quilt.. not that it isn't beautiful now, because it is! With a little tip here, or technique there, you would become a better quilter and be happier with your work....

Misc Quilting

The Quilt Box: Your single online source for a world of quilt information.

Quilt Chat: Where quilters gather around the frame.

Block Central- Your quilting information source with quilting articles, tips, a gallery, forum, and one of the largest collection of free quilt pattern links on the internet.

The Professional Quilter: The Professional Quilter magazine began publication in 1983 to answer the needs of serious quilters. All our articles are written for professional quilters by professional quilters.

Maria Cherry's Homepage: Personal website sharing quilts with other quilters around the world.

Judith's Quilting Page : Personal website with many wonderful quilts to see and other information about quilting.

Dawsie's World Of Treats : What a fun and cute site to browse! A personal website with lots of quilts and other information.

Fabric Trends Magazine, All American Crafts Inc.

USA Quilts : Web Quilting Directory for Quilts, Quilting, Quilters, Quilt Web Sites, Quilt On-Line Retailers, and Quilting Related Sites.

Quilting Interactive: Australian patchwork and quilting portal with freebies, online shop, forum and patterns by well known Australian designers.

Long-Arm.com: Large online resource for quilting and sewing needs.

Quilt Woman : Quality services and products.

Quilting Techniques

Quilting Assistant Web site offering free block pattern, border patterns and quilt projects. Also includes articles on techniques, equipment and quilting product reviews.

CD Designs Freezer Paper Patterns: Preprinted patterns are already on the freezer paper with added seam allowances to use the pattern as a cutting template. The patterns are also very versatile in that they can be used for needle turn and fusible applique as well.

English Paper Piecing (CD Designs)

Li'l Miss Creative: Cotton fabric printer printable sheets for inkjet and bubble jet desk top printers pretreated with bubble jet set ink fixative. Make iron-ons ( iron ons ), quilt blocks, quilt squares, wall hangings, personalized T shirts and more!

Creative Curves: Creative Curves quilting system -- an innovation in cutting curved pieces; no pins sewing; accurately cut curved pieces; quilts to wearable art.

How to Make a Tee-Shirt Quilt: Many quilters are interested in making tee shirt quilts for family or friends. Everyone has a collection of t-shirts they can't bear to throw away from vacations, rock concerts, sports or hobbies. Beginning quilters will have no problem making a T- shirt quilt of one of the types described in this article.

Eye Spy Quilts: "Eye Spy Quilts" came into existence when I fell in love with the many charming and delightful juvenile and novelty fabrics that I kept seeing in the fabric stores.

Quilts Hawaii: How to make a Hawaiian quilt.

Quilting Techniques and Tips at about.com: Articles and resources on quilting techniques and tips to improve your quilting.

Quilting Techniques: An Introduction: In it's most basic form, quilting consists of three layers, a fabric on top and bottom with a batting layer in the middle. This "sandwich" is then stitched or tied through all three layers to keep them from shifting. . . .

Quilters Unlimited in Northern Virginia: Tips and techniques from some experts in Virginia.

Tips and Techniques from Quilt Maker Magazine: Everything from foundations patterns to the "Mark no more" quilting technique.

Victoriana Quilt Designs: These are free to all, via email. When requesting all five files, please make sure there is at least 4MB of space in your email box, to receive these email attachments.

The Quilting Community: Articles written about various topics ranging from articles about Quilting Tips to Quilting News, product and book reviews, to articles about history. You can click a category to filter the articles (to see just the Quilt History Articles for example).

Stitching for Effect: Suzanne Howren and Beth Robertson,owners of "SHEAR Creations" and authors of the books "Stitches for Effect" and "More Stitches for Effect", specialize in the design of stitch and thread guides for painted canvas. They teach classes for The National Needlework Association, and at local shops and guilds.

The Quilter's Cache : Lots of great quilting information from beginner "What do I do???" to more advanced advice.

Wonder Cut Ruler : The fastest and easiest way to make half-square triangles and more!

