We need quilts!
In May, we plan to release a book that includes a selection of 25 of the first patterns offered to My Star Collection subscribers. The book, called "My Stars: Patterns from The Kansas City Star, Vol....
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Book of the Week: Across the Pond
Every Wednesday, we will feature a different book from our large selection of titles. This weekly feature will allow a more in-depth look at some of our favorites. First up: Bettina Havig's Across the...
View ArticleCall for Quilts! My Stars V
The fifth book in the My Stars series is right around the corner, but first, we need YOUR help! This book will feature patterns such as Log Cabin, Victory Quilt and Oklahoma's Square Dance - and we...
View ArticleThe Gift That Keeps on Giving
I know, I know, Christmas is over. But that doesn’t mean that the quilters in your life don’t have birthdays, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day and other occasions when gifts are appropriate. It would be...
View ArticleOld MacDonald Had a Quilt
by Anna Bernard As a Prairie Village, Kan., native who attends college at Washington University in St. Louis and has grandparents in Indianapolis, I calculate that I’ve traveled the stretch of...
View ArticleGet Your Kicks – and Your Stitch
By Donna di Natale I read in the paper that more than 40,000 people from around the world will converge in Joplin, Mo., this week to celebrate Route 66, the highway John Steinbeck called the mother...
View ArticleThe Well-Appointed Bathroom
By Donna di Natale Making and using quilts and other handmade objects to decorate your home is a popular and easy way to give your home a fresh look. This was especially true back in the 1930s, during...
View ArticleBobbins’ Bargains Takes a Fond Look Back
This week, Mrs. Bobbins celebrates the heritage of quilting. She is always one to find a good deal out there in the quilt world. Now she brings her amazing talents to you … with her weekly Bobbins’...
View ArticleOn the Homefront
By Donna di Natale A recent article in The Kansas City Star featured area women who had worked in local aircraft factories in World War II. These women, real-life Rosie the Riveters, proudly served...
View ArticleWeaving a Tale of Basket Quilts
By Donna di Natale Baskets have been a part of life since prehistoric times. I’m not sure, but I imagine that people were weaving baskets while still wearing animal hide clothing. Perhaps the baskets...
View ArticleA Quilt With History
By Donna di Natale One of the oldest quilts in my collection is called Sybil’s Civil War Quilt because I purchased it from a woman named Sybil, and she provided a provenance along with the quilt. As...
View ArticleFor Your Reading – and Quilting – Pleasure
Our latest offerings include a beautiful art book by designer Ann Loveless, who won $200,000 for one of her quilts. Also new is a nostalgia-packed book by renowned quilt historian Gloria Nixon. Our new...
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