Size: 28" Octagonal

Credit: Design by Sherry Whitford

Statement: Donna loved this timeless pattern that she purchased in Williamsburg, VA. The pineapple is a symbol of hospitality in Colonial Amercia, so whether used as a wall-hanging or table mat, the quilt says "welcome to all".

Bio: Donna began quilting in 1993 and does all styles of quilting. Her favorite technique is applique. She is a member of the Charlottesville Area Quilters Guild and a long standing member and supporter of the Virginia Quilt Museum.

Materials/Techniques: Cotton fabrics, Paper-pieced, Machine quilted.

Size: 44 1/2"W X 33"L

Credit: Original Design

Statement: Betty Lu enjoys making landscape quilts. This quilt is from a photo in upstate New York. Betty Lu was inspired by the challenge of the tree foliage and the stone wall. The castle was her own inspiration - far more interesting than the house in the original photo!

Bio: Betty Lu has been quilting for over 35 years and is an award winning quilter. She has exhibited in many shows in the United States and Canada.

Materials: Hand applique, Hand quilted.

Size: 12"W X 15"L

Credit: Pattern by Laura Wasalowski

Statement: Rea loves to try new techniques and enjoys taking classes from well-known teachers. This was her class project in a class taught by Laura Wasalowski.

Bio: Rea had been quilting for many years and enjoys both hand and machine work.  She enjoys road trips to quilt venues and is always eager to learn new techniques.

Materials: Hand applique, Machine quilted.

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Size: 20 3/4"w X 20 3/4" L

Credit: Design by Irene Blanck in her book Focus On Applique

Statement: Janet was inspired to do one of Irene Blanck's patterns. She chose the distelfink from the quilt entitled "Mosaics" because she grew up in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. The distelfink represents happiness and good fortune.

Bio: Janet has been quilting over twenty years. She enjoys making traditional quilt patterns by hand and machine as well as small art quilts.

Materials: Cotton fabrics, Fused applique with machine blanket stitch, Hand embroidery, Buttons embellishments, Big stitch quilting, and Machine quilting.

Size: 13 1/2 "W x 22 1/2"L

Credit: Original Design

Statement: Ann was inspired by one beautiful tree that stood alone in the middle of a cornfield near Scottsville, VA. Later, a bad storm felled the tree and now the field stretches flat edge to egde.

Bio: Ann began quilting in 1995 while living in Japan. She started with handquilting but now prefers free motion quilting on a domestic machine. Ann makes both bed quilts and wall quilts and has won awards in juried shows for her machine skills.

Materials: Silk fabric from antique Japanese obi and kimonos.  Originial photo manipulated with Adobe elements and printed on silk.

Size: 5 1/2" W X 9" L  and 17 1/4" W X 13 1/2" L

Credit: Original Design

Statement: Paula was inspired by the "Virginia is for Lovers" theme.  She wanted her work to welcome all to Virginia so she incorporated the universal pineapple in her design.

Bio: Paula was selected as “2001 Teacher of the Year” by The Professional Quilter Magazine. She has been quilting since the early 1970s and teaching for over twenty years. Her quilts, patterns and articles have been published in magazines and books. Paula is a past president of the Board of Directors of the Virginia Quilt Museum and co-author of the book, “Quilts of Virginia: Birth of America through the Eye of a Needle.

Materials: These quilts are made from 100% cotton and machine pieced and machine quilted.  This item contains two different quilts. 

Shipping: $7.00

Size: 13 1/2" W X 13 1/2" L

Credit: Original Design

Statement: Judith says she is a lover of quilts more than a quilt maker.

Bio: Judith served as the director of the Virginia Quilt  Museum until her retirement. She continues to support the museum in many ways.

Materials: Cotton fabrics, Machine pieced and Machine and hand quilted with a hand stenciled design.

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Size: 25 1/2" W X 25 1/2" L

Credit: Traditional Block

Statement: This lovely wall quilt or table topper was a class project.

Bio: Elizabeth loves all aspects of quilting making - designing, piecing and stitching - and does both traditional quilts and art quilts.

Materials: Cotton fabrics, machine pieced and quilted.

