Inspiration

In this video tutorial, Angela Huffman, APQS dealer and educator, shares a fun filler design called the Honeysuckle Filler. It features straight lines and circles with some pointed leaf shapes behind it.

Sheridan has graciously shared her simple-to-construct Shining Star pattern, which is easy for beginning quilters and experienced quilters alike. It requires only two fabrics and allows you to use one of those fabrics in your collection that you just couldn’t bear to cut up!

In this video tutorial Angela Huffman, APQS dealer and educator, shares a meander design that has a comma curl attached to it. It's great for a edge-to-edge design or a filler behind some applique.

In the U.S., red, white and blue take center stage for much of the summer as stars and stripes dominate decorating schemes. This quilt is simple and quick to make, and by quilting some of the elements with glow-in-the-dark thread the quilt can easily transition from day to night.

In this APQS video tutorial Angela Huffman, APQS dealer and educator, shares a filler design that's based on a headband filler (or paisley filler or peacock filler). We just added a little point to it. We call this design the Pointed Peacock Party filler.

This quilt was originally inspired by a family member who decided to step outside of her comfort zone and head off into the world to do what her heart told her to do.

When it comes to quilting, is it possible to have too much of a good thing? That’s a great question, and the answer is not absolute.

In this APQS video tutorial, APQS Dealer and Educator Angela Huffmann shares a romantic and flowy design called Sea Foam Filler. It looks great on landscape quilts when you want to emulate the look of water or waves. It also looks fantastic behind applique.

Angela Clark of Thread Waggle Quilting and APQS Raleigh created a wall hanging that is simple yet stunning. Angela’s vibrant colors and dark background fabric make it modern, yet it could be just as striking in other colorways such as soft pastels or modern prints.

While quilting texture is a big part of modern quilt appeal, that texture is characterized by simple quilting designs instead of elaborate or ornate designs found in more traditional quilts.