Quilt Appraisers | Museums with Quilts | Quilt Related Organizations and Good Web Sites | Good Quilt Shows | Pieced Quilts | Appliqué | Beading & Crazy Quilts | Wearable Art | Art Quilts | Misc. Techniques | Quilting Magazines | Quilt-Related Supplies | Hand/Machine Quilting Supplies & Services | Fabric Dye Companies | Embroidery, Beads, Trims & Silk Ribbons | Appliqué Patterns | Rug Hooking Web Sites & Supplies | Some of My Favorite Quilt Shops | Antique Quilt & Textile Dealers | New Quilts for Sale | Miscellaneous
Quilt Appraisers
(Note: Either link will provide a list of current AQS Certified Appraisers and their contact information.)
Museums with Quilts
(Note: Many of the museum web sites have photos and information about the quilts they have in their possession. They also list their current and upcoming exhibits as well as other useful information.)
- American Folk Art Museum - New York, NY
- American Textile History Museum - Lowell, MA
- Atlanta History Center - Atlanta, GA
- Baltimore Museum of Art - Baltimore, MD
- Bishop Museum - Honolulu, Hawaii
- Brandywine Museum - Chadds Ford, PA
- Colonial Williamsburg - Williamsburg, VA
- Coverlet Museum - Bedford, PA
- DAR Museum - Washington, D.C.
- Historic Deerfield - Deerfield, MA
- Illinois State Museum - Springfield, Illinois
- International Quilt Study Center & Museum - Lincoln, NE
- Kalona Quilt & Textile Museum - Kolona, IA
- La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum - LaConner, WA
- Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum - Lancaster, PA
- Latimer Quilt & Textile Center - Tillamook, OR
- Lovely Lane Museum - Baltimore, MD
- Maryland Historical Society - Baltimore, MD
- Michigan State University Museum - East Lansing, MI
- Mississippi Valley Textile Museum - Ontario, Canada
- Museum of Fine Arts - Boston, MA
- National Quilt Museum - Paducah, KY
- New England Quilt Museum - Lowell, MA
- Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia, PA
- Quilt Visions - San Diego, CA
- Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum - Golden, CO
- San Jose Quilt Museum - San Jose, CA
- Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center - Pennsburg, PA
- Shelburne Museum - Shelburne, VT
- Smithsonian Institute - Washington D.C.
- Spencer Museum of Art - Lawrence, KS
- The Dairy Barn Arts Center - Athens, OH
- The Mission Houses Museum - Honolulu, Hawaii
- The People's Place Museum - Intercourse, PA
- The Quilters Hall of Fame - Marion, OH
- The Textile Museum - Washington D.C.
- Valentine Richmond History Center - Richmond, VA
- Victoria & Albert Museums - England
- Virginia Quilt Museum - Harrisonburg, VA
- Winterthur Museum - Winterthur, DE
- Wisconsin Historical Society - Madison, WI
- Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts - Cedarburg, WI
Quilt Related Organizations and Good Web Sites
- Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative - Raising awareness & funds for research.
- American Legacy Quilt Index - Quilt block identification
- American Quilt Study Group
- American Quilters Society
- Antique Quilt Dating
- Barbara Brackman - Author & Quilt Historian
- Crazy Quilt Society
- Dear Jane
- Directory of Quilt Professionals
- Hart Cottage Quilts - Good information about quilt history and antique fabrics.
- Hart Cottage Quilts - Good quilt history information
- Illinois Quilt History - Lots of good information.
- International Quilt Association
- International Sewing Machine Society
- Jean Carlton - Good blog about antique quilts.
- Lost Quilts Come Home - Registry for lost or stolen quilts
- Missouri State Quilters Guild
- National Quilting Association
- New Pathways into Quilt History
- Ozark Piecemakers Quilt Guild - Springfield, MO
- Patches from the Past
- Patterns from History - Quilt history information & patterns to download
- Planet Patchwork
- Professional Art Quilt Alliance
- QNN TV - Host – Jodie Davis
- Quilt Guilds in the U.S.
