Lakeview Quilters Guild

Date Posted -- Website	Comment
7/27/10 http://www.silverliningsoriginals.com/	Linda Hibbert designs beautiful paper-pieced patterns of birds, flowers, and animals. Sign up for her newsletter and you each month you will be sent a free paper-piecing pattern.
6/10/10 http://sentimentalstitches.net/	Site owner Gay is an unusually generous quilter who provides plenty of free patterns and tutorials. Check out the tabs across the top of the site, as well as along the right hand side of the site.
4/03/10 http://www.womenfolk.com/historyofquilts/ Quilt timeline	On these websites, read about the history of quilts and the lives of the women who made them -- or see an interesting timeline of quilt history.
1/21/09 Cindy's Antique Quilts Marie Miller Antique Quilts Mary Koval Antique Quilts	Once again, here are some websites where you can view antique quilts. They continually inspire and inform us with their marvelous and sometimes quirky use of fabric, design, and color.
12/26/09 http://www.cowanauctions.com/index.asp	If you are inspired by antique quilts, check out this auction house; click on the link and do a search on "quilt" - you will find several hundred quality antique quilts that may inspire you to pick up your rotary cutter and start cutting up fabric!
11/14/09 http://inspiredbyantiquequilts.blogspot.com/ http://willsquiltsinparis.blogspot.com.	If you are inspired by antique and traditional quilts, check out these blogs, including earlier posts to them. The second one listed is from someone living and quilting in Paris.
9/20/09 http://americanquilttrail.blogspot.com/2009/07/hardest-year.html	On this website, you can spot quilt boards on barns across the country -- scroll down and click on the story of Donna Sue Groves, who started with a dream...
8/26/09 http://billvolckening.com/Bill_Volckening/The_Volckening_Collection.html	Here is an inspiring collection of 19th and 20th century quilts. Check it out!
7/15/09 http://www.winterthur.org/research/museum_collections.asp	This link will take you to the quilts of Winterthur. Winterthur, an American country estate, is the former home of Henry du Pont, an avid antiques collector. The web pages contain an enchanting collection of quilts primarily made between 1780-1860.
6/1/09 http://www.blockcentral.com	This website has quilt and block patterns, a free block-of-the-month, tips, and more.
5/1/09 http://www.pbase.com/brownsf/amish_quilts.	Take a look at a private collection of Amish quilts. Amish designs are simple but elegant. Consider making your own version of one; they are lovely to behold - and a great place to practice your hand or machine quilting.
4/13/09 http://www.maryquilts.com	If you want to make a community service quilt or a simple gift, Mary Johnson has dozens of quilts, along with instructions for making them, on her website. Check it out!
2/28/09 http://www.ornamentalapplique.com	Jenifer Buechel is the champion of detailed applique. Check out some of her designs; she's awesome!
1/31/09 http://www.baltimorequiltlady.com	Mary Lou McDonald's website features Baltimore album quilts. She has some many photos of individual album blocks. She is slated as a speaker for our guild in 2010.
12/31/08 http://www.marcusbrothers.com/quiltgallery/index.shtml http://www.unitednotions.com/un_main.nsf/free_patterns http://www.pbtex.com/html/free_patterns.html http://www.hoffmanfabrics.com/content/content-folder.asp?FolderID=7	These fabric manufacturers each offer a variety of free patterns for your use. Check them out!
11/15/08 http://www.rockymountainquilts.com http://www.cindysantiquequilts.com http://www.stellarubinantiques.com http://www.antiquequilts.com	Each of these websites sells antique quilts. Even if you are not interested in buying old quilts, these quilt treasures are sure to inspire you.
10/15/08 http://www.quiltindex.org	Visit this website and click on "BROWSE" to put thousands of quilts at your fingertips!
9/15/08 http://www.antiquequiltdating.com	For an eclectic set of articles on antique quilts, check out this website.
9/1/08 http://www.quiltsonthewall.com	Quilts on the Wall: Fiber Artists is an art support group that explores art quilts. Check out their gallery for inspiration.
8/1/08 http://www.quiltstudy.org/	The International Quilt Study Center and Museum has perhaps the most extensive collection of quilts in the world. The quilts may be viewed online - and you can even sign up to receive a "quilt of the month" email.
7/15/08 http://qnm.com/copyright/index1.html.	This article on copyrights, written by a quilter who is an attorney, addresses many of issues related to quilts.
7/1/08 www.qovf	The Quilts of Valor Foundation is dedicated to covering all wounded servicemen and women with Wartime Quilts of Valor. To date, over 16,000 quilts have been awarded. Check this website if you wish to help bring honor and comfort to our nation's warfighters.
6/15/08 www.quiltville.com	Is there such a thing as a stash that is too big? Scroll down this website and on the left side you will find a list of "Free Scrap Quilt Patterns."
6/1/08 www.primitivepiecesbylynda.com	You can find dozens of unique primitive quilts here. Which are your favorites?
5/15/08 www.quilterscache.com	Can't decide what quilt to make? At this site, you can find hundreds of free block and quilt patterns. To view them, go to the website and click the down-arrow on the "Where would you like to go today?" pull-down menu; then click on "Quilt Blocks Galore-Free Quilt Block Patterns." Scroll down... and start surfing!

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