Apr 29, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Fourteen Quilt Designs & Sewing Patterns Where did quilters find inspiration for their creations? Today, there are thousands of books filled with quilt patterns and instructions. You...
Apr 27, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Thirteen Quilt Styles In this series of blogs, I have primarily focused on piecing quilts using rectangles, triangles, and squares—methods most likely practiced by early settlers....
Apr 26, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Twelve Invention of the Sewing Machine A Revolution in Quilting While quilting today is no longer a necessity as it was in 1867, it remains a labour of love for many. The invention of...
Apr 24, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Eleven Quilts and Colour in Canada From the earliest days of European settlement, Canadian quilters relied on natural dye sources found in their environment. Maple and oak bark...
Apr 22, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Ten The Log Cabin Quilt A Symbol of Home and Survival The Log Cabin quilt block has been a beloved design since the 1850s, deeply rooted in American and Canadian frontier history. The...
Apr 20, 2025
Quilt Festival Blog A Journey Through Quilting History Author: Y. Bilan-Wallace Part Nine Patchwork Quilt blocks traditionally feature geometric shapes such as squares, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, and circles. These blocks are first sewn into strips, which are...