- Quilt History
- Quilt Professionals - Quilt-related services available
- Quilt University - online classes
- Quilting.about.com
- Quiltropolis
- Studio Art Quilt Associates
- The Appliqué Society
- The Quilt Index - quilt registry & database
- The Quilt Show - Hosts – Alex Anderson & Ricky Tims
- The Volckening Quilt Collection
- Uncommon Threads - art quilt group – Springfield, MO
- Womenfolk - antique quilt information & articles
Good Quilt Shows
- A Quilters Gathering - Nashua, NH
- AQS Quilt Shows - Paducah, KY - Knoxville, TX - Des Moines, IA
- Festival of Quilts - Birmingham, England
- International Quilt Festivals - Houston, TX - Cincinnati, OH - Long Beach, CA
- Machine Quilters Exposition (MQX) - Providence, RI & Portland, OR
- Machine Quilters Showcase - Overland Park, KS
- Mancuso Shows - Seven different cities
- NQA Quilt Show - Columbus, OH
- Original Sewing & Quilt Expos - Six different cities
- Pacific West Quilt Show - Tacoma, WA
- QSC Expos - Quilting, sewing & craft consumer expos
- Quilt Odyssey - Hershey, PA
- Road to California - Ontario, CA
- Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show - Sisters, OR
- Vermont Quilt Festival - Essex Junction, VT
Quilting Teachers — Pieced Quilts
Quilting Teachers — Appliqué
- Anita Shackelford
- Ann Fahl
- Becky Goldsmith
- Beth Ferrier
- Betty Alofs
- Betty Suiter
- Charlotte Warr Andersen
- Darlene Christopherson
- Elly Sienkiewicz
- Irma Gail Hatcher
- Karen Kay Buckley
- Kathy Delaney
- Kathy McNeil
- Linda Carlson
- Linda M. Poole
- Marylou McDonald
- Melinda Bula
- Mimi Dietrich
- Nancy Kerns
- Scarlett Rose
- Sharon Schamber
- Sue Nickels
- Suzanne Marshall
Quilting Teachers — Beading & Crazy Quilts
Quilting Teachers — Wearable Art
Quilting Teachers — Art Quilts
- Bonnie Lyn McCaffery
- Carol Taylor
- Caryl Fallert
- Cathy Franks
- David Walker
- Ellen Anne Eddy
- Freda Anderson
- Gabrielle Swain
- Hollis Chatelain
- Jane Sassaman
- Katie Pasquini Masopust
- Laura Wasiloski
- Mary Lou Weidman
- Melody Crust
- Nancy Crow
- Pam RuBert
- Patt Blair
- Ricky Tims
- Robbie Joy Eklow
- Ruth McDowell
- Velda Newman
- Wendy Butler Berns
Quilting Teachers — Misc. Techniques
Quilting Magazines
Quilt-Related Supplies
- Bernina Sewing Machines - USA - Lots of good information.
- Bonnie Blue Quilts - Reproduction patterns & fabrics
- Create for Less - Inexpensive DMC machine broder thread for hand or machine applique
- Electric Quilt Co. - Quilt designing on a computer
- EQuilter - Fabrics & supplies
- Fabrics to Dye For - Beautiful hand-dyed fabrics
- Fabrics.net - Good source of quilting supplies
- Heartspun Quilts - Reproduction & folk art patterns
- Hoopla - Reproduction patterns
- John Flynn - Kits & quilting frames
- Kansas City Star Books - Good quilt books
- Keepsake Quilting - Sign up for their mail-order catalog
- Mickey Lawler - hand-dyed fabrics
- Missing Fabrics - Where to look for a fabric you need and can't find.
