Features & Articles

All of the Luminosity fabrics are rendered for function and personality in order to evoke the glassy, crystalline quality of a kaleidoscope....

October was National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In an effort to contribute, we asked some of our Preview Pack members to make 12˝ blocks using fabric from our Flower Mart II collection. Click here to read more on this wonderful project inspired by hope, the cure and remembrance.

Even though the heat of the summer and the long lazy days make it hard to imagine when winter will be upon us again, the days are getting shorter! Take shelter from the heat of the day in your air-conditioned home and begin all those projects you want to have ready for the holidays. Your local quilt shop is already stocked with some our latest holiday lines...

What a neat group of fabrics! If you've ever been to a major quilt show, you have probably seen John Flynn demonstrating his unique Flynn Frames. An engineer by trade, John designed a special quilting frame for his wife, Brooke. In the process of designing it, he got bitten by the quilting bug, and has been designing quilts AND frames ever since...

See the rich graduated colors and textures of John Flynn's collection, which are perfect for any style of quilt! Here are some ideas.

When we sat down to describe Kaye England, we wondered where we would begin. She’s a quilter, a teacher, an author and the owner of 3 quilt shops in Indianapolis. But that didn’t describe the person, a woman with so many interests and so many talents. Then it dawned on us! Kaye could be described as an exquisite patchwork quilt; many layered; multi-dimensional, full of surprises and a treasure to observe....

Book by Kaye England.Tthe book has wonderful dollops of history, quotations, historical photos, and inspiration. Included are patterns, templates and loads of practical instructions for quilters delight!

Quilt Shop owner Judy Hansen from the Quilt Shop of Deland, Florida, knows how to create easy and fun quilting classes. Judy just pre-packages Benartex's Foundation by the Yard with fabrics!

Mary Lou Weidman, author, teacher and quilter does much more than teach people to quilt. Her whimsical approach to quilting has taught her students two important lessons: to trust their own instincts and to tell their own stories. Read more here.

We asked the members of Mr. B's Preview Pack Club if any of them had "quilting pets." The response was wonderful, and each month for the next two months we will be showing you some of these special pets. Click here to see more Quilting Pets.

Here are more great Quilting Pets and the quilts they enjoy and some inspired!

Since September 11th, we've all come to newly appreciate the freedom of life in America. We put our thoughts into a tee shirt that simply said "We are all a part of the American quilt." The profits from the tee shirts were sent to a September 11th fund, and each person who bought a shirt was given a fabric strip to sign. Quilters from all over the country signed their strips and sent them to our New York offices. One year later, with the expert craftsmanship of Gayle Camargo, we pieced all the strips together and created TWO queen size quilts in commemoration of September 11th.

How do you make a beautiful quilt without templates, piecing or rotary cutters? Try one of our "Wholecloth Quilts" by Holice Turnbow for Benartex!

We know that many of you were not able to attend Festival, so we've brought Festival to YOU! Come see more Quiltmaker Gift Quilts and displays.