Divine Improvisation:
The Patchwork of
Rosie Lee Tompkins
By Eli Leon with Angie Hodapp
The late Rosie Lee Tompkins is remembered for her unique improvisational style and her devotion to God in an exhibit of works never publicly displayed before.

The Fabric Diary, Part 1
By Jennifer Chiaverini
A young woman buys a bed-and-breakfast and inherits the mysteries of the quilts inside in this new three-part novella by the creator of the Elm Creek Quilts series.

Talk to the Animals
By Kathleen McLaughlin
Starting a quilt without a plan can be a walk in the jungle. The voices of favorite teachers and the fabrics themselves can provide helpful guidance.

Folds, Pleats, and Tucks
Quiltmaker's Workshop with Margit Moraweitz
Traditional dressmaking techniques become artful three-dimensional surface design when used on quilts.

What's New in Quilting
by Angie Hodapp

Quilting Bee
Our readers share stories about sugar beets and new babies.

Right off the Bolt
by Alison Bolt
An introduction to this "quiltocrat" and her quilting credentials.

Loose Threads
by Helen Kelley
An old-fashioned girl's new perspective on updating.

Beartooth Views
by John Flynn
Meditations induced by the rhythm of hand quilting.

Meetin' Place
Take five–applique shapes, that is–with Diane Lane of Wichita, Kansas.

About Space
By Irene Berry
Take a peek into Peg Spradlin's snowbird studio.

Forum
by Mary Thompson
It's time to take your fabric stash out of the closet.

Readers' Quilt Show
Enjoy a selection of pieces from the European Art Quilt Foundation's latest traveling exhibit.