Author Archives: June

About June

I'm the Editor-in-Chief of Quiltmaker magazine. I have enjoyed quilting for many years. And I love to collect fabric, thread, books and all things quilty. I especially like batiks, bright colors, florals, dots, stripes and anything purple or teal.

100 Blocks Volume 5: Facet-nating

Can you believe we’re at Volume 5 of Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks? That means we’ve published 500 blocks in these special issues since 2009—wow! From wondering “what if . . .”, 100 Blocks has grown beyond anything we imagined three years … Continue reading

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Quiltmaker’s Block Party in Williamsburg: Register Soon!

With all of this quilty fun online, can you image what it will be like in Williamsburg, Virginia the first weekend in August? Gather some fantastic 100 Blocks designers, sprinkle in some QM staff, and stir well with fabulous QM … Continue reading

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Tell Your Quilty Friends: Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Vol. 5 Blog Tour!

Tell your quilty friends about Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks Volume 5 Blog Tour for a chance to win an issue. Copy the image below (right-click or control-click to save it to your desktop) to post on your Facebook page or blog … Continue reading

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Quiltmaker: Special Subscription Offer Two-for-One!

Thinking about subscribing to Quiltmaker? There are two great special offers available now. I want all our regular visitors and the blog hoppers to know about these opportunities. Send a FREE gift subscription to someone special: For Mother’s Day or … Continue reading

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Treasure Hunt: a Productive Winner

Roxann Connor was one of QM’s Treasure Hunt 2011 winners. She’s been busy since she received her prize and sent us this photo. Roxann writes: And what a lovely prize package it was! I thought you might like to see … Continue reading

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Print or Digital: What’s Your Opinion?

Would you please take a moment to answer a quick one-question survey about how you like to receive quilt patterns and info? http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PrintOrDigital Thanks!

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QM Rocks the Blocks: Posts from the Designers

As we celebrate the launch of the premiere issue of Quilts from Quiltmaker’s 100 Block—yes, there will be future issues—some of the designers have been posting about their quilts and blocks. Check out: Sonja Callaghan at Artisania Carolyn Goins at … Continue reading

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A-mazed: The Design Journey from a Block to a Quilt

What do you get when you ask talented designers to create new quilts using any of the blocks published in Quiltmaker’s 100 Blocks? You get 18 spectacular quilts that are fresh, interesting and creative! Now that there are four volumes … Continue reading

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Announcing QM’s 2011 Treasure Hunt Winners

I’m thrilled to announce the Treasure Hunt winners from the Nov/Dec ’11 contest. First prize winner of a new Pfaff ambition 1.5 sewing machine is Emily Lucas of Charlotte, North Carolina. Twenty-five second prize winners will receive prize packages worth … Continue reading

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Quiltmaker: Special Subscription Offers

If you’d like to take advantage of getting Quiltmaker’s regular issues in your mailbox, there are two special offers available now. I want all our regular visitors and the blog hoppers to know about both of them. Choose your favorite—but … Continue reading

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