- Nancy Rink - patterns & hand-dyed fabrics
- Nancy’s Notions - Notions & supplies for sewing & quilting
- Pat Yamin - quilting supplies
- Reproduction Fabrics - Great fabrics & a newsletter with fabric history info
- Schmetz Needles - My favorite sewing machine needles
- Sue Spargo - Wool applique supplies
- Superior Threads - Good threads and educational videos for machine embroidery and machine quilting
- Two Star Designs - Die cut fusible fabric shapes & quilt patterns
- Vintage & Vogue - reproduction fabrics
- YLI Corp. - Good hand and machine threads & silk ribbons
Hand/Machine Quilting Supplies & Services
- Amish Hand Quilting
- Bellwether Dry Goods - Quilts for sale & hand quilting services
- Colonial Needle Co. - Needles & thimbles
- Hinterberg Designs - Quilting hoops & frames
- Linda Taylor - longarm quilting
- Morgan Quilting Hoops - No slip hoops for embroidery & quilting
- The Stencil Co. - Quilting stencils
Fabric Dye Companies
- Cushing Dye Co.
- Dharma Trading Co.
- Pro Chem - fabric dyes
Embroidery, Beads, Trims & Silk Ribbons
- Beadrangler - Beads
- Bernadine’s Needle Art - Embroidery supplies
- Beyond Beadery - Beads
- Cheap Trims - Trims & lace
- Helen Gibb - Silk ribbons & kits
- Herrshners - Embroidery supplies & kits
- In a Minute Ago - Embroidery stitch index with good directions
- Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread - Good video demos of embroidery stitches
- Nordic Needle - Embroidery supplies - Sign up for their weekly newsletter
- Quilters Fancy - Ribbons & embellishments
- Ribbon Smyth - Silk ribbon & kits
- Silk Ribbon - Good variety of silk ribbons to buy
- The Bead Ranch - Beads, trims & embellishments
- Thread Art - Embroidery supplies & silk ribbon
- Vintage Vogue - Ribbons & embellishments
- YLI Corp. - Good hand and machine threads & silk ribbons
Appliqué Patterns
- Alice Wilholt
- Amidon Quiltworks - Appliqué supplies, patterns & DMC appliqué thread
- Apple Blossom Quilts
- Dinah Jeffries
- Honey Bee Fabrics
- Lynn Brown
- Maggie Walker Designs
- Mary Sorenson
- Pacific Rim Quilts - Hawaiian quilt patterns
- Piece ‘O Cake Designs
- Rosemary Makhan
- The Woolen Needle
Rug Hooking Web Sites & Supplies
Some of My Favorite Quilt Shops
- Hancocks of Paducah - Paducah, KY
- Little Quilts - Marietta, GA
- Merrily We Quilt Along - Springfield, MO
- Patches - St. Charles, MO
- Quilts & Quilts - Branson, MO
- Sager Creek Quilts - Siloam Springs, AR
- The Quilt Sampler - Springfield, MO
- The Rabbit’s Lair - Rogers, AR
Antique Quilt & Textile Dealers
- America's Antiques
- Antique Quilt Source
- Antique Samplers
- Buckboard Quilts
- Cindy Rennels Antique Quilts
- Harvey Antiques
- Herrs Antiques
- Historic American Quilts
- Jen Jones Antiques - United Kingdom
- Laura Fisher Antique Quilts
- Log Cabin Antique Quilts
- Marie Miller Antique Quilts
- Mary Kovel Antique Quilts
- Old Quilt Company
- Rocky Mountain Quilts
- Sharon’s Antique Quilts
- Stella Rubin Antique Quilts
- Susan Parrish Antiques
- The Kirk Collection - Quilt restoration
- The Quilt Complex
- The Sewing Palette - Vintage sewing patterns & embroidery transfers
- Vintage Blessings
New Quilts for Sale
- Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative - Raising awareness & funds for research.
- Amish Quilt Shop
- Ann Hermes - Miniature quilts
- Bellwether Dry Goods - Quilts for sale & hand quilting services
- Judy Dales - Art quilts
- Plain and Simple Quilts - Amish quilts
Miscellaneous
- Celtic Woman - Kathy's favorite Christian female group
- Deb Roberts Tours & World of Quilts Travels
- Don Francisco - Kathy's favorite Christian muscian/song writer - free downloads
- Forrest Park Baptist Church - Joplin, Missouri - Doing relief efforts in Joplin
- Group Seminars at Sea - Quilt-related cruises
- Jig Zone - Free daily jigsaw puzzles. Kathy suggests doing the 48 piece classic cut.
- The Bridge - Nixa, Missouri - Our home church
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