Crazy Quilting

Big Daddy's Gypsy Caravan We have renaissance brocades, satins, velvets, 100% wool, linen, and quilting fabrics.
13914 Jefferson Way
Lynnwood, WA 98087
425-753-1971

Crazy Quilting Stitches: Instruction (with diagrams!!!!) for many stitching techniques used in Crazy Quilting.

Crazy Quilting Web-Ring: Browse many sites where Crazy Quilting is all the craze!

Crazy Quilting History: The 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition was a big event in Victorian society. One of the most popular exhibits was the Japanese pavilion with its fascinating crazed ceramics and asymmetrical art. Women were eager to incorporate this new look into their quilts and with the help of popular women's magazines the making of crazy quilts became quite the rage. This enthusiasm over crazy quilts continued until about 1910. . . .

Crazy Quilting at about.com: History, technique, images, and inspiration.

Crazy Quilt Central: The aim of this web site is to provide a centralized location for resources and information about the art of crazy quilting past, present, and future - both on and off the Web.

Crazy Quilt Patterns: The best way to learn something is by doing so we have some patterns using the crazy quilt style.

Caring for Quilts

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: All quilts need special care to preserve their beauty. Old quilts may look more fragile but new ones can also be damaged by improper storage, use, cleaning, and display. You will lengthen the life of your quilt by following these preservation guidelines.

Care of Victorian Silk Quilts and Slumber Throws: from the Smithsonian Institute.

The Display and Care of Art Quilts: Article by April Niino.

Longevity Textile Conservation: The Textile Gallery operates a renowned conservation studio, Longevity, established in 1970, which provides a complete service for the care and presentation of all kinds of carpets and textiles to the highest standards.

Caring for Quilts

Guide to Caring for your Quilts

Cleaning, Conservation, Display & Care

Art Quilts

Big Daddy's Gypsy Caravan We have renaissance brocades, satins, velvets, 100% wool, linen, and quilting fabrics.
13914 Jefferson Way
Lynnwood, WA 98087
425-753-1971

Water Color Art Quilts by Gayla: This online store features watercolor quilts by Gayla McAlary, offering Original Watercolor Quilts, Photographed prints of watercolor quilts in all size posters, note cards of watercolor quilts, or quilt kits and fabric kits to make your own watercolor quilts.

West Virginia Quilts: Are Quilts Art?

Fiber Revolution: Fiber Revolution is a network of professional textile artists combining their knowledge and experience in marketing to exhibit and sell their artwork.

The Art Quilt Network: The Art Quilt Network was founded in 1986 by the internationally known quilt artist, Nancy Crow.

Quilting Arts Magazine

Hand Quilting

Bellwether Dry Goods: Richard & Georgina Fries started Bellwether Dry Goods in 1981 with a small quilt shop in the back of their pre-civil war dated home. Beautiful collection of quilts for sale. Hand quilting service Available. Georgina and Richard's specialty is making new quilts using 1930s and 1940s antique fabrics and feedsacks.

Hand Quilting 101: I've gotten a lot of questions from beginners trying to figure out how to hand quilt on their own, without learning from a class or another quilter.

Birdsong Collections: I work full time on hand quilting and have an excellent reputation on workmanship and professionalism.

Woodland Cottage Quilt Shop: We guarantee top-notch quiltwork on all hand quilting. We work with only the best quilters so that you receive only the best quiltwork available. We work with hand quilters who take great pride in their fine work. Small, even stitches are the rule, careful marking and even, tight bindings are the norm.

Ethnic Fabric and Quilting

African-American Quilts and Quilters

Quilts of Gee's Bend: Gee’s Bend is a small rural community nestled into a curve in the Alabama River southwest of Selma, Alabama.

Review of the video made for "Quilts of Gee's Bend": "When I come home I'd do my chores. I washed. I cleaned yard. I mopped. I cooked. I kept my kids cleaned. I fixed their clothes. I ironed their clothes and then I would go to quilting and I would quilt then until about 2 or 3 o'clock in the night."

The Gee's Bend Project

The Gee's Bend Project: More on this wonderful project.

African Online Shop: African fabrics as well as headties, books, dolls, fashion, and films.

African Fabric Shop: Online fabric shop specializing in African fabrics.

Ethnic Fabrics: African. African-American, Asian, Haitian, Native American and South American fabrics.