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Size: 34 1/2 " W x 34 1/2" L

Credit: Traditional Block

Statement: This lovely wall quilt - or table topper - was a class project.

Bio: Elizabeth loves all aspects of quilting making - designing, piecing and stitching - and does both traditional quilts and art quilts.

Materials: Cotton fabrics, Machine pieced and quilted.

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Size: 9"W X 24" L

Credit: Original Design

Statement: Lisa responded to the Virginia Consortium of Quilters Celebration challenge "It's Crystal Clear.....We Are Quilters". 

Bio: Lisa is a member of the Stone House Quilters and has been quilting for many years.

Materials: Pieced Chevron with raw edge applique.

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Size: 23" w X 23" L

Credit: Orignial Design

Statement: Lisa responded to the Virginia Consortium of Quilters Celebration challenge "It's Crystal Clear...We Are Quilters". Lisa is looking into the future surrounded by her stash.

Bio: Lisa is a member of the Stone House Quilters and has been quilting for many years.

Materials: Cotton fabrics, sparkle center

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Size: 16 1/2" W X 19 3/4" L

Credit: Orignial Design

Statement: Susan responded to the Virginia Consortium of Quilters Celebration challenge "It's Crystal Clear...We Are Quilters".

Bio: Susan is a member of the Stone House Quilters and enjoys quilting challenges!

Materials: Cotton fabrics, Paper pieced ball covered in sheer fabric.

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Size: 14"W X 33"L

Credit: Traditional Block

Statement: This table  runner was stitched in a class Paula enrolled in locally that taught the LeMoyne Star Technique by Studio 180.

Materials: Cotton fabrics, Machine Pieced, and machine quilted. The quilter chose 100% cotton in trendy colors!

Bio: Paula owns Stony Run Quilting and has been quilting for several years using a long arm machine. She enjoys making items for the holidays! 

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Size: 6"W X 8" framed in 8" X 10" mat

Credit: Original Design

Bio: Born in southern California, Paula grew up in Germany where her father took a teaching position.   "Using fiber as a creative means to communicate is intrinsic to her being.  It links her to the continuum of men and woman who have stitched their lives to provide warmth and nourishment for the body and soul".  Her passion for the stories behind the quilts is a leading theme in her work.

Materials: cottons, velvets, and polyester fabrics fused in layers, hand and machine quilted, embellished with glass beads.

Shipping: $7.00

Size: 24" X 24"

Credit: Traditional Block

Bio: Jeanne belongs to two quilt guilds in Prince William County Virginia. Her grandmother was a quilter and that's how she became interested in quilting. Jeanne did not learn to quilt from her grandmother, but started off by reading books and talking to people in her quilt guilds.

Materials: Machine pieced and quilted Cotton fabric.

Shipping: $7.00

Size: 15"W x 17" L

Credit: A Cozy Quilt Design

Statement: Paula loved this pattern because it was three dimensional!

Bio: Paula has enjoyed quilting for many years does exquisite work both by hand and machine.   She spent many years as a valuable staff member at the museum in several different capacities.

Materials: Cotton fabrics, machine quilted, bead embellishments.

Shipping: $7.00

Size: 6"W X 9"L

Materials: Cotton fabrics.

Inspiration:  Hazel was given fabric - fabric that was not her Style so she decided to challenger herself to make a group of small quilts.  The project was quite fun.  In fact, Hazel enjoys two small quilts from the project each day right in her own living room!

Bio: Hazel is a well known quilt historian and appraiser and the founder of the Quilters Hall of Fame in Marion, Indiana.  She is also a founding member and organizer of Quilters Unlimited in Northern Virginia.  Her writings include many quilt articles and the introduction to Quilts of Virginia 1607-1899 published by Vorginia Consortium of Quilters.  For all of Hazel's research, writings, and organizing, her main interet has always been simply quilting, being with quilters, and exchanging ideas and techniques.     She has served on the Board of Directors, the Adivsroy Board and on the exhibit and collections committees of the Virginia Quilt Museum.

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Two inspiring books are included in this kit. One is I Lay My Stitches Down written by Cynthia Grady - Poems of American Slavery.   The other is Quilt Inspirations from Africa by Kaye England and Mary Elizabeth Johnson - A Caravan Ideas, Patterns, Motifs and Techniques. 

