Quilt Supplies, Quilt Fabrics, Free Quilt Patterns, Quilt Charities, and Quilting Museums:
Links to our Quilting Friends for everything related to the art of quilting, plus free quilt patterns for your new projects.
Quilting Supplies for the Beginner:
CLICK on LINK to purchase on AMAZON –
- Rotary Cutter
- Rotary Ruler (6” by 12”)
- Rotary Mat (18” by 24”)
- Fabric Scissors
- Seam Ripper
- Stiletto
- Needles – (Assorted)
- Thread – (Aurifil 3 Pack)
- Pins – (Glass Head)
- Marking Pens (Pilot Frixion)
- Graph Paper – (17” by 22”)
- Template Plastic
- Freezer Paper
- Fat Quarters – (prints)
- Fat Quarters (solids)
- Novelty Fabric
- Cards for Paper Pieced Blocks
Quilting for Charity:
Please use this site to find Dress a Girl Around the World patterns, directions, ways to be involved in helping girls worldwide.
World Vision – Making Reusable Menstrual Pads for Girls
For many girls in developing countries starting their period often comes as a ticking clock that marks the beginning of the end of their education. World Vision offers a free pattern and info to address this critical issue.
Project Linus (Quilting for Children in Need)
Project Linus, a non-profit organization, provides new handmade blankets to children in need.
Quilts of Valor (Making Quilts for our Servicemen)
Learn how you can donate quilts to Service Members and Veterans touched by war.
Fabric Companies that Offer FREE QUILT PATTERNS:
Andover Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-andover-fabrics
Art Gallery Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-art-gallery-fabrics
Free Spirit and Westminister http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-free-spirit-and-westminster
Henry Glass Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-henry-glass-fabrics
Hoffman Fabrics http://www.hoffmanfabrics.com/free-quilt-patterns/
Kauffman Fabrics http://www.robertkaufman.com/quilting/quilts_patterns/
Marcus Brothers Fabric http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-marcus-brothers-fabrics
Michael Miller Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-michael-miller-fabrics
Moda Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-moda-fabrics
Odds and Ends http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-odds-and-ends
Quilting Treasures http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-robert-kaufman-fabrics
Riley Blake Designs and Penny Miller Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-riley-blake-designs-fabric
RJR Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-riley-blake-designs-fabric
Robert Kaufman Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-robert-kaufman-fabrics
Timeless Treasures Fabrics http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-timeless-treasures-fabrics
Wilmington Prints http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-wilmington-prints-and-south-sea-imports
Windham Fabric http://www.fatquartershop.com/free-quilt-patterns/free-quilt-patterns-from-windham-fabrics
Quilting Museums in the United States:
National Quilt Museum; Paducah, KY http://quiltmuseum.org/
University of Nebraska Quilt Study http://www.quiltstudy.org/
San Jose Quilt Museum http://www.sjquiltmuseum.org/
Vision Art Museum – Contemporary Quilts & Textiles http://www.visionsartmuseum.org/
The Textile Museum http://museum.gwu.edu/
The Quilters Hall of Fame http://www.quiltershalloffame.net/
American Textile History Museum http://www.athm.org/
American Folk Art Museum http://folkartmuseum.org/index.php?id=876
Latimer Quilt & Textile Center http://www.latimerquiltandtextile.com/
Lancaster Quilt & Textile Museum http://www.quiltandtextilemuseum.com/qt/
Virginia Quilt Museum http://www.vaquiltmuseum.org/
La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum http://www.laconnerquilts.org/