Craft Connection: Unique fabrics designed by Aboriginal artists in Australia.

Mola Store: The mola is the signature craft of the Kuna Indian women of Panama. The Kuna Indians live in Kuna Yala, known commonly in the dominant culture as the San Blas Islands, an archipelago of more than 300 islands on Panama’s north coast.

Slave Quilts and Quilting

The Underground Railroad: Debating the Underground Railroad Quilt.

Underground Railroad Code: Ozella Williams is an African American woman who lives in South Carolina. She makes and sells quilts. She was told the story of the Underground Railroad Quilt Code by her mother and continues to tell the story to others.

Underground Railroad: This is a greatly expanded and updated report on my research on the "Quilt Code" which first appeared in the March 2003 issue of Traditional Quiltworks magazine.

Code Words of the Underground Railroad: Plus other interesting facts and items.

Underground Railroad: You are a slave. Your body, your time, your very breath belong to a farmer in 1850s Maryland. Six long days a week you tend his fields and make him rich. You have never tasted freedom. You never expect to. And yet . . . your soul lights up when you hear whispers of attempted escape. Freedom means a hard, dangerous trek. Do you try it?

Abolition Quilts

Rosie Lee Tompkins: Rosie Lee Tompkins's work is usually understood within the context of her African-American heritage. The various aspects of her style and technique-stylistic diversity and experimentation, brilliant and contrasted color, sensuous handling of diverse materials, and daringly irregular compositions-have been identified as typifying an important tradition in African-American quilt making.

Seven Southern Quilters: The following segment of the project displays specific examples of the ways in which African and European American quilting traditions have overlapped and developed together throughout the history of America.

Jane and Rebecca Bond: Above is a picture of slave woman Jane Bond braiding the hair of her mistress Rebecca.

African-American Quilting Traditions: The textile traditions of African peoples are less thoroughly documented than other aspects of folk art such as music, dance, or speech

A Long Rich History of Quilting: The history of African American women in quilting is almost as old as the history of America.

Sewing Machines

Sewing Machine Headquarters Everything sewing machine from "How to..." to great articles.

Fabric Resources

Flapper Girl Fabrics, Inc We specialize in reproduction fabrics and modern sewing patterns as well as fabric by great new designers like Amy Butler. We try to appeal to both traditional home sewers and younger people who want to decorate using fabrics that don't cost $40.00 per yard. We have been featured in Country Living magazine and will be featured in Good Housekeeping magazine in July and Romantic Homes magazine in October.

Quilt Fabric Manufacturers and exporters of variety of fabrics like quilt, cotton, silk, wool, leather, jute, nylon, polyester, rayon, satin used for apparel and other home furnishing products.

Love That Fabric: Featuring K.P. Kids & Co. Bright Fabrics, plus many other fun, bright fabrics, cute kits, patterns, books & notions.

MK Fabric Your online resource for Fabric!

Reproduction Fabrics

Big Daddy's Gypsy Caravan We have renaissance brocades, satins, velvets, 100% wool, linen, and quilting fabrics.
13914 Jefferson Way
Lynnwood, WA 98087
425-753-1971

Barkcloth Hawaii: Tropical VINTAGE REPRO 50s motifs for retro home decor, sewing and craft design. UPHOLSTERY, drapery and apparel fabrics for your fifties fashions.

The Fabric Attic: Welcome to your source for patterns and fabrics. Quilting and reproduction fabrics are our specialty and we hope you can use some of our prints in your current quilt project. Join our Fat Quarter Club for automatic monthly shipment of our Fat Quarter fabric assortment.

ReproductionFabrics.com: We have the largest selection of reproduction fabrics on the web, including the "newest" of the old.

Antique Fabrics

AntiqueFabric.com: We are your new source on the Internet for antique fabrics from the mid-19th century through the 1960's. We also offer vintage feedsacks, antique cigarette silks, lace, trims and buttons.

Civil War Fabrics Civil War Era Collection 1855-1870 from The Kirk Collection.