Fabrics include a 7" X 7" African Embroidered Patch made in South Africa, one panel 22" X 24" designed by Julia Cairns for Quilting Treasues, 1/2 yard companion fabric for the panel, another 1 yard piece, 6 fat quarters of African inspired fabrics, 4- 1/4 yard batiks, and 2 one yard pieces of authentic African fabric. It all comes in a tote bag from South Africa!

This item includes a signed copy of The Original turning Twenty book with 24 Fat Quarters of Halloween Fabric.

This collection of 24 fat quarters of Halloween fabric is perfect for the fast, easy, and fun Turning Twenty pattern by Tricia Cribbs.  It is easy enough for  beginning quilters but experienced quilters love it also! 

10 yards of Halloween fabric perfect for making a large family quilt or several smaller ones for all the grandkids!

One 3 yard piece and fourteen 1/2 yard cuts! A total of 10 yards of fabric!

Size: 18 1/2 " W  X 24 1/2 " L 

Kit includes 100 % cotton batiks fabrics for top, borders, and binding. Batting, backing, transparent thread, and fusible are also included.

Additional Information: BONUS! A pillow case kit is part of this package!

Tree is 14" tall.  The pattern is available on u-tube

This item includes this Prairie Point Christmas Tree, 20 Holiday Fat Quarters, and a Holiday pattern book. Enjoy making this unique item and explore various sizes or use the fat quarters for a Christmas table runner or topper. There is enough fabric to make a quilt too!

This kit includes the pattern and fabric to make the 37" X 37" wall hanging pictured on the front cover.  The fabric for the project is designed by Holly Taylor for Moda and totals approximately 3 1/4 yards.  Backing and batting are not included.

Additional Information:  The pattern is one of several patterns included in the book from This and That by Sherri K. Falls.  The pattern booklet also include a variety of yummy recipes.  As a bonus, a copy of A Quilter's Country Christmas by Leslie Lindsay is included. It has more than 50 gift ideas and decorations! Two gifts in one!

If you like scrappy quilts, this is the item for you!  This bundle contains over 25 yards of first qualtiy batiks in assorted colors, patterns, and sizes.

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Size:  24 1/2" W X 34"L

Bio: Josephine has been quilting for a number of years and enjoys applique and long arm quilting.  She has been involved with the Shenandoah Valley Quilt Guild and numerous board positions and committees at the Virginia Quilt Museum.

Materials/Technique: Machine pieced and Machine Quilted

Shipping: $7.00

Size: 18"W X 34"L

Bio: Josephine has been quilting for a number of years and enjoys applique and long arm quilting.  She has been involved with the Shenandoah Valley Quilt Guild and numerous board positions and committees at the Virginia Quilt Museum.

Materials/Techniques:  Cotton fabric, Machine pieced and quilted

Size:  4 1/2"W X 6 1/2"L

This notepad pouch has a metal button closure with a spiral notebook inside. 

Shipping: Free

Size: 5 1/2"W X 5"L

This small purse has a hand strap and zippered top.  It has quilted sections with zipper tapes and is made out of metallic fabric.

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 Size:16" X 16"

Bio: Ruthanne has been quillting for twenty years and enjoys piecing and long arm machine quilting.  

Materials/Techniques: Hand embroidered vine with snowman buttons.

Shipping: Free

Size: 41"W  X 51"L

Credit: Tangled Threads Kit from Whimsicals, Inc

Bio: Becky has been quilting since 2000 and enjoys keeping a journal about her quilts.  

Materials/Techniques: Cotton fabrics. Machine pieced and Machine quilted with a spool and needle pattern 

SIZE: 11.5" W x 8.5L

CREDIT: Original

STATEMENT: Barbara loves living in the country on a farm in the Shenandoah Valley.  She has many wonderful memories of her children playing in this barn and created this art quilt from a photo. 

BIO: Barbara is a teacher, lecturer, and author of 5 books.  She is a big talent in the world of quilting.

MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES: 100 cotton fabrics. Machine Applique and Machine Quilted.