On the Cover

Kekkon

French Dressing

Short Takes
Go back to school with a paper-pieced apple for the teacher; top tips; join the ends of your binding beautifully.

On the Cover
Buckskin by Marla Yeager
This prizewinning quiltmaker talks about her process and shares the how-to for making a pieced border.

Kekkon
By Anne Harmon Datko
Japanese and American fabrics marry in a lovely bed-size wedding quilt.

French Dressing
By Jan Magee
A red-and-yellow French border print adorned with black olives inspired this warm, inviting pieced throw.

Fig Leaf
By Barbara Fiedler, Susan Geddes, and Mickie Swall
Stripes increase the visual appeal of this twin-size tessellation quilt.

Cocheco Friendship, Part 3
By Gladi Porsche
Assemble the top and complete your folk-art masterpiece.

  Q Lab

Shop Talk
New products for your sewing room, for cleaning fabric, and for fun.

Easy Lesson: Sleeve and Label in One
By Lyn Mann
Attach a hanging sleeve and a label to your quilt completely by machine.

Power Stitching
By Angie Hodapp
A history of embroidered quilts–and a look into their future.

Finish Line
By ZJ Humbach
Look closely at longarm quilting–there's something for everyone.

Fabric Focus
Introducing new lines that have caught the eye of QN editors.

Book Reviews