Antique Quilts and Restoration

Is it Vintage or New?: Antique and vintage quilts have become so popular in the past few decades that it was inevitable they’d be commercially reproduced, and since about 1990, Asian-manufactured, hand-quilted bed quilts seem to be everywhere you look.

Cleaning old quilts: Dirt is every quilt's enemy. But how - and whether - you wash a quilt depends on how you answer these questions.

Are those Cotton Seeds??: Some delightful quilt history.

Heartworks Quilts: Specializing in custom designing, quilt repair & restoration, new & vintage tops, together with specialized classes for all skill levels, Heartworks Quilts and Fabrics has what you need to fully experience the joys of quilting.

Kirk Collection: We restore antique quilts including crazy quilts. Please call before sending a quilt to us. We will give you a timetable. We are generally backed up at least six months with restoration jobs.

Antique Quilt and Textile Dating: Herein lies historical and educational information on quilt & textile dating, identification, development & manufacture, emphasizing printed cottons from 1700 to 1950.

Quilt History: The Quilt History list was created to provide a forum for people around the world who are interested in antique quilts and related textiles to discuss the historical aspects of quilting. We discuss all aspects of antique quilts - fabrics, design, color, etc. - as well as the stories behind them. We also share our experiences with the more practical aspect of antique quilts - finding, washing, researching, restoring and even reproducing.

American Quilt Study Group: The American Quilt Study Group is a non-profit quilt research organization with over 1,000 members in the U.S. and abroad. Members of the American Quilt Study Group participate in the effort to preserve quilt heritage through our various publications, extensive research library, yearly seminar and membership contacts. Membership is comprised of traditional and contemporary quilt artists, quilt lovers, historians, researchers, collectors, dealers, folklorists, authors, museum curators, quilt appraisers, and students of women's studies.

International Quilt Study Center: The INTERNATIONAL QUILT STUDY CENTER was established to encourage the interdisciplinary study of all aspects of quiltmaking and to foster preservation of this tradition.
The IQSC's mission is two-fold: to study those past and present who have practiced the tradition, the objects they have made and the materials they have used, and to collect, conserve and exhibit quilts and associated textiles.

Documenting Quilts

The Quilt Index: The Quilt Index is an online research and reference tool designed to provide unprecedented access to contextual information and images of quilts held in private and public collections.

How to Document Your Heirloom Quilts: Documenting your quilts can seem like a monumental task, after all, there is a lot of information to gather. It won't get any easier as the years pass, however. Our memories falter and fade, our children forget what we told them about the family keepsakes. The best option is to record what you know now, before it is too late.

Lost Quilt Come Home: Use a manila folder, a large envelope or Ziploc© bag to keep the receipts for supplies and fabrics purchased for this quilt, sketches made during the design process, notes from your journal, fabric swatches, and photos of you and your quilt while it is being made..........

Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum: Find a Personal Quilt Documentation Form on this site free download.

Documenting Quilts; Course #109: I cannot stress enough how important I believe documenting quilts is. Whether they are made by you, made by one of your family members, or one you have purchased from someone, it is wise to keep a record of the quilt as historical documentation.

Lost Quilts

Lost Quilt Come Home: Dedicated to displaying lost and stolen quilts and to providing information on protecting quilts.

Quilt Appraisers

The Professional Association of Appraisers, Quilted Textiles.

Cindy Brick Rock, CO. Colorado quilt appraiser, author, and teacher.

Deborah Roberts: CA, Deborah Roberts has been appraising quilts for over 9 years and specializes in the appraisal of antique quilts, contemporary quilts, and art quilts, as well as other textiles.

Anne Copeland: Lomita, CA. Fiberarts appriasals and consulting.

Beverly Dunivent: Colton, CA. Quiltmaker, quilt historian, lecturer, AQS certified quilt appraiser and curator.

Quilt History

America's Quilting History Your Doorway to Over 100 Textile and Women's History Articles.

West Virginia Quilts: Are Quilts Art?

Appalachian Mountain Quilters Marking Techniques

Quilts of Gee's Bend: Gee’s Bend is a small rural community nestled into a curve in the Alabama River southwest of Selma, Alabama.

The Gee's Bend Project

The Gee's Bend Project: More on this wonderful project.

The Underground Railroad: Debating the Underground Railroad Quilt.

Quilter's Bee: Site with many quilt history links.

History or Hand Quilting: The most romantic view of a quilting bee is that of the quilting party. Old books and stories tell of neighbors all being invited to a quilting. The women would quilt all day.

History of the Thimble

Thimbles from the Waite, Thresher Company

About Thimble Making: This family business of thimble makers was established in 1800 on the outskirts of Birmingham in what is now a busy thoroughfare known as Thimblemill Lane.

Quilting Organizations

Crazy Quilt Society: We invite you to join the Society for 2004. We have a new on-line membership category which will save you some money and bring you the quarterly newsletter in full color with downloadable project patterns.

American Quilter's Society

National Quilt Association, Inc.

Braided River Quilters : Sarpy County quilt guild site.

Omaha Quilt Guild The guild is one of the largest organizations in the state with over 350 members devoted to the "the appreciation and preservation of quilts and the perpetuation of the art and the craft of quiltmaking through education and participation."

Quilt Shows/Festivals

International Quilt Festival: Fall festival in Houston (since 1974); Spring festival in Chicago (since 2003); European Patchwork and Quilt Expo (since 1988).

Machine Quilter's Showcase: Overland Park, KS

Craft/Sewing Links

Sewing Frenzy - boutique jeans purses : Handmade jeans purses, quilts, potholders & gifts.

Judith's Sewing Page : Personal website with many great gift ideas and patterns to boot!

Top 100 Arts and Crafts sites site with many links to to other craft/sewing sites.

SWF Embroidery Machines: SWF East offers a full line of commercial embroidery machines
with extensive training and support.

Rob's Craft ebooks, magazines and crafters website: Craft ebooks, magazines and links to crafters of excellence from Rob Hopcott.

Threads

Quilter's Threads: we carry over 55 types of threads and over 2000 notions, gifts, patterns and embellishments.

Always Quilting Australian distributor for Aurifil thread, including 100% cotton Mako & Aurilux satin finished polyester threads in plain and variegated colours.

Gifts Ideas

The Nixie Chicks Superstore: Our specialty is quilter’s gifts and premium quilting fabric. Check out our end of season CLOSEOUT sales!

My Mommy Made That!: My Mommy Made That! specializes in personalized baby blankets and gifts as well as handmade and personalized gifts for any member of the family.

Affordable Quilt Racks & Hangers @ Robinsons Woodcrafts: Large selection of custom made Quilt Racks, Ladders, Quilt Stands and mini wrought iron quilt hangers.

Women's Quilt Block Socks from The Twisted Stitcher: Novelty socks for women's feet! These women's socks are quilt block socks and fun socks. Even the nostalgic standby - Sunbonnet Sue!

DCM Products: Handmade hardwood furniture. Unique quilt racks, roll top bread boxes and more.

Needle Arts Links

Tapestry Wall Hangings: The Tapestry Standard offers handmade wall tapestries imported from Europe for home décor.

Threadlove Embroidery Services We offer personalize gifts and apparel for any occasion. Free Quilt Patterns!

The Creative Thimble: Our website is devoted to Laura Martell's patterns for handbag's and
accessories. A free pattern is available for download on the site.

Jack and Susie's Needle Arts: Five generations of stitchers from Oregon to Colorado share their work, hints and tips, and favorite projects! A friendly community of needlework artisans. Bulletin boards, chat room, projects, files and fellowship. Lot's of great gift ideas!

Embroidery

Custom Embroidery: Custom embroidered designs, quilt blocks, panels, and more. No minimum.

Quilts for Sale

My Heartwarming Quilts Find the perfect quilt to wrap up in to keep you and your family warm and comfy on those frigid days and nights.”.

Non Quilting Links of Interest

Gal Directory: Finding information and resources for women such as cosmetic, hair styles, relationships, models, diet, fashion accessories and more.

General Label Manufactureing : Custom fabric labels.

Sterlins, a directory of a different kind : Searcheable database of many different links including quilts, crafts, sewing.

Smart Buy Sell: Online shopping directory with huge number of categories. Tips and articles about safe online shopping and fraud protection. Online shopping discussion forum